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Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Acting May 26, 1913 (81 years old) August 11, 1994 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.

Movies 131

Star Wars 8.2

Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

1977
Top Secret! 7.1

Top Secret!

as Bookstore Proprietor

1984
The Hound of the Baskervilles 6.8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sherlock Holmes

1959
Dracula 7.2

Dracula

as Doctor Van Helsing

1958
The Vampire Lovers 6.4

The Vampire Lovers

as General von Spielsdorf

1970
Innocent Blood 6.2

Innocent Blood

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

1992
Horror Express 6.3

Horror Express

as Dr. Wells

1972
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 5.9

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

1974
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 6.7

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)

1966
Tales from the Crypt 6.8

Tales from the Crypt

as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

1972
The Curse of Frankenstein 6.8

The Curse of Frankenstein

as Baron Victor Frankenstein

1957
The Brides of Dracula 6.7

The Brides of Dracula

as Dr. J. Van Helsing

1960
Hamlet 7.4

Hamlet

as Osric

1948
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. 6.1

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

as Doctor Who

1966
From Beyond the Grave 6.7

From Beyond the Grave

as The Proprietor

1974
Dracula A.D. 1972 5.9

Dracula A.D. 1972

as Professor Van Helsing

1972
Twins of Evil 6.7

Twins of Evil

as Gustav Weil

1971
The Mummy 6.7

The Mummy

as John Banning

1959
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 6.1

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

1974
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 6.3

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

as Baron Victor Frankenstein

1969
Moulin Rouge 6.6

Moulin Rouge

as Marcel de la Voisier

1952
The Satanic Rites of Dracula 5.6

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing

1973
The Revenge of Frankenstein 6.6

The Revenge of Frankenstein

as Dr. Victor Stein

1958
Asylum 6.2

Asylum

as Smith

1972
Alexander the Great 6.1

Alexander the Great

as Memmon

1956
House of the Long Shadows 6.4

House of the Long Shadows

as Sebastian Grisbane

1983
The House That Dripped Blood 6.4

The House That Dripped Blood

as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

1971
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 5.2

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

as Seneschal

1984
Dr. Who and the Daleks 5.7

Dr. Who and the Daleks

as Doctor Who

1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 6.5

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

1965
Arabian Adventure 6.0

Arabian Adventure

as Wazir Al Wuzara

1979
At the Earth's Core 5.1

At the Earth's Core

as Dr. Abner Perry

1976
Night of the Big Heat 5.3

Night of the Big Heat

as Dr. Vernon Stone

1967
I, Monster 5.5

I, Monster

as Frederick Utterson

1971
The Abominable Snowman 6.2

The Abominable Snowman

as Dr. John Rollason

1957
The Beast Must Die 5.4

The Beast Must Die

as Dr. Christopher Lundgren

1974
And Now the Screaming Starts! 5.9

And Now the Screaming Starts!

as Dr. Pope

1973
The Evil of Frankenstein 6.2

The Evil of Frankenstein

as Baron Frankenstein

1964
The Devil's Men 4.1

The Devil's Men

as Baron Corofax

1976
The Gorgon 6.4

The Gorgon

as Dr. Namaroff

1964
Dr. Phibes Rises Again 6.2

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

as Ship's Captain

1972
Biggles 5.2

Biggles

as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

1986
Fear in the Night 5.8

Fear in the Night

as Michael Carmichael

1972
Frankenstein Created Woman 6.4

Frankenstein Created Woman

as Baron Frankenstein

1967
Shock Waves 4.8

Shock Waves

as SS Commander

1977
Frankenstein Reborn 7.0

Frankenstein Reborn

as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

1993
Scream and Scream Again 5.3

Scream and Scream Again

as Major Heinrich Benedek

1970
Nothing But the Night 6.2

Nothing But the Night

as Sir Mark Ashley

1973
Mystery on Monster Island 4.6

Mystery on Monster Island

as William T. Kolderup

1981
She 5.6

She

as Holly

1965
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror 7.3

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

as Narrator (voice) / Self

1994
The Flesh and the Fiends 6.6

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Dr. Robert Knox

1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest 6.1

Sword of Sherwood Forest

as Sheriff of Nottingham

1960
The Skull 6.0

The Skull

as Dr. Christopher Maitland

1965
The Creeping Flesh 5.9

The Creeping Flesh

as Emmanuel Hildern

1973
Time Without Pity 6.5

Time Without Pity

as Jeremy Clayton

1957
Island of Terror 5.9

Island of Terror

as Dr. Brian Stanley

1966
A Chump at Oxford 6.9

A Chump at Oxford

as Student

1940
Shatter 5.6

Shatter

as Paul Rattwood

1974
The Man Who Finally Died 6.2

The Man Who Finally Died

as Doctor Peter von Brecht

1963
Fury at Smugglers' Bay 5.9

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Squire Trevenyan

1961
The Man in the Iron Mask 7.0

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Second Officer

1939
The End of the Affair 5.8

The End of the Affair

as Henry Miles

1955
The Blood Beast Terror 5.5

The Blood Beast Terror

as Detective Inspector Quennell

1968
Trial by Combat 7.8

Trial by Combat

as Sir Edward Gifford

1976
A Tale of Two Cities 6.1

A Tale of Two Cities

as Dr. Alexander Manette

1980
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood 6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Self

