Peter Bull played Captain Alexei de Sadesky in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.
Captain de Sadesky is the Soviet ambassador who secretly enters the War Room and is discovered photographing military plans. Bull’s performance gives the character a calm, diplomatic presence amid the escalating absurdity of the nuclear crisis. The role is small but important because it makes the Soviet Union’s representative part of the film’s central command-room comedy.
Peter Sellers played three major roles—Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove—which is why his name is often incorrectly supplied for every prominent British or diplomatic character. George C. Scott played General Buck Turgidson, while Sterling Hayden played General Jack D. Ripper.
The film was released in 1964 and was loosely based on Peter George’s novel Red Alert. Its full title is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.