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Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

ActingBorn May 26, 1913Died August 11, 1994 (age 81)Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

Biography

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.

Filmography

2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020Movie
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

Movie
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2010
Attack of the Octopus People

as Doctor Welles (archive footage)

Movie
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2004
The Story of Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)

Movie
1995
Dalekmania

as Doctor Who (archive footage)

Movie
1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1994Movie
1993
Frankenstein Reborn

as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

Movie
1992
Innocent Blood

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

Movie
1992
Dracula in the Movies

as (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Halloween Monster Bash

as Dr. Wells (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)

Movie
1986
Biggles

as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

Movie
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

Movie
1984
The Masks of Death

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1984
Top Secret!

as Bookstore Proprietor

Movie
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as Professor Charles Copeland

Movie
1983
House of the Long Shadows

as Sebastian Grisbane

Movie
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1981
Black Jack

as Sir Thomas Bedford

Movie
1981
Mystery on Monster Island

as William T. Kolderup

Movie
1980
A Tale of Two Cities

as Dr. Alexander Manette

Movie
1980
Hammer House of Horror

as Martin Blueck

TV
1979
A Touch of the Sun

as Commissioner Potts

Movie
1979
Arabian Adventure

as Wazir Al Wuzara

Movie
1979TV
1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie
1979
Son of Hitler

as Heinrich Haussner

Movie
1979
The Detour

as Narrator

Movie
1977
The Standard

as Baron Hackenberg

Movie
1977
The Uncanny

as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")

Movie
1977
Shock Waves

as SS Commander

Movie
1977
Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

Movie
1976
The New Avengers

as Von Claus

TV
1976
The Great Houdinis

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Movie
1976
The Devil's Men

as Baron Corofax

Movie
1976
At the Earth's Core

as Dr. Abner Perry

Movie
1976
Trial by Combat

as Sir Edward Gifford

Movie
1975TV
1975Movie
1975
The Ghoul

as Dr. Lawrence

Movie
1975Movie
1974
Shatter

as Paul Rattwood

Movie
1974
Tender Dracula

as MacGregor

Movie
1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

Movie
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

Movie
1974
The Zoo Gang

as Judge Gautier

TV
1974
The Beast Must Die

as Dr. Christopher Lundgren

Movie
1974
Madhouse

as Herbert Flay

Movie
1974
From Beyond the Grave

as The Proprietor

Movie
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as Count Gerard De Merret

TV
1973Movie
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing

Movie
1973
Nothing But the Night

as Sir Mark Ashley

Movie
1973
The Creeping Flesh

as Emmanuel Hildern

Movie
1972
Asylum

as Smith

Movie
1972
Horror Express

as Dr. Wells

Movie
1972
Fear in the Night

as Michael Carmichael

Movie
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again

as Ship's Captain

Movie
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972

as Professor Van Helsing

Movie
1972
Tales from the Crypt

as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

Movie
1971
Film '72

as Self

TV
1971
I, Monster

as Frederick Utterson

Movie
1971
Twins of Evil

as Gustav Weil

Movie
1971
Blood Suckers

as Dr. Walter Goodrich

Movie
1971
The House That Dripped Blood

as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Movie
1970
The Vampire Lovers

as General von Spielsdorf

Movie
1970
One More Time

as Dr. Frankenstein

Movie
1970TV
1970
Scream and Scream Again

as Major Heinrich Benedek

Movie
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

as Baron Victor Frankenstein

Movie
1968
Corruption

as Sir John Rowan

Movie
1968
The Blood Beast Terror

as Detective Inspector Quennell

Movie
1967
Torture Garden

as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Movie
1967
Some May Live

as John Meredith

Movie
1967
Night of the Big Heat

as Dr. Vernon Stone

Movie
1967
Frankenstein Created Woman

as Baron Frankenstein

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Island of Terror

as Dr. Brian Stanley

Movie
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)

Movie
1965TV
1965
The Skull

as Dr. Christopher Maitland

Movie
1965Movie
1965
She

as Holly

Movie
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

Movie
1964
The Gorgon

as Dr. Namaroff

Movie
1964
The Caves of Steel

as Elijah Baley

Movie
1964
Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

TV
1964
The Evil of Frankenstein

as Baron Frankenstein

Movie
1964
Story Parade

as Elijah Baley

TV
1963
The Man Who Finally Died

as Doctor Peter von Brecht

Movie
1963
The Spread of the Eagle

as Caius Cassius

TV
1962
Captain Clegg

as Reverend Dr. Blyss

Movie
1961
Cash on Demand

as Harry Fordyce

Movie
1961
The Naked Edge

as Mr. Evan Wrack

Movie
1961
Drama 61-67

as Frederick James Parsons

TV
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Squire Trevenyan

Movie
1961
The Hellfire Club

as Mr. Merryweather

Movie
1961
The Avengers

as Paul Beresford

TV
1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest

as Sheriff of Nottingham

Movie
1960
Suspect

as Professor Sewell

Movie
1960
The Brides of Dracula

as Dr. J. Van Helsing

Movie
1960
Cone of Silence

as Capt. Clive Judd

Movie
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends

as Dr. Robert Knox

Movie
1959
The Mummy

as John Banning

Movie
1959
John Paul Jones

as Captain Richard Pearson

Movie
1959Movie
1958
The Revenge of Frankenstein

as Dr. Victor Stein

Movie
1958
Dracula

as Doctor Van Helsing

Movie
1958
Violent Playground

as Father Laidlaw

Movie
1957
The Abominable Snowman

as Dr. John Rollason

Movie
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein

as Baron Victor Frankenstein

Movie
1957
Time Without Pity

as Jeremy Clayton

Movie
1956Movie
1955
Magic Fire

as Otto Wesendonk

Movie
1955
The Moment of Truth

as The Prime Minister

Movie
1955
The End of the Affair

as Henry Miles

Movie
1955
The Creature

as Dr. John Rollason

Movie
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four

as Winston Smith

Movie
1954
The Black Knight

as Sir Palamides

Movie
1953
Anastasia

as Piotr Petrovsky

Movie
1953
Number Three

as Simpson

Movie
1952
Moulin Rouge

as Marcel de la Voisier

Movie
1952TV
1951
When We Are Married

as Gerald Forbes

Movie
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Winston Smith

TV
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Dr. John Rollason

TV
1950TV
1948
Hamlet

as Osric

Movie
1946
It Might Be You

as The doctor

Movie
1942
The Woman in the House

as Man Waking Up (archive footage)

Movie
1941
They Dare Not Love

as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler

Movie
1940
Dreams

as First Dreamer

Movie
1940
The Howards of Virginia

as Leslie Stephens

Movie
1940
Women in War

as Capt. Evans

Movie
1940
The Hidden Master

as Robert Clive of India

Movie
1940
Vigil in the Night

as Joe Shand

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Laddie

as Robert Pryor

Movie
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask

as Second Officer

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 26, 1913
Day of DeathAugust 11, 1994
Place of BirthKenley, Surrey, England, UK
Popularity1.8