About

Known credits:
133
Birthday:
1913-05-26
Place of birth:
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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Peter Cushing

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2022 Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill Actor N/A
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2020 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. Actor Self N/A
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2020 The Skywalker Legacy Actor Self (archive footage) 60
Fair
2020 Peter Cushing: In His Own Words Actor Himself 59
Average
2017 Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions Actor Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) 59
Average
2010 Halloween: The Inside Story Actor (archive footage) 60
Fair
2010 Attack of the Octopus People Actor Doctor Welles (archive footage) N/A
N/A
2008 Fanex Files: Hammer Films Actor Self 59
Average
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2004 The Story of Star Wars Actor Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) 59
Average
1998 Masters of Horror Actor N/A
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1995 Dalekmania Actor Doctor Who (archive footage) 59
Average
1994 The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead Actor Professor Lawrence Van Helsing 59
Average
1994 The World of Hammer: Peter Cushing Actor N/A
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1994 The World of Hammer Actor N/A
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1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Actor Narrator (voice) / Self 59
Average
1993 Frankenstein Reborn Actor Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) N/A
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1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Actor Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) 59
Average
1989 Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood Actor Himself 59
Average
1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Actor Self 58
Average
1986 Biggles Actor Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond 58
Average
1985 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Actor Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) 59
Average
1984 The Masks of Death Actor Sherlock Holmes 59
Average
1984 Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Actor Seneschal 58
Average
1984 Top Secret! Actor Bookstore Proprietor 67
Fair
1984 Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues Actor Professor Charles Copeland 58
Average
1983 House of the Long Shadows Actor Sebastian Grisbane 59
Average
1981 Black Jack Actor Sir Thomas Bedford N/A
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1981 Mystery on Monster Island Actor William T. Kolderup 58
Average
1980 A Tale of Two Cities Actor Dr. Alexander Manette 58
Average
1979 Arabian Adventure Actor Wazir Al Wuzara 58
Average
1979 The Horror Show Actor (archive footage) 59
Average
1979 A Touch of the Sun Actor 58
Average
1979 Son of Hitler Actor Heinrich Haussner 58
Average
1979 The Detour Actor Narrator N/A
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1977 The Standard Actor Baron Hackenberg N/A
N/A
1977 The Uncanny Actor Wilbur Gray 58
Average
1977 Shock Waves Actor SS Commander 57
Average
1977 Star Wars Actor Grand Moff Tarkin 81
Very good
1976 The Great Houdinis Actor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 58
Average
1976 The Devil's Men Actor Baron Corofax 57
Average
1976 At the Earth's Core Actor Dr. Abner Perry 57
Average
1976 Trial by Combat Actor Sir Edward Gifford 59
Average
1975 Legend of the Werewolf Actor Prof. Paul 58
Average
1975 The Ghoul Actor Dr. Lawrence 58
Average
1975 Fists of Fire Actor Himself N/A
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1974 Shatter Actor Paul Rattwood 59
Average
1974 Tender Dracula Actor MacGregor 58
Average
1974 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Actor Professor Lawrence Van Helsing 58
Average
1974 Madhouse Actor Herbert Flay 59
Average
1974 The Beast Must Die Actor Dr. Christopher Lundgren 58
Average
1974 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Actor Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor 59
Average
1974 From Beyond the Grave Actor The Proprietor 60
Fair
1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula Actor Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing 58
Average
1973 And Now the Screaming Starts! Actor Dr. Pope 58
Average
1973 Nothing But the Night Actor Sir Mark Ashley 58
Average
1973 The Creeping Flesh Actor Emmanuel Hildern 59
Average
