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Peter Cushing

Acting
Known For

81 Years Old

Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.

Born

Kenley, Surrey, England, UK on 26th May 1913

Died

11th August 1994

All Credits

Star Wars Image
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
The Avengers Image
The Avengers
Paul Beresford
Wogan Image
Wogan
Self
Tales of the Unexpected Image
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
Space: 1999 Image
Space: 1999
Raan
Fear in the Night Image
Fear in the Night
Michael Carmichael
Sunday Night Theatre Image
Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. John Rollason
Sunday Night Theatre Image
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith
Hamlet Image
Hamlet
Osric
The Creeping Flesh Image
The Creeping Flesh
Emmanuel Hildern
Nineteen Eighty-Four Image
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith
She Image
She
Holly
Shatter Image
Shatter
Paul Rattwood
The Standard Image
The Standard
Baron Hackenberg
Blood Suckers Image
Blood Suckers
Dr. Walter Goodrich
Innocent Blood Image
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Biggles Image
Biggles
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The New Avengers Image
The New Avengers
Von Claus
The Horror Show Image
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
Hammer House of Horror Image
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
The Vampire Lovers Image
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
One More Time Image
One More Time
Dr. Frankenstein
The Hellfire Club Image
The Hellfire Club
Merryweather
Lolita Image
Lolita
John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankenstein Created Woman Image
Frankenstein Created Woman
Baron Frankenstein
Torture Garden Image
Torture Garden
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Image
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters Image
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Time Without Pity Image
Time Without Pity
Jeremy Clayton
John Paul Jones Image
John Paul Jones
Captain Richard Pearson
No Image
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Professor Charles Copeland
The World of Hammer Image
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Film '72
Self
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Image
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
No Image
Drama 61-67
Frederick James Parsons
The Black Knight Image
The Black Knight
Sir Palamides
Top Secret! Image
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
Laddie Image
Laddie
Robert Pryor
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Image
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret
Sherlock Holmes Image
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
No Image
When We Are Married
Gerald Forbes
The Naked Edge Image
The Naked Edge
Mr. Evan Wrack
Nothing But the Night Image
Nothing But the Night
Sir Mark Ashley
Dracula Image
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
The Abominable Snowman Image
The Abominable Snowman
Dr. John Rollason
Madhouse Image
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
Twins of Evil Image
Twins of Evil
Gustav Weil
Fanex Files: Hammer Films Image
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
Dracula: Prince of Darkness Image
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
No Image
Treffpunkte
Self
No Image
Anastasia
Piotr Petrovsky
The Great Houdinis Image
The Great Houdinis
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Attack of the Octopus People Image
Attack of the Octopus People
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Asylum Image
Asylum
Smith
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Image
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Dreams Image
Dreams
First Dreamer
Cash on Demand Image
Cash on Demand
Harry Fordyce
The Hound of the Baskervilles Image
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
I, Monster Image
I, Monster
Frederick Utterson
No Image
Story Parade
Elijah Baley
Moulin Rouge Image
Moulin Rouge
Marcel de la Voisier
The Zoo Gang Image
The Zoo Gang
Judge Gautier
Horror Express Image
Horror Express
Dr. Wells
The Curse of Frankenstein Image
The Curse of Frankenstein
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Alexander the Great Image
Alexander the Great
Memmon
A Chump at Oxford Image
A Chump at Oxford
Student
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Image
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Dracula A.D. 1972 Image
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
Arabian Adventure Image
Arabian Adventure
Wazir Al Wuzara
Sword of Sherwood Forest Image
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Brides of Dracula Image
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. J. Van Helsing
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Image
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
Dr Terror's House of Horrors Image
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
No Image
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Pride and Prejudice Image
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy
The Satanic Rites of Dracula Image
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Dalekmania Image
Dalekmania
Doctor Who (archive footage)
The Mummy Image
The Mummy
John Banning
Magic Fire Image
Magic Fire
Otto Wesendonk
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. Image
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Doctor Who
The Skull Image
The Skull
Dr. Christopher Maitland
The Flesh and the Fiends Image
The Flesh and the Fiends
Dr. Robert Knox
The Revenge of Frankenstein Image
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Stein
The Evil of Frankenstein Image
The Evil of Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
The Gorgon Image
The Gorgon
Dr. Namaroff
Tales from the Crypt Image
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Scream and Scream Again Image
Scream and Scream Again
Major Heinrich Benedek
Corruption Image
Corruption
Sir John Rowan
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Image
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
The House That Dripped Blood Image
The House That Dripped Blood
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Captain Clegg Image
Captain Clegg
Reverend Dr. Blyss
Dr. Who and the Daleks Image
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who
It Might Be You Image
It Might Be You
The doctor
From Beyond the Grave Image
From Beyond the Grave
The Proprietor
Frankenstein Reborn Image
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
And Now the Screaming Starts! Image
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Dr. Pope
A Tale of Two Cities Image
A Tale of Two Cities
Dr. Alexander Manette
The Spread of the Eagle Image
The Spread of the Eagle
Caius Cassius
The End of the Affair Image
The End of the Affair
Henry Miles
Black Jack Image
Black Jack
Sir Thomas Bedford
The Man in the Iron Mask Image
The Man in the Iron Mask
Second Officer
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault Image
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
At the Earth's Core Image
At the Earth's Core
Dr. Abner Perry
The Story of Star Wars Image
The Story of Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
The Beast Must Die Image
The Beast Must Die
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies Image
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Tender Dracula Image
Tender Dracula
MacGregor
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Image
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Island of Terror Image
Island of Terror
Dr. Brian Stanley
Son of Hitler Image
Son of Hitler
Heinrich Haussner
Dr. Phibes Rises Again Image
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Ship's Captain
Night of the Big Heat Image
Night of the Big Heat
Dr. Vernon Stone
The Uncanny Image
The Uncanny
Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood Image
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
Violent Playground Image
Violent Playground
Father Laidlaw
Cone of Silence Image
Cone of Silence
Capt. Clive Judd
Trial by Combat Image
Trial by Combat
Sir Edward Gifford
The Ghoul Image
The Ghoul
Dr. Lawrence
House of the Long Shadows Image
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
Fury at Smugglers' Bay Image
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Squire Trevenyan
The Devil's Men Image
The Devil's Men
Baron Corofax
Shock Waves Image
Shock Waves
SS Commander
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions Image
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Vigil in the Night Image
Vigil in the Night
Joe Shand
The Man Who Finally Died Image
The Man Who Finally Died
Doctor Peter von Brecht
Mystery on Monster Island Image
Mystery on Monster Island
William T. Kolderup
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. Image
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
The Howards of Virginia Image
The Howards of Virginia
Leslie Stephens
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words Image
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
The Blood Beast Terror Image
The Blood Beast Terror
Detective Inspector Quennell
A Touch of the Sun Image
A Touch of the Sun
Legend of the Werewolf Image
Legend of the Werewolf
Prof. Paul
Suspect Image
Suspect
Professor Sewell
They Dare Not Love Image
They Dare Not Love
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Image
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
The Woman in the House Image
The Woman in the House
Man Waking Up (archive footage)
The Masks of Death Image
The Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Image
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Detour Image
The Detour
Narrator
Women in War Image
Women in War
Capt. Evans
No Image
Fists of Fire
Self
Some May Live Image
Some May Live
John Meredith
The Hidden Master Image
The Hidden Master
Robert Clive of India
No Image
Look at Life: Model World
Self