Comedian Peter Sellers Hid Disturbing Secrets 

😅 "Birdie num-num" ...

I now want to see THE PARTY 😊 Thanks for sharing.

@@duvessa2003 😄👍 I want to see it again! It was too long since last time I saw it. Such a funny movie. 🤪

I was a kid when I had constant tears streaming lmao. I can see why the memory is a great one 👍

Same with mine and Fred Sanford in Sanford And Son. Not quite uncontrollable laughter - but that was the only TV show he'd ever spend any time watching, sitting there and laughing throughout. I was larger than he was, and called Big Dummy by him once in awhile.

First thing I thought when I saw the frog.

A nutter, but one of his best performances!

clever

It ain't easy facing green 😁

yes.

Almost sounds more like BPD, doesn't it? Intense but short relationships characterized by wild reversals of emotions. Extreme insecurity. Mood swings, which could look like bipolar disorder. And a pervading sense of emptiness or a lack of self.

ok doctor

RU-vid rule number 1. Every comment section will have at least one clueless, unqualified person accusing another person of being a narcissist…usually based on watching a video posted by someone equally clueless and unqualified.

triggered much? @@annoyingbstard9407

Waiting for his birdie num-nums.....num-nums all gone.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. 😂😢

Disturbing secrets? LOL @ this clickbait.

Wow that's wild that's a Forrest Gump Monument if I ever heard of one. I have many but wow, the timing. Blessings and Truth For All

@@skinnie2838 huh? Nobody here mentioned disturbing secrets.

Surrounded by his friends, he sits so silently and unaware of anything.

"... mimicking talent". What utter rot. Criticise him for some of the unsavoury things he did, but don't deny his talent. He is worth 100x more than most celebrities today.

@@JohnSmith-be1vl You have misread it. It refers to his ability to mimic people so well. e.g. He often turned away guests by simply mimicking his butler’s voice over the phone.

Nonsense the man was a full blown narcissist@@JohnSmith-be1vl

​@@dezzadiggler3693Pretending to be someone else so often can lead a mentally weak man I to insanity. They don't live in reality

Not necessarily. It is quite possible to be both an arsehole (yes that is how it is spelled) and bipolar.

@@SpeccyMan I've yet to meet someone "diagnosed" as bipolar who doesn't take mood-altering substances (legal or illegal drugs, including junk food) that yanks their brain up and down like a yo-yo. Begs the questions, does bipolar even exist? And can we just blame chemicals for someone being an a-hole????

not really. When they are in the grips of the disorder, they become a truly different person.

Lots of a holes are bipolar

No, bipolar is real and your observations don't hold water.@@mikethats4thebirds600

It was common in the past to name babies after dead siblings, because children were often named after relatives and infants died left and right. Parents didn’t want to lose the opportunity to honor their forebears.

That was pretty common a long time ago. Even today, worldwide, being alive by five is quite rare. A long time ago parents counted on losing some of their children. It didn't make it easier, I'm sure, but it was expected.

@@stillhere1425 Indeed, I've visited old graveyards where there are 3, 4 or even 5 children of the same first name, none of whom survived past the age of four. You just hope that maybe there was an "Abigail" or "Nathaniel" who lived to adulthood and was buried elsewhere with their own family.

Thx for the info, had no clue😮

@@karenvincent5202 " Even today, worldwide, being alive by five is quite rare" - if that were true the human race would have died out.

at the very least,recognise it..here is a dying breed .the 50s 60s were hard on us kids..it is a hidden life on the fringes..terrible..i wish i could write'' what a tale my life would tell..

that was wrong,he should never have fathered children,never.

His wife added insult to injury leaving the children a mere 800 lbs inheritance ... women are useless and greedy

Narcissistic personality disorder is dangerous to everyone around the mentally ill individual

The chap had serious mental health issues. That's not a lifestyle choice. You calling him emotionally very immature is ridiculous. What is wrong with the world today? He might not have been the most friendly or empathetic person ever but at least he had a reason unlike many folk these days who are just limited in their thinking and judge people at face value.

