Peter Cushing


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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 Docto...

Place of Birth: Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

Date of Birth: May 26, 1913

Date of Death: Aug 11, 1994


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Actor (119 Known Credits)


The Skywalker Legacy

Himself (archive footage)

Terreur et glamour : montée et déclin du studio Hammer

Himself / Various Roles (archive footage)

Attack Of The Octopus People

Doctor Welles (archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars

Grand Moff Tarkin

Dalekmania

Doctor Who (archive footage)

Biggles

Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

Top Secret!

Buchhändler

The Masks of Death

Sherlock Holmes

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Professor Charles Copeland

House of the Long Shadows

Sebastian Grisbane

Wogan

Himself

A Tale of Two Cities

Dr. Alexander Manette

Arabian Adventure

Wazir Al Wuzara

Son of Hitler

Heinrich Haussner

Star Wars

Grand Moff Tarkin

Shock Waves

SS Commander

The Uncanny

Wilbur Gray

Die Standarte

Baron Hackenberg

At the Earth's Core

Dr. Abner Perry

Land of the Minotaur

Baron Corofax

Trial by Combat

Sir Edward Gifford

The Great Houdinis

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Ghoul

Dr. Lawrence

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

Madhouse

Herbert Flay

The Beast Must Die

Dr. Christopher Lundgren

From Beyond the Grave

The Proprietor

Shatter

Paul Rattwood

Tendre Dracula

MacGregor

Nothing But the Night

Sir Mark Ashley

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing

The Creeping Flesh

Emmanuel Hildern

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Ship's Captain

Asylum

Smith

Dracula A.D. 1972

Professor Van Helsing

Tales from the Crypt

Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

Fear in the Night

Michael Carmichael

Twins of Evil

Gustav Weil

The House That Dripped Blood

Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

I, Monster

Frederick Utterson

The Vampire Lovers

General von Spielsdorf

One More Time

Dr. Frankenstein

Scream and Scream Again

Major Heinrich Benedek

Incense for the Damned

Dr. Walter Goodrich

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Baron Victor Frankenstein

Corruption

Sir John Rowan

The Blood Beast Terror

Detective Inspector Quennell

Frankenstein Created Woman

Baron Frankenstein

Torture Garden

Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Night of the Big Heat

Dr. Vernon Stone

Island of Terror

Dr. Brian Stanley

She

Holly

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Sandor Schreck (segment "Dr. Terror")

The Skull

Dr. Christopher Maitland

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Evil of Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

The Gorgon

Dr. Namaroff

The Man Who Finally Died

Doctor Peter von Brecht

Captain Clegg

Rev. Dr. Blyss

The Hellfire Club

Merryweather

The Naked Edge

Mr. Evan Wrack

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Squire Trevenyan

The Brides of Dracula

Dr. J. Van Helsing

The Flesh and the Fiends

Dr. Robert Knox

Suspect

Professor Sewell

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sheriff of Nottingham

Cone of Silence

Capt. Clive Judd

The Mummy

John Banning

John Paul Jones

Captain Richard Pearson

Dracula

Doctor Van Helsing

The Curse of Frankenstein

Baron Viktor Frankenstein

The Abominable Snowman

Dr. John Rollason

Time Without Pity

Jeremy Clayton

Magic Fire

Otto Wesendonk

The Black Knight

Sir Palamides

1984

Winston Smith

Moulin Rouge

Marcel de la Voisier

Hamlet

Osric

They Dare Not Love

Sub-Lieutenant Blackler (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia

Leslie Stephens (uncredited)

Women in War

Capt. Evans (uncredited)

Laddie

Robert Pryor

Himself (archive footage)
Himself / Various Roles (archive footage)
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Grand Moff Tarkin
Himself (archive footage)
Dalekmania (1995)
Doctor Who (archive footage)
Biggles (1986)
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Sherlock Holmes
Top Secret! (1984)
Buchhändler
Sherlock Holmes
Professor Charles Copeland
Sebastian Grisbane
Wogan (1982 - 1992)
Himself
William T. Kolderup
Black Jack (1981)
Dr. Alexander Manette
Wazir Al Wuzara
Son of Hitler (1978)
Heinrich Haussner
Star Wars (1977)
Grand Moff Tarkin
Shock Waves (1977)
SS Commander
The Uncanny (1977)
Wilbur Gray
Die Standarte (1977)
Baron Hackenberg
The New Avengers (1976 - 1977)
Dr. Abner Perry
Baron Corofax
Sir Edward Gifford
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Space: 1999 (1975 - 1977)
Raan
Prof. Paul
The Ghoul (1975)
Dr. Lawrence
Fists of Fire (1975)
Himself
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Prof. Van Helsing
Madhouse (1974)
Herbert Flay
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
The Proprietor
Shatter (1974)
Paul Rattwood
MacGregor
Sir Mark Ashley
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Emmanuel Hildern
Ship's Captain
Asylum (1972)
Smith
Professor Van Helsing
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Michael Carmichael
Twins of Evil (1971)
Gustav Weil
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
I, Monster (1971)
Frederick Utterson
General von Spielsdorf
One More Time (1970)
Dr. Frankenstein
Major Heinrich Benedek
Dr. Walter Goodrich
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Corruption (1968)
Sir John Rowan
Detective Inspector Quennell
Baron Frankenstein
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Dr. Vernon Stone
Dr. Brian Stanley
She (1965)
Holly
Doctor Who
Dr. Sandor Schreck (segment "Dr. Terror")
The Skull (1965)
Dr. Christopher Maitland
Sherlock Holmes (1964 - 1968)
Sherlock Holmes
Baron Frankenstein
The Gorgon (1964)
Dr. Namaroff
Doctor Peter von Brecht
Captain Clegg (1962)
Rev. Dr. Blyss
The Avengers (1961 - 1969)
Fordyce
Merryweather
Mr. Evan Wrack
Squire Trevenyan
Dr. J. Van Helsing
Dr. Robert Knox
Suspect (1960)
Professor Sewell
Sheriff of Nottingham
Capt. Clive Judd
Sherlock Holmes
The Mummy (1959)
John Banning
Captain Richard Pearson
Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula (1958)
Doctor Van Helsing
Priest
Baron Viktor Frankenstein
Dr. John Rollason
Jeremy Clayton
Memmon
This Is Your Life (1955 - 2003)
Henry Miles
Magic Fire (1955)
Otto Wesendonk
Sir Palamides
1984 (1954)
Winston Smith
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Marcel de la Voisier
Hamlet (1948)
Osric
Man Waking Up
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler (uncredited)
Student
Leslie Stephens (uncredited)
Women in War (1940)
Capt. Evans (uncredited)
Joe Shand
Laddie (1940)
Robert Pryor
Second Officer

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49th Parallel (1941)
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