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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

2.5

movie

Known For

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Grand Moff Tarkin
Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984

as Bookstore Proprietor
Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

1992

as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula

Dracula

1958

as Doctor Van Helsing
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1972

as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

as Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

as Sherlock Holmes
The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers

1970

as General von Spielsdorf
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966

as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Horror Express

Horror Express

1972

as Dr. Wells
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 • as Grand Moff Tarkin
★ 8.2
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
1984 • as Bookstore Proprietor
★ 7.1
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
1992 • as Van Helsing (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Dracula
Dracula
1958 • as Doctor Van Helsing
★ 7.3
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1972 • as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
★ 6.8
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 • as Baron Victor Frankenstein
★ 6.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.8
The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers
1970 • as General von Spielsdorf
★ 6.4
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 • as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 • as Seneschal
★ 5.2
Horror Express
Horror Express
1972 • as Dr. Wells
★ 6.3
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972 • as Ship's Captain
★ 6.3
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1956 • as Memmon
★ 6.1
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965 • as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
★ 6.5
The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula
1960 • as Dr. J. Van Helsing
★ 6.7
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974 • as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
★ 5.9
The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 • as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
★ 6.4
The Mummy
The Mummy
1959 • as John Banning
★ 6.7
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
1952 • as Marcel de la Voisier
★ 6.6
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 • as Dr. Victor Stein
★ 6.6
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows
1983 • as Sebastian Grisbane
★ 6.4
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
Dracula A.D. 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 • as Professor Van Helsing
★ 6.0
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964 • as Dr. Namaroff
★ 6.4
Shock Waves
Shock Waves
1977 • as SS Commander
★ 4.9
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965 • as Doctor Who
★ 5.7
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
1959 • as Captain Richard Pearson
★ 6.0
The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman
1957 • as Dr. John Rollason
★ 6.2
Madhouse
Madhouse
1974 • as Herbert Flay
★ 6.2
Hamlet
Hamlet
1948 • as Osric
★ 7.4
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
1940 • as Student
★ 6.9
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
1974 • as The Proprietor
★ 6.5
Scream and Scream Again
Scream and Scream Again
1970 • as Major Heinrich Benedek
★ 5.3
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 • as Second Officer
★ 7.1
I, Monster
I, Monster
1971 • as Frederick Utterson
★ 5.5
The Skull
The Skull
1965 • as Dr. Christopher Maitland
★ 6.1
Asylum
Asylum
1972 • as Smith
★ 6.0
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 • as Baron Frankenstein
★ 6.4
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 • as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
★ 6.1
Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg
1962 • as Reverend Dr. Blyss
★ 6.3
Arabian Adventure
Arabian Adventure
1979 • as Wazir Al Wuzara
★ 5.9
Biggles
Biggles
1986 • as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
★ 5.2
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror
1968 • as Detective Inspector Quennell
★ 5.5
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973 • as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
★ 5.6
The Black Knight
The Black Knight
1954 • as Sir Palamides
★ 6.4
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 • as Baron Victor Frankenstein
★ 6.3
And Now the Screaming Starts!
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973 • as Dr. Pope
★ 5.9
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966 • as Doctor Who
★ 6.1
She
She
1965 • as Holly
★ 5.6
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity
1957 • as Jeremy Clayton
★ 6.5
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge
1961 • as Mr. Evan Wrack
★ 6.3
Island of Terror
Island of Terror
1966 • as Dr. Brian Stanley
★ 5.9
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 • as Baron Frankenstein
★ 6.2
Shatter
Shatter
1974 • as Paul Rattwood
★ 5.6
Cash on Demand
Cash on Demand
1961 • as Harry Fordyce
★ 7.6
The Creeping Flesh
The Creeping Flesh
1973 • as Emmanuel Hildern
