Peter Cushing

Acting

Peter Cushing

Born May 26, 1913Kenley, Surrey, England, UK149 credits

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

Filmography

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)Movie
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Attack of the Octopus People
2010Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)Movie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Story of Star Wars
2004The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)Movie
Dalekmania
1995Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)Movie
The World of Hammer
1994The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)TV
Frankenstein Reborn
1993Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)Movie
Innocent Blood
1992Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)Movie
Halloween Monster Bash
1991Halloween Monster Bash
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)Movie
F
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)Movie
Biggles
1986Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William RaymondMovie
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)Movie
The Masks of Death
1984The Masks of Death
as Sherlock HolmesMovie
Top Secret!
1984Top Secret!
as Bookstore ProprietorMovie
H
1984Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Professor Charles CopelandMovie
House of the Long Shadows
1983House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian GrisbaneMovie
Wogan
1982Wogan
as SelfTV
Black Jack
1981Black Jack
as Sir Thomas BedfordMovie
Mystery on Monster Island
1981Mystery on Monster Island
as William T. KolderupMovie
A Tale of Two Cities
1980A Tale of Two Cities
as Dr. Alexander ManetteMovie
Hammer House of Horror
1980Hammer House of Horror
as Martin BlueckTV
A Touch of the Sun
1979A Touch of the Sun
as Commissioner PottsMovie
Arabian Adventure
1979Arabian Adventure
as Wazir Al WuzaraMovie
The Horror Show
1979The Horror Show
as (archive footage)Movie
Son of Hitler
1979Son of Hitler
as Heinrich HaussnerMovie
The Detour
1979The Detour
as NarratorMovie
The Standard
1977The Standard
as Baron HackenbergMovie
The Uncanny
1977The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")Movie
Shock Waves
1977Shock Waves
as SS CommanderMovie
Star Wars
1977Star Wars
as Grand Moff TarkinMovie
The New Avengers
1976The New Avengers
as Von ClausTV
The Great Houdinis
1976The Great Houdinis
as Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMovie
The Devil's Men
1976The Devil's Men
as Baron CorofaxMovie
At the Earth's Core
1976At the Earth's Core
as Dr. Abner PerryMovie
Trial by Combat
1976Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward GiffordMovie
Legend of the Werewolf
1975Legend of the Werewolf
as Prof. PaulMovie
The Ghoul
1975The Ghoul
as Dr. LawrenceMovie
F
1975Fists of Fire
as SelfMovie
Shatter
1974Shatter
as Paul RattwoodMovie
Tender Dracula
1974Tender Dracula
as MacGregorMovie
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Professor Lawrence Van HelsingMovie
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl VictorMovie
The Zoo Gang
1974The Zoo Gang
as Judge GautierTV
The Beast Must Die
1974The Beast Must Die
as Dr. Christopher LundgrenMovie
Madhouse
1974Madhouse
as Herbert FlayMovie
From Beyond the Grave
1974From Beyond the Grave
as The ProprietorMovie
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De MerretTV
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Prof. Lorrimer Van HelsingMovie
Nothing But the Night
1973Nothing But the Night
as Sir Mark AshleyMovie
The Creeping Flesh
1973The Creeping Flesh
as Emmanuel HildernMovie
Asylum
1972Asylum
as SmithMovie
Horror Express
1972Horror Express
as Dr. WellsMovie
Fear in the Night
1972Fear in the Night
as Michael CarmichaelMovie
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Ship's CaptainMovie
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972Dracula A.D. 1972
as Professor Van HelsingMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1972Tales from the Crypt
as Arthur Edward GrimsdykeMovie
F
1971Film '72
as SelfTV
I, Monster
1971I, Monster
as Frederick UttersonMovie
Twins of Evil
1971Twins of Evil
as Gustav WeilMovie
Blood Suckers
1971Blood Suckers
as Dr. Walter GoodrichMovie
The House That Dripped Blood
1971The House That Dripped Blood
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")Movie
The Vampire Lovers
1970The Vampire Lovers
as General von SpielsdorfMovie
One More Time
1970One More Time
as Dr. FrankensteinMovie
Scream and Scream Again
1970Scream and Scream Again
as Major Heinrich BenedekMovie
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Baron Victor FrankensteinMovie
Corruption
1968Corruption
as Sir John RowanMovie
The Blood Beast Terror
1968The Blood Beast Terror
as Detective Inspