Peter Cushing
- Acting
- May 26, 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
- August 11, 1994
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
Filmography
- Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters · Self
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. · (archive footage)
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- Peter Cushing: In His Own Words · Self
- Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions · Self
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · Actor's Assistant
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Attack of the Octopus People · Doctor Welles (archive footage)
- Fanex Files: Hammer Films · Self
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman · Self
- The Story of Star Wars · Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
- Dalekmania · Doctor Who (archive footage)
- The World of Hammer · Self
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · Narrator (voice) / Self
- Frankenstein Reborn · Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
- Innocent Blood · Van Helsing (archive footage)
- Dracula in the Movies · (archive footage)
- Halloween Monster Bash · Dr. Wells (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook · Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
- Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood · Self
- Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood · Self
- Biggles · Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
- Television
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
- The Masks of Death · Sherlock Holmes
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight · Seneschal
- Top Secret! · Bookstore Proprietor
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues · Professor Charles Copeland
- House of the Long Shadows · Sebastian Grisbane
- Wogan · Self
- Black Jack · Sir Thomas Bedford
- Mystery on Monster Island · William T. Kolderup
- A Tale of Two Cities · Dr. Alexander Manette
- Hammer House of Horror · Martin Blueck
- A Touch of the Sun · Commissioner Potts
- Arabian Adventure · Wazir Al Wuzara
- Tales of the Unexpected · Von Baden
- The Horror Show · (archive footage)
- Son of Hitler · Heinrich Haussner
- The Detour · Narrator
- The Standard · Baron Hackenberg
- The Uncanny · Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
- Shock Waves · SS Commander
- Star Wars · Grand Moff Tarkin
- Everyman
- The New Avengers · Von Claus
- The Great Houdinis · Conan Doyle
- The Devil's Men · Baron Corofax
- At the Earth's Core · Dr. Abner Perry
- Trial by Combat · Sir Edward Gifford
- Space: 1999 · Raan
- Legend of the Werewolf · Prof. Paul
- The Ghoul · Dr. Lawrence
- Fists of Fire · Self
- Shatter · Paul Rattwood
- Tender Dracula · MacGregor
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires · Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell · Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
- The Zoo Gang · Judge Gautier
- The Beast Must Die · Dr. Christopher Lundgren
- Madhouse · Herbert Flay
- From Beyond the Grave · The Proprietor
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries · Count Gerard De Merret
- And Now the Screaming Starts! · Dr. Pope
- The Satanic Rites of Dracula · Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
- Nothing But the Night · Sir Mark Ashley
- The Creeping Flesh · Emmanuel Hildern
- Asylum · Smith
- Horror Express · Dr. Wells
- Fear in the Night · Michael Carmichael
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again · Ship's Captain
- Dracula A.D. 1972 · Professor Van Helsing
- Tales from the Crypt · Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
- Film '72 · Self
- I, Monster · Frederick Utterson
- Twins of Evil · Gustav Weil
- Blood Suckers · Dr. Walter Goodrich
- The House That Dripped Blood · Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
- The Vampire Lovers · General von Spielsdorf
- One More Time · Dr. Frankenstein