"of the Pink Panther"", reveals that Clouseau underwent plastic surgery to change his appearance; the character appears on screen briefly in the form of a joke cameo appearance by Roger Moore, billed as ""Turk Thrust II"". David Niven and Capucine again reprise their original ""Pink Panther"" roles as the Lyttons, now also joined by the returning Robert Wagner as nephew George Lytton. Neither ""Trail"" nor ""Curse"" were box office moneymakers, and the series was retired for about a decade. Despite the failure of ""Curse"", Edwards attempted to revive the series a decade later with ""Son of the Pink Panther"", in"
"Toast of New Orleans"" (1950), ""Happy Go Lovely"" (1951), ""Happy Ever After"" (1954) and ""Carrington V.C."" (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of ""Around the World in 80 Days"" (1956). Niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for television. He also began writing books, with considerable commercial success. In 1982 he appeared in Blake Edwards' final ""Pink Panther"" films ""Trail of the Pink Panther"" and ""Curse of the Pink Panther"", reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. James David Graham Niven was born in Belgrave Mansions, London, to William Edward"
"New Guinea. His remains were recovered and 1st Lt. Charles C. Lanphier, USMC was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, April 5, 1949. Lanphier had a third son who was an actor, James Francis Lanphier born in New York in 1920 and died in California, 1969. He was perhaps best known for his role in The Pink Panther (1963 film). Thomas George Lanphier Sr. Thomas George Lanphier Sr. (April 16, 1890 October 9, 1972) was a retired Colonel in the United States Army Air Corps, and was Commanding Officer of Selfridge Field in Michigan from late 1924 to early 1926 and"
"Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, of cancer. He was surrounded by his wife and family. Burt Kwouk Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, OBE (; ; 18 July 1930 – 24 May 2016) was a British actor, known for his role as Cato in the ""Pink Panther"" films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal of Imperial Japanese Army Major Yamauchi in the British drama series ""Tenko"" and as Entwistle in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Kwouk was born in Warrington, Lancashire, but was brought up in Shanghai. Between the ages of 12 and 16 he attended the Jesuit Mission"
"Burt Kwouk Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, OBE (; ; 18 July 1930 – 24 May 2016) was a British actor, known for his role as Cato in the ""Pink Panther"" films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal of Imperial Japanese Army Major Yamauchi in the British drama series ""Tenko"" and as Entwistle in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Kwouk was born in Warrington, Lancashire, but was brought up in Shanghai. Between the ages of 12 and 16 he attended the Jesuit Mission School there, which he described as ""the Far East equivalent of Eton"". He left China"
"David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in ""A Matter of Life and Death"", Phileas Fogg in ""Around the World in 80 Days"", and Sir Charles Lytton (""the Phantom"") in ""The Pink Panther."" He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ""Separate Tables"" (1958). Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he joined the British Army and was commissioned"
"have any other recurring characters from the rest of the series. Although it was produced by the Mirisch Corporation, Peter Sellers, Blake Edwards, and Henry Mancini were not involved in the making of this film. This not only marks the return of the famous ""Pink Panther"" diamond but also - after an 11-year hiatus - that of Peter Sellers as Clouseau, along with director Edwards, Mancini, Dreyfus and Cato. Sir Charles Lytton is portrayed by Christopher Plummer; the film also co-starred Catherine Schell, Peter Arne, and Graham Stark. Dreyfus' insanity reaches a pinnacle, as he tries to intimidate the rest"
"born in 1857. Helen Boustead married William Niven and the couple gave birth to a son, William Edward Graham Niven. William Edward Graham Niven then married socialite Henrietta Julia Degacher. Their first child was James David Graham Niven, better known as David Niven. Niven's film career spanned over 90 films, and he was best known for his roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Pink Panther (1963) and Casino Royale (1967). There has been some dispute over Niven's paternity, with one biographer claiming that Niven himself believed his biological father to be Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt, whom his"
"The Pink Panther (1963 film) The Pink Panther is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine and Claudia Cardinale. The film introduced the cartoon character of the same name, in an opening credits sequence animated by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The film was selected in 2010 to be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry, being deemed ""culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."" As a child in Lugash, Princess Dala receives a gift from her father, the Maharajah: the ""Pink"
"The Return of the Pink Panther The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in The Pink Panther series. The film stars Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau, for the first time since ""A Shot in the Dark"" (1964), after having declined to reprise the role in ""Inspector Clouseau"" (1968). The film was a commercial hit and revived the previously dormant series. Herbert Lom reprises his role as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus from ""A Shot in the Dark""; he remained a regular thereafter. The character of Sir Charles Lytton, the"
"The Pink Panther The Pink Panther is a British-American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic ""Pink Panther"" film in 1963. The role of Clouseau was originated by and is most closely associated with Peter Sellers. Most of the films were written and directed by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini. Elements and characters inspired by the films were adapted into other media, including books, comic books and animated series. The first film in the series"
"Christie. In his earliest appearances, Clouseau is slightly less inept and exaggerated; but in his first appearance he believes himself a skilled violinist, but plays out of tune, and often appears clumsy at his moments of highest dignity. Jacques Clouseau makes his first appearance as the Inspector in the 1963 film ""The Pink Panther"", which was released in the United States in March 1964. In this movie, the main focus was on David Niven's role as Sir Charles Lytton, the infamous jewel thief nicknamed ""the Phantom"", and his plan to steal the Pink Panther diamond; while the Clouseau character plays"
"Peter Sellers Peter Sellers, CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English film actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series ""The Goon Show"", featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film characterisations, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in ""The Pink Panther"" series of films. Born in Portsmouth, Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres."