1987
Madhouse 6.2

Madhouse

as Herbert Flay

1974
Captain Clegg 6.3

Captain Clegg

as Reverend Dr. Blyss

1962
The Uncanny 5.8

The Uncanny

as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")

1977
Torture Garden 6.2

Torture Garden

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

1967
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 7.7

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

as Self (archive footage)

2024
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2020
The Howards of Virginia 6.6

The Howards of Virginia

as Leslie Stephens

1940
Corruption 5.9

Corruption

as Sir John Rowan

1968
Dracula in the Movies 10.0

Dracula in the Movies

as (archive footage)

1992
Vigil in the Night 5.9

Vigil in the Night

as Joe Shand

1940
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 9.0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

2007
One More Time 5.0

One More Time

as Dr. Frankenstein

1970
John Paul Jones 6.0

John Paul Jones

as Captain Richard Pearson

1959
The Horror Show 3.4

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1979
Cash on Demand 7.5

Cash on Demand

as Harry Fordyce

1961
The Masks of Death 5.4

The Masks of Death

as Sherlock Holmes

1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four 7.3

Nineteen Eighty-Four

as Winston Smith

1954
The Story of Star Wars 7.2

The Story of Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)

2004
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions 6.0

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

2017
The Black Knight 6.4

The Black Knight

as Sir Palamides

1954
Violent Playground 7.2

Violent Playground

as Father Laidlaw

1958
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

as (archive footage)

2020
Blood Suckers 4.1

Blood Suckers

as Dr. Walter Goodrich

1971
They Dare Not Love 7.5

They Dare Not Love

as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler

1941
The Caves of Steel 7.0

The Caves of Steel

as Elijah Baley

1964
Number Three 9.0

Number Three

as Simpson

1953
The Naked Edge 6.2

The Naked Edge

as Mr. Evan Wrack

1961
The Moment of Truth 7.0

The Moment of Truth

as The Prime Minister

1955
The Ghoul 4.7

The Ghoul

as Dr. Lawrence

1975
Dalekmania 7.6

Dalekmania

as Doctor Who (archive footage)

1995
Magic Fire 5.0

Magic Fire

as Otto Wesendonk

1955
When We Are Married 10.0

When We Are Married

as Gerald Forbes

1951
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words 7.5

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

as Himself

2020
Attack of the Octopus People

Attack of the Octopus People

as Doctor Welles (archive footage)

2010
The Hellfire Club 5.4

The Hellfire Club

as Mr. Merryweather

1961
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues 7.0

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as Professor Charles Copeland

1984
Suspect 6.9

Suspect

as Professor Sewell

1960
Legend of the Werewolf 5.4

Legend of the Werewolf

as Prof. Paul

1975
Some May Live 4.2

Some May Live

as John Meredith

1967
Cone of Silence 6.8

Cone of Silence

as Capt. Clive Judd

1960
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 6.2

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

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

1991
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes 8.0

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1985
The Great Houdinis 6.4

The Great Houdinis

as Conan Doyle

1976
Tender Dracula 4.2

Tender Dracula

as MacGregor

1974
Halloween Monster Bash 3.0

Halloween Monster Bash

as Dr. Wells (archive footage)

1991
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood 9.5

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

as Himself

1989
It Might Be You

It Might Be You

as The doctor

1946
Black Jack 10.0

Black Jack

as Sir Thomas Bedford

1981
Son of Hitler 5.8

Son of Hitler

as Heinrich Haussner

1979
Women in War 5.2

Women in War

as Capt. Evans

1940
The Creature 10.0

The Creature

as Dr. John Rollason

1955
A Touch of the Sun 5.0

A Touch of the Sun

as Commissioner Potts

1979
Fanex Files: Hammer Films 7.0

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

as Self

2008
Dinosaur Drive-In

Dinosaur Drive-In

as Self - (archive footage)

2026
Laddie 6.6

Laddie

as Robert Pryor

1940
The Standard 4.2

The Standard

as Baron Hackenberg

1977
The Woman in the House 6.5

The Woman in the House

as Man Waking Up (archive footage)

1942
Look at Life: Model World

Look at Life: Model World

as Self

1960
Fists of Fire

Fists of Fire

as Self

1975
Dreams 6.0

Dreams

as First Dreamer

1940
The Hidden Master 8.0

The Hidden Master

as Robert Clive of India

1940
The Detour

The Detour

as Narrator

1979
Anastasia 6.3

Anastasia

as Piotr Petrovsky

1953

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