Peter Cushing
Acting
Born: May 26, 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Died: August 11, 1994 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Star Wars
1977
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Top Secret!
1984
Dracula
1958
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Tales from the Crypt
1972
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
Horror Express
1972
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
Hamlet
1948
The Mummy
1959
The Brides of Dracula
1960
Photos (8)
Movies (116)
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. J. Van Helsing
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who
Frankenstein Created Woman
Baron Frankenstein
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
The Curse of Frankenstein
Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
From Beyond the Grave
The Proprietor
Hamlet
Osric
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
The Creeping Flesh
Emmanuel Hildern
Arabian Adventure
Wazir Al Wuzara
Scream and Scream Again
Major Heinrich Benedek
Asylum
Smith
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Black Knight
Sir Palamides
Captain Clegg
Reverend Dr. Blyss
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
Shock Waves
SS Commander
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Gorgon
Dr. Namaroff
John Paul Jones
Captain Richard Pearson
The Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes
Alexander the Great
Memmon
The Evil of Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
Moulin Rouge
Marcel de la Voisier
I, Monster
Frederick Utterson
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
Horror Express
Dr. Wells
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Twins of Evil
Gustav Weil
Night of the Big Heat
Dr. Vernon Stone
Time Without Pity
Jeremy Clayton
The House That Dripped Blood
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Ship's Captain
Biggles
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Fear in the Night
Michael Carmichael
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
The Mummy
John Banning
They Dare Not Love
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Torture Garden
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Stein
The Abominable Snowman
Dr. John Rollason
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Doctor Who
Shatter
Paul Rattwood
Corruption
Sir John Rowan
She
Holly
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Dr. Pope
One More Time
Dr. Frankenstein
At the Earth's Core
Dr. Abner Perry
The Man Who Finally Died
Doctor Peter von Brecht
Vigil in the Night
Joe Shand
The Skull
Dr. Christopher Maitland
The Devil's Men
Baron Corofax
The Naked Edge
Mr. Evan Wrack
The Blood Beast Terror
Detective Inspector Quennell
Magic Fire
Otto Wesendonk
Nothing But the Night
Sir Mark Ashley
The Man in the Iron Mask
Second Officer
The Flesh and the Fiends
Dr. Robert Knox
Trial by Combat
Sir Edward Gifford
A Chump at Oxford
Student
The End of the Affair
Henry Miles
The Beast Must Die
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
The Story of Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Mystery on Monster Island
William T. Kolderup
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sheriff of Nottingham
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Island of Terror
Dr. Brian Stanley
The Uncanny
Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
Suspect
Professor Sewell
The Caves of Steel
Elijah Baley
Son of Hitler
Heinrich Haussner
Violent Playground
Father Laidlaw
Legend of the Werewolf
Prof. Paul
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
A Touch of the Sun
Commissioner Potts
Cash on Demand
Harry Fordyce
A Tale of Two Cities
Dr. Alexander Manette
Dalekmania
Doctor Who (archive footage)
The Hellfire Club
Mr. Merryweather
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Squire Trevenyan
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith
The Howards of Virginia
Leslie Stephens
Women in War
Capt. Evans
Some May Live
John Meredith
Number Three
Simpson
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Hidden Master
Robert Clive of India
Cone of Silence
Capt. Clive Judd
The Creature
Dr. John Rollason
The Standard
Baron Hackenberg
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Ghoul
Dr. Lawrence
Laddie
Robert Pryor
Tender Dracula
MacGregor
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
Dr. Wells (archive footage)
The Great Houdinis
Conan Doyle
The Moment of Truth
The Prime Minister
It Might Be You
The doctor
Black Jack
Sir Thomas Bedford
The Woman in the House
Man Waking Up (archive footage)
Blood Suckers
Dr. Walter Goodrich
Dreams
First Dreamer
Attack of the Octopus People
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
The Detour
Narrator
TV Shows (15)
The Avengers
Paul Beresford · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Leonard · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. John Rollason · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Simpson · 1 eps
Space: 1999
Raan · 1 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret · 1 eps
The New Avengers
Von Claus · 1 eps
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes · 16 eps
Television
1 eps
The Zoo Gang
Judge Gautier · 1 eps
The Spread of the Eagle
Caius Cassius · 3 eps
Pride and Prejudice
Mr Darcy · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
Wogan
Self · 2 eps
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage) · 11 eps
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
