Ranked #84 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. It's God's message again that the meek shall inherit the earth.

A memorial service was held for him at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London on 8 September 1980.

I don't believe by any means that I've even begun to do what's inside me. During the beginning of his career in the entertainment industry, Peter Sellers was advertised as a "mimic and percussionist.". His father was Protestant and his mother was Jewish (of both Ashkenazi and Sephardi background). He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

In 1949, the actor and comedian, Peter Sellers started to date Anne Howe… An English Heritage blue plaque can be found at his place of birth on the corner of Southsea Terrace and Castle Road in Southsea. Late one night, following a disappointing day wrestling with a troublesome scene in one of the Pink Panther films, director He narrowly avoided being caught. This included at various times Rush (as Sellers) dressing up to play other characters in his life (several were ultimately edited out, but are included within the special features on the DVD).Roger Lewis: "It was the melancholia of Sellers I was drawn to; all those shuffling little ghostly figures he used to play in Although intended as a television production, the film was given a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom and was also theatrically released in a number of other countries including Spain, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. During his stint in the second world war, Sellers decided to impersonate a commanding officer whilst he was stationed abroad. When it happens, I have this flush of happiness. Sellers was widely considered by industry professionals (particularly 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Michelle Keegan stuns in 50s style dress as she takes mum out for dinner Jamie Redknapp dating Swedish model after splitting from ex-wife Louise Ed Sheeran hinted wife Cherry was pregnant 8 MONTHS ago in cryptic online post Massive hunt for two teenage boys who vanished in the sea Chelsea closing in on £40MILLION move for Dunk to beat rivals Spurs©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers, Miriam Margolyes as his mother Peg Sellers, Emily Watson as his first wife Anne Howe, Charlize Theron as his second wife Britt Ekland, John Lithgow as Blake Edwards, Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick.

This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.PETER SELLERS was as famed for his romantic relationships as his glittering on-screen career.But who did the celebrated comic actor marry, and do any of them feature in new BBC documentary, A State Of Comic Ecstasy, airing tonight?Peter had a colourful love life and was known for his eccentric - even abusive - behaviours when it came to his romantic relationships.He married four times, first to Anne Howe, then Britt Ekland, followed by Miranda Macmillan and finally Lynne Frederick.Peter and Anne met while she was studying to be an actress at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).Together they had two children, and when the relationship was on the rocks Peter would wake his children at night and manically ask them who they'd prefer to live with should there be a divorce.He'd start raging if they replied that they would prefer to stay with their mum.It's rumoured that the marriage broke down because Peter fell in love with Sophia Loren, another actress.Britt was his second wife and this marriage was perhaps his most prolific.Amazingly they married after only ten days of knowing each other.Maurice Woodruff was trying to get Peter to agree to do a film so after faking the ability to read tea leaves he told Peter the initials B.E would become important to his life - the initials of the film.Later Peter saw Britt in a newspaper, made the connection with the initials, and was determined to date her.Britt was 21 at the time and new to London - she's admitted later on in life some naivety in moving so fast with Peter.Their marriage got off to a bad start however, as they were immediately separated working on different films.Peter was possessive and tricked Britt into taking time off her filming, but then never letting her return back to set so that her part got re-cast and filmed.Britt has spoken out after their messy divorce, opening up on how psychologically abusive he was with her.Regularly he would throw her possessions around and destroy them and even threw Britt out of hotel rooms.The following year he married Miranda Macmillan, an aristocrat.Finally, he married Lynne Frederick, another actress.It's been reported that Peter tried to change his will hours before he died to stop his wealth going to her, but it wasn't processed in time so she inherited his entire estate, leaving his children with £800 each.TONIGHT (Saturday, May 9, 2020) a documentary that looks at his life will air on BBC Two at 9pm called A State of Comic Ecstasy that will mark the 40th anniversary of Peter's death.His second wife, Britt Eckland features in the programme, and opens up about their tumultuous marriage.She had two children with Peter and didn't remarry.Britt is a Swedish actress, best known for being a Bond girl.She starred in many films during the 60s and 70s, including The Man With the Golden Gun and The Wickerman.The actress remarried once after Peter, but one of her most notable relationship was with Rod Stewart.Miranda, was a British socialite and model, who came from aristocracy.Like Peter she married multiple times too, having three husbands during her life.With her second husband after Peter, Sir Nicholas Nuttall, 3rd Baronet they had three daughters Gytha Miranda Nuttall, Amber Louise Nuttall, and Olympia Jubilee Nuttall.Lynne was an actress that starred in more than 30 films and TV shows, including Vampire Circus, Schizo and No Blade of Grass.The actress inherited Peter Sellers' wealth and has been called a gold-digger, given that many have tried to get her to give some of her fortune over to Sellers' children, but she's always refused.