Acting
Peter Cushing
EN, FR, ES, DE cinema · 132 credits
Born
26 May 1913
Died
11 August 1994 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as Peter Wilton 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 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
Filmography
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Actor's Assistant
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
The Masks of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Professor Charles Copeland
House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian Grisbane
Mystery on Monster Island
as William T. Kolderup
Black Jack
as Sir Thomas Bedford
A Tale of Two Cities
as Dr. Alexander Manette
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Arabian Adventure
as Wazir Al Wuzara
Son of Hitler
as Heinrich Haussner
A Touch of the Sun
as Commissioner Potts
The Detour
as Narrator
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Shock Waves
as SS Commander
The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
The Standard
as Baron Hackenberg
At the Earth's Core
as Dr. Abner Perry
The Devil's Men
as Baron Corofax
Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward Gifford
The Great Houdinis
as Conan Doyle
Legend of the Werewolf
as Prof. Paul
The Ghoul
as Dr. Lawrence
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
The Beast Must Die
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
From Beyond the Grave
as The Proprietor
Shatter
as Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula
as MacGregor
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Nothing But the Night
as Sir Mark Ashley
The Creeping Flesh
as Emmanuel Hildern
And Now the Screaming Starts!
as Dr. Pope
Dracula A.D. 1972
as Professor Van Helsing
Horror Express
as Dr. Wells
Asylum
as Smith
Tales from the Crypt
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Fear in the Night
as Michael Carmichael
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Ship's Captain
Twins of Evil
as Gustav Weil
The House That Dripped Blood
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
I, Monster
as Frederick Utterson
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
The Vampire Lovers
as General von Spielsdorf
Scream and Scream Again
as Major Heinrich Benedek
One More Time
as Dr. Frankenstein
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Corruption
as Sir John Rowan
The Blood Beast Terror
as Detective Inspector Quennell
Frankenstein Created Woman
as Baron Frankenstein
Torture Garden
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Night of the Big Heat
as Dr. Vernon Stone
Some May Live
as John Meredith
Island of Terror
as Dr. Brian Stanley
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Doctor Who
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dr. Who and the Daleks
as Doctor Who
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The Skull
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
She
as Holly
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
The Gorgon
as Dr. Namaroff
The Caves of Steel
as Elijah Baley
The Man Who Finally Died
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
Captain Clegg
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
Cash on Demand
as Harry Fordyce
The Hellfire Club
as Mr. Merryweather
The Naked Edge
as Mr. Evan Wrack
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Squire Trevenyan
The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Dr. Robert Knox
Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Cone of Silence
as Capt. Clive Judd
Suspect
as Professor Sewell
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
The Mummy
as John Banning
John Paul Jones
as Captain Richard Pearson
The Revenge of Frankenstein
as Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula
as Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground
as Father Laidlaw
The Curse of Frankenstein
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Time Without Pity
as Jeremy Clayton
The Abominable Snowman
as Dr. John Rollason
Alexander the Great
as Memmon
The End of the Affair
as Henry Miles
Magic Fire
as Otto Wesendonk
The Creature
as Dr. John Rollason
The Moment of Truth
as The Prime Minister
The Black Knight
as Sir Palamides
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Winston Smith
Anastasia
1953
Anastasia
as Piotr Petrovsky
Number Three
as Simpson
Moulin Rouge
as Marcel de la Voisier
When We Are Married
1951
When We Are Married
as Gerald Forbes
Hamlet
as Osric
It Might Be You
as The doctor
The Woman in the House
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
They Dare Not Love
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
The Howards of Virginia
as Leslie Stephens
Vigil in the Night
as Joe Shand
Laddie
as Robert Pryor
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
Women in War
as Capt. Evans
The Hidden Master
as Robert Clive of India
Dreams
as First Dreamer
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Second Officer