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[293] In a 2005 poll to find "The Comedian's Comedian", Sellers was voted 14 in the list of the top 20 greatest comedians by fellow comics and comedy insiders. Entdecke A SHOT IN THE DARK (Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders) Region 2 DVD in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! "[283], Sellers's biographer, Ed Sikov, notes that because of this retained dignity, Sellers is "the master of playing men who have no idea how ridiculous they are. [250], In March 1980, Sellers asked his 15-year-old daughter Victoria what she thought about Being There: she reported later that "I said yes, I thought it was great. Cohen was considered for the role of Sellers in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . [118][d] In 1963, Sellers starred as gang leader "Pearly Gates" in Cliff Owen's The Wrong Arm of the Law,[120] followed by his portrayal of a vicar in Heavens Above! [84] In preparation for his role as Fred Kite, Sellers watched footage of union officials. [267] British actor Stephen Mangan stated that Sellers was a large influence,[299] as did the comedians Mike Myers,[300] Alan Carr[301] and Rob Brydon. [157] On the night of 5 April 1964, prior to having sex with Ekland, Sellers inhaled amyl nitrites (poppers) as a sexual stimulant in his search for "the ultimate orgasm",[158] and suffered a series of eight heart attacks over the course of three hours as a result. [70] After a chance meeting with a North American Indian spirit guide in the 1950s, Sellers became convinced that the music hall comedian Dan Leno, who died in 1904, haunted him and guided his career and life-decisions. Wesson considers that "As 'low' and 'high' comedy rolled into one, it's the performative counterpoint to Edwardian sophisticated naturalism". [226] In 1976, he followed it with The Pink Panther Strikes Again. [78], Sellers released his first studio album in 1958 called The Best of Sellers; a collection of comic songs and sketches, among them Balham - Gateway to the South, where Sellers plays a variety of comic characters. Sketches, too. Someone drove me to the airport. [3] Although he was christened Richard Henry, his parents called him Peter, after his elder brother, who was stillborn. The production of the film was troublesome before filming started, with two directorsRichard Quine and John Avildsenfired before the script had been completed. [170] The film was directed by Vittorio De Sica, whose English Sellers struggled to understand. It must be obvious. During their separation, she had a relationship with Thom Bohla. He just said thats taken care of. [307] David Schwimmer is another whose approach was influenced by Sellers: "he could do anything, from Dr Strangelove to Inspector Clouseau. [231] Sellers too had become tired of the role, saying after production, "I've honestly had enough of ClouseauI've got nothing more to give". He decided what I was going to wear, she said. As a result, by 1974 he agreed to accept salaries of 100,000 and 10 per cent of the gross to appear in TV productions and advertisements, well below the 1 million he had once commanded per film. [24] Spike Milligan later noted that Sellers was very proficient on the drums and might have remained a jazz drummer, had he lacked his skills in mimicry and improvisation. [231][232] Sellers returned from his illness to undertake Revenge of the Pink Panther; although it was a commercial success, the critics were tiring of Inspector Clouseau. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Picture 1 of 2. [282] A feature of the characterisations undertaken by Sellers is that, regardless of how clumsy or idiotic they are, he ensured that they always retain their dignity. "[21], With the outbreak of the Second World War, St. Aloysius College was evacuated to Cambridgeshire. [193] He followed it later that year with Hy Averback's I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, playing an attorney who abandons his lifestyle to become a hippie. A lot. Elke has been married to hotelier Wolf Walther since 1993. "[296] The Goons were imported to the United States by the NBC program Monitor, which played recorded Goon show episodes starting in 1955. The scene, once again, was a glamorous hotel. Together with writer William Peter Blatty, they turned the script into a Clouseau comedy, also adding Herbert Lom as Commissioner Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk as Cato. [245] The film earned Sellers a Best Actor award at the 51st National Board of Review Awards;[246] the London Critics Circle Film Awards Special Achievement Award, the Best Actor award at the 45th New York Film Critics Circle Awards;[247] and the Best Actor Musical or Comedy award at the 37th Golden Globe Awards. She was married to American author Joe Hyams from 1964 to 1981. [285] This combination of "high" and "low", exemplified by Clouseau's attempting to retain dignity after a fall, means that within the film Clouseau was "the sole representative of humanity". [288], Academics Maria Pramaggiore and Tom Wallis remarked that Sellers fits the mould of a technical actor because he displays a mastery of physical characterisation, such as accent or physical trait. [127] However, Sellers's performance is regarded as being on par with that of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, according to biographer Peter Evans. [294], Sellers and The Goon Show were a strong influence on the Monty Python performers,[295] with John Cleese calling him "the greatest voice man of all time", adding, "If he could listen to you for five minutes, he could do a perfect impersonation of you. [90][91] In 1959 Sellers released his second album, Songs for Swingin' Sellers, whichlike his first recordreached number three in the UK Albums Chart. A Shot in the Dark: Directed by Blake Edwards. [211] In May 1973, with his third marriage failing,[182] Sellers went to the theatre to watch Liza Minnelli perform. He was certifiable. [11] Despite Sellers's deep personal problems, The Pink Panther Strikes Again was well received critically. Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. [218] In 1974, Sellers again claimed to have communicated with the long-dead music hall comic Dan Leno, who advised him to return to the role of Clouseau. "[96] There is uncertainty if the relationship was anything more than platonic: a number of people, including Spike Milligan, consider it an affair, while others, including Graham Stark, think it remained only a strong friendship. [287] Richard Attenborough also thought that because of his sympathy, Sellers could "inject into his characterisations the frailty and substance of a human being". He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role twice, for I'm All Right Jack and for the original Pink Panther film, The Pink Panther (1963) and was nominated as Best Actor three times. . I think a forgivable vanity would humanize him and make him kind of touching. The divorce was finalised on 18 December 1968, and Sellers's friend Spike Milligan sent Ekland a congratulatory telegram. . [5] (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images), PRINCE WILLIAM TO APPEAR IN BBC DOCUMENTARY EXAMINING MENTAL HEALTH IN SOCCER. [155] Shortly after the wedding, Sellers started filming on location in Twentynine Palms, California for Billy Wilder's Kiss Me, Stupid, opposite Dean Martin and Kim Novak. [152] Upon its release in late June 1964, Bosley Crowther noted the "joyously free and facile way" in which Sellers had developed his comedy technique. ", After his father's death in October 1962, Sellers decided to leave England and was approached by director Blake Edwards who offered him the role of Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther, after Peter Ustinov had backed out of the film. Sellers and Kubrick got along famously during the film's production and had the greatest of respect for each other, also sharing a love of photography. A clumsy, inept detective is hired to investigate the murder of a chauffeur at a country home. [269] Sellers's friend and Goon Show colleague Spike Milligan was too upset to speak to the press at the time of Sellers's death,[270] while fellow Goon Harry Secombe said "I'm shattered. [302] Sellers's characters Hrundi Bakshi (The Party) and Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther) later influenced comedian Rowan Atkinson's characters Mr. Bean and Johnny English. [82] That year he also appeared in Never Let Go (1960) playing a straight villain part. [3] As the war progressed, Sellers continued to develop his drumming skills, and played with a series of touring bands, including those of Oscar Rabin, Henry Hall and Waldini,[9] as well as his father's quartet, before he left and joined a band from Blackpool. [188] He was deeply affected by her death and remorseful at not having returned to London to see her. With Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom. The novel tells the story of a man ( Peter Sellers) who has to impersonate a king, whom he closely resembles, when the king is abducted by enemies on the eve of his coronation. He just pre-decided everything without ever asking me., She also claimed it was Sellers actions that got her fired from the 1964 film Guns at Batasi., He called me and said, Ask the production if you can have an extra day off, she said. This continued all night and he took my radio and smashed it. His behaviour was regarded as unprofessional and childish, and he frequently threw tantrums, often threatening to abandon projects. [12] Although Bill Sellers was Protestant and Peg was Jewish, Sellers attended the nearby Roman Catholic school St Aloysius' College in Highgate, run by the Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy. In 1964, Sommer married Hollywood columnist Joe Hyams (1923-2008), who was 17 years her senior, in Las Vegas. [214] By 1974, Sellers's friends were concerned that he was having a nervous breakdown. I couldnt have said, Im sorry, I love you, but Ive got to go back to work now. There was no option for that I was fired from the film. Very important, the walk. "[98] The film inspired the George Martin-produced novelty hit single "Goodness Gracious Me", with Sellers and Loren, which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart in November 1960. [64] The following year Sellers appeared in a further three television series based on The Goons: The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d; A Show Called Fred; and Son of Fred. [100], In 1961 Sellers made his directorial debut with Mr. Topaze, in which he also starred. Running time: 102 minutes. [143] Sellers played Muffley as a bland, placid intellectual in the mould of Adlai Stevenson;[144] he played Mandrake as an unflappable Englishman;[142] and Dr. Strangelove, a character influenced by pre-war German cinema, as a wheelchair-using fanatic. "[15] According to Milligan, Sellers held a guilt complex about being Jewish and recalls that Sellers was once reduced to tears when he presented him with a candlestick from a synagogue for Christmas, believing the gesture to be an anti-Jewish slur. 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