Peter Cushing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 26, 1913 In Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 126
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Man in the Iron Mask 1939-07-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Skywalker Legacy 2020-03-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Skywalker Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2020-03-18 |
| Movie | Peter Cushing: In His Own Words | Himself | 2020-02-08 |
| Movie | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
| Movie | Attack of the Octopus People | Doctor Welles (archive footage) | 2010-06-29 |
| Movie | Halloween: The Inside Story | (archive footage) | 2010-10-25 |
| Movie | Fanex Files: Hammer Films | Self | 2008-02-08 |
| Movie | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
| Movie | The Story of Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
| Movie | Dalekmania | Doctor Who (archive footage) | 1995-07-24 |
| Movie | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Narrator (voice) / Self | 1994-08-06 |
| Movie | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood | Himself | 1989-06-04 |
| Movie | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Self | 1987-06-26 |
| Movie | Biggles | Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond | 1986-05-30 |
| Movie | The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Professor Charles Copeland | 1984-04-23 |
| Movie | Top Secret! | Bookstore Proprietor | 1984-06-08 |
| Movie | The Masks of Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1984-12-23 |
| Movie | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Seneschal | 1984-08-17 |
| Movie | House of the Long Shadows | Sebastian Grisbane | 1983-06-17 |
| Series | Wogan | Himself | 1982-05-04 |
| Movie | Mystery on Monster Island | William T. Kolderup | 1981-04-03 |
| Movie | Black Jack | Sir Thomas Bedford | 1981-09-14 |
| Series | Hammer House of Horror | Unknown | 1980-09-13 |
| Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Dr. Alexander Manette | 1980-12-02 |
| Movie | Son of Hitler | Heinrich Haussner | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | A Touch of the Sun | 1979-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
| Series | Tales of the Unexpected | Unknown | 1979-03-24 |
| Movie | Arabian Adventure | Wazir Al Wuzara | 1979-07-08 |
| Movie | Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin | 1977-05-25 |
| Movie | Shock Waves | SS Commander | 1977-07-15 |
| Movie | The Uncanny | Wilbur Gray | 1977-08-24 |
| Movie | The Standard | Baron Hackenberg | 1977-11-25 |
| Movie | Trial by Combat | Sir Edward Gifford | 1976-04-01 |
| Movie | At the Earth's Core | Dr. Abner Perry | 1976-07-01 |
| Movie | The Devil's Men | Baron Corofax | 1976-08-11 |
| Series | The New Avengers | Unknown | 1976-10-22 |
| Movie | The Great Houdinis | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1976-10-08 |
| Movie | Fists of Fire | Himself | 1975-01-16 |
| Movie | The Ghoul | Dr. Lawrence | 1975-07-11 |
| Series | Space: 1999 | Raan | 1975-09-04 |
| Movie | Legend of the Werewolf | Prof. Paul | 1975-08-06 |
| Movie | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor | 1974-04-01 |
| Movie | Madhouse | Herbert Flay | 1974-05-22 |
| Movie | From Beyond the Grave | The Proprietor | 1974-02-21 |
| Movie | The Beast Must Die | Dr. Christopher Lundgren | 1974-04-01 |
| Movie | The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing | 1974-07-11 |
| Movie | Tender Dracula | MacGregor | 1974-08-07 |
| Movie | Shatter | Paul Rattwood | 1974-12-06 |
| Movie | The Creeping Flesh | Emmanuel Hildern | 1973-02-12 |
| Movie | Nothing But the Night | Sir Mark Ashley | 1973-02-16 |
| Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | And Now the Screaming Starts! | Dr. Pope | 1973-04-27 |
| Movie | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing | 1973-11-03 |
| Series | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Unknown | 1973-09-01 |
| Movie | Dracula A.D. 1972 | Professor Van Helsing | 1972-06-26 |
| Movie | Tales from the Crypt | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke | 1972-03-09 |
| Movie | Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Ship's Captain | 1972-07-01 |
| Movie | Fear in the Night | Michael Carmichael | 1972-07-09 |