@@thebrowns5337 Being immature is not an insult.many men who were not cut from mommy's apron strings behave in very similar ways. They are always looking for mommy in there relationships.Elvis presley had similar issues.

I agree. He was great. The Pink Panther series was great too! I listened to the Goon Show when I was a kid in the 1970’s. That and Monty Python. Me and my buddies were considered weird since we were Americans.

@@jamesdellaneve9005….you were Americans? I hope this isn’t your ghost writing your comment 😂

He was a brilliant actor because he was a mess

@@MoonSpinners Haha. No. We were 13 years old at the time. We used to memorize the Python skits. Along with the Bill Cosby and George Carlin records.

This reminds me of Tom Baker of Doctor Who fame. He married his young co star for a year. He said his short one year marriage was full of turmoil and strife, but oh what a year!

I loved the Pink Panther movies as well when I was a kid. So funny. However, after watching this video I'm inclined to feel sorry for all of the people around him and have zero sympathy for him.

NO ONE CAN TELL YOU HOW TO FEEL. THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND.🎉

@@JudeNance thank you ❤️❤️❤️

Great bio!

Wow I love that ...hadnt heard it before

Yes, that’s incredibly accurate…thank you for sharing the source too!

Their pain ?? They were all affogant dick heads.....money ruined them

I feel like there are so many that the tragic clown may as well be an archetype

Abbott and Costello

True! All my old heroes were villains

You got that right. Very good advice

You are spot on/correct. I still admire his acting abilities even though it is clear he was a jerk of the highest order. He didn't realize his place in the world. Humility is something he never learned. Having said that, he was great because he had no self. He's not exaggerating about that at all. He didn't know how to "be", so he became others.

To quote Osgood’s last line: “Nobody’s perfect.”

People would be surprised if they could read their own biography. Not too long ago slavery was accepted. The kind of traits that allow for horrible nature are in all of us. We should read into other peoples lives. It helps us find our own flaws. Your flaws might consume you or your family, like it did Sellers.

Obviously he was mentally ill.

Sellers was not 'awful', he was badly damaged in a society and time which wasn't really equipped to help. Your comment is a pathetic, modern retrospective which expects standards expected today to be applied to the past. Personally, I don't disagree with your analysis of the behaviour and I would never have subjected my son or daughter to anything like it. But, I do understand that others were (and still are) exposed to different experiences which form them differently to me. That doesn't make them 'awful'.

@@B-26354 I don't particularly disagree with you, but it is far too easy to just consider the actions rather than how they come about. As I understand it, and perhaps quite typically, Sellers was a creation of his own childhood and his constant desire to chase younger women likely demonstrates a serious self-worth issue. It may appear that I'm excusing him - that isn't the case and no-one would care one way or another about either of our opinions anyway - but to ignore the reasons for people like this is to accept that it will always happen. I prefer to stimulate discussion and consideration of how this could be prevented rather than just castigate individuals and pointlessly describe them as awful.

​@@davidstephen2253Well put young man👍

​​​@@davidstephen2253yeah, but not seeking help negates his reasons for being that way , I think. They're excuses at that point, I think. Although the psychiatrists and therapists of the time were less effective than today's, I think doing those things to your family and not seeking help to change might make him awful after all. (Daddy Dearest - does anyone show sympathy for Joan Crawford, for example?)

True, many are seeking love and attention from strangers only to discover it means nothing because fame is sea foam.

What about Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd?

@@christienelson1437 Said every single Only Fans 'model'.

@@BenjaminGessel what about them?

@@queenmary301 I KNEW someone would respond just like you have responded. Just go look up the lives of these comedians, honestly…. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

That sounds very petty of him, films are a collaborative medium, actors shouldn't e get to dictate the output any more than a grip or gaffer should.

