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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-05-26 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Acting
2025
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self2025
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Self (archive footage)2022
Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill as Not available2020
The Skywalker Legacy as Self (archive footage)2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as Self2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words as Himself2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)2010
Halloween: The Inside Story as (archive footage)2010
Attack of the Octopus People as Doctor Welles (archive footage)2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films as Self2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)2004
The Story of Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)1995
Dalekmania as Doctor Who (archive footage)1994
The World of Hammer as Not available1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Narrator (voice) / Self1993
Frankenstein Reborn as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)1989
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood as Himself1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Self1986
Biggles as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)1984
Top Secret! as Bookstore Proprietor1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Seneschal1984
The Masks of Death as Sherlock Holmes1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues as Professor Charles Copeland1983
House of the Long Shadows as Sebastian Grisbane1982
Wogan as Self1981
Mystery on Monster Island as William T. Kolderup1981
Black Jack as Sir Thomas Bedford1980
Hammer House of Horror as Martin Blueck1980
A Tale of Two Cities as Dr. Alexander Manette1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Von Baden1979
Arabian Adventure as Wazir Al Wuzara1979
The Horror Show as (archive footage)1979
Son of Hitler as Heinrich Haussner1979
A Touch of the Sun as Not available1979
The Detour as Narrator1977
Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin1977
The Uncanny as Wilbur Gray1977
Shock Waves as SS Commander1977
The Standard as Baron Hackenberg1976
The New Avengers as Von Claus1976
At the Earth's Core as Dr. Abner Perry1976
The Devil's Men as Baron Corofax1976
Trial by Combat as Sir Edward Gifford1976
The Great Houdinis as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1975
Space: 1999 as Raan1975
The Ghoul as Dr. Lawrence1975
Legend of the Werewolf as Prof. Paul1975
Fists of Fire as Himself1974
The Zoo Gang as Judge Gautier1974
From Beyond the Grave as The Proprietor1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing1974
Madhouse as Herbert Flay1974
The Beast Must Die as Dr. Christopher Lundgren1974
Shatter as Paul Rattwood1974
Tender Dracula as MacGregor1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Count Gerard De Merret1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing1973
And Now the Screaming Starts! as Dr. Pope1973
The Creeping Flesh as Emmanuel Hildern1973
Nothing But the Night as Sir Mark Ashley1973
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong as (archive footage)1972
Tales from the Crypt as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke1972
Horror Express as Dr. Wells1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 as Professor Van Helsing1972
Asylum as Smith1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Ship's Captain1972
Fear in the Night as Michael Carmichael1971
The House That Dripped Blood as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")1971
Twins of Evil as Gustav Weil1971
I, Monster as Frederick Utterson1971
Blood Suckers as Dr. Walter Goodrich1970
The Vampire Lovers as General von Spielsdorf1970
Treffpunkte as Self1970
One More Time as Dr. Frankenstein1970
Scream and Scream Again as Major Heinrich Benedek1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Baron Victor Frankenstein1968
Corruption as Sir John Rowan1968
The Blood Beast Terror as Detective Inspector Quennell1967
Torture Garden as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")1967
Frankenstein Created Woman as Baron Frankenstein1967
Night of the Big Heat as Dr. Vernon Stone1967
Some May Live as John Meredith1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. as Doctor Who1966
Island of Terror as Dr. Brian Stanley1965
She as Holly1965
The Skull as Dr. Christopher Maitland1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks as Doctor Who1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"1964
Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes1964
The Gorgon as Dr. Namaroff1964
The Evil of Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein1963
The Man Who Finally Died as Doctor Peter von Brecht1962
Lolita as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)1962
Captain Clegg as Reverend Dr. Blyss1961
The Avengers as Paul Beresford1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Squire Trevenyan1961
Cash on Demand as Harry Fordyce1961
The Naked Edge as Mr. Evan Wrack1961
The Hellfire Club as Merryweather1960
The Brides of Dracula as Dr. J. Van Helsing1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest as Sheriff of Nottingham1960
The Flesh and the Fiends as Dr. Robert Knox1960
Suspect as Professor Sewell1960
Cone of Silence as Capt. Clive Judd1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sherlock Holmes1959
The Mummy as John Banning1959
John Paul Jones as Captain Richard Pearson1958
Dracula as Doctor Van Helsing1958
The Revenge of Frankenstein as Dr. Victor Stein1958
Violent Playground as Father Laidlaw1957
The Curse of Frankenstein as Baron Victor Frankenstein1957
Time Without Pity as Jeremy Clayton1957
The Abominable Snowman as Dr. John Rollason1956
Alexander the Great as Memmon1955
The End of the Affair as Henry Miles1955
Magic Fire as Otto Wesendonk1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four as Winston Smith1954
The Black Knight as Sir Palamides1953
Anastasia as Piotr Petrovsky1952
Moulin Rouge as Marcel de la Voisier1952
Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Darcy1951
When We Are Married as Gerald Forbes1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Winston Smith1948
Hamlet as Osric1946
It Might Be You as The doctor1942
The Woman in the House as Man Waking Up (archive footage)1941
They Dare Not Love as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler1940
A Chump at Oxford as Student1940
The Howards of Virginia as Leslie Stephens1940
Vigil in the Night as Joe Shand1940
Laddie as Robert Pryor1940
The Hidden Master as Robert Clive of India1940
Women in War as Capt. Evans1940
Dreams as First Dreamer1939
The Man in the Iron Mask as Second Officer