Peter Cushing

Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Appearances

Star Wars
8.2
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
6.3
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein
6.8
The Curse of Frankenstein
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Frankenstein Created Woman
6.4
Frankenstein Created Woman
Baron Frankenstein
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
6.2
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Evil of Frankenstein
6.2
The Evil of Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein
6.6
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Stein
Biggles
5.2
Biggles
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
The Brides of Dracula
6.7
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Hamlet
7.4
Hamlet
Osric
Dracula
7.3
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
The Vampire Lovers
6.4
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
Top Secret!
7.1
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula A.D. 1972
5.9
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
At the Earth's Core
5.1
At the Earth's Core
Dr. Abner Perry
Horror Express
6.3
Horror Express
Dr. Wells
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
5.9
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Dr. Who and the Daleks
5.7
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who
Asylum
6.0
Asylum
Smith
Shock Waves
4.8
Shock Waves
SS Commander
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
6.5
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The Horror Show
3.8
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
7.3
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
The Beast Must Die
5.4
The Beast Must Die
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
The Gorgon
6.4
The Gorgon
Dr. Namaroff
Madhouse
6.2
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
Mystery on Monster Island
4.5
Mystery on Monster Island
William T. Kolderup
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
5.6
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
The Black Knight
6.4
The Black Knight
Sir Palamides
Island of Terror
5.9
Island of Terror
Dr. Brian Stanley
The Masks of Death
5.4
The Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes
Torture Garden
6.2
Torture Garden
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Twins of Evil
6.7
Twins of Evil
Gustav Weil
Nothing But the Night
6.2
Nothing But the Night
Sir Mark Ashley
Legend of the Werewolf
5.4
Legend of the Werewolf
Prof. Paul
And Now the Screaming Starts!
5.9
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Dr. Pope
The Creeping Flesh
5.9
The Creeping Flesh
Emmanuel Hildern
Scream and Scream Again
5.3
Scream and Scream Again
Major Heinrich Benedek
Alexander the Great
6.0
Alexander the Great
Memmon
The Skull
6.1
The Skull
Dr. Christopher Maitland
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
7.5
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
Time Without Pity
6.6
Time Without Pity
Jeremy Clayton
Cash on Demand
7.6
Cash on Demand
Harry Fordyce
The Abominable Snowman
6.2
The Abominable Snowman
Dr. John Rollason
The Devil's Men
4.2
The Devil's Men
Baron Corofax
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
6.2
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Doctor Who
Tales from the Crypt
6.9
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Dalekmania
7.8
Dalekmania
Doctor Who (archive footage)
House of the Long Shadows
6.4
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
The House That Dripped Blood
6.4
The House That Dripped Blood
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
She
5.5
She
Holly
Corruption
5.8
Corruption
Sir John Rowan
From Beyond the Grave
6.5
From Beyond the Grave
The Proprietor
Fear in the Night
5.8
Fear in the Night
Michael Carmichael
A Tale of Two Cities
6.0
A Tale of Two Cities
Dr. Alexander Manette
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
6.3
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Ship's Captain
The Mummy
6.7
The Mummy
John Banning
The Howards of Virginia
6.8
The Howards of Virginia
Leslie Stephens
Captain Clegg
6.3
Captain Clegg
Reverend Dr. Blyss
The Ghoul
5.0
The Ghoul
Dr. Lawrence
I, Monster
5.5
I, Monster
Frederick Utterson
The Flesh and the Fiends
6.6
The Flesh and the Fiends
Dr. Robert Knox
Arabian Adventure
5.9
Arabian Adventure
Wazir Al Wuzara
John Paul Jones
6.0
John Paul Jones
Captain Richard Pearson
Night of the Big Heat
5.3
Night of the Big Heat
Dr. Vernon Stone
Son of Hitler
5.8
Son of Hitler
Heinrich Haussner
The Uncanny
5.9
The Uncanny
Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Shatter
5.7
Shatter
Paul Rattwood
Violent Playground
7.2
Violent Playground
