* A good many PeterSellers films, especially ''DoctorStrangelove'', where Sellers plays the title character, Gen. Ripper's British adjutant and the US president. He was originally intended to play the bomber pilot as well, but he A) allegedly had a dubious time with the accent and/or B) sprained an ankle and could not work in the cramped cockpit set, so the role went to Slim Pickens. Columbia Pictures only agreed to finance the film on condition that Sellers play multiple roles.
** In ''Literature/TheMouseThatRoared'', Sellers had ''three'' separate roles - as Tully; as Lord Mountjoy; and as Grand Duchess Gloriana of [[{{Ruritania}} Grand Fenwick]]. This was explained (and {{Lampshaded}}) by the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie that the First Grand Duke was "in every possible sense, the Father of His Country" (and indeed, his memorial statue looks exactly like Peter Sellers).
** The biopic ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' has Geoffrey Rush not only playing Sellers and his characters, but also suggests Sellers is directing it and playing everyone else in the film by sometimes stopping the action and revealing, say, BlakeEdwards (JohnLithgow) to be played by Rush-as-Sellers, and commenting to the viewer on Sellers' behavior. This may be a confusing attempt at a {{Deconstruction}} of Sellers, given the film's overall attitude towards him as a person and errors that can be seen as TheyJustDidntCare for those familiar with his life and work.

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* PeterSellers did this a lot.
** The most example is ''DoctorStrangelove'', wherein he plays the title character, Gen. Ripper's British adjutant and the U.S. president. He was originally intended to play the bomber pilot as well, but he A) allegedly had a dubious time with the accent and/or B) sprained an ankle and could not work in the cramped cockpit set, so the role went to Slim Pickens. Columbia Pictures only agreed to finance the film on condition that Sellers play multiple roles.
** In ''Literature/TheMouseThatRoared'', Sellers plays Tully; as Lord Mountjoy; and as Grand Duchess Gloriana of [[{{Ruritania}} Grand Fenwick]]. This was explained (and {{Lampshaded}}) by the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie that the First Grand Duke was "in every possible sense, the Father of His Country" (and indeed, his memorial statue looks exactly like Peter Sellers).
** The page image is from 1973's ''Soft Beds, Hard Battles''.
** In 1979's comic version of ''ThePrisonerOfZenda'', he plays King Rudolf V, commoner lookalike Syd Frewin, and (in the opening sequence) the just-about-to-die King Rudolf IV.  It's implied that Syd and Rudolf V are half-brothers.
** The biopic ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' has Geoffrey Rush not only playing Sellers and his characters, but also suggests Sellers is directing it and playing everyone else in the film by sometimes stopping the action and revealing, say, BlakeEdwards (JohnLithgow) to be played by Rush-as-Sellers, and commenting to the viewer on Sellers' behavior.

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