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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Kenley, Surrey, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1913-05-26 |
| Died | 1994-08-11 |
Movies
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
2020
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Halloween: The Inside Story
as (archive footage)
2010
Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2010
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
2008
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
2004
Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
1995
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator / Himself
1994
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
1991
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
as Himself
1989
1987
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
The Masks of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1984
1984
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Professor Charles Copeland
1984
House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian Grisbane
1983
Black Jack
as Sir Thomas Bedford
1981
Mystery on Monster Island
as William T. Kolderup
1981
A Tale of Two Cities
as Dr. Alexander Manette
1980
Arabian Adventure
as Wazir Al Wuzara
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
1979
Son of Hitler
as Heinrich Haussner
1979
The Standard
as Baron Hackenberg
1977
The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray
1977
Shock Waves
as SS Commander
1977
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
1977
The Great Houdinis
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1976
The Devil's Men
as Baron Corofax
1976
At the Earth's Core
as Dr. Abner Perry
1976
Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward Gifford
1976
Legend of the Werewolf
as Prof. Paul
1975
The Ghoul
as Dr. Lawrence
1975
Fists of Fire
as Himself
1975
Shatter
as Paul Rattwood
1974
Tender Dracula
as MacGregor
1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
1974
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
1974
The Beast Must Die
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
1974
From Beyond the Grave
as The Proprietor
1974
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!
as Dr. Pope
1973
Nothing But the Night
as Sir Mark Ashley
1973
The Creeping Flesh
as Emmanuel Hildern
1973
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
as (archive footage)
1973
Asylum
as Smith
1972
Horror Express
as Dr. Wells
1972
Fear in the Night
as Michael Carmichael
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Ship's Captain
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
as Professor Van Helsing
1972
Tales from the Crypt
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1972
I, Monster
as Frederick Utterson
1971
Twins of Evil
as Gustav Weil
1971
Incense for the Damned
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
1971
The Vampire Lovers
as General von Spielsdorf
1970
One More Time
as Dr. Frankenstein
1970
Scream and Scream Again
as Major Heinrich Benedek
1970
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
1969
Corruption
as Sir John Rowan
1968
The Blood Beast Terror
as Detective Inspector Quennell
1968
Torture Garden
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
1967
Night of the Big Heat
as Dr. Vernon Stone
1967
Frankenstein Created Woman
as Baron Frankenstein
1967
Some May Live
as John Meredith
1967
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Doctor Who
1966
Island of Terror
as Dr. Brian Stanley
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
1966
The Skull
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks
as Doctor Who
1965
She
as Holly
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
1965
The Gorgon
as Dr. Namaroff
1964
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
1964
The Man Who Finally Died
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
1963
Captain Clegg
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
1962
Cash on Demand
as Harry Fordyce
1961
The Naked Edge
as Mr. Evan Wrack
1961
The Hellfire Club
as Merryweather
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Squire Trevenyan
1961
Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Sheriff of Nottingham
1960
Suspect
as Professor Sewell
1960
The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
1960
Trouble in the Sky
as Capt. Clive Judd
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Dr. Robert Knox
1960
The Mummy
as John Banning
1959
John Paul Jones
as Captain Richard Pearson
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1959
The Revenge of Frankenstein
as Dr. Victor Stein
1958
Dracula
as Doctor Van Helsing
1958
Violent Playground
as Father Laidlaw
1958
The Abominable Snowman
as Dr. John Rollason
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein
as Baron Viktor Frankenstein
1957
Time Without Pity
as Jeremy Clayton
1957
Alexander the Great
as Memmon
1956
Magic Fire
as Otto Wesendonk
1955
The End of the Affair
as Henry Miles
1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Winston Smith
1954
The Black Knight
as Sir Palamides
1954
Anastasia
as Piotr Petrovsky
1953
Moulin Rouge
as Marcel de la Voisier
1952
When We Are Married
as Gerald Forbes
1951
Hamlet
as Osric
1948
It Might Be You
as The doctor
1946
The Woman in the House
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
1942
They Dare Not Love
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
1941
Dreams
as First Dreamer
1940
The Howards of Virginia
as Leslie Stephens
1940
Women in War
as Capt. Evans
1940
The Hidden Master
as Robert Clive of India
1940
Vigil in the Night
as Joe Shand
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
1940
Laddie
as Robert Pryor
1940
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Second Officer
1939
Movies
49th Parallel
Props
1941
