Peter Cushing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 May 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
- Died
- 11 August 1994
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.
Known for
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- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill as Dr. Who
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as (archive footage)
- 2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- 2020Peter Cushing: In His Own Words as Himself
- 2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2014Las Guerras de las Hayacas as JOYCE DE GINATTA
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2010Halloween: The Inside Story as (archive footage)
- 2010Attack of the Octopus People as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
- 2008Fanex Files: Hammer Films as Self
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2004The Story of Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
- 1995Dalekmania as Doctor Who (archive footage)
- 1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Narrator (voice) / Self
- 1993Frankenstein Reborn as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
- 1992Innocent Blood as Van Helsing (archive footage)
- 1992Dracula in the Movies as (archive footage)
- 1991Halloween Monster Bash as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
- 1989Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood as Himself
- 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Self
- 1986Biggles as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
- 1985The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
- 1984The Masks of Death as Sherlock Holmes
- 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Seneschal
- 1984Top Secret! as Bookstore Proprietor
- 1984Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues as Professor Charles Copeland
- 1983House of the Long Shadows as Sebastian Grisbane
- 1981Black Jack as Sir Thomas Bedford
- 1981Mystery on Monster Island as William T. Kolderup
- 1980A Tale of Two Cities as Dr. Alexander Manette
- 1979A Touch of the Sun as Commissioner Potts
- 1979Arabian Adventure as Wazir Al Wuzara
- 1979The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1979Son of Hitler as Heinrich Haussner
- 1979The Detour as Narrator
- 1977The Standard as Baron Hackenberg
- 1977The Uncanny as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
- 1977Shock Waves as SS Commander
- 1977Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin
- 1976The Great Houdinis as Conan Doyle
- 1976The Devil's Men as Baron Corofax
- 1976At the Earth's Core as Dr. Abner Perry
- 1976Trial by Combat as Sir Edward Gifford
- 1975Legend of the Werewolf as Prof. Paul
- 1975The Ghoul as Dr. Lawrence
- 1975Fists of Fire as Self
- 1974Shatter as Paul Rattwood
- 1974Tender Dracula as MacGregor
- 1974The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
- 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
- 1974The Beast Must Die as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
- 1974Madhouse as Herbert Flay
- 1974From Beyond the Grave as The Proprietor
- 1973And Now the Screaming Starts! as Dr. Pope
- 1973The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
- 1973Nothing But the Night as Sir Mark Ashley
- 1973The Creeping Flesh as Emmanuel Hildern
- 1973Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong as (archive footage)
- 1972Asylum as Smith
- 1972Horror Express as Dr. Wells
- 1972Fear in the Night as Michael Carmichael
- 1972Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Ship's Captain
- 1972Dracula A.D. 1972 as Professor Van Helsing
- 1972Tales from the Crypt as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
- 1971I, Monster as Frederick Utterson
- 1971Twins of Evil as Gustav Weil
- 1971Blood Suckers as Dr. Walter Goodrich
- 1971The House That Dripped Blood as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
- 1970The Vampire Lovers as General von Spielsdorf
- 1970One More Time as Dr. Frankenstein
- 1970Scream and Scream Again as Major Heinrich Benedek
- 1969Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Baron Victor Frankenstein
- 1968Corruption as Sir John Rowan
- 1968The Blood Beast Terror as Detective Inspector Quennell
- 1967Torture Garden as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
- 1967Some May Live as John Meredith
- 1967Night of the Big Heat as Dr. Vernon Stone
- 1967Frankenstein Created Woman as Baron Frankenstein
- 1966Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. as Doctor Who
- 1966Island of Terror as Dr. Brian Stanley
- 1966Dracula: Prince of Darkness as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
- 1965The Skull as Dr. Christopher Maitland
- 1965Dr. Who and the Daleks as Doctor Who
- 1965She as Holly
- 1965Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
- 1964The Gorgon as Dr. Namaroff
- 1964The Caves of Steel as Elijah Baley
- 1964The Evil of Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 1963The Man Who Finally Died as Doctor Peter von Brecht
- 1962Lolita as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962Captain Clegg as Reverend Dr. Blyss
- 1961Cash on Demand as Harry Fordyce
- 1961The Naked Edge as Mr. Evan Wrack
- 1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Squire Trevenyan
- 1961The Hellfire Club as Mr. Merryweather
- 1960Sword of Sherwood Forest as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 1960Suspect as Professor Sewell
- 1960The Brides of Dracula as Dr. J. Van Helsing
- 1960Cone of Silence as Capt. Clive Judd
- 1960The Flesh and the Fiends as Dr. Robert Knox
- 1960Look at Life: Model World as Self
- 1959The Mummy as John Banning
- 1959John Paul Jones as Captain Richard Pearson
- 1959The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sherlock Holmes
- 1958The Revenge of Frankenstein as Dr. Victor Stein
- 1958Dracula as Doctor Van Helsing
- 1958Violent Playground as Father Laidlaw
- 1957The Abominable Snowman as Dr. John Rollason
- 1957The Curse of Frankenstein as Baron Victor Frankenstein
- 1957Time Without Pity as Jeremy Clayton
- 1956Alexander the Great as Memmon
- 1955Magic Fire as Otto Wesendonk
- 1955The Moment of Truth as The Prime Minister
- 1955The End of the Affair as Henry Miles
- 1955The Creature as Dr. John Rollason
- 1954Nineteen Eighty-Four as Winston Smith
- 1954The Black Knight as Sir Palamides
- 1953Anastasia as Piotr Petrovsky
- 1953Number Three as Simpson
- 1952Moulin Rouge as Marcel de la Voisier
- 1951When We Are Married as Gerald Forbes
- 1948Hamlet as Osric
- 1946It Might Be You as The doctor
- 1942The Woman in the House as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
- 1941They Dare Not Love as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
- 1940Dreams as First Dreamer
- 1940The Howards of Virginia as Leslie Stephens
- 1940Women in War as Capt. Evans
- 1940The Hidden Master as Robert Clive of India
- 1940Vigil in the Night as Joe Shand
- 1940A Chump at Oxford as Student
- 1940Laddie as Robert Pryor
- 1939The Man in the Iron Mask as Second Officer
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- 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · actor's assistant
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- 194149th Parallel · props