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Peter Cushing

Acting

Born May 26, 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

Died August 11, 1994

Also known as Peter Wilton Cushing

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1989
  • Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1983
  • Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1976
  • British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 1956
  • British Academy Television Award — Best Actor
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  • British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 1956 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

1977as Grand Moff Tarkin

The Avengers

1961as Paul Beresford

Cash on Demand

1961as Harry Fordyce

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

2020as Himself

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016Actor's Assistant

Hamlet

1948as Osric

Lolita

1962as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Horror of Dracula

1958as Doctor Van Helsing

Top Secret!

1984as Bookstore Proprietor

Hammer House of Horror

1980as Martin Blueck

Space: 1999

1975as Raan

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939as Second Officer

The Invaders

1941Props

A Chump at Oxford

1940as Student

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Von Baden

Tales from the Crypt

1972as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

Cone of Silence

1960as Capt. Clive Judd

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959as Sherlock Holmes

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957as Baron Victor Frankenstein

Twins of Evil

1971as Gustav Weil

The Brides of Dracula

1960as Dr. J. Van Helsing

The Mummy

1959as John Banning

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960as Dr. Robert Knox

The Revenge of Frankenstein

1958as Dr. Victor Stein

Moulin Rouge

1952as Marcel de la Voisier

From Beyond the Grave

1974as The Proprietor

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

Time Without Pity

1957as Jeremy Clayton

House of the Long Shadows

1983as Sebastian Grisbane

The House That Dripped Blood

1971as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

The Vampire Lovers

1970as General von Spielsdorf

The Gorgon

1964as Dr. Namaroff

The Black Knight

1954as Sir Palamides

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1972as Ship's Captain

Horror Express

1972as Dr. Wells

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969as Baron Victor Frankenstein

Night Creatures

1962as Reverend Dr. Blyss

Innocent Blood

1992as Van Helsing (archive footage)

Madhouse

1974as Herbert Flay

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

Nothing But the Night

1973as Sir Mark Ashley

Torture Garden

1967as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

1966as Doctor Who

The Evil of Frankenstein

1964as Baron Frankenstein

The Abominable Snowman

1957as Dr. John Rollason

A Tale of Two Cities

1980as Dr. Alexander Manette

The Skull

1965as Dr. Christopher Maitland

Asylum

1972as Smith

Alexander the Great

1956as Memmon