Inspector Clouseau of the character. The film also introduces two of the series regular characters: his superior, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), who is driven mad by Clouseau's blundering of the investigation; and his long-suffering Chinese man servant, Cato (Burt Kwouk), who is expected to improve Clouseau's martial arts skills by attacking him at random. Sellers stepped away from playing the character following this movie, but returned in "The Return of the Pink Panther" (1975) and its sequels. When the character returned for the film "Inspector Clouseau" (1968), he was portrayed by American actor Alan Arkin; Edwards was not involved in this production.
Curse of the Pink Panther with the cartoon Panther (who talks) to solve crimes. This "Roger Rabbit" knock-off never aired. Finally, after much effort, Edwards's "Son" was released in 1993, starring Roberto Benigni as Clouseau's illegitimate son. However, like this and "Trail", it didn't do well at the box-office, signalling the end of Edwards' involvement with the franchise for good. A commercially successful revival, "The Pink Panther", starring Steve Martin as Clouseau, was released in 2006, though this film is a rebooting of the franchise rather than a continuation or remake. Martin once again played Clouseau in "The Pink Panther 2", though that film was