Known For
Acting
Born
May 26, 1913
Died
Aug 11, 1994
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Credits
151 titles
Peter Cushing
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.
Known For
Filmography
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Actor's Assistant
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Dalekmania
Doctor Who (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
Biggles
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Television
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Professor Charles Copeland
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
Wogan
Self
Black Jack
Sir Thomas Bedford
Mystery on Monster Island
William T. Kolderup
A Tale of Two Cities
Dr. Alexander Manette
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
A Touch of the Sun
Commissioner Potts
Arabian Adventure
Wazir Al Wuzara
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Detour
Narrator
Son of Hitler
Heinrich Haussner
The Standard
Baron Hackenberg
The Uncanny
Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Shock Waves
SS Commander
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
The New Avengers
Von Claus
The Great Houdinis
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Devil's Men
Baron Corofax
At the Earth's Core
Dr. Abner Perry
Trial by Combat
Sir Edward Gifford
Space: 1999
Raan