| Movie | Horror Express | Dr. Wells | 1972-09-30 |
| Movie | Asylum | Smith | 1972-11-17 |
| Movie | The House That Dripped Blood | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") | 1971-02-22 |
| Movie | Blood Suckers | Dr. Walter Goodrich | 1971-05-14 |
| Movie | I, Monster | Frederick Utterson | 1971-11-01 |
| Movie | Twins of Evil | Gustav Weil | 1971-10-03 |
| Movie | Scream and Scream Again | Major Heinrich Benedek | 1970-02-02 |
| Movie | The Vampire Lovers | General von Spielsdorf | 1970-10-04 |
| Movie | One More Time | Dr. Frankenstein | 1970-05-01 |
| Movie | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Baron Victor Frankenstein | 1969-05-22 |
| Movie | Corruption | Sir John Rowan | 1968-07-19 |
| Movie | The Blood Beast Terror | Detective Inspector Quennell | 1968-02-01 |
| Movie | Some May Live | John Meredith | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | Frankenstein Created Woman | Baron Frankenstein | 1967-03-15 |
| Movie | Torture Garden | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | 1967-11-01 |
| Movie | Night of the Big Heat | Dr. Vernon Stone | 1967-05-01 |
| Movie | Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) | 1966-01-09 |
| Movie | Island of Terror | Dr. Brian Stanley | 1966-06-20 |
| Movie | Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | Doctor Who | 1966-08-05 |
| Movie | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" | 1965-02-23 |
| Movie | She | Holly | 1965-04-18 |
| Movie | The Skull | Dr. Christopher Maitland | 1965-08-25 |
| Movie | Dr. Who and the Daleks | Doctor Who | 1965-08-23 |
| Series | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 1964-05-17 |
| Movie | The Evil of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein | 1964-05-08 |
| Movie | The Gorgon | Dr. Namaroff | 1964-10-18 |
| Movie | The Man Who Finally Died | Doctor Peter von Brecht | 1963-12-01 |
| Movie | Captain Clegg | Reverend Dr. Blyss | 1962-06-13 |
| Movie | Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Squire Trevenyan | 1961-01-01 |
| Series | The Avengers | Unknown | 1961-01-07 |
| Movie | Cash on Demand | Harry Fordyce | 1961-12-20 |
| Movie | The Hellfire Club | Merryweather | 1961-02-03 |
| Movie | The Naked Edge | Mr. Evan Wrack | 1961-06-28 |
| Movie | Cone of Silence | Capt. Clive Judd | 1960-05-10 |
| Movie | The Flesh and the Fiends | Dr. Robert Knox | 1960-02-02 |
| Movie | The Brides of Dracula | Dr. J. Van Helsing | 1960-07-07 |
| Movie | Suspect | Professor Sewell | 1960-11-15 |
| Movie | Sword of Sherwood Forest | Sheriff of Nottingham | 1960-12-26 |
| Movie | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes | 1959-05-04 |
| Movie | The Mummy | John Banning | 1959-08-01 |
| Movie | John Paul Jones | Captain Richard Pearson | 1959-06-16 |
| Movie | Violent Playground | Father Laidlaw | 1958-01-14 |
| Movie | Dracula | Doctor Van Helsing | 1958-05-22 |
| Movie | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Dr. Victor Stein | 1958-06-13 |
| Movie | Time Without Pity | Jeremy Clayton | 1957-03-21 |
| Movie | The Curse of Frankenstein | Baron Victor Frankenstein | 1957-05-20 |
| Movie | The Abominable Snowman | Dr. John Rollason | 1957-08-26 |
| Movie | Alexander the Great | Memmon | 1956-03-28 |
| Movie | Magic Fire | Otto Wesendonk | 1955-06-30 |
| Movie | The End of the Affair | Henry Miles | 1955-02-24 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1955-07-29 |
| Movie | The Black Knight | Sir Palamides | 1954-08-26 |
| Movie | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith | 1954-12-16 |
| Movie | Anastasia | Piotr Petrovsky | 1953-07-12 |
| Movie | Moulin Rouge | Marcel de la Voisier | 1952-12-23 |
| Series | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Darcy | 1952-02-02 |
| Movie | Hamlet | Osric | 1948-12-10 |
| Movie | It Might Be You | The doctor | 1946-07-25 |
| Movie | The Woman in the House | Man Waking Up (archive footage) | 1942-05-09 |
| Movie | They Dare Not Love | Sub-Lieutenant Blackler | 1941-05-16 |
| Movie | A Chump at Oxford | Student | 1940-01-25 |
| Movie | Laddie | Robert Pryor | 1940-01-18 |
| Movie | Women in War | Capt. Evans | 1940-06-05 |
| Movie | Vigil in the Night | Joe Shand | 1940-02-05 |
| Movie | The Howards of Virginia | Leslie Stephens | 1940-09-19 |
| Movie | The Man in the Iron Mask | Second Officer | 1939-07-13 |