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