Peter Cushing
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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
Credits
Star Wars (1977)
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Top Secret! (1984)
as Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula (1958)
as Doctor Van Helsing
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
as Professor Van Helsing
I, Monster (1971)
as Frederick Utterson
Biggles (1986)
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
as General von Spielsdorf
Horror Express (1972)
as Dr. Wells
Innocent Blood (1992)
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
as The Proprietor
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Arabian Adventure (1979)
as Wazir Al Wuzara
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
as Sherlock Holmes
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Shock Waves (1977)
as SS Commander
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Hamlet (1948)
as Osric
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
as Dr. John Rollason
Alexander the Great (1956)
as Memmon
Twins of Evil (1971)
as Gustav Weil
Time Without Pity (1957)
as Jeremy Clayton
Asylum (1972)
as Smith
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
as Major Heinrich Benedek
Captain Clegg (1962)
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
At the Earth's Core (1976)
as Dr. Abner Perry
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
as Dr. Robert Knox
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
as Doctor Who
John Paul Jones (1959)
as Captain Richard Pearson
Dracula in the Movies (1992)
as (archive footage)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
as Baron Frankenstein
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
as Sebastian Grisbane
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
as Seneschal
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
as Second Officer
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
as Self
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
as Doctor Who
The Caves of Steel (1964)
as Elijah Baley
One More Time (1970)
as Dr. Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
as Dr. Victor Stein
Frankenstein Reborn (1993)
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
The Gorgon (1964)
as Dr. Namaroff
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
as Ship's Captain
Torture Garden (1967)
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
as Baron Frankenstein
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Cash on Demand (1961)
as Harry Fordyce
She (1965)
as Holly
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
as Professor Charles Copeland
The Mummy (1959)
as John Banning
Dalekmania (1995)
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
The Naked Edge (1961)
as Mr. Evan Wrack
Madhouse (1974)
as Herbert Flay
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
as Dr. Vernon Stone
Nothing But the Night (1973)
as Sir Mark Ashley
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
as Student
Moulin Rouge (1952)
as Marcel de la Voisier
The Skull (1965)
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
as Sheriff of Nottingham
A Touch of the Sun (1979)
as Commissioner Potts
The Beast Must Die (1974)
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Mystery on Monster Island (1981)
as William T. Kolderup
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
as Dr. Alexander Manette
The Hellfire Club (1961)
as Mr. Merryweather
The Moment of Truth (1955)
as The Prime Minister
Island of Terror (1966)
as Dr. Brian Stanley
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
as Dr. Pope
The Uncanny (1977)
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Fear in the Night (1972)
as Michael Carmichael
The Creeping Flesh (1973)
as Emmanuel Hildern
The Creature (1955)
as Dr. John Rollason
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Shatter (1974)
as Paul Rattwood
The Masks of Death (1984)
as Sherlock Holmes
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
as Leslie Stephens
Number Three (1953)
as Simpson
The End of the Affair (1955)
as Henry Miles
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
as Detective Inspector Quennell
Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
as Prof. Paul
The Devil's Men (1976)
as Baron Corofax
The Horror Show (1979)
as (archive footage)
When We Are Married (1951)
as Gerald Forbes
They Dare Not Love (1941)
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008)
as Self
The Black Knight (1954)
as Sir Palamides
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
The Ghoul (1975)
as Dr. Lawrence
Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961)
as Squire Trevenyan
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)
as (archive footage)
Corruption (1968)
as Sir John Rowan
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
Trial by Combat (1976)
as Sir Edward Gifford
Suspect (1960)
as Professor Sewell
It Might Be You (1946)
as The doctor
Blood Suckers (1971)
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
Violent Playground (1958)
as Father Laidlaw
The Detour (1979)
as Narrator
Vigil in the Night (1940)
as Joe Shand
Magic Fire (1955)
as Otto Wesendonk
Some May Live (1967)
as John Meredith
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
as Winston Smith
Tender Dracula (1974)
as MacGregor
Cone of Silence (1960)
as Capt. Clive Judd
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Son of Hitler (1979)
as Heinrich Haussner
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2020)
as Himself
Attack of the Octopus People (2010)
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
The Woman in the House (1942)
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
Black Jack (1981)
as Sir Thomas Bedford
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)
as Himself
Fists of Fire (1975)
as Self
The Great Houdinis (1976)
as Conan Doyle
The Standard (1977)
as Baron Hackenberg
Look at Life: Model World (1960)
as Self
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Laddie (1940)
as Robert Pryor
Anastasia (1953)
as Piotr Petrovsky
Women in War (1940)
as Capt. Evans
Dreams (1940)
as First Dreamer
The Hidden Master (1940)
as Robert Clive of India