Peter Sellers in 'Lolita'
Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980)
Film Deaths[]
- The Ladykillers (1955) [Harry a.k.a. Mr. Robinson]: Bludgeoned to death (off-screen) with a wooden plank by Danny Green; we only see Danny chase Peter behind the building. His body (just his feet, actually) is shown afterwards when the other gang members prepare to drop him into a passing train from an overpass.
- Lolita (1962) [Clare Quilty a.k.a. Dr. Zempf]: Shot repeatedly by James Mason in Peter's mansion; Peter is hiding behind a painting at the time of the fatal shots.
- Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) [Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Dr. Strangelove]: Playing a triple role, Group Captain Mandrake is killed (along with everybody else in the world) when the Soviets' doomsday device is activated. The movie makes it clear that President Muffley, Dr. Strangelove, and all of the others who are in the War Room will be surviving the film by moving into underground mine shafts.
- Casino Royale (1967) [Evelyn Tremble a.k.a. James Bond, 007]: Shot by Ursula Andress, he is seen in Heaven at the end of the movie. (Peter Sellers left the production before his death scene was filmed, so the footage, that was already filmed, was edited in a way to make it appear, as if he was shot.)
- The Party (1968) [Hrundi V. Bakshi/Bugler]: During production of the film-within-the-film, Sellers' character plays a bugler who is shot dead during a battle but continues playing his bugle regardless of how many times he's shot which results in every actor onset with a prop gun shooting his character until Hrundi gets the hint. Sellers survives in the real world of the movie. (played for comedy)
- The Blockhouse (1973) [Rouquet]: Commits suicide, many months after being entombed in the blockhouse, by putting his left arm in a sack of salt and then cutting the wrist. (Thanks to Brian)
- Undercovers Hero (Soft Beds, Hard Battles) (1974) [General Latour/Major Robinson/Herr Schroeder/The President/Prince Kyoto/Adolf Hitler]: Playing multiple roles, "General Latour" is executed by a firing squad after Philip Madoc's body is discovered in the trunk of Peter's car. "Prince Kyoto" is killed in an explosion, along with his aides and several Nazi officers, when an RAF plane fires on their cars. "Herr Schroeder" is killed in an explosion when Rex Stallings detonates the bomb while "Schroeder" is on the phone about to order the destruction of Paris. "Major Robinson" is possibly killed in the same explosion, but his fate is not definitely established. "Adolf Hitler" commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself; his death is not mentioned in the film, but the final scene takes place after the war's end and Hitler's death. ("The President" survives the movie.) (Played for comic effect.)
TV Deaths[]
None.
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-Mr. Britt Ekland
- Mr. Lynne Frederick
- Father of Victoria Sellers
Gallery[]
Peter Sellers' death in Lolita
The activation of the doomsday device in Dr. Strangelove