1973 Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong Actor (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1972 Asylum Actor Smith 59
Average
1972 Horror Express Actor Dr. Wells 60
Fair
1972 Fear in the Night Actor Michael Carmichael 59
Average
1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again Actor Ship's Captain 59
Average
1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 Actor Professor Van Helsing 58
Average
1972 Tales from the Crypt Actor Arthur Edward Grimsdyke 62
Fair
1971 I, Monster Actor Frederick Utterson 58
Average
1971 Twins of Evil Actor Gustav Weil 60
Fair
1971 Blood Suckers Actor Dr. Walter Goodrich 58
Average
1971 The House That Dripped Blood Actor Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") 59
Average
1970 The Vampire Lovers Actor General von Spielsdorf 60
Fair
1970 One More Time Actor Dr. Frankenstein 58
Average
1970 Scream and Scream Again Actor Major Heinrich Benedek 58
Average
1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Actor Baron Victor Frankenstein 59
Average
1968 Corruption Actor Sir John Rowan 58
Average
1968 The Blood Beast Terror Actor Detective Inspector Quennell 58
Average
1967 Torture Garden Actor Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") 59
Average
1967 Night of the Big Heat Actor Dr. Vernon Stone 58
Average
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman Actor Baron Frankenstein 60
Fair
1967 Some May Live Actor John Meredith 58
Average
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. Actor Doctor Who 59
Average
1966 Island of Terror Actor Dr. Brian Stanley 58
Average
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness Actor Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) 61
Fair
1965 The Skull Actor Dr. Christopher Maitland 58
Average
1965 Dr. Who and the Daleks Actor Doctor Who 58
Average
1965 She Actor Holly 58
Average
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Actor Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" 60
Fair
1964 The Gorgon Actor Dr. Namaroff 59
Average
1964 Sherlock Holmes Actor Sherlock Holmes 68
Fair
1964 The Evil of Frankenstein Actor Baron Frankenstein 59
Average
1963 The Man Who Finally Died Actor Doctor Peter von Brecht 59
Average
1962 Captain Clegg Actor Reverend Dr. Blyss 59
Average
1961 Cash on Demand Actor Harry Fordyce 60
Fair
1961 The Naked Edge Actor Mr. Evan Wrack 59
Average
1961 The Hellfire Club Actor Merryweather 59
Average
1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay Actor Squire Trevenyan 58
Average
1960 Sword of Sherwood Forest Actor Sheriff of Nottingham 59
Average
1960 Suspect Actor Professor Sewell 59
Average
1960 The Brides of Dracula Actor Dr. J. Van Helsing 61
Fair
1960 Cone of Silence Actor Capt. Clive Judd 59
Average
1960 The Flesh and the Fiends Actor Dr. Robert Knox 59
Average
1959 The Mummy Actor John Banning 61
Fair
1959 John Paul Jones Actor Captain Richard Pearson 58
Average
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Actor Sherlock Holmes 62
Fair
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein Actor Dr. Victor Stein 60
Fair
1958 Dracula Actor Doctor Van Helsing 66
Fair
1958 Violent Playground Actor Father Laidlaw 59
Average
1957 The Abominable Snowman Actor Dr. John Rollason 59
Average
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein Actor Baron Victor Frankenstein 62
Fair
1957 Time Without Pity Actor Jeremy Clayton 59
Average
1956 Alexander the Great Actor Memmon 59
Average
1955 Magic Fire Actor Otto Wesendonk 58
Average
1955 The End of the Affair Actor Henry Miles 58
Average
1954 Nineteen Eighty-Four Actor Winston Smith 60
Fair
1954 The Black Knight Actor Sir Palamides 58
Average
1953 Anastasia Actor Piotr Petrovsky N/A
N/A
1952 Moulin Rouge Actor Marcel de la Voisier 60
Fair
1952 Pride and Prejudice Actor Mr. Darcy N/A
N/A
1951 When We Are Married Actor Gerald Forbes N/A
N/A
1948 Hamlet Actor Osric 64
Fair
1946 It Might Be You Actor The doctor N/A
N/A
1942 The Woman in the House Actor Man Waking Up (archive footage) 59
Average
1941 They Dare Not Love Actor Sub-Lieutenant Blackler 59
Average
1940 Dreams Actor First Dreamer 59
Average
1940 The Howards of Virginia Actor Leslie Stephens 59
Average
1940 Women in War Actor Capt. Evans 58
Average
1940 The Hidden Master Actor Robert Clive of India N/A
N/A
1940 Vigil in the Night Actor Joe Shand 59
Average
1940 A Chump at Oxford Actor Student 60
Fair
1940 Laddie Actor Robert Pryor 59
Average
1939 The Man in the Iron Mask Actor Second Officer 59
Average
The Avengers: The Cybernauts Trilogy Actor Paul Beresford N/A
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Art
1941 49th Parallel Art Props 60
Fair

Camera
1998 Masters of Horror Camera Director of Photography N/A
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