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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 26, 1913
Place of Birth:
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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Peter 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | Self |
| 2024 | Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill | Dr. Who |
| 2020 | Peter Cushing: In His Own Words | Himself |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | Self |
| 2017 | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Attack of the Octopus People | Doctor Welles (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story | (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Fanex Files: Hammer Films | Self |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Dalekmania | Doctor Who (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Narrator (voice) / Self |
| 1993 | Frankenstein Reborn | Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood | Himself |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Self |
| 1986 | Biggles | Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond |
| 1985 | The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Seneschal |
| 1984 | Top Secret! | Bookstore Proprietor |
| 1984 | The Masks of Death | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1984 | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Professor Charles Copeland |
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadows | Sebastian Grisbane |
| 1981 | Mystery on Monster Island | William T. Kolderup |
| 1981 | Black Jack | Sir Thomas Bedford |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Dr. Alexander Manette |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure | Wazir Al Wuzara |
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Heinrich Haussner |
| 1979 | A Touch of the Sun | |
| 1979 | The Detour | Narrator |
| 1977 | Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin |
| 1977 | Shock Waves | SS Commander |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Wilbur Gray |
| 1977 | The Standard | Baron Hackenberg |
| 1976 | At the Earth's Core | Dr. Abner Perry |
| 1976 | The Devil's Men | Baron Corofax |
| 1976 | Trial by Combat | Sir Edward Gifford |
| 1976 | The Great Houdinis | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 1975 | Legend of the Werewolf | Prof. Paul |
| 1975 | The Ghoul | Dr. Lawrence |
| 1975 | Fists of Fire | Himself |
| 1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor |
| 1974 | The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die | Dr. Christopher Lundgren |
| 1974 | Madhouse | Herbert Flay |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave | The Proprietor |
| 1974 | Shatter | Paul Rattwood |
| 1974 | Tender Dracula | MacGregor |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Night | Sir Mark Ashley |
| 1973 | The Creeping Flesh | Emmanuel Hildern |
| 1973 | And Now the Screaming Starts! | Dr. Pope |
| 1973 | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 | Professor Van Helsing |
| 1972 | Horror Express | Dr. Wells |
| 1972 | Asylum | Smith |
| 1972 | Tales from the Crypt | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke |
| 1972 | Fear in the Night | Michael Carmichael |
| 1972 | Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Ship's Captain |
| 1971 | Twins of Evil | Gustav Weil |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Blood | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") |
| 1971 | I, Monster | Frederick Utterson |
| 1971 | Blood Suckers | Dr. Walter Goodrich |
| 1970 | The Vampire Lovers | General von Spielsdorf |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Again | Major Heinrich Benedek |
| 1970 | One More Time | Dr. Frankenstein |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Baron Victor Frankenstein |
| 1968 | Corruption | Sir John Rowan |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terror | Detective Inspector Quennell |
| 1967 | Frankenstein Created Woman | Baron Frankenstein |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") |
| 1967 | Night of the Big Heat | Dr. Vernon Stone |
| 1967 | Some May Live | John Meredith |
| 1966 | Island of Terror | Dr. Brian Stanley |
| 1966 | Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | Doctor Who |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) |
| 1965 | Dr. Who and the Daleks | Doctor Who |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" |
| 1965 | The Skull | Dr. Christopher Maitland |
| 1965 | She | Holly |
| 1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein |
| 1964 | The Gorgon | Dr. Namaroff |
| 1963 | The Man Who Finally Died | Doctor Peter von Brecht |
| 1962 | Captain Clegg | Reverend Dr. Blyss |
| 1962 | Lolita | John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand | Harry Fordyce |
| 1961 | The Hellfire Club | Merryweather |
| 1961 | The Naked Edge | Mr. Evan Wrack |
| 1961 | Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Squire Trevenyan |
| 1960 | The Brides of Dracula | Dr. J. Van Helsing |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends | Dr. Robert Knox |
| 1960 | Sword of Sherwood Forest | Sheriff of Nottingham |
| 1960 | Cone of Silence | Capt. Clive Judd |
| 1960 | Suspect | Professor Sewell |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1959 | The Mummy | John Banning |
| 1959 | John Paul Jones | Captain Richard Pearson |
| 1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Dr. Victor Stein |
| 1958 | Dracula | Doctor Van Helsing |
| 1958 | Violent Playground | Father Laidlaw |
| 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein | Baron Victor Frankenstein |
| 1957 | Time Without Pity | Jeremy Clayton |
| 1957 | The Abominable Snowman | Dr. John Rollason |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great | Memmon |
| 1955 | The End of the Affair | Henry Miles |
| 1955 | Magic Fire | Otto Wesendonk |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | Sir Palamides |
| 1954 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith |
| 1953 | Anastasia | Piotr Petrovsky |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Marcel de la Voisier |
| 1951 | When We Are Married | Gerald Forbes |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Osric |
| 1946 | It Might Be You | The doctor |
| 1942 | The Woman in the House | Man Waking Up (archive footage) |
| 1941 | They Dare Not Love | Sub-Lieutenant Blackler |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Leslie Stephens |
| 1940 | Vigil in the Night | Joe Shand |
| 1940 | Laddie | Robert Pryor |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Student |
| 1940 | Women in War | Capt. Evans |
| 1940 | The Hidden Master | Robert Clive of India |
| 1940 | Dreams | First Dreamer |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Second Officer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Martin Blueck |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Von Baden |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Von Claus |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Raan |
| 1974 | The Zoo Gang | Judge Gautier |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Count Gerard De Merret |
| 1970 | Treffpunkte | Self |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Paul Beresford |
| 1952 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Darcy |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Winston Smith |