Peter Cushing
Actor

Peter Cushing

2 Movies
2 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 2
Birthday May 26, 1913 (113 years old)
Place of Birth Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As Peter Wilton Cushing
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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 films based on the television series Doctor Who.

Filmography (148)

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 2024
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words 2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. 2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions 2017
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
Attack of the Octopus People 2010
Fanex Files: Hammer Films 2008
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007
The Story of Star Wars 2004
Dalekmania 1995
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror 1994
The World of Hammer 1994
Frankenstein Reborn 1993
Innocent Blood 1992
Dracula in the Movies 1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
Halloween Monster Bash 1991
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood 1989
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood 1987
Biggles 1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes 1985
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1984
Top Secret! 1984
The Masks of Death 1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues 1984
House of the Long Shadows 1983
Wogan 1982
Mystery on Monster Island 1981
Black Jack 1981
A Tale of Two Cities 1980
Hammer House of Horror 1980
The Horror Show 1979
Arabian Adventure 1979
Son of Hitler 1979
A Touch of the Sun 1979
The Detour 1979
Tales of the Unexpected 1979
Star Wars 1977
Shock Waves 1977
The Uncanny 1977
The Standard 1977
Star Wars: 4K77 1977
At the Earth's Core 1976
The Devil's Men 1976
Trial by Combat 1976
The Great Houdinis 1976
The New Avengers 1976
Legend of the Werewolf 1975
The Ghoul 1975
Fists of Fire 1975
Space: 1999 1975
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974
The Beast Must Die 1974
Madhouse 1974
From Beyond the Grave 1974
Shatter 1974
Tender Dracula 1974
The Zoo Gang 1974
The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973
Nothing But the Night 1973
The Creeping Flesh 1973
And Now the Screaming Starts! 1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1973
Dracula A.D. 1972 1972
Horror Express 1972
Asylum 1972
Tales from the Crypt 1972
Fear in the Night 1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again 1972
Twins of Evil 1971
The House That Dripped Blood 1971
I, Monster 1971
Blood Suckers 1971
Film '72 1971
The Vampire Lovers 1970
Scream and Scream Again 1970
One More Time 1970
Treffpunkte 1970
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
Corruption 1968
The Blood Beast Terror 1968
Frankenstein Created Woman 1967
Torture Garden 1967
Night of the Big Heat 1967
Some May Live 1967
Island of Terror 1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. 1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966
Dr. Who and the Daleks 1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965
The Skull 1965
She 1965
The Evil of Frankenstein 1964
The Gorgon 1964
The Caves of Steel 1964
Sherlock Holmes 1964
Story Parade 1964
The Man Who Finally Died 1963
The Spread of the Eagle 1963
Captain Clegg 1962
Cash on Demand 1961
The Hellfire Club 1961
The Naked Edge 1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961
The Avengers 1961
Drama 61-67 1961
The Brides of Dracula 1960
The Flesh and the Fiends 1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960
Cone of Silence 1960
Suspect 1960
Look at Life: Model World 1960
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959
The Mummy 1959
John Paul Jones 1959
The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958
Dracula 1958
Violent Playground 1958
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
Time Without Pity 1957
The Abominable Snowman 1957
Alexander the Great 1956
The End of the Affair 1955
Magic Fire 1955
The Creature 1955
The Moment of Truth 1955
The Black Knight 1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1954
Anastasia 1953
Number Three 1953
Moulin Rouge 1952
Pride and Prejudice 1952
When We Are Married 1951
Sunday Night Theatre 1950
Hamlet 1948
It Might Be You 1946
The Woman in the House 1942
They Dare Not Love 1941
The Howards of Virginia 1940
Vigil in the Night 1940
Laddie 1940
A Chump at Oxford 1940
Women in War 1940
The Hidden Master 1940
Dreams 1940
The Man in the Iron Mask 1939