Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

b. 1913 — d. 1994 (aged 81) Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

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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

The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

Horror of Dracula

Horror of Dracula

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Filmography

Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor

Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words

The Lost

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Behind the Headlines

Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood

Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood

Newsroom South East

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood!

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood!

Biggles: Adventures in Time

Biggles: Adventures in Time

Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

Biggles: The Making of a Movie

Sword of the Valiant

Sword of the Valiant

Seneschal - Gaspar

Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death

Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death

Sherlock Holmes

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Professor Charles Copeland

House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows

Sebastian Grisbane

Mystery on Monster Island

Mystery on Monster Island

William T. Kolderup

Black Jack

Sir Thomas Bedford

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Dr. Alexander Manette

The Human Factor

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

Commissioner Potts

Son of Hitler

Heinrich Haussner

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Grand Moff Tarkin

Shock Waves

The Uncanny

The Standard

Baron von Hackenberg

A Land Looking West

At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core

Dr. Abner Perry

The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men

The Great Houdini

The Great Houdini

A Dirty Knight's Work

A Dirty Knight's Work

Sir Edward Gifford

The Ghoul

Doctor Lawrence

Legend of the Werewolf

Legend of the Werewolf

Professor Paul Cataflanque

Taste for Adventure; Fists of Fire

From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

Madhouse

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Baron Frankenstein

The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

Dr. Christopher Lundgren

Shatter

Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker

Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker

Christ - What Was He Like?

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing

The Creeping Flesh

The Creeping Flesh

Emmanuel Hildern

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night

Sir Mark Ashley

Heisse Ware aus Hongkong

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Grimsdyke (segment: Poetic Justice)

Horror Express

Asylum

Smith (segment: The Weird Tailor)

Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

The Amazing World of Kreskin

The Annual British Film and Television Awards

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

Philip (segment: Waxworks)

Twins of Evil

I, Monster

Frederick Utterson

Blood Suckers

Dr. Walter Goodrich

Wildlife Spectacular

The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers

General von Spielsdorf

Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again

Major Heinrich Benedek

Ask Aspel

If It Moves Shoot It

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Baron Frankenstein

Star Choice - The Stars of BBC Series Pick Their Favourite Episodes

The Blood Beast Terror

The Blood Beast Terror

Inspector Quennell

Corruption

British Film Academy Awards. A Cinema Special

Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein Created Woman

Baron Frankenstein

Torture Garden

Lancelot Canning (segment: 4 \The Man Who Collected Poe\)

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat

Dr. Vernon Stone

Some May Live

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

Island of Terror

Island of Terror

Dr. Brian Stanley

British Pathé News: Peter Cushing - Frankenstein Created Woman

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks

The Skull

Christopher Maitland

She

The 'She' Story

The Gorgon

The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Man Who Finally Died

The Man Who Finally Died

Dr. Peter von Brecht

Night Creatures

Night Creatures

Cash on Demand

The Naked Edge

The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

Mr. Merryweather

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Squire Trevenyan

The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

Doctor Van Helsing

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

Dr. Robert Knox

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sheriff of Nottingham

Trouble in the Sky

Trouble in the Sky

The Risk

Professor Sewell

Look at Life: Model World

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

The Mummy

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