Peter Cushing
Acting1913Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Known For
Acting History
2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Actor's Assistant
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
1994
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)
1992
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
1986
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1984
The Masks of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
1983
House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian Grisbane
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Von Baden• 1 eps
1982
Wogan
TVas Self
1980
Hammer House of Horror
TVas Martin Blueck• 1 eps
1979
Son of Hitler
as Heinrich Haussner
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1977
The Standard
as Baron Hackenberg
Shock Waves
as SS Commander
The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
1976
At the Earth's Core
as Dr. Abner Perry
Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward Gifford
Land of the Minotaur
as Baron Corofax
Space: 1999
TVas Raan• 1 eps
The New Avengers
TVas Von Claus• 1 eps
1975
Fists of Fire
as Self
The Ghoul
as Dr. Lawrence
1974
From Beyond the Grave
as The Proprietor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Shatter
as Paul Rattwood
The Beast Must Die
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1973
The Creeping Flesh
as Emmanuel Hildern
Nothing But the Night
as Sir Mark Ashley
And Now the Screaming Starts!
as Dr. Pope
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TVas Count Gerard De Merret
1972
Horror Express
as Dr. Wells
Dracula A.D. 1972
as Professor Van Helsing
Fear in the Night
as Michael Carmichael
Tales from the Crypt
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Ship's Captain
Asylum
as Smith
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
I, Monster
as Frederick Utterson
Twins of Evil
as Gustav Weil
Film '72
TVas Self
1970
The Vampire Lovers
as General von Spielsdorf
One More Time
as Dr. Frankenstein
Scream and Scream Again
as Major Heinrich Benedek
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
1968
Corruption
as Sir John Rowan
The Vampire Beast Craves Blood
as Detective Inspector Quennell
1967
Night of the Big Heat
as Dr. Vernon Stone
Frankenstein Created Woman
as Baron Frankenstein
Torture Garden
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Avengers
TVas Paul Beresford• 1 eps
1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Doctor Who
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Island of Terror
as Dr. Brian Stanley
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks
as Doctor Who
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
She
as Holly
The Skull
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
1964
The Gorgon
as Dr. Namaroff
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
Sherlock Holmes
TVas Sherlock Holmes
Story Parade
TVas Elijah Baley
1962
Lolita
as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night Creatures
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
1961
Cash on Demand
as Harry Fordyce
The Naked Edge
as Mr. Evan Wrack
Drama 61-67
TVas Frederick James Parsons
1960
The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
Mania
as Dr. Robert Knox
Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Sheriff of Nottingham
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
The Mummy
as John Banning
1958
The Revenge of Frankenstein
as Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula
as Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground
as Father Laidlaw
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Abominable Snowman
as Dr. John Rollason
1956
Alexander the Great
as Memmon
1955
Magic Fire
as Otto Wesendonk
The End of the Affair
as Henry Miles
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Dr. John Rollason / Winston Smith• 1 eps
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Winston Smith
1952
Moulin Rouge
as Marcel de la Voisier
1948
Hamlet
as Osric
1946
It Might Be You
as The doctor
1941
49th Parallel
Props
1940
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
Women in War
as Capt. Evans
The Hidden Master
as Robert Clive of India
Laddie
as Robert Pryor
Dreams
as First Dreamer
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Second Officer