Peter Cushing
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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Movies (44)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
2024
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
2020
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Actor's Assistant (Crew)
2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2010
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
2008
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
2004
Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
1995
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator (voice) / Self
1994
Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
1993
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
1991
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
as Himself
1989
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Self
1987
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
The Masks of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Seneschal
1984
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Professor Charles Copeland
1984
House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian Grisbane
1983
Black Jack
as Sir Thomas Bedford
1981
Mystery on Monster Island
as William T. Kolderup
1981
A Tale of Two Cities
as Dr. Alexander Manette
1980
Arabian Adventure
as Wazir Al Wuzara
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
Son of Hitler
as Heinrich Haussner
1979
A Touch of the Sun
1979
The Detour
as Narrator
1979
The Standard
as Baron Hackenberg
1977
The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
1977
Shock Waves
as SS Commander
1977
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
1977
The Great Houdinis
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1976
The Devil's Men
as Baron Corofax
1976
At the Earth's Core
as Dr. Abner Perry
1976
Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward Gifford
1976
Legend of the Werewolf
as Prof. Paul
1975
The Ghoul
as Dr. Lawrence
1975
