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.
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Known For
Star Wars
(1977)
Grand Moff Tarkin
The Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
Baron Viktor Frankenstein
Tales from the Crypt
(1972)
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Dracula
(1958)
Doctor Van Helsing
Top Secret!
(1984)
Bookstore Proprietor
Asylum
(1972)
Smith
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
(1974)
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Gorgon
(1964)
Dr. Namaroff
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
(1969)
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Moulin Rouge
(1952)
Marcel de la Voisier
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Second Officer
Horror Express
(1972)
Dr. Wells
Captain Clegg
(1962)
Reverend Dr. Blyss
Torture Garden
(1967)
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Full Filmography
Acting
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Second Officer
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Student
Laddie
(1940)
Robert Pryor
Women in War
(1940)
Capt. Evans
The Howards of Virginia
(1940)
Leslie Stephens
Dreams
(1940)
First Dreamer
The Hidden Master
(1940)
Robert Clive of India
Vigil in the Night
(1940)
Joe Shand
They Dare Not Love
(1941)
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
The Woman in the House
(1942)
Man Waking Up (archive footage)
It Might Be You
(1946)
The doctor
Hamlet
(1948)
Osric
When We Are Married
(1951)
Gerald Forbes
Moulin Rouge
(1952)
Marcel de la Voisier
Anastasia
(1953)
Piotr Petrovsky
The Black Knight
(1954)
Sir Palamides
Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1954)
Winston Smith
The End of the Affair
(1955)
Henry Miles
Magic Fire
(1955)
Otto Wesendonk
Alexander the Great
(1956)
Memmon
The Abominable Snowman
(1957)
Dr. John Rollason
Time Without Pity
(1957)
Jeremy Clayton
The Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
Baron Viktor Frankenstein
Dracula
(1958)
Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground
(1958)
Father Laidlaw
The Revenge of Frankenstein
(1958)
Dr. Victor Stein
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959)
Sherlock Holmes
John Paul Jones
(1959)
Captain Richard Pearson
The Mummy
(1959)
John Banning
Suspect
(1960)
Professor Sewell
The Brides of Dracula
(1960)
Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Flesh and the Fiends
(1960)
Dr. Robert Knox
Sword of Sherwood Forest
(1960)
Sheriff of Nottingham
Trouble in the Sky
(1960)
Capt. Clive Judd
Cash on Demand
(1961)
Harry Fordyce
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
(1961)
Squire Trevenyan
The Naked Edge
(1961)
Mr. Evan Wrack
The Hellfire Club
(1961)
Merryweather
Captain Clegg
(1962)
Reverend Dr. Blyss
The Man Who Finally Died
(1963)
Doctor Peter von Brecht
The Gorgon
(1964)
Dr. Namaroff
The Evil of Frankenstein
(1964)
Baron Frankenstein
The Skull
(1965)
Dr. Christopher Maitland
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Dr. Who and the Daleks
(1965)
Doctor Who
She
(1965)
Holly
Island of Terror
(1966)
Dr. Brian Stanley
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
(1966)
Doctor Who
Night of the Big Heat
(1967)
Dr. Vernon Stone
Frankenstein Created Woman
(1967)
Baron Frankenstein
Torture Garden
(1967)
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Some May Live
(1967)
John Meredith
The Blood Beast Terror
(1968)
Detective Inspector Quennell
Corruption
(1968)
Sir John Rowan
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
(1969)
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Scream and Scream Again
(1970)
Major Heinrich Benedek
The Vampire Lovers
(1970)
General von Spielsdorf
One More Time
(1970)
Dr. Frankenstein
Twins of Evil
(1971)
Gustav Weil
Incense for the Damned
(1971)
Dr. Walter Goodrich
I, Monster
(1971)
Frederick Utterson
The House That Dripped Blood
(1971)
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
(1972)
Ship's Captain
Fear in the Night
(1972)
Michael Carmichael
Tales from the Crypt
(1972)
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Asylum
(1972)
Smith
Horror Express
(1972)
Dr. Wells
Dracula A.D. 1972
(1972)
Professor Van Helsing
And Now the Screaming Starts!
(1973)
Dr. Pope
The Creeping Flesh
(1973)
Emmanuel Hildern
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
(1973)
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Nothing But the Night
(1973)
Sir Mark Ashley
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
(1973)
(archive footage)
From Beyond the Grave
(1974)
The Proprietor
Madhouse
(1974)
Herbert Flay
The Beast Must Die
(1974)
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
(1974)
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
(1974)
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Shatter
(1974)
Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula
(1974)
MacGregor
The Ghoul
(1975)
Dr. Lawrence
Legend of the Werewolf
(1975)
Prof. Paul
Fists of Fire
(1975)
Himself
The Devil's Men
(1976)
Baron Corofax
The Great Houdinis
(1976)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
At the Earth's Core
(1976)
Dr. Abner Perry
Trial by Combat
(1976)
Sir Edward Gifford
The Uncanny
(1977)
Wilbur Gray
Shock Waves
(1977)
SS Commander
Star Wars
(1977)
Grand Moff Tarkin
The Standard
(1977)
Baron Hackenberg
Arabian Adventure
(1979)
Wazir Al Wuzara
Son of Hitler
(1979)
Heinrich Haussner
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
A Touch of the Sun
(1979)
A Tale of Two Cities
(1980)
Dr. Alexander Manette
Mystery on Monster Island
(1981)
William T. Kolderup
Black Jack
(1981)
Sir Thomas Bedford
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Sebastian Grisbane
The Masks of Death
(1984)
Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(1984)
Seneschal
Top Secret!
(1984)
Bookstore Proprietor
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
(1984)
Professor Charles Copeland
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
(1985)
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Biggles
(1986)
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
(1987)
Self
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
(1989)
Himself
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
(1994)
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
(1994)
Narrator / Himself
Dalekmania
(1995)
Doctor Who (archive footage)
Masters of Horror
(1998)
The Story of Star Wars
(2004)
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
(2008)
Self
Attack of the Octopus People
(2010)
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Halloween: The Inside Story
(2010)
(archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
(2017)
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Skywalker Legacy
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(2020)
Self
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
(2020)
Himself
Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
(2022)
Art
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