Peter Cushing
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday26 May 1913
Died11 August 1994 (age 81)
Place of birthKenley, Surrey, England, UK
Known credits151
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 f…
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 · (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 · Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 · Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Actor's Assistant
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People
2010 · Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008 · Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Dalekmania
1995 · Doctor Who (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 · Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein Reborn
1993 · Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
1992 · Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992 · (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989 · Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Self
Biggles
1986 · Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Television
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Masks of Death
1984 · Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Seneschal
Top Secret!
1984 · Bookstore Proprietor
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984 · Professor Charles Copeland
House of the Long Shadows
1983 · Sebastian Grisbane
Wogan
1982 · Self
Black Jack
1981 · Sir Thomas Bedford
Mystery on Monster Island
1981 · William T. Kolderup
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Dr. Alexander Manette
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · Martin Blueck
A Touch of the Sun
1979 · Commissioner Potts
Arabian Adventure
1979 · Wazir Al Wuzara
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Von Baden
The Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
Son of Hitler
1979 · Heinrich Haussner
The Detour
1979 · Narrator
The Standard
1977 · Baron Hackenberg
The Uncanny
1977 · Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Shock Waves
1977 · SS Commander
Star Wars
1977 · Grand Moff Tarkin
The New Avengers
1976 · Von Claus
The Great Houdinis
1976 · Conan Doyle
The Devil's Men
1976 · Baron Corofax
At the Earth's Core
1976 · Dr. Abner Perry
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