Peter Cushing

Known for ActingBorn 1913-05-26Died 1994-08-11Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Dracula in the Movies

Black Jack

Everyman

The Creature

When We Are Married

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Number Three

Pride and Prejudice

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Star Wars

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Television

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Story Parade

Trial by Combat

Dalekmania

The Zoo Gang

The Avengers

The Hidden Master

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

The Story of Star Wars

Cash on Demand

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

The New Avengers

Top Secret!

Frankenstein Reborn

They Dare Not Love

Hamlet

Space: 1999

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Hammer House of Horror

Dracula

Violent Playground

The World of Hammer

The Caves of Steel

Tales of the Unexpected

The Moment of Truth

Sherlock Holmes

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Tales from the Crypt

Suspect

From Beyond the Grave

Twins of Evil

49th Parallel