Peter Sellers was born 1925 and died 1980. He served in the British Air Force during World War 2. Through his ability to mimic accents and different types of voices. It led to him obtaining radio work after the war. He became friendly with Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine which in turn led to meeting up with Spike Milligan and the Goon Show developed.
He appeared in movies while he was making the Goon Show which led to further fame in America
He is probably mostly well known for his role in the Pink Panther movies.