Peter Cushing
Known for
Acting
Life
1913 – 1994 (aged 81)
Born in
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb136 acting credits
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
25 May 1977
Top Secret!
22 Jun 1984
Dracula
21 Apr 1958
The Hound of the Baskervilles
04 May 1959
Tales from the Crypt
09 Mar 1972
The Curse of Frankenstein
20 May 1957
Horror Express
30 Sep 1972
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
09 Jan 1966
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Filmography
2020
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.as (archive footage)
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vaultas (archive footage)
2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
- Attack of the Octopus Peopleas Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2004
- The Story of Star Warsas Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
1995
- Dalekmaniaas Doctor Who (archive footage)
1994
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horroras Narrator (voice)
1993
- Frankenstein Rebornas Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
1992
- Innocent Bloodas Van Helsing (archive footage)
- Dracula in the Moviesas (archive footage)
1991
- Halloween Monster Bashas Dr. Wells (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Victor Frankenstein
1986
- Bigglesas Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1985
- Television1 episode
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1984
- The Masks of Deathas Sherlock Holmes
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knightas Seneschal
- Top Secret!as Bookstore Proprietor
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continuesas Professor Charles Copeland
1983
- House of the Long Shadowsas Sebastian Grisbane
1981
- Black Jackas Sir Thomas Bedford
- Mystery on Monster Islandas William T. Kolderup
1980
- A Tale of Two Citiesas Dr. Alexander Manette
- Hammer House of Horroras Martin Blueck1 episode
1979
- A Touch of the Sunas Commissioner Potts
- Arabian Adventureas Wazir Al Wuzara
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Von Baden1 episode
- The Horror Showas (archive footage)
- Son of Hitleras Heinrich Haussner
- The Detouras Narrator
1977
- The Standardas Baron Hackenberg
- The Uncannyas Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
- Shock Wavesas SS Commander
- Star Warsas Grand Moff Tarkin
1976
- The New Avengersas Von Claus1 episode
- The Great Houdinisas Conan Doyle
- The Devil's Menas Baron Corofax
- At the Earth's Coreas Dr. Abner Perry
- Trial by Combatas Sir Edward Gifford
1975
- Space: 1999as Raan1 episode
- Legend of the Werewolfas Prof. Paul
- The Ghoulas Dr. Lawrence
1974
- Shatteras Paul Rattwood
- Tender Draculaas MacGregor
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampiresas Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hellas Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
- The Zoo Gangas Judge Gautier1 episode
- The Beast Must Dieas Dr. Christopher Lundgren
- Madhouseas Herbert Flay
- From Beyond the Graveas The Proprietor
1973
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteriesas Count Gerard De Merret1 episode
- And Now the Screaming Starts!as Dr. Pope
- The Satanic Rites of Draculaas Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
- Nothing But the Nightas Sir Mark Ashley
- The Creeping Fleshas Emmanuel Hildern
1972
- Asylumas Smith
- Horror Expressas Dr. Wells
- Fear in the Nightas Michael Carmichael
- Dr. Phibes Rises Againas Ship's Captain
- Dracula A.D. 1972as Professor Van Helsing
- Tales from the Cryptas Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1971
- I, Monsteras Frederick Utterson
- Twins of Evilas Gustav Weil
- Blood Suckersas Dr. Walter Goodrich
- The House That Dripped Bloodas Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
1970
- The Vampire Loversas General von Spielsdorf
- One More Timeas Dr. Frankenstein
- Scream and Scream Againas Major Heinrich Benedek
1969
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyedas Baron Victor Frankenstein
1968
- Corruptionas Sir John Rowan
- The Blood Beast Terroras Detective Inspector Quennell
1967
- Torture Gardenas Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
- Some May Liveas John Meredith
- Night of the Big Heatas Dr. Vernon Stone
- Frankenstein Created Womanas Baron Frankenstein
1966
- Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.as Doctor Who
- Island of Terroras Dr. Brian Stanley
- Dracula: Prince of Darknessas Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Leonard1 episode
- The Skullas Dr. Christopher Maitland
- Dr. Who and the Daleksas Doctor Who
- Sheas Holly
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrorsas Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
1964
- The Gorgonas Dr. Namaroff
- The Caves of Steelas Elijah Baley
- Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes16 episodes
- The Evil of Frankensteinas Baron Frankenstein
- Story Paradeas Elijah Baley1 episode
1963
- The Man Who Finally Diedas Doctor Peter von Brecht
- The Spread of the Eagleas Caius Cassius3 episodes
1962
- Captain Cleggas Reverend Dr. Blyss
1961
- Cash on Demandas Harry Fordyce
- The Naked Edgeas Mr. Evan Wrack
- Drama 61-67as Frederick James Parsons1 episode
- Fury at Smugglers' Bayas Squire Trevenyan
- The Hellfire Clubas Mr. Merryweather
- The Avengersas Paul Beresford1 episode
1960
- Sword of Sherwood Forestas Sheriff of Nottingham
- Suspectas Professor Sewell
- The Brides of Draculaas Dr. J. Van Helsing
- Cone of Silenceas Capt. Clive Judd
- The Flesh and the Fiendsas Dr. Robert Knox
1959
- The Mummyas John Banning
- John Paul Jonesas Captain Richard Pearson
- The Hound of the Baskervillesas Sherlock Holmes
1958
- The Revenge of Frankensteinas Dr. Victor Stein
- Draculaas Doctor Van Helsing
- Violent Playgroundas Father Laidlaw
1957
- The Abominable Snowmanas Dr. John Rollason
- The Curse of Frankensteinas Baron Victor Frankenstein
- Time Without Pityas Jeremy Clayton
1956
- Alexander the Greatas Memmon
1955
- Magic Fireas Otto Wesendonk
- The Moment of Truthas The Prime Minister
- The End of the Affairas Henry Miles
- The Creatureas Dr. John Rollason
1954
- Nineteen Eighty-Fouras Winston Smith
- The Black Knightas Sir Palamides
1953
- Anastasiaas Piotr Petrovsky
- Number Threeas Simpson
1952
- Moulin Rougeas Marcel de la Voisier
- Pride and Prejudiceas Mr Darcy6 episodes
1951
- When We Are Marriedas Gerald Forbes
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Simpson1 episode
1948
- Hamletas Osric
1946
- It Might Be Youas The doctor
1942
- The Woman in the Houseas Man Waking Up (archive footage)
1941
- They Dare Not Loveas Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
1940
- Dreamsas First Dreamer
- The Howards of Virginiaas Leslie Stephens
- Women in Waras Capt. Evans
- The Hidden Masteras Robert Clive of India
- Vigil in the Nightas Joe Shand
- A Chump at Oxfordas Student
- Laddieas Robert Pryor
1939
- The Man in the Iron Maskas Second Officer