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Peter Cushing
Actor 1913 - 1994

Peter Cushing

Kenley, 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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Star Wars
Character Grand Moff Tarkin

Star Wars

1977

Shot from The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character Sherlock Holmes
Shot from Pánico en el Transiberiano
Character Dr. Wells
Shot from The Vampire Lovers
Character General von Spielsdorf
Shot from Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Character Baron Victor Frankenstein
Shot from Corruption
Character Sir John Rowan

Corruption

1968

Shot from The Blood Beast Terror
Character Detective Inspector Quennell
Shot from Night of the Big Heat
Character Dr. Vernon Stone
Shot from The Evil of Frankenstein
Character Baron Frankenstein
Shot from The Gorgon
Character Dr. Namaroff

The Gorgon

1964

Shot from The Curse of Frankenstein
Character Baron Viktor Frankenstein
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words No snapshots yet
Character Himself
Title screen of The Skywalker Legacy No snapshots yet
Character Himself (archive footage)
Title screen of Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films No snapshots yet
Character Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Title screen of Innocent Blood No snapshots yet
Character Van Helsing (archive footage)
Title screen of Biggles No snapshots yet
Character Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

Biggles

1986

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes No snapshots yet
Character Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

84 titles
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 2024
The Skywalker Legacy
The Skywalker Legacy 2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words 2020
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror 1994
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood 1992
Biggles
Biggles 1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes 1985
Top Secret!
Top Secret! 1984
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death 1984
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows 1983
Misterio en la isla de los monstruos
Misterio en la isla de los monstruos 1981
Arabian Adventure
Arabian Adventure 1979
The Uncanny
The Uncanny 1977
Star Wars
Star Wars 1977
Shock Waves
Shock Waves 1977
The Devil's Men
The Devil's Men 1976
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core 1976
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die 1974
Tendre Dracula
Tendre Dracula 1974
Madhouse
Madhouse 1974
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave 1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974
~~And Now the Screaming Starts!
~~And Now the Screaming Starts! 1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973
The Creeping Flesh
The Creeping Flesh 1973
Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night 1973
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt 1972
Pánico en el Transiberiano
Pánico en el Transiberiano 1972
Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dr. Phibes Rises Again 1972
Asylum
Asylum 1972
Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil 1971
The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood 1971
I, Monster
I, Monster 1971
The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers 1970
Scream and Scream Again
Scream and Scream Again 1970
One More Time
One More Time 1970
Incense for the Damned
Incense for the Damned 1970
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror 1968
Corruption
Corruption 1968
Torture Garden
Torture Garden 1967
The Mummy's Shroud
The Mummy's Shroud 1967
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat 1967
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman 1967
Island of Terror
Island of Terror 1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. 1966
The Skull
The Skull 1965
She
She 1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks 1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965
The Gorgon
The Gorgon 1964
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein 1964
Sherlock Holmes TV
Sherlock Holmes 1964
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died 1963
Lolita
Lolita 1962
Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg 1962
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge 1961
Cash on Demand
Cash on Demand 1961
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends 1960
The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula 1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960
Suspect
Suspect 1960
Cone of Silence
Cone of Silence 1960
The Mummy
The Mummy 1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959
Violent Playground
Violent Playground 1958
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958
Dracula
Dracula 1958
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity 1957
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman 1957
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great 1956
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1954
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge 1952
Hamlet
Hamlet 1948
Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night 1940
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia 1940
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford 1940
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask 1939

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