@@symbiote1982pk Comparing the star of a film to a gaffer is the most ridiculous thing I've heard....

WHAT!! That wasn't a comedy was it? Are you sure they included the out takes in the end of that film, I've never seen it myself, I have the Blue Ray Ladykillers, that movie is great I don't remember him being in it, I guess he was young.

Yes. Don't fall asleep at a team meeting if you're a rookie. But if Troy Aikman falls asleep, you just have somebody nudge him awake.

"Every comedy a tragedy and every tragedy a comedy."

I read your comment first, and still ignored your father's advice unfortunately. Still, not quite as despicable as others that I can't watch anymore. "Being Ther" was such a good film, it transcends any personal flaws in the actor.

It's not really "tragic" when it's your own fault.

Y "tragic" ?

@@Joelswinger34 It's ALWAYS our own fault.... Most of the times. Wish I could go back in time...

Interesting. Yes, bad upbringing can destroy anyone. That said, I see the world as shocking and bizarre. Endless wars sold with the same tired lies, real conspiracies are the rule rather than the exception, and the general public still voting for the same proven psychopaths and the same corrupt parties who are bringing us to almost certain annihilation. I am suffering and I am the strange one in this mess. Better that than be a part of what I see around me.

Manic depressive.

Psychopath

​@svenjansen2134 The posh name for manic depression is bipolar disorder. My husband suffered with it I stuck with him for 48 years till his death. It was very hard. People who suffer with it hate how they behave to others but they cannot control it. Sometimes they are so happy that they become deranged and other times they are so depressed that they want to die. There is no cure only control by drugs like lithium. Peter refused all help by the look of it. He was so talented and in mental agony at the same time.

@@ladywalker8200 There is a cure it's called diet.

Sellers' behaviour could also be described as "narcissistic".

Ive just downloaded it 😜

probably my favorite Peter Sellers movie. Magnificent

"Birdie Num-Nums..."

I need to get the DVD

The female lead in the Party, Claudine Longet, also had issues, being charged and found guilty of negligent homicide.

Borderline Personality Disorder. Don’t see what’s bipolar about itz

Marijuana: WEED with ROOTS in HELL

All sensitivity is self centered. It's the interpretation that gives us nuance, for Sellers it seems he interpreted most things as an attack. His daughters fat joke is a good example, most of us would interpret it as a non-threat.

Maybe you should watch the movie "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" from 2004. It's very insightful.

Failed relationships are pretty common in Hollywood. What's shocking is how he treated his children. And I can't believe he survived eight heart attacks in one day. I didn't think that was possible.

Didn’t all comedians fail as “tender” human beings back in the “good old days?”?

Yes! I saw that years ago. I have to find that now. Thanks for reminding me 🙏

A narcissistic? Who cares, many genius' are.

@@hortleberrycircusbround9678 Well, if you had to live with a narcissist you would care. A genius, oh please give me a break. He was cringe at best.

@@katoness I did live with a narcissistic and he was the life of the party, the funniest guy I knew, a great cook, designer, carpenter and Artist. Yaul babies today, crying about narcissism. Grow up or get out of the kitchen. Peter Seller's cringe? Dumb youths got nothing rattling in yur empty skulls.

@@hortleberrycircusbround9678 You sound like a complete empty head. Narcissists are enormous attention seekers because they cannot actually face what they really are. Sellers even admitted at the end of his life that he had no character at all, that is an empty narcissist. Narcissists actually live in utter misery, its all a façade. Which is why sellers had so many different personas, he was an actual lunatic who treated his children despicably and once pulled a gun on Britt Ekland. Its been well documented how much of a lunatic sellers was. If you are in a relationship with a narcissist, they will do everything to destroy your life. Even on his death bed he made sure he kept his children out of his inheritance, what loving parent would do that to their own children?? You are one sick puppy if you condone that sort of behaviour!!

