Peter Cushing
Known for acting · Born 26 May 1913 · Died 11 August 1994 · aged 81 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
151 credits
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
Star Wars
1977
Top Secret!
1984
Dracula
1958
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Tales from the Crypt
1972
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
Horror Express
1972
The Mummy
1959
The Brides of Dracula
1960
Asylum
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
Acting (149)
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf (archive footage)Film
2020Peter Cushing: In His Own WordsHimselfFilm
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.(archive footage)Film
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)Film
2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer ProductionsSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)Film
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2010Attack of the Octopus PeopleDoctor Welles (archive footage)Film
2008Fanex Files: Hammer FilmsSelfFilm
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)Film
2004The Story of Star WarsGrand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)Film
1995DalekmaniaDoctor Who (archive footage)Film
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorNarrator (voice) / SelfFilm
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage) · 11 episodesSeries
1993Frankenstein RebornVictor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)Film
1992Innocent BloodVan Helsing (archive footage)Film
1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)Film
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookVictor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)Film
1991Halloween Monster BashDr. Wells (archive footage)Film
1989Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to HollywoodHimselfFilm
1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodSelfFilm
1986BigglesAir Commodore Colonel William RaymondFilm
1985The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes (archive footage)Film
1985TelevisionSeries
1984Top Secret!Bookstore ProprietorFilm
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSeneschalFilm
1984The Masks of DeathSherlock HolmesFilm
1984Helen Keller: The Miracle ContinuesProfessor Charles CopelandFilm
1983House of the Long ShadowsSebastian GrisbaneFilm
1982WoganSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1981Mystery on Monster IslandWilliam T. KolderupFilm
1981Black JackSir Thomas BedfordFilm
1980Hammer House of HorrorMartin BlueckSeries
1980A Tale of Two CitiesDr. Alexander ManetteFilm
1979Arabian AdventureWazir Al WuzaraFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedVon BadenSeries
1979Son of HitlerHeinrich HaussnerFilm
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)Film
1979A Touch of the SunCommissioner PottsFilm
1979The DetourNarratorFilm
1977Star WarsGrand Moff TarkinFilm
1977Shock WavesSS CommanderFilm
1977The UncannyWilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")Film
1977The StandardBaron HackenbergFilm
1976At the Earth's CoreDr. Abner PerryFilm
1976The New AvengersVon ClausSeries
1976The Devil's MenBaron CorofaxFilm
1976The Great HoudinisConan DoyleFilm
1976Trial by CombatSir Edward GiffordFilm
1975Space: 1999RaanSeries
1975The GhoulDr. LawrenceFilm
1975Legend of the WerewolfProf. PaulFilm
1975Fists of FireSelfFilm
1974From Beyond the GraveThe ProprietorFilm
1974The Legend of the 7 Golden VampiresProfessor Lawrence Van HelsingFilm
1974MadhouseHerbert FlayFilm
1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellBaron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl VictorFilm
1974The Beast Must DieDr. Christopher LundgrenFilm
1974ShatterPaul RattwoodFilm
1974Tender DraculaMacGregorFilm
1974The Zoo GangJudge GautierSeries
1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaProf. Lorrimer Van HelsingFilm
1973The Creeping FleshEmmanuel HildernFilm
1973And Now the Screaming Starts!Dr. PopeFilm
1973Nothing But the NightSir Mark AshleyFilm
