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Peter Sellers
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE (September 8, 1925 - July 24, 1980), better known by his stage name Peter Sellers Sellers is an award-winning movie star and comedian with extremely superb acting skills. In the 30 years from the 1950s to 1980, almost all of his films were well received and well-received. His most famous masterpieces are the black comedy film "Dr. Strangelove" that mocked the atmosphere of nuclear war in the Cold War era (he played one of the three actors in the film), and the slapstick comedy classic "The Pink Panther" where he played a silly detective with a slurred speech. The French-accented English-speaking "Crouseau" detective (with a stand-up collar, a magnifying glass, and a funny mustache), and the fictional character, the 19th-century Chinese-American detective "Fu Manchu" who wore pigtails to hang his eyes and had long curly nails. White people laughed constantly every time he performed, but at the same time, there were constant protests from Chinese people in Chinatown. In addition to gaining fame and fortune, he also had constant gossip and scandals with several female movie stars in the British and American film circles at that time. On the evening of July 24, 1980, Sellers suffered a heart attack and collapsed shortly after dining in a hotel suite. He was sent to London's Middlesex Hospital for rescue and died after midnight on July 24, 1980 at the age of 54.
- Category
- Film & TV
- Nationality
- U.K.
- Born
- 1925-09-08
- Died
- 1980-07-24
- Wikidata
- Q177984