Father Laidlaw
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
The Blood Beast Terror
5.5
The Blood Beast Terror
Detective Inspector Quennell
The End of the Affair
5.8
The End of the Affair
Henry Miles
Blood Suckers
4.1
Blood Suckers
Dr. Walter Goodrich
The Hellfire Club
5.4
The Hellfire Club
Merryweather
Trial by Combat
7.8
Trial by Combat
Sir Edward Gifford
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.3
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith
The Naked Edge
6.3
The Naked Edge
Mr. Evan Wrack
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
7.0
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Professor Charles Copeland
The Man Who Finally Died
6.3
The Man Who Finally Died
Doctor Peter von Brecht
Tender Dracula
4.2
Tender Dracula
MacGregor
Sword of Sherwood Forest
6.1
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sheriff of Nottingham
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
6.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Magic Fire
4.9
Magic Fire
Otto Wesendonk
They Dare Not Love
7.5
They Dare Not Love
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Vigil in the Night
5.9
Vigil in the Night
Joe Shand
The Great Houdinis
6.2
The Great Houdinis
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
5.9
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Squire Trevenyan
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
9.5
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
Cone of Silence
6.8
Cone of Silence
Capt. Clive Judd
Suspect
6.9
Suspect
Professor Sewell
The Standard
4.3
The Standard
Baron Hackenberg
Laddie
6.6
Laddie
Robert Pryor
Moulin Rouge
6.7
Moulin Rouge
Marcel de la Voisier
A Chump at Oxford
6.9
A Chump at Oxford
Student
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.1
The Man in the Iron Mask
Second Officer
Women in War
5.2
Women in War
Capt. Evans
Anastasia
6.3
Anastasia
Piotr Petrovsky
Some May Live
4.3
Some May Live
John Meredith
Black Jack
10.0
Black Jack
Sir Thomas Bedford
A Touch of the Sun
5.0
A Touch of the Sun
Commissioner Potts
Frankenstein Reborn
10.0
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
One More Time
5.0
One More Time
Dr. Frankenstein
The Woman in the House
6.6
The Woman in the House
Man Waking Up (archive footage)
The Detour
The Detour
Narrator
The Story of Star Wars
7.2
The Story of Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Attack of the Octopus People
Attack of the Octopus People
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
8.5
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Fists of Fire
Fists of Fire
Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
6.0
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Hidden Master
10.0
The Hidden Master
Robert Clive of India
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
It Might Be You
It Might Be You
The doctor
Dreams
6.0
Dreams
First Dreamer
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
7.0
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
6.7
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
When We Are Married
10.0
When We Are Married
Gerald Forbes
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Lolita
7.3
Lolita
John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Innocent Blood
6.2
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Look at Life: Model World
Look at Life: Model World
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Number Three
9.0
Number Three
Simpson
The Creature
10.0
The Creature
Dr. John Rollason
The Moment of Truth
7.0
The Moment of Truth
The Prime Minister
The Caves of Steel
7.0
The Caves of Steel
Elijah Baley
Dracula in the Movies
10.0
Dracula in the Movies
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Space: 1999
7.1
Space: 1999
Raan
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
The Avengers
7.7
The Avengers
Paul Beresford
The New Avengers
7.1
The New Avengers
Von Claus
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret
Hammer House of Horror
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
Sherlock Holmes
6.7
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
The Zoo Gang
7.8
The Zoo Gang
Judge Gautier
Wogan
5.3
Wogan
Self
Pride and Prejudice
9.0
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy
Treffpunkte
Treffpunkte
Self
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. John Rollason
The Spread of the Eagle
The Spread of the Eagle
Caius Cassius
Story Parade
8.0
Story Parade
Elijah Baley
Film '72
4.7
Film '72
Self
The World of Hammer
6.7
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
Frederick James Parsons
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
Simpson

Crew

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