Peter Sellers (1925–1980) was a British film actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series
The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a world-wide audience through his many film characterisations, among them
Chief Inspector Clouseau in
The Pink Panther series of films. Sellers's versatility enabled him to portray a wide range of comic characters using different accents and guises, and he would often assume multiple roles within the same film, frequently with contrasting temperaments and styles, as in
Dr. Strangelove. Satire and
black humour were major features of many of his works, and his performances had a strong influence on a number of later comedians.
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