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
Top Secret!
(1984)
Bookstore Proprietor
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Dracula
(1958)
Doctor Van Helsing
The Gorgon
(1964)
Dr. Namaroff
The Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
Baron Viktor Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein
(1964)
Baron Frankenstein
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Moulin Rouge
(1952)
Marcel de la Voisier
The Brides of Dracula
(1960)
Dr. J. Van Helsing
Tales from the Crypt
(1972)
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
The Vampire Lovers
(1970)
General von Spielsdorf
Alexander the Great
(1956)
Memmon
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959)
Sherlock Holmes
Hamlet
(1948)
Osric
Horror Express
(1972)
Dr. Wells
Full Filmography
Acting
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1939)
Second Officer
The Howards of Virginia
(1940)
Leslie Stephens
Vigil in the Night
(1940)
Joe Shand
Laddie
(1940)
Robert Pryor
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Student
Women in War
(1940)
Capt. Evans
The Hidden Master
(1940)
Robert Clive of India
Dreams
(1940)
First Dreamer
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 Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
Baron Viktor Frankenstein
Time Without Pity
(1957)
Jeremy Clayton
The Abominable Snowman
(1957)
Dr. John Rollason
The Revenge of Frankenstein
(1958)
Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula
(1958)
Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground
(1958)
Father Laidlaw
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959)
Sherlock Holmes
The Mummy
(1959)
John Banning
John Paul Jones
(1959)
Captain Richard Pearson
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
Suspect
(1960)
Professor Sewell
Trouble in the Sky
(1960)
Capt. Clive Judd
Cash on Demand
(1961)
Harry Fordyce
The Hellfire Club
(1961)
Merryweather
The Naked Edge
(1961)
Mr. Evan Wrack
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
(1961)
Squire Trevenyan
Captain Clegg
(1962)
Reverend Dr. Blyss
The Man Who Finally Died
(1963)
Doctor Peter von Brecht
The Evil of Frankenstein
(1964)
Baron Frankenstein
The Gorgon
(1964)
Dr. Namaroff
Dr. Who and the Daleks
(1965)
Doctor Who
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The Skull
(1965)
Dr. Christopher Maitland
She
(1965)
Holly
Island of Terror
(1966)
Dr. Brian Stanley
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
(1966)
Doctor Who
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Frankenstein Created Woman
(1967)
Baron Frankenstein
Night of the Big Heat
(1967)
Dr. Vernon Stone
Torture Garden
(1967)
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Some May Live
(1967)
John Meredith
Corruption
(1968)
Sir John Rowan
The Blood Beast Terror
(1968)
Detective Inspector Quennell
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
(1969)
Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Vampire Lovers
(1970)
General von Spielsdorf
Scream and Scream Again
(1970)
Major Heinrich Benedek
One More Time
(1970)
Dr. Frankenstein
Twins of Evil
(1971)
Gustav Weil
The House That Dripped Blood
(1971)
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
I, Monster
(1971)
Frederick Utterson
Incense for the Damned
(1971)
Dr. Walter Goodrich
Horror Express
(1972)
Dr. Wells
Asylum
(1972)
Smith
Dracula A.D. 1972
(1972)
Professor Van Helsing
Tales from the Crypt
(1972)
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Fear in the Night
(1972)
Michael Carmichael
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
(1972)
Ship's Captain
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
(1973)
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Nothing But the Night
(1973)
Sir Mark Ashley
And Now the Screaming Starts!
(1973)
Dr. Pope
The Creeping Flesh
(1973)
Emmanuel Hildern
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
(1973)
(archive footage)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
(1974)
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
(1974)
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
The Beast Must Die
(1974)
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Madhouse
(1974)
Herbert Flay
From Beyond the Grave
(1974)
The Proprietor
Shatter
(1974)
Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula
(1974)
MacGregor
Legend of the Werewolf
(1975)
Prof. Paul
The Ghoul
(1975)
Dr. Lawrence
Fists of Fire
(1975)
Himself
At the Earth's Core
(1976)
Dr. Abner Perry
The Devil's Men
(1976)
Baron Corofax
Trial by Combat
(1976)
Sir Edward Gifford
The Great Houdinis
(1976)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Star Wars
(1977)
Grand Moff Tarkin
Shock Waves
(1977)
SS Commander
The Uncanny
(1977)
Wilbur Gray
The Standard
(1977)
Baron Hackenberg
Arabian Adventure
(1979)
Wazir Al Wuzara
Son of Hitler
(1979)
Heinrich Haussner
A Touch of the Sun
(1979)
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
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
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(1984)
Seneschal
Top Secret!
(1984)
Bookstore Proprietor
The Masks of Death
(1984)
Sherlock Holmes
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)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
(1994)
Narrator / Himself
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
(1994)
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
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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