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Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

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 Doct

Born

May 26, 1913

Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

Died

Aug 11, 1994

Known For

Acting

Movies

130 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.4

Known For

Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 as Grand Moff Tarkin
★ 8.2
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 as Dr. Vernon Stone
★ 5.3
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
1984 as Bookstore Proprietor
★ 7.1
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 as Dr. Victor Stein
★ 6.6
Dracula
Dracula
1958 as Doctor Van Helsing
★ 7.2
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
1992 as Van Helsing (archive footage)
★ 6.2
The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers
1970 as General von Spielsdorf
★ 6.4
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.8
She
She
1965 as Holly
★ 5.5
Hamlet
Hamlet
1948 as Osric
★ 7.4
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1956 as Memmon
★ 6.0
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 as Baron Victor Frankenstein
★ 6.8
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974 as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
★ 5.8
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
★ 6.7
The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula
1960 as Dr. J. Van Helsing
★ 6.7
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973 as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
★ 5.6
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1972 as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
★ 6.8
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
1952 as Marcel de la Voisier
★ 6.6
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 as Baron Frankenstein
★ 6.2
Biggles
Biggles
1986 as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
★ 5.2
Asylum
Asylum
1972 as Smith
★ 6.0
Madhouse
Madhouse
1974 as Herbert Flay
★ 6.2
The Mummy
The Mummy
1959 as John Banning
★ 6.7
Horror Express
Horror Express
1972 as Dr. Wells
★ 6.3
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 as Dr. Alexander Manette
★ 6.1
Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil
1971 as Gustav Weil
★ 6.7
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964 as Dr. Namaroff
★ 6.4
Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg
1962 as Reverend Dr. Blyss
★ 6.3
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965 as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
★ 6.5
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
★ 6.2
Dracula A.D. 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 as Professor Van Helsing
★ 5.9
Scream and Scream Again
Scream and Scream Again
1970 as Major Heinrich Benedek
★ 5.3
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965 as Doctor Who
★ 5.7
The Skull
The Skull
1965 as Dr. Christopher Maitland
★ 6.1
The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
★ 6.4
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Shatter
Shatter
1974 as Paul Rattwood
★ 5.7
Arabian Adventure
Arabian Adventure
1979 as Wazir Al Wuzara
★ 5.9
The Devil's Men
The Devil's Men
1976 as Baron Corofax
★ 4.2
Torture Garden
Torture Garden
1967 as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
★ 6.2
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 as Baron Victor Frankenstein
★ 6.3
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
1974 as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
★ 5.4
The Creeping Flesh
The Creeping Flesh
1973 as Emmanuel Hildern
★ 5.9
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows
1983 as Sebastian Grisbane
★ 6.4
Island of Terror
Island of Terror
1966 as Dr. Brian Stanley
★ 5.9
And Now the Screaming Starts!
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973 as Dr. Pope
★ 5.9
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 as Second Officer
★ 7.1
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
1977 as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
★ 5.9
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
1940 as Leslie Stephens
★ 6.8
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 as Baron Frankenstein
★ 6.4
I, Monster
I, Monster
1971 as Frederick Utterson
★ 5.5
The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman
1957 as Dr. John Rollason
★ 6.2
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
1940 as Student
★ 6.9
Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night
1972 as Michael Carmichael
★ 5.8
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
1974 as The Proprietor
★ 6.5
Shock Waves
Shock Waves
1977 as SS Commander
★ 4.8
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror
1968 as Detective Inspector Quennell
★ 5.5
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
1976 as Dr. Abner Perry
★ 5.1
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
★ 6.2
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge
1961 as Mr. Evan Wrack
★ 6.3
Corruption
Corruption
1968 as Sir John Rowan
★ 5.8
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1955 as Henry Miles
★ 5.8
The Black Knight
The Black Knight
1954 as Sir Palamides
★ 6.4
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 as Winston Smith
★ 7.3
Cash on Demand
Cash on Demand
1961 as Harry Fordyce
★ 7.6
Tender Dracula
Tender Dracula
1974 as MacGregor
★ 4.2
Mystery on Monster Island
Mystery on Monster Island
1981 as William T. Kolderup
★ 4.5
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died
1963 as Doctor Peter von Brecht
★ 6.3
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night
1973 as Sir Mark Ashley
★ 6.2
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
★ 6.0
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984 as Professor Charles Copeland
★ 7.0
Son of Hitler
Son of Hitler
1979 as Heinrich Haussner
★ 5.8
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 as Sheriff of Nottingham
★ 6.1
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity
1957 as Jeremy Clayton
★ 6.5
Blood Suckers
Blood Suckers
1971 as Dr. Walter Goodrich
★ 4.1
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972 as Ship's Captain
★ 6.3
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 as Narrator (voice) / Self
★ 7.3
Cone of Silence
Cone of Silence
1960 as Capt. Clive Judd
★ 6.8
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1975 as Dr. Lawrence
★ 5.0
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 as Squire Trevenyan
★ 5.9
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 as (archive footage)
Suspect
Suspect
1960 as Professor Sewell
★ 6.9
Violent Playground
Violent Playground
1958 as Father Laidlaw
★ 7.2
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 as (archive footage)
★ 3.8
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
1959 as Captain Richard Pearson
★ 6.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 as (archive footage)
The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club
1961 as Mr. Merryweather
★ 5.4
One More Time
One More Time
1970 as Dr. Frankenstein
★ 5.0
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death
1984 as Sherlock Holmes
★ 5.4
Legend of the Werewolf
Legend of the Werewolf
1975 as Prof. Paul
★ 5.4
Dalekmania
Dalekmania
1995 as Doctor Who (archive footage)
★ 7.8
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 as Dr. Robert Knox
★ 6.6
The Great Houdinis
The Great Houdinis
1976 as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
★ 6.3
The Standard
The Standard
1977 as Baron Hackenberg
★ 4.3
A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun
1979 as Commissioner Potts
★ 5.0
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
1976 as Sir Edward Gifford
★ 7.8
Some May Live
Some May Live
1967 as John Meredith
★ 4.3
Magic Fire
Magic Fire
1955 as Otto Wesendonk
★ 4.9
Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night
1940 as Joe Shand
★ 5.9
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Black Jack
Black Jack
1981 as Sir Thomas Bedford
★ 10.0
They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love
1941 as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
★ 7.5
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Fists of Fire
1975 as Self
It Might Be You
It Might Be You
1946 as The doctor
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
★ 7.0
Dreams
Dreams
1940 as First Dreamer
★ 6.0
Women in War
Women in War
1940 as Capt. Evans
★ 5.2
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When We Are Married
1951 as Gerald Forbes
★ 10.0
Laddie
Laddie
1940 as Robert Pryor
★ 6.6
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
The Caves of Steel
The Caves of Steel
1964 as Elijah Baley
★ 7.0
The Hidden Master
The Hidden Master
1940 as Robert Clive of India
★ 10.0
Attack of the Octopus People
Attack of the Octopus People
2010 as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
The Creature
The Creature
1955 as Dr. John Rollason
★ 10.0
The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House
1942 as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Frankenstein Reborn
Frankenstein Reborn
1993 as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Detour
The Detour
1979 as Narrator
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
★ 7.5
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
★ 8.5
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Anastasia
1953 as Piotr Petrovsky
★ 6.3
Number Three
Number Three
1953 as Simpson
★ 9.0
The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth
1955 as The Prime Minister
★ 7.0
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