1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesCount Gerard De MerretSeries
1972Tales from the CryptArthur Edward GrimsdykeFilm
1972Horror ExpressDr. WellsFilm
1972AsylumSmithFilm
1972Dracula A.D. 1972Professor Van HelsingFilm
1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainShip's CaptainFilm
1972Fear in the NightMichael CarmichaelFilm
1971The House That Dripped BloodPhilip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")Film
1971Twins of EvilGustav WeilFilm
1971I, MonsterFrederick UttersonFilm
1971Blood SuckersDr. Walter GoodrichFilm
1971Film '72Self · 2 episodesSeries
1970The Vampire LoversGeneral von SpielsdorfFilm
1970Scream and Scream AgainMajor Heinrich BenedekFilm
1970One More TimeDr. FrankensteinFilm
1970TreffpunkteSelfSeries
1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedBaron Victor FrankensteinFilm
1968The Blood Beast TerrorDetective Inspector QuennellFilm
1968CorruptionSir John RowanFilm
1967Frankenstein Created WomanBaron FrankensteinFilm
1967Torture GardenLancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")Film
1967Night of the Big HeatDr. Vernon StoneFilm
1967Some May LiveJohn MeredithFilm
1966Dracula: Prince of DarknessDoctor Van Helsing (archive footage)Film
1966Island of TerrorDr. Brian StanleyFilm
1966Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Doctor WhoFilm
1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsDr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"Film
1965Dr. Who and the DaleksDoctor WhoFilm
1965The SkullDr. Christopher MaitlandFilm
1965SheHollyFilm
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreLeonardSeries
1964The GorgonDr. NamaroffFilm
1964The Evil of FrankensteinBaron FrankensteinFilm
1964Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes · 16 episodesSeries
1964The Caves of SteelElijah BaleyFilm
1964Story ParadeElijah BaleySeries
1963The Man Who Finally DiedDoctor Peter von BrechtFilm
1963The Spread of the EagleCaius Cassius · 3 episodesSeries
1962Captain CleggReverend Dr. BlyssFilm
1961The AvengersPaul BeresfordSeries
1961Cash on DemandHarry FordyceFilm
1961The Naked EdgeMr. Evan WrackFilm
1961Fury at Smugglers' BaySquire TrevenyanFilm
1961The Hellfire ClubMr. MerryweatherFilm
1961Drama 61-67Frederick James ParsonsSeries
1960The Brides of DraculaDr. J. Van HelsingFilm
1960The Flesh and the FiendsDr. Robert KnoxFilm
1960Sword of Sherwood ForestSheriff of NottinghamFilm
1960Cone of SilenceCapt. Clive JuddFilm
1960SuspectProfessor SewellFilm
1960Look at Life: Model WorldSelfFilm
1959The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock HolmesFilm
1959The MummyJohn BanningFilm
1959John Paul JonesCaptain Richard PearsonFilm
1958DraculaDoctor Van HelsingFilm
1958The Revenge of FrankensteinDr. Victor SteinFilm
1958Violent PlaygroundFather LaidlawFilm
1957The Curse of FrankensteinBaron Victor FrankensteinFilm
1957The Abominable SnowmanDr. John RollasonFilm
1957Time Without PityJeremy ClaytonFilm
1956Alexander the GreatMemmonFilm
1955The End of the AffairHenry MilesFilm
1955Magic FireOtto WesendonkFilm
1955The CreatureDr. John RollasonFilm
1955The Moment of TruthThe Prime MinisterFilm
1954Nineteen Eighty-FourWinston SmithFilm
1954The Black KnightSir PalamidesFilm
1953AnastasiaPiotr PetrovskyFilm
1953Number ThreeSimpsonFilm
1952Moulin RougeMarcel de la VoisierFilm
1952Pride and PrejudiceMr Darcy · 6 episodesSeries
1951When We Are MarriedGerald ForbesFilm
1950Sunday Night TheatreWinston Smith, Dr. John Rollason, SimpsonSeries
1948HamletOsricFilm
1946It Might Be YouThe doctorFilm
1942The Woman in the HouseMan Waking Up (archive footage)Film
1941They Dare Not LoveSub-Lieutenant BlacklerFilm
1940A Chump at OxfordStudentFilm
1940The Howards of VirginiaLeslie StephensFilm
1940Vigil in the NightJoe ShandFilm
1940LaddieRobert PryorFilm
1940Women in WarCapt. EvansFilm
1940DreamsFirst DreamerFilm
1940The Hidden MasterRobert Clive of IndiaFilm
1939The Man in the Iron MaskSecond OfficerFilm
Art (1)
194149th ParallelPropsFilm
Crew (1)
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryActor's AssistantFilm