Sidney Wang — Murder by Death Character Profile

About Sidney Wang

Invited detective who investigates the case and survives the night's traps, later presenting an independent theory and concluding the ordeal by remarking that the murder 'killed good weekend.'

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Sellers

Appears in

Murder by Death (1976)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Sidney Wang — Professional Employer — Lionel Twain (Truman Capote)

  Lionel Twain hires Sidney Wang as part of his murder game

• Sidney Wang — Social Rival Detective — Dick Charleston (David Niven)

  Professional rivalry between detectives

• Sidney Wang — Social Rival Detective — Milo Perrier (James Coco)

  Professional rivalry between detectives

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• Lionel Twain (Truman Capote)
• Butler Jamesir Bensonmum (Alec Guinness)
• Dick Charleston (David Niven)
• Kitchen Maid Yetta (Nancy Walker)
• Dora Charleston (Maggie Smith)
• Marcel Cassette (James Cromwell)
• Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited) (Fay Wray)
• Milo Perrier (James Coco)
• Willie Wang (Richard Narita)
• Sam Diamond (Peter Falk)
• Tess Skeffington (Eileen Brennan)
• Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester)