Peter Sellers

Actor. Born 8 September 1925 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. Died 24 July 1980.

Titles on Fi1m6 acting · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

8 September 1925, Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Died

24 July 1980

Active

1955–1980

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Peter’s work 4 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 602

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 4 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $101m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscar nominations
Active: 1955–1980

Genres

Comedy5
Crime2
Drama2
Action1
Adventure1
Horror1

Best and worst on Fi1m

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster

93BestDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu poster

38WorstThe Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu1980

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

311950s

371960s

231970s

21980s

21990s

22000s

12010s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards3 nominated

Nominated1980Best Actor · Being There
Nominated1965Best Actor · Dr. Strangelove
Nominated1960Best Live Action Short Film · The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.