Clouseau — The Pink Panther Character Profile

About Clouseau

Bumbling yet brilliant French detective, iconic comedic lead.

Clouseau — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Martial arts, Accidental deduction, Linguistics, Disguise

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 3/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Quick Facts about Clouseau

Nationality

[[French people

Clouseau appears in 9 titles

• The Pink Panther (1963) — character page
• A Shot in the Dark (1964) — character page
• Inspector Clouseau (1968) — character page
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) — character page
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) — character page
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) — character page
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) — character page
• The Pink Panther (2006)
• The Pink Panther 2 (2009) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Steve Martin

Appears in

The Pink Panther (2006)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Clouseau — Alliance Teammate — Ponton (Jean Reno)

  Ponton becomes Clouseau's loyal investigative partner.

  Dreyfus assigns Ponton to keep an eye on Clouseau, but Clouseau befriends him and they later save Xania together.

• Clouseau — Romantic Love Interest — Nicole (Emily Mortimer)

  Clouseau develops romantic feelings for Nicole.

  Clouseau falls in love with Nicole while she works as a secretary connected to the investigation.

• Clouseau — Professional Subordinate — Dreyfus (Kevin Kline)

  Clouseau works under Dreyfus's authority during the investigation.

  Dreyfus promotes Clouseau to inspector and assigns him to investigate the murder.

• Clouseau — Alliance Protective Ally — Xania (Beyoncé)

  Clouseau protects Xania despite initially investigating her.

  Clouseau believes Xania is innocent and later realizes she will be the killer's next target, prompting him to save her.

• Clouseau — Narrative Detective And Culprit — Yuri (Henry Czerny)

  Yuri becomes Clouseau's true opponent in the final revelation.

  Clouseau identifies Yuri as the assassin and captures him while Yuri attempts to kill Xania.

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More characters from The Pink Panther

• Ponton (Jean Reno)
• Dreyfus (Kevin Kline)
• Xania (Beyoncé)
• Bizu (William Abadie)
• Nicole (Emily Mortimer)
• Cherie (Kristin Chenoweth)
• Justice Minister Clochard (Jean Dell)
• Security Agent (Stéphane Boucher)
• Yuri (Henry Czerny)
• Raymmond Laroque (Roger Rees)
• Dialect Instructor (Charlotte Maier)
• Agent Corbeille (Anna Katarina)