Yeah, but only you can fix you. No one else can. If you are also a complete jerk 24/7 to people around you, even if they know it's a mental thing, the abuse still hurts. Hurts to point where you don't care if they live or die. He didn't want to get fixed. He preferred being a jerk. "OH NO......Anyways".

@matthewcaldwell1384 There are excellent medications available to treat bi-polar. There's no need for suffering any more. My close friend has the condition and leads a happy and healthy life. She has a great job..

​@LizaFergison THEY DON'T WORK FOR EVERYONE.

@@dlewis9760 Ah, so you're confident you could overcome any mental illness eh? Congratulations to your greatness. It's truly stunning.

Your a angel. My wife wasn't as fun😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

your being unkind, she was a gifted actress.

My aunt was lovely

my uncle was Brian @@ebismusic8813

Were his kids not recognized by him?

Did you not watch the video?@@YeshuaKingMessiah

Azzhole should never have set up his will that way.

Tony Curtis did the same. I am not even sure that he left them anything. Some sued but I don't know the result of the suit!

Horrible of he to be so selfish.

correct.

Picky sod.

He was too up himself

I would not judge.

The best ones tend to be

He didn't even try

@@lilithowlright? apologists 🙄

Were he bipolar he could have absolutely been treated and by all accounts it seems he was, along with a heaping dose of insecurity and narcissistic traits, he was horrible, terrible, troubled and MEAN, in addition to his acting talent and comedic ability, I really see nothing wrong with telling the truth of how someone was, especially, when as an adult he made little seen efforts to clean up the parts of his shambolic personality that he could control, ye reap what ye sow, and so it would seem he did, dying a lonely reviled man acknowledged for his talent and little else, he paved the path for this......his poor children, they didn't ask for a mean and cruel father 😢

He was a psychopath No treatment

​@@YeshuaKingMessiahnarcissist at the very least, if not psycho, as you say.

I have my share of psychological problems and it does make me behave a bit nasty at times, and I certainly do hope for a little patience and understanding, even forgiveness from my close ones, so I guess I see where you are approaching this from. On the other hand, he was clearly showing strong narcissistic tendencies, besides his possible bipolar disorder. True, it must have made his life double difficult, but think of how difficult it must have been for those around him. He was virtually destroying his romantic partners and children. I rather sympathise with his family than him, in this story. Btw, the practice of naming a child after the deceased older sibling used to be quite common back in the day of higher infant mortality, and it wasn't such a big deal for those people, from what I have read... his family of origin probably was indeed dysfunctional, otherwise he wouldn't have been the way he was, but that one detail is just something people used to do, and not an intention to rob a child of his personality. What I am trying to say, while we all deserve compassion, in my opinion it's still ok to say, that this was a good comedian, but not a very good person.

​@@SKOMonster Thank you for sharing your story .

​​@@SKOMonsterI very much agree with you good sir on everything you say. It is true that he is a very good comedian possibly one of the best like Rowan Atkinson, Olan Rogers and maybe alexclark and others. There are so many comedians on RU-vid like stanzi and funkyfrogbait.

His treatment of his kids was abominable, regardless of whatever issues he had

I have heard the entertainment industry can be very taxing to a person's mental health. Never knowing if or when the next movie role will be offered and being constantly judged by others.

@@ccrider8483 Indeed. It's not uncommon for actors to take on second or even third jobs to bring in some money while the next gig arrives.

It's a necessity with the work conditions imposed on actors and a number of other professions . Blaming all in such a profession of maliciously neglecting those they cannot be with is really dishonest .

​@@johndododoe1411neglecting your kids is a "necessity"?

@@ianmacfarlane1241 I used the word to mean unavoidable when trying to earn a living for the family . Same as for sailors and other professions that travel for work or work long hours . But people like to accuse families of neglect whenever circumstances limit time at home .

Good question!!

Maybe went away…not lifelong.