★ 5.9
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died
1963 • as Doctor Peter von Brecht
★ 6.3
Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night
1972 • as Michael Carmichael
★ 5.8
Torture Garden
Torture Garden
1967 • as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
★ 6.2
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 • as Dr. Vernon Stone
★ 5.3
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
1976 • as Dr. Abner Perry
★ 5.1
Mystery on Monster Island
Mystery on Monster Island
1981 • as William T. Kolderup
★ 4.6
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 • as Sheriff of Nottingham
★ 6.1
Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night
1973 • as Sir Mark Ashley
★ 6.2
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • as (archive footage)
★ 3.4
Number Three
Number Three
1953 • as Simpson
★ 9.0
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 • as Winston Smith
★ 7.3
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
Son of Hitler
Son of Hitler
1979 • as Heinrich Haussner
★ 5.8
Corruption
Corruption
1968 • as Sir John Rowan
★ 5.8
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 • as Dr. Robert Knox
★ 6.6
Frankenstein Reborn
Frankenstein Reborn
1993 • as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
1940 • as Leslie Stephens
★ 6.7
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
1977 • as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
★ 5.8
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 • as Narrator (voice) / Self
★ 7.3
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
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Dalekmania
Dalekmania
1995 • as Doctor Who (archive footage)
★ 7.6
movie
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984 • as Professor Charles Copeland
★ 7.0
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1975 • as Dr. Lawrence
★ 4.9
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
The Devil's Men
The Devil's Men
1976 • as Baron Corofax
★ 4.1
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1955 • as Henry Miles
★ 5.8
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • as (archive footage)
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
1976 • as Sir Edward Gifford
★ 7.8
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies
1992 • as (archive footage)
★ 10.0
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
1974 • as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
★ 5.5
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.4
The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club
1961 • as Mr. Merryweather
★ 5.4
Magic Fire
Magic Fire
1955 • as Otto Wesendonk
★ 5.0
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 • as Dr. Alexander Manette
★ 6.1
They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love
1941 • as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
★ 7.5
The Caves of Steel
The Caves of Steel
1964 • as Elijah Baley
★ 7.0
Violent Playground
Violent Playground
1958 • as Father Laidlaw
★ 7.2
movie
Fists of Fire
1975 • as Self
Women in War
Women in War
1940 • as Capt. Evans
★ 5.2
Cone of Silence
Cone of Silence
1960 • as Capt. Clive Judd
★ 6.8
The Creature
The Creature
1955 • as Dr. John Rollason
★ 10.0
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008 • as Self
★ 7.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Legend of the Werewolf
Legend of the Werewolf
1975 • as Prof. Paul
★ 5.4
movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 • as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Suspect
Suspect
1960 • as Professor Sewell
★ 6.9
The Standard
The Standard
1977 • as Baron Hackenberg
★ 4.2
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 • as Squire Trevenyan
★ 5.9
The Great Houdinis
The Great Houdinis
1976 • as Conan Doyle
★ 6.4
movie
When We Are Married
1951 • as Gerald Forbes
★ 10.0
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 • as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Blood Suckers
Blood Suckers
1971 • as Dr. Walter Goodrich
★ 4.1
Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night
1940 • as Joe Shand
★ 5.9
The Hidden Master
The Hidden Master
1940 • as Robert Clive of India
★ 8.0
Laddie
Laddie
1940 • as Robert Pryor
★ 6.6
Some May Live
Some May Live
1967 • as John Meredith
★ 4.3
The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth
1955 • as The Prime Minister
★ 7.0
A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun
1979 • as Commissioner Potts
★ 5.0
It Might Be You
It Might Be You
1946 • as The doctor
The Detour
The Detour
1979 • as Narrator
Tender Dracula
Tender Dracula
1974 • as MacGregor
★ 4.2
Black Jack
Black Jack
1981 • as Sir Thomas Bedford
★ 10.0
The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House
1942 • as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
★ 6.5
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 • as (archive footage)
Attack of the Octopus People
Attack of the Octopus People
2010 • as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 • as Himself
★ 7.5
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 • as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Dreams
Dreams
1940 • as First Dreamer
★ 6.0
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989 • as Himself
★ 9.5
movie
Look at Life: Model World
1960 • as Self
movie
Anastasia
1953 • as Piotr Petrovsky
★ 6.3