Peter Cushing
Acting
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.
Born: May 26, 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Filmography (105)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
The Story of Star Wars
2004
The World of Hammer
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Innocent Blood
1992
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Biggles
1986
The Masks of Death
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Top Secret!
1984
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Wogan
1982
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Arabian Adventure
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Uncanny
1977
Shock Waves
1977
Star Wars
1977
The New Avengers
1976
The Great Houdinis
1976
The Devil's Men
1976
At the Earth's Core
1976
Space: 1999
1975
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
The Ghoul
1975
Shatter
1974
Tender Dracula
1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
The Beast Must Die
1974
Madhouse
1974
From Beyond the Grave
1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
Nothing But the Night
1973
The Creeping Flesh
1973
Asylum
1972
Horror Express
1972
Fear in the Night
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Tales from the Crypt
1972
I, Monster
1971
Twins of Evil
1971
Blood Suckers
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
The Vampire Lovers
1970
One More Time
1970
Scream and Scream Again
1970
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
Corruption
1968
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
Torture Garden
1967
Night of the Big Heat
1967
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
Island of Terror
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
The Skull
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965
She
1965
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
1965
The Gorgon
1964
Sherlock Holmes
1964
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
Captain Clegg
1962
Lolita
1962
Cash on Demand
1961
The Naked Edge
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
The Hellfire Club
1961
The Avengers
1961
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
Suspect
1960
The Brides of Dracula
1960
Cone of Silence
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
The Mummy
1959
John Paul Jones
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
Dracula
1958
Violent Playground
1958
The Abominable Snowman
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
Time Without Pity
1957
Alexander the Great
1956
Magic Fire
1955
The End of the Affair
1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
The Black Knight
1954
Moulin Rouge
1952
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Hamlet
1948
49th Parallel
1941
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Vigil in the Night
1940
A Chump at Oxford
1940
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939