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Peter Cushing

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1913-05-26

Deathday: 1994-08-11 (81 years old)

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.

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Filmography

all 151

Movies 138

self 15

TV Shows 13

Narrator 2

Self (archive footage)

Peter Cushing

Biography

Filmography

all 151

Movies 138

self 15

TV Shows 13

Narrator 2

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)

Manson & Dracula: Closer Than We Think (2022)

Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill (2022)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

The Skywalker Legacy (2020)

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2020)

Sherlock Holmes Against Conan Doyle (2018)

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

Halloween: The Inside Story (2010)

Attack of the Octopus People (2010)

Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008)

Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words (2008)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Beloved Count (2007)

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

Inside the Fear Factory (2003)

Sherlock Holmes: The True Story (2003)

Dalekmania (1995)

The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time (1994)

The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead (1994)

The World of Hammer: Peter Cushing (1994)

The World of Hammer (1994)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Frankenstein Reborn (1993)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)

Monsters & Maniacs (1988)

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)

Biggles (1986)

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

The Masks of Death (1984)

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)

Top Secret! (1984)

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)

House of the Long Shadows (1983)

Wogan (1982)

Black Jack (1981)

Mystery on Monster Island (1981)

A Tale of Two Cities (1980)

Hammer House of Horror (1980)

Arabian Adventure (1979)

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

The Horror Show (1979)

Son of Hitler (1979)

The Detour (1979)

A Touch of the Sun (1979)

The Standard (1977)

The Uncanny (1977)

Shock Waves (1977)

Star Wars (1977)

The New Avengers (1976)

The Great Houdinis (1976)

The Devil's Men (1976)

At the Earth's Core (1976)

Trial by Combat (1976)

Space: 1999 (1975)

Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

The Ghoul (1975)

Fists of Fire (1975)

Shatter (1974)

Tender Dracula (1974)

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Madhouse (1974)

The Zoo Gang (1974)

The Beast Must Die (1974)

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

From Beyond the Grave (1974)

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)

And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)

Nothing But the Night (1973)