"motorcyclists, and mountain climbers: it ran for 21 episodes. In 1975, he narrated ""The Remarkable Rocket"", a short animation based on a story by Oscar Wilde. His last sizeable film part was in ""Better Late Than Never"" (1983). In July 1982, Blake Edwards brought Niven back for cameo appearances in two final ""Pink Panther"" films (""Trail of the Pink Panther"" and ""Curse of the Pink Panther""), reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. When the raw footage was reviewed, his voice was inaudible, and his lines had to be dubbed by"
"Panaro's departure and Norm Lewis' arrival. He concluded his run as the Phantom on May 12, 2014. He is currently playing Monsieur Andre and is an occasional Phantom cover. Laird Mackintosh Laird Mackintosh (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actor based in New York City. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 in the role of George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"" at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. In 2013 he played John Utterson in the Broadway production of Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde. Mackintosh began his career as a dancer in the National Ballet of Canada (1990-1992)."
"Straw"" and ""Cafe and Beer"". He appeared in ""Adventures in Babysitting"" as Leon Vasquez. He also voiced Francisco in the computer-animated television series, ""Elena of Avalor"". Emiliano Díez Emiliano Díez is a Cuban actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Vic Palmero, George's father-in-law, in the sitcom ""George Lopez"", as well as his role as Manny Beltrán in the sitcom ""Los Beltrán"". Díez began his acting career in 1976 in theatre and television. In 1980 at the age of 26, he immigrated to Miami to extend his career by doing numerous popular plays like ""Blithe Spirit"", ""La"
"George, (Jonathan Lipnicki) acceptance by the extended Little family and even the grudging tolerance of the family cat Snowbell, (Nathan Lane). A significant subplot of this film highlights neoliberalism’s obsession with gentrifying inner cities. The Littles family home is subject to multiple aggressive offers from developers who wish to turn the real estate into a skyscraper. In the sequel, Stuart and his brother George (Jonathan Lipnicki) are attending school together, but his mother (Geena Davis) doesn't seem to think Stuart is capable to taking care of himself. Later, Stuart meets a bird named Margalo (Melanie Griffith) who he unintentionally saves"
"George Chandler George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 feature films, usually in smaller supporting roles, and he is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series ""Lassie"". He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on June 30, 1898. During his infancy, his family moved to Hinsdale, Illinois. Early in his career, he had a vaudeville act, billed as ""George Chandler, the Musical Nut,"" which featured comedy and his violin. Chandler served in the United States Army during World War I. Chandler appeared"
"George Layton George Layton (born George Lowy on 2 March 1943 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and author. He was born to a family of Czechoslovak and Jewish ancestry and educated at Belle Vue Boys' Grammar School in Bradford and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he won the Emile Littler award. He went on to leading parts at Coventry and Nottingham and appeared on Broadway in ""Chips with Everything"". He also appeared in an Australian production called ""Funny Peculiar"". He is best known for three television roles –"
"of leading actors and directors including Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Liv Ullman, Sam Waterston, the Boulting Brothers, Anthony Asquith, Bryan Forbes and Stanley Kubrick. Harvey was born in London in 1930 but his father died when he was young and he was raised and took his name from his stepfather, actor and writer Morris Harvey. He began his screen career as an actor while a teenager and made his first film appearance playing Ptolemy, the younger brother of Cleopatra (played by Vivien Leigh, an acquaintance of his step-father) in the film version of George Bernard"
"Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 Italian-American comedy film. It is a continuation of ""The Pink Panther"" film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are ""Panther"" regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both filmmaker Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini; Edwards retired from movie making, and Mancini died the following year. Princess Yasmin of Lugash (Debrah Farentino) is abducted in French territorial waters"
"Elvis Presley's bodyguard during the singer's final years. He is best known to Kenpoists as the founder of American Kenpo and is referred to fondly as the ""Father of American Kenpo."" He is formally referred to as Senior Grand Master of American Kenpo. Parker had a minor career as a Hollywood actor and stunt man. His most notable film was ""Kill the Golden Goose"". In this film, he co-stars with Hapkido master Bong Soo Han. His acting work included the (uncredited) role of Mr. Chong in student Blake Edwards' ""Revenge of the Pink Panther"" and again in ""Curse of the"
"George Ali George Ali (born George Bolingbroke; c.1866−April 26, 1947) was an actor who specialized in the ""skin game"", playing animals in stage and cinema productions, known as an animal impersonator. He performed in a number of stage plays, working as lions, tigers, and bears, but it was as the canine nursemaid Nana and the Crocodile in the 1924 film adaptation of ""Peter Pan"" for which he seems best remembered. Barrie had written the part expecting it to be played by a boy, but adults were cast for the technically demanding role. Ali played the character at the age of"
"Mark Ritts Mark Ritts (June 16, 1946 – December 7, 2009) was an American actor, puppeteer, television producer and director, and author. Ritts also produced and directed many independent videos and television spots as president of Mark Ritts Productions, Inc., for clients around the world. Ritts was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in English literature. Being the son of noted puppeteers Paul and Mary Ritts, he pursued a sideline in puppetry, starring in PBS's ""The Real Adventures of Sherlock Jones and Proctor Watson"" and NBC's ""The Pink Panther Show"", among many others. In"
"Laird Mackintosh Laird Mackintosh (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actor based in New York City. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 in the role of George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"" at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. In 2013 he played John Utterson in the Broadway production of Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde. Mackintosh began his career as a dancer in the National Ballet of Canada (1990-1992). He studied at L'Ecole Superieure de Danse du Quebec (Montreal), American Ballet Theatre's School of Classical Ballet in New York City and The National Ballet School in Toronto. In"
"Luke's father. Keye Luke Keye Luke (, Cantonese: Luk Shek Kee; June 18, 1904 – January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-American film and television actor, technical advisor and artist, he was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild He was known for playing Lee Chan, the ""Number One Son"" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 1939–1941 Green Hornet film serials, Brak in the 1960s ""Space Ghost"" cartoons, Master Po in the television series ""Kung Fu"", and Mr. Wing in the ""Gremlins"" films. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed by RKO, Universal Pictures and"
"Cyril Ritchard Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977), known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is probably best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of ""Peter Pan"". In 1945, he played Gabriele Eisenstein in ""Gay Rosalinda"" at the Palace theatre in London, a version of Strauss's ""Die Fledermaus"" by Erich Wolfgang Korngold in which he appeared with Peter Graves. The show was conducted by Richard Tauber and ran for almost a year. Ritchard was born in the Sydney suburb"
"Brian George Brian George (born 1 July 1952) is an Israeli-English actor, singer, voice artist and comedian best known for playing Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt on ""Seinfeld"" and the gynaecologist father of Raj Koothrappali on ""The Big Bang Theory"". George was born in Jerusalem on 1 July 1952, to Jewish parents of Baghdadi Jewish (Iraqi Jewish) descent, who had emigrated to Israel. His father was born in Lebanon, his mother, in India. A year after his birth, the family moved from Israel to London and then, in 1966, to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings. He"
"Philip Stone Philip Stone (14 April 1924 – 15 June 2003) was an English actor, well-known for portraying film characters such as ""Pa"", the father of Alex DeLarge, in ""A Clockwork Orange""; General Alfred Jodl in """"; Delbert Grady in ""The Shining""; and Captain Philip Blumburtt in ""Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"". Stone's final film role was as the Bishop in ""The Baby of Mâcon"". In television, Stone is known for his roles as Brigadier Davidson in ""The Rat Catchers"" and Sir John Gallagher in ""Justice"". Philip Stone was born in Kirkstall, Leeds. Stone is the youngest of"
"Herbert Lom Herbert Lom (; 11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012) was a Czech-born British film and television actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or villains early in his career and professional men in later years. Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in ""The Ladykillers"", ""The Pink Panther"" film series and the television series ""The Human Jungle"". Lom was born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru in Prague to"
"Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]"" and ""[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]"". Bobin said that the film was ""a tip of the hat to the old-school crime capers of the '60s, but featuring a frog, a pig, a bear, and a dog—no panthers, even pink ones—along with the usual Muppet-y mix of mayhem, music and laughs"". The first actor to be attached to the film was [[Christoph Waltz]] in the role of an Interpol inspector. Waltz dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by [[Ty Burrell]]. In December 2012, [[Ricky Gervais]] confirmed his casting. [[Tina"
"Blake Edwards William Blake Crump (July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010), better known by his stage name Blake Edwards, was an American filmmaker. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"", ""Days of Wine and Roses"", ""10"", ""Victor/Victoria"", and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in"
"George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film ""Patton"", as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"", and as Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's 1984 film ""A Christmas Carol"". He was the first actor to refuse the Academy Award for Best Actor (for ""Patton"" in 1970), having warned the Academy of Motion"