The Late Great Peter Sellers 1925-1980 - Page 3

dlnhank · December 2nd, 2010, 10:33 AM

"The party" is one of my favourite movies! You laugh from the beginning to the end and you can´t stop! Fantastic movie!

Birdie numnum!

MaxJoker · December 3rd, 2010, 10:19 PM

For me his best two films , in fact the only two films he made that bare repeat viewing were Dr Strangeglove and Being there. The latter in my opinion the better of the two . Just a shame idiotic Hal Ashby felt it sensible to show a blooper reel straight after the end of the film as that move didn`t only completely ruin the vibe of the final reel it took away any chance Sellers had of winning a deserved Oscar

A fact the man himself knew only too well the minute he saw the finished film .

Leading him to go so far as to petition the producers and production company itself and offer to pay for the removal of that inane unnecessary addition

**steamjon** · December 3rd, 2010, 11:03 PM

Great actor, wonderfully comedic, but as far as people who knew him, a bit barking.

**Davemetalhead** · December 4th, 2010, 10:44 AM

As a kid I only knew him from the Pink Panther films, films that I thought were rubbish. I really didn't rate him at all, Inspector Clouseau just annoyed the hell outta me.

Then I discovered The Goons, and came to realise just what a comic genius the man was. He and Spike Milligan were just superb together - Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister, Hercules Grytpype-Thynne and Count Moriarty and especially Bluebottle and Eccles. Not to mention the immortal Major Dennis Bloodnok.

My opinion of the Pink Panther films are still the same, but my opinion of Peter Sellers was forever changed by the sheer awsome sauce that was The Goon Show.

**Mal Hombre** · December 4th, 2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tabler

There is a superb biopic of him starring I think Geoffrey Rush, evidently he was not a nice man in real life, Spike Milligan once tried to stab him.

That happened when Milligan was in the grip of a mental breakdown and the weapon involved was a potato peeler.Sellers in an uncharacteristic moment of decency refused to reveal the precise details.

**Rick Danger** · December 4th, 2010, 07:09 PM

Dr. Strangelove..................................

Avallanius · December 5th, 2010, 12:07 AM

Soon as I saw the thread I thought of "Being There" , a serious turn @ the end of his career, his pinnacle as an actor. The Ladykillers too, he was just one of several famous faces in that film but it's priceless.
I remember "Tom thumb" in which Sellers plays Terry Thomas's idiot sidekick, a pair of villanous swine, & the scene were they are counting their stolen money is just too much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jwh_N-RK3c

He once did a really wierd B&W thing with Ringo Starr- the magic christian (??) spooked me as a kid.

BIRDY NUM-NUM

**rustler** · February 9th, 2011, 01:35 AM

I heard a story about the first time that Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers met....

They were living in the same mansion block and someone told sellers about this 'strange' guy who lived on the other side of the block.

Picture it... 3 o'clock in the morning and there is a knock on Spike Milligans door, he reluctantly answers it to be confronted by a completely naked Peter Sellers !

Sellers is totally naked apart from a bowler hat and an umbrella and he simply asks : " I wonder if you could recommend a good tailor?"

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!

**monogroover** · February 9th, 2011, 08:00 PM

I spotted this thread moments after typing a few words into the Goons thread, so I'll just repeat what I said there: the Arena programme about him that tells his story using cine film he shot himself is absolutely compelling. it came out a few years ago on DVD.

He certainly was a complicated man. Very much enjoyed the Geoffrey Rush film from '04 or so.

**haldane4** · February 9th, 2011, 10:38 PM

Loved him in the role of Hoffman in the film of the same name - bitter, disgruntled middle-aged man blackmails his typist Miss Smith, played by the delectable Sinead Cusack, into spending a week in his apartment. She fears a fate worse than death but Hoffman is cleverer than that - he wants her to fall in love with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiMPaiLzISQ

Also thought he held his own as Quilty against Mason in Kubrick's adaptation of Lolita:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0YDsmjd7E

I'm Alright Jack was great too.

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Ah, the Soviet Union - all those cornfields and ballet in the evening.

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Avallanius Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mordor Posts: 235 Thanks: 6,380 Thanked 3,872 Times in 229 Posts	Soon as I saw the thread I thought of "Being There" , a serious turn @ the end of his career, his pinnacle as an actor. The Ladykillers too, he was just one of several famous faces in that film but it's priceless. I remember "Tom thumb" in which Sellers plays Terry Thomas's idiot sidekick, a pair of villanous swine, & the scene were they are counting their stolen money is just too much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jwh_N-RK3c He once did a really wierd B&W thing with Ringo Starr- the magic christian (??) spooked me as a kid. BIRDY NUM-NUM __________________ AVALLANIUS Takin' Care Of Business

February 9th, 2011, 01:35 AM	#28
rustler Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South of the North Pole Posts: 4,977 Thanks: 47,583 Thanked 84,535 Times in 4,955 Posts	I heard a story about the first time that Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers met.... They were living in the same mansion block and someone told sellers about this 'strange' guy who lived on the other side of the block. Picture it... 3 o'clock in the morning and there is a knock on Spike Milligans door, he reluctantly answers it to be confronted by a completely naked Peter Sellers ! Sellers is totally naked apart from a bowler hat and an umbrella and he simply asks : " I wonder if you could recommend a good tailor?" 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! __________________ "I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience." - Shelley Winters Please read and follow To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

December 2nd, 2010, 10:33 AM	#21
dlnhank Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 421 Thanks: 8,482 Thanked 4,951 Times in 399 Posts	"The party" is one of my favourite movies! You laugh from the beginning to the end and you can´t stop! Fantastic movie! Birdie numnum!

December 3rd, 2010, 11:03 PM	#23
steamjon Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,109 Thanks: 6,188 Thanked 22,400 Times in 1,260 Posts	Great actor, wonderfully comedic, but as far as people who knew him, a bit barking.

December 4th, 2010, 10:44 AM	#24
Davemetalhead Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Near Oxford, UK Posts: 528 Thanks: 3,930 Thanked 5,047 Times in 522 Posts	As a kid I only knew him from the Pink Panther films, films that I thought were rubbish. I really didn't rate him at all, Inspector Clouseau just annoyed the hell outta me. Then I discovered The Goons, and came to realise just what a comic genius the man was. He and Spike Milligan were just superb together - Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister, Hercules Grytpype-Thynne and Count Moriarty and especially Bluebottle and Eccles. Not to mention the immortal Major Dennis Bloodnok. My opinion of the Pink Panther films are still the same, but my opinion of Peter Sellers was forever changed by the sheer awsome sauce that was The Goon Show.

December 4th, 2010, 07:09 PM	#26
Rick Danger Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In the Chill lounge..... Posts: 1,725 Thanks: 6,794 Thanked 31,321 Times in 1,714 Posts	Dr. Strangelove..................................

February 9th, 2011, 08:00 PM	#29
monogroover Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Midlands Posts: 505 Thanks: 1,357 Thanked 7,736 Times in 521 Posts	I spotted this thread moments after typing a few words into the Goons thread, so I'll just repeat what I said there: the Arena programme about him that tells his story using cine film he shot himself is absolutely compelling. it came out a few years ago on DVD. He certainly was a complicated man. Very much enjoyed the Geoffrey Rush film from '04 or so.