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 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
Credits
Star Wars (1977)
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Dracula (1958)
as Doctor Van Helsing
Top Secret! (1984)
as Bookstore Proprietor
Innocent Blood (1992)
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Alexander the Great (1956)
as Memmon
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
as General von Spielsdorf
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
as Professor Van Helsing
At the Earth's Core (1976)
as Dr. Abner Perry
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
as Dr. Pope
Horror Express (1972)
as Dr. Wells
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
as Second Officer
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
as Sebastian Grisbane
Twins of Evil (1971)
as Gustav Weil
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
as Dr. Vernon Stone
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
as Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
as Seneschal
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
I, Monster (1971)
as Frederick Utterson
The Mummy (1959)
as John Banning
Shock Waves (1977)
as SS Commander
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
as Dr. Victor Stein
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Hamlet (1948)
as Osric
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
as Baron Frankenstein
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
as The Proprietor
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
as Doctor Who
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
as Ship's Captain
Arabian Adventure (1979)
as Wazir Al Wuzara
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
as Leslie Stephens
Fear in the Night (1972)
as Michael Carmichael
John Paul Jones (1959)
as Captain Richard Pearson
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
as Doctor Who
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
as Detective Inspector Quennell
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
as Major Heinrich Benedek
The Beast Must Die (1974)
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
as Dr. Robert Knox
Moulin Rouge (1952)
as Marcel de la Voisier
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
as Student
The Skull (1965)
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Mystery on Monster Island (1981)
as William T. Kolderup
The End of the Affair (1955)
as Henry Miles
The Creeping Flesh (1973)
as Emmanuel Hildern
Torture Garden (1967)
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
as Baron Frankenstein
Dracula in the Movies (1992)
as (archive footage)
They Dare Not Love (1941)
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
The Gorgon (1964)
as Dr. Namaroff
Biggles (1986)
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Asylum (1972)
as Smith
Nothing But the Night (1973)
as Sir Mark Ashley
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
as Dr. John Rollason
The Caves of Steel (1964)
as Elijah Baley
Number Three (1953)
as Simpson
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
as Self
Captain Clegg (1962)
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Uncanny (1977)
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
One More Time (1970)
as Dr. Frankenstein
Time Without Pity (1957)
as Jeremy Clayton
The Devil's Men (1976)
as Baron Corofax
The Masks of Death (1984)
as Sherlock Holmes
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
as Professor Charles Copeland
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
as Dr. Alexander Manette
Island of Terror (1966)
as Dr. Brian Stanley
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
The Black Knight (1954)
as Sir Palamides
The Naked Edge (1961)
as Mr. Evan Wrack
She (1965)
as Holly
When We Are Married (1951)
as Gerald Forbes
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)
as (archive footage)
Cash on Demand (1961)
as Harry Fordyce
Violent Playground (1958)
as Father Laidlaw
Madhouse (1974)
as Herbert Flay
Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961)
as Squire Trevenyan
The Moment of Truth (1955)
as The Prime Minister
Vigil in the Night (1940)
as Joe Shand
Frankenstein Reborn (1993)
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Shatter (1974)
as Paul Rattwood
Corruption (1968)
as Sir John Rowan
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror Show (1979)
as (archive footage)
Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
as Prof. Paul
Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008)
as Self
Trial by Combat (1976)
as Sir Edward Gifford
The Creature (1955)
as Dr. John Rollason
Dalekmania (1995)
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
The Hellfire Club (1961)
as Mr. Merryweather
Magic Fire (1955)
as Otto Wesendonk
The Standard (1977)
as Baron Hackenberg
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
as Winston Smith
The Ghoul (1975)
as Dr. Lawrence
Son of Hitler (1979)
as Heinrich Haussner
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2020)
as Himself
Women in War (1940)
as Capt. Evans
A Touch of the Sun (1979)
as Commissioner Potts
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)
as Himself
The Woman in the House (1942)
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
The Great Houdinis (1976)
as Conan Doyle
Cone of Silence (1960)
as Capt. Clive Judd
It Might Be You (1946)
as The doctor
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Suspect (1960)
as Professor Sewell
Tender Dracula (1974)
as MacGregor
Fists of Fire (1975)
as Self
Blood Suckers (1971)
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
Attack of the Octopus People (2010)
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Some May Live (1967)
as John Meredith
The Detour (1979)
as Narrator
Laddie (1940)
as Robert Pryor
Black Jack (1981)
as Sir Thomas Bedford
Look at Life: Model World (1960)
as Self
Dreams (1940)
as First Dreamer
The Hidden Master (1940)
as Robert Clive of India
Anastasia (1953)
as Piotr Petrovsky