The Late Great Peter Sellers 1925-1980 - Page 4

**Historian** · February 12th, 2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rustler

3 o'clock in the morning!! That was supposedly the start of their friendship. It may not be true, but that is what I heard and it sounds quite probable!

Another nocturnal Sellers & Milligan story I've heard concerned Sellers and his cars. Sellers was a car nut on a grand scale, owning an ever-changing succession of expensive cars- Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari,

In the mid-60's, he was having trouble with his latest Rolls-Royce...

In his book Scunthorpe Revisited, Spike Milligan describes how he received a late night call from Sellers, who was desperately trying to find the source of a squeak in the boot of his new Rolls-Royce. Dutifully, Milligan headed to the rescue. Sellers, in pyjamas, persuaded his friend to climb into the car boot with a piece of chalk and a torch while the Rolls was driven around the district. Milligan climbed in and drove off with Sellers. Suddenly the car stopped and Milligan heard crunching footsteps and mumbled conversation. The police had seen Sellers driving erratically in order to make the boot squeak. The lid was jerked open "to find an unshaven tousled-haired man in the boot in his pajamas on his knees drawing little white crosses on the floor. The policeman shone his torch full in my face. 'Oh', he said, 'It's you'

(from the website of the Rolls-Royce owners club of Australia)

Don Kinslow · February 17th, 2011, 11:18 PM

One of my favorites is a 1957 film called 'The Naked Truth'. Peter plays a character called 'Wee Sonny MacGregor'. Terry-Thomas is also in this film.

**Navvet** · May 14th, 2011, 02:46 AM

The Wrong Box (1966) stars Michael Caine, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, John Mills and Ralph Richardson. However, the one who steals the movie is Peter Sellers in a small role, as a disreputable doctor. His total screen time is less than ten minutes, but he makes it the funniest ten minutes of the entire movie.

**SpermShooter** · May 17th, 2011, 10:32 PM

I like The Mouse that Roared.

**SpermShooter** · May 17th, 2011, 10:34 PM

Didn't Sellers have a small part in The Road to Hong Kong with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? I also believe David Niven had a cameo.

jedimasterjeff · May 19th, 2011, 09:39 AM

President Merkin Muffley: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."

February 17th, 2011, 11:18 PM	#32
Don Kinslow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 147 Thanks: 3,491 Thanked 1,389 Times in 142 Posts	Peter Sellars One of my favorites is a 1957 film called 'The Naked Truth'. Peter plays a character called 'Wee Sonny MacGregor'. Terry-Thomas is also in this film.

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May 14th, 2011, 02:46 AM	#33
Navvet An Old Salt Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,092 Thanks: 71,662 Thanked 279,497 Times in 8,084 Posts	The Wrong Box (1966) stars Michael Caine, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, John Mills and Ralph Richardson. However, the one who steals the movie is Peter Sellers in a small role, as a disreputable doctor. His total screen time is less than ten minutes, but he makes it the funniest ten minutes of the entire movie.

May 17th, 2011, 10:32 PM	#34
SpermShooter Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 463 Thanks: 47,778 Thanked 5,391 Times in 448 Posts	I like The Mouse that Roared.

May 17th, 2011, 10:34 PM	#35
SpermShooter Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 463 Thanks: 47,778 Thanked 5,391 Times in 448 Posts	Didn't Sellers have a small part in The Road to Hong Kong with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? I also believe David Niven had a cameo.

May 19th, 2011, 09:39 AM	#36
jedimasterjeff Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 175 Thanks: 2,487 Thanked 4,647 Times in 168 Posts	President Merkin Muffley: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."