No wonder Kermit says it's not easy being green!

If he feared green - did he never eat veggies?

I don’t eat veggies, but I’m not afraid of the color green. 💚🟢🟩

Absolutely correct. As usual, these kind of “biographies” are full of incorrect statements. This idiot said that he walked onto the show as a Gestapo officer. Nonsense. A Gestapo officer was a plain clothed police officer; Sellars walked on as a German soldier in a Wehrmacht uniform.

AMEN

I did not order a bumb 😎

I've actually heard some very disturbing things about Peter Sellers. Obviously not mentioned in this vid.

@@jackiebayliss spill the beans.

Would love to know what you are talking about here. Is there a link or reference you can provide please? @@jackiebayliss

Preach

I'm more inclined to believe some of the rumors after hearing about his impulsive nature. One such rumor is that Sellers killed several animals and pets belonging to him and one of his ex-wives while he was having a fit. He seems comparable to Klaus Kinski in a number of ways.

All of this guys videos are misleading.

Never heard of it..will put on my list of things to watch.

When I first saw the Party I almost died laughing. It is very, very funny😂

Agreed! The Party is an iconic Sellers victory. Sign on the elephant at the end, "If it moves, fondle it." Great writing and support cast.

​@@jjjsmith2497never heard of the Party??

@@Nichilistaiconoclasta Lol no.

You are right were all a bit mad but the less mad of us recognise it 😊

I have. Quite a few, actually. Happiness is part luck and part focus on the positive.

​@@bobbyboko6317And to the ones who own it and know it usually have faith in God.

Hello. I'd like to introduce myself. No mental illnesses here. You can update your comment.

@@birdy9922 how do we verify that is true? None that you are self aware of is the best any of us can say.

There's a price to pay for being a coward...

Yes, it seemed justified to me.

@@censusgary cause she was a nobody. Typical narcissistic point of view.

@@chebrubin ??

@jayfrank1913 what is your question sir?

He probably was just referring to the timing.

He had a massive personality disorder, for sure 😟

He was very special,i think its a huge mistake that there is now a couple of generations that are no longer fammiliar with his work.

@@orangefacedbuddah1776 agreed. So many talented stars of yesteryear will just be forgotten until a remake or reimagining that will i hope bring new fans to their brilliance

@@Perfection-ME-01 we don't need remakes or reimagining at all,we need to show these old British classics once again.The bbc need to pull there fingers out of there asses and create a space for these movies again.

@@orangefacedbuddah1776 the remake/reimagining nowadays is the only way new eyes will go and seek out classics

@@Perfection-ME-01 a good point.

Did you know him to say something like that… Most people I know that worked for him said he was an amazing man

​@@gforceeatingcorrectMy grandmother knew many actresses and actor's. Her apionon of Jerry Lewis was he was a mean petty man.

@gforceeatingcorrect Just look how he treated his wife and kids. He was a mean narcissist. His kids don't have anything good to say about him.

There does seem to be enormous evidence Lewis was extremely cruel to many people in his personal life. He may have a funny and generous public persona, but you don’t have to scratch much beyond the surface to get to meaner stuff.

​@@gforceeatingcorrectI knew him well. Knew Dino , treated Dean Martin badly, facts .

A tortured narcissistic void

Maybe he felt so cheated by his horrible upbringing that he decided "Why should my kids get off any easier?". Selfish.

Thank you Sigmund.

His upbringing was fine. It was fame that changed him into the narcissist he became. Delusional

They all do sweetheart. They simply... ALL do

An essential in an actor. Did you not know?

​@@rainblaze.As are you.

Or he was "doing a 'Bob Newhart" sketch.

SHIRLEY YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!!!!!

​@@nobbynoris😂

@@Otokichi786 😊

Tbh Even though Sellers was obviously disturbed - After watching and reading the comments he strikes me as a pretty complex and interesting person. He seemed to really dislike himself too which shows quite a bit of self awareness

@@woodforthetrees3496 exactly

QUILTY.

