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Peter Cushing

Actor
Born May 26, 1913Died August 11, 1994 (81 years)
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 & Shows on Plex

  • Hamlet
  • Tales from the Crypt
  • Horror Express
  • The Curse of Frankenstein
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • Space: 1999
  • Asylum
  • The House That Dripped Blood
  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
  • The Gorgon
  • The Satanic Rites of Dracula
  • Twins of Evil
  • House of the Long Shadows
  • A Chump at Oxford
  • The Beast Must Die
  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
  • And Now the Screaming Starts!
  • Fear in the Night
  • The Flesh and the Fiends
  • Hammer House of Horror
  • The Uncanny
  • Nothing But the Night
  • The Blood Beast Terror
  • The Man in the Iron Mask

Known For

  • Star Wars
  • Horror of Dracula
  • Top Secret!
  • The Curse of Frankenstein
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • The Mummy
  • The Brides of Dracula
  • Asylum
  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
  • The Gorgon
  • Twins of Evil
  • Tales from the Crypt
  • Horror Express
  • Shock Waves
  • The Revenge of Frankenstein
  • Frankenstein Created Woman
  • From Beyond the Grave
  • Dr. Who and the Daleks
  • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
  • The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
  • The Evil of Frankenstein
  • Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
  • The Creeping Flesh
  • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Filmography

2022
2019
Wild Session · as Dr. Wells
2014
2012
2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Grand Moff Tarkin (clip From Star Wars: Episode Iv - A New Hope (1977))
2010
Halloween: The Inside Story · as (archive Footage)
2009
2007
2006
The Lost · as Narrator
2004
The Story of Star Wars · as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive Footage)
2002
1997
Monster Mania · as Van Helsing
1995
Dalekmania · as Doctor Who (archive Footage)
1994
1994
1993
1992
1986
Biggles: Adventures in Time · as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1986
Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Jones (1986)
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes · as Sherlock Holmes (archive Footage)
1984
1984
Sword of the Valiant · as Seneschal
1984
Top Secret! · as Bookstore Proprietor
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues · as Professor Charles Copeland
1983
House of the Long Shadows · as Sebastian Grisbane
1982
Coming Soon · as Edited From 'brides Of Dracula'
1981
Black Jack · as Sir Thomas Bedford
1981
Mystery on Monster Island · as William T. Kolderup
1980
A Tale of Two Cities · as Dr. Alexander Manette
1980
Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) · as Martin Blueck
1979
Arabian Adventure · as Wazir Al Wuzara
1979
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Von Baden
1979
The Horror Show · as (archive Footage)
1979
Son of Hitler · as Heinrich Haussner
1979
1977
The Standard · as Baron Hackenberg
1977
The Uncanny · as Wilbur Gray
1977
Shock Waves · as Ss Commander
1977
Star Wars · as Grand Moff Tarkin
1976
The Great Houdini · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1976
The New Avengers (TV Series) · as Von Claus
1976
The Devil's Men · as Baron Corofax
1976
At the Earth's Core · as Dr. Abner Perry
1976
A Dirty Knight's Work · as Sir Edward Gifford
1975
Legend of the Werewolf · as Prof. Paul
1975
Space: 1999 (TV Series) · as Raan
1975
The Ghoul · as Dr. Lawrence
1974
Shatter · as Paul Rattwood
1974
The Big Scare · as Macgregor
1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires · as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
1974
Madhouse · as Herbert Flay
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell · as Baron Victor Frankenstein Aka Dr. Carl Victor
1974
The Zoo Gang (TV Series) · as Judge Gautier
1974
The Beast Must Die · as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1974
From Beyond the Grave · as The Proprietor
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Count Gerard De Merret
1973
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula · as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
1973
The Creeping Flesh · as Emmanuel Hildern
1973
Nothing But the Night · as Sir Mark Ashley
1972
Horror Express · as Dr. Wells
1972
Fear in the Night · as Michael Carmichael
1972
Asylum · as Smith
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again · as Ship's Captain
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 · as Professor Van Helsing
1972
Tales from the Crypt · as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1971
I, Monster · as Frederick Utterson
1971
Twins of Evil · as Gustav Weil
1971
Blood Suckers · as Dr. Walter Goodrich
1971
The House That Dripped Blood · as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "waxworks")
1970
The Vampire Lovers · as General Von Spielsdorf
1970
One More Time · as Dr. Frankenstein
1970
Scream and Scream Again · as Major Heinrich Benedek
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed · as Baron Victor Frankenstein
1968
Corruption · as Sir John Rowan
1968
The Blood Beast Terror · as Detective Inspector Quennell
1967
Torture Garden · as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "the Man Who Collected Poe")
1967
Night of the Big Heat · as Dr. Vernon Stone
1967
Frankenstein Created Woman · as Baron Frankenstein
1967
Some May Live · as John Meredith
1966
1966
Island of Terror · as Dr. Brian Stanley
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness · as Doctor Van Helsing (archive Footage)
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Leonard
1965
The Skull · as Dr. Christopher Maitland
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks · as Doctor Who
1965
She · as Holly
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors · as Dr. Sandor Schreck Aka "dr. Terror"
1964
The Gorgon · as Dr. Namaroff
1964
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Sherlock Holmes
1964
The Evil of Frankenstein · as Baron Frankenstein
1963
The Man Who Finally Died · as Doctor Peter Von Brecht
1962
Lolita · as John Banning (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1962
1962
Night Creatures · as Reverend Dr. Blyss
1961
Cash on Demand · as Harry Fordyce
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Albert Fawkes
1961
The Naked Edge · as Mr. Evan Wrack
1961
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Frederick James Parsons
1961
The Hellfire Club · as Merryweather
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) · as Paul Beresford
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay · as Squire Trevenyan
1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest · as Sheriff Of Nottingham
1960
The Risk · as Professor Sewell
1960
Trouble in the Sky · as Capt. Clive Judd
1960
The Brides of Dracula · as Dr. J. Van Helsing
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends · as Dr. Robert Knox
1959
The Mummy · as John Banning
1959
John Paul Jones · as Captain Richard Pearson
1959
1958
The Revenge of Frankenstein · as Dr. Victor Stein
1958
Horror of Dracula · as Doctor Van Helsing
1958
Violent Playground · as Father Laidlaw
1957
Time Without Pity · as Jeremy Clayton
1957
The Abominable Snowman · as Dr. John Rollason
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein · as Baron Victor Frankenstein
1956
Magic Fire · as Otto Wesendonk
1956
Alexander the Great · as Memmon
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Fred Parsons
1955
The End of the Affair · as Henry Miles
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four · as Winston Smith
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four · as Winston Smith
1954
The Black Knight · as Sir Palamides
1953
You Are There (TV Series) · as Rudolf Hess
1952
Moulin Rouge · as Marcel De La Voisier
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Winston Smith
1948
Hamlet · as Osric
1946
It Might Be You · as The Doctor
1941
They Dare Not Love · as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
1940
Laddie · as Robert Pryor
1940
The Howards of Virginia · as Leslie Stephens
1940
Women in War · as Capt. Evans
1940
Vigil in the Night · as Joe Shand
1940
1939

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