What is the name of the character played by Peter Sellers in Lolita?

The character played by Peter Sellers in *Lolita* is Clare Quilty.

Quilty is a famous playwright whose connection to Dolores “Lolita” Haze drives the film’s later plot. He first appears as a conceited, avant-garde writer and is eventually revealed as the man who has been following Humbert and Lolita during their travels. He abducts Dolores from a hospital by claiming to be her uncle.

Kubrick greatly expanded Quilty’s role compared with Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. Peter Sellers uses several disguises and personas, including a police officer, the school psychologist Dr. Zempf, a photographer, and an anonymous telephone surveyor. These appearances create a recurring comic but unsettling presence around Humbert’s obsessive pursuit.

The other options are distinct characters: John Ray narrates the opening, Charlotte Haze is Lolita’s mother, and Humbert Humbert is played by James Mason. Kubrick’s 1962 adaptation softened aspects of the novel because of censorship restrictions, while making Quilty a more visible satirical counterpart to Humbert.