President Merkin Muffley – Peter Sellers

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President Merkin Muffley is the mild-mannered, anxious U.S. president played by Peter Sellers in Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire "Dr. Strangelove."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
satirical character
appearsIn Dr. Strangelove
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
linked to: Dr. Strangelove
basedOn The President of the United States in the novel Red Alert
characterTrait anxious
diplomatic
mild-mannered
rational
contrastWith Dr. Strangelove (character)
General Buck Turgidson
countryRepresented United States of America
creator Peter George
Stanley Kubrick
Terry Southern
familyName Muffley
fictionalUniverse Dr. Strangelove universe
filmDirector Stanley Kubrick
filmReleaseYear 1964
filmWriter Peter George
Stanley Kubrick
Terry Southern
firstAppearance film Dr. Strangelove (1964)
fullName Merkin Muffley
genre black comedy
political satire
satire
givenName Merkin
hasDialogueWith Dr. Strangelove
General Buck Turgidson
Premier Dmitri Kissoff
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole protagonist
notableScene telephone conversation with Soviet Premier about accidental nuclear attack
occupation politician
portrayedAlsoBy Peter Sellers in multiple roles in same film
portrayedBy Peter Sellers
positionHeld President of the United States
productionCountryOfWork United Kingdom
United States of America
setting Cold War
worksFromLocation The Pentagon War Room

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Dr. Strangelove featuresCharacterPortrayedBy President Merkin Muffley – Peter Sellers