Peter Cushing
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1913-05-26
- Died
- 1994-08-11
- Place of birth
- Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter Wilton Cushing
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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Avengers
1961
as Paul Beresford
Wogan
1982
as Self
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Von Baden
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Leonard
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Film '72
1971
as Self
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Winston Smith / Dr. John Rollason / Simpson
Space: 1999
1975
as Raan
Drama 61-67
1961
as Frederick James Parsons
Story Parade
1964
as Elijah Baley
The New Avengers
1976
as Von Claus
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Count Gerard De Merret
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Martin Blueck
Sherlock Holmes
1964
as Sherlock Holmes
Television
1985
Treffpunkte
1970
as Self
The Spread of the Eagle
1963
as Caius Cassius
Pride and Prejudice
1952
as Mr Darcy
The Zoo Gang
1974
as Judge Gautier
Movies (130)
Star Wars
1977
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Top Secret!
1984
as Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula
1958
as Doctor Van Helsing
Shock Waves
1977
as SS Commander
The Vampire Lovers
1970
as General von Spielsdorf
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Horror Express
1972
as Dr. Wells
Innocent Blood
1992
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
as Professor Van Helsing
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as Professor Charles Copeland
Alexander the Great
1956
as Memmon
Time Without Pity
1957
as Jeremy Clayton
The Brides of Dracula
1960
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
Arabian Adventure
1979
as Wazir Al Wuzara
Hamlet
1948
as Osric
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967
as Baron Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
as Baron Frankenstein
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Biggles
1986
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Asylum
1972
as Smith
Tales from the Crypt
1972
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Sherlock Holmes
The Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. John Rollason
Frankenstein Reborn
1993
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965
as Doctor Who
Number Three
1953
as Simpson
The Mummy
1959
as John Banning
John Paul Jones
1959
as Captain Richard Pearson
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Twins of Evil
1971
as Gustav Weil
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
At the Earth's Core
1976
as Dr. Abner Perry
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Dr. Robert Knox
Cash on Demand
1961
as Harry Fordyce
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
as Dr. Alexander Manette
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Dr. Victor Stein
House of the Long Shadows
1983
as Sebastian Grisbane
Violent Playground
1958
as Father Laidlaw
The Black Knight
1954
as Sir Palamides
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Gorgon
1964
as Dr. Namaroff
She
1965
as Holly
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Ship's Captain
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Dalekmania
1995
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Night of the Big Heat
1967
as Dr. Vernon Stone
The Caves of Steel
1964
as Elijah Baley
Torture Garden
1967
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Detective Inspector Quennell
Moulin Rouge
1952
as Marcel de la Voisier
I, Monster
1971
as Frederick Utterson
The Skull
1965
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Island of Terror
1966
as Dr. Brian Stanley
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
as Doctor Who
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
Captain Clegg
1962
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
The Hellfire Club
1961
as Mr. Merryweather
The Naked Edge
1961
as Mr. Evan Wrack
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Second Officer
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Leslie Stephens
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Winston Smith
The Creeping Flesh
1973
as Emmanuel Hildern
Magic Fire
1955
as Otto Wesendonk
Madhouse
1974
as Herbert Flay
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Nothing But the Night
1973
as Sir Mark Ashley
The End of the Affair
1955
as Henry Miles
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008
as Self
Fear in the Night
1972
as Michael Carmichael
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
as Dr. Pope
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Seneschal
From Beyond the Grave
1974
as The Proprietor
Blood Suckers
1971
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
The Beast Must Die
1974
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Shatter
1974
as Paul Rattwood
Cone of Silence
1960
as Capt. Clive Judd
The Ghoul
1975
as Dr. Lawrence
Trial by Combat
1976
as Sir Edward Gifford
Son of Hitler
1979
as Heinrich Haussner
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
as Prof. Paul
When We Are Married
1951
as Gerald Forbes
They Dare Not Love
1941
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
The Masks of Death
1984
as Sherlock Holmes
The Moment of Truth
1955
as The Prime Minister
The Creature
1955
as Dr. John Rollason
One More Time
1970
as Dr. Frankenstein
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
The Uncanny
1977
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
The Devil's Men
1976
as Baron Corofax
Corruption
1968
as Sir John Rowan
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Squire Trevenyan
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
The Great Houdinis
1976
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Suspect
1960
as Professor Sewell
Scream and Scream Again
1970
as Major Heinrich Benedek
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Black Jack
1981
as Sir Thomas Bedford
A Touch of the Sun
1979
as Commissioner Potts
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
as William T. Kolderup
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Self
Tender Dracula
1974
as MacGregor
The Woman in the House
1942
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
The Detour
1979
as Narrator
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Joe Shand
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
as Himself
Women in War
1940
as Capt. Evans
Look at Life: Model World
1960
as Self
The Standard
1977
as Baron Hackenberg
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Student
About 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 - In… With 149 credits spanning from 1939 to 2024, Peter Cushing has appeared in 130 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Cushing Movies
- Star Wars (1977) — as Grand Moff Tarkin
- Top Secret! (1984) — as Bookstore Proprietor
- Dracula (1958) — as Doctor Van Helsing
- Shock Waves (1977) — as SS Commander
- The Vampire Lovers (1970) — as General von Spielsdorf
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