That character was a total waste of time for Lolita,dont know what Kubrik was thinking with that stuff

​@@BlowmeRogerI thought Sellers' Quilty was over the top, too. The movie did convey that Quilt was eccentric and predatory, but it fell flat with me once Quilty was extemporizing on the hotel patio in a pestering way. His German psychiatrist worked better.

Even if he had sought help, in the 1950's, there wouldn't have been much that could have been done. It's thought he may have had bipolar disorder, and even Lithium salts weren't FDA approved until the late 70's.

He seems to be a bit like robin Williams, brilliant comedy actor , character,but deeply troubled.

I can empathize to a good degree as well but I knew or know it’s not right to have a partner to take my issues out on

@@brianmeen2158 Let alone three children.

Do you torment young women and traumatize your children too?

That film is a lot more timeless than dated. I saw it recently and the version of the world in which it exists, while it's clearly not the modern era because 'no cellphones' etcetera, is so removed from average-people's lives that it could be placed anywhere between the '50s and most of the '80s without seeming entirely out-of-place, with only minor details changed. The word 'dated' needs to be reserved for things that really smack you in the face with stuff which harkens to THAT era, not just every movie that you can tell isn't from this decade.

Trump is evil Chauncey

I remember seeing it on release and enjoying it immensely. It was well received by both audiences and critics, yet has rarely been referred to again in any significant way. "Network" is another film that had a similar response and has also dropped from view - surprisingly, because its message is even sharper now than when it was released. My view is that some movies are very much of their time, so much so that they remain entombed there. They don't even achieve cult status; they don't feature in retro festivals or do the "midnight circuit", they don't get remastered on special BluRay editions; they just fade away. These days they might turn up on RU-vid or a film archive website - if they're lucky!

It wasn't all that.

​@@salebrosity22 Oh but it was.

​@@francispower1418I agree. It's marvellous!

Wilder [Australian film maker] was unsympathetic about the heart attacks, saying that "you have to have a heart before you can have an attack".😂

​@@internetcensure5849 Billy Wilder was Austrian.

His role in Murder by Death was brilliant

And very creepy too since it is preying upon Humbert's guilt.

Greed. It's quite common!

Probably felt entitled to it all after enduring Peter's abuse to care for him. Not saying it's right but that may be the reason.

@@jackedkerouac4414 Either that, or greed!

Why do you think she married him in the first place?

@@itsROMPERS... Greed!

Geoffrey Rush was incredible in that film.

Good film. Rush was fantastic in it.

I highly recommend the 1995 BBC, 3-part documentary on Sellers.

Thank you. He also had an established pattern of pursuing and marrying women who were considerably younger than him. His last wife was young enough to be his daughter. The creep meter goes up much higher with that knowledge.

@@Muirmaiden nonsense What d you expect him to have done married a middle aged.hag

What gets me is when they can fool the world into thinking they're such wonderful people. I don't think Sellers was playing with a full deck.

Why have 4 children in the first place? If someone doesn't want to be a Dad, don't have kids. I knew at about 18 that I wasn't Dad material, so never had kids - simple.

I also love Murder by Death. You had to add that old chestnut "you couldn't get away with blah blah" There was nothing to get away with.

@angelwingz892 nah dawg, AAPI would totally have a problem with his character and say it's "problematic" he was walking stereotype lol

I hope you have seen "The Party", it is easily the funniest movie Peter ever made and it is the same team that was behind the Pink Panther movies.

oh, he's found peace all right. All is very very still.

Hopefully those who knew him found peace after he passed.

Very astute

I also like "the party" ...

There are movies I can't even watch anymore, after learning about the reality of the individual. Jerry Lewis included.

@@Rezzatoni Birdy num nums

@@Rezzatoni which he did in brownface complete with dodgy Indian accent