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This is about the British actor; for the American director, see Peter
Sellars. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers (8
September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was a British comedian and actor best
known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove, as Inspector Clouseau in The
Pink Panther films, and as Clare Quilty in the original screen version of
Lolita.
Sellers first rose to fame on the BBC Home Service radio series The Goon
Show. His exceptional ability to speak in a wide variety of different
accents (e.g., French, Indian, American, British, German), along with his
talent to portray a highly diverse range of characters, contributed to his
immense success both as radio personality and screen actor and earned him
many national and international nominations and awards. Many of his
depictions of various characters and cultural stereotypes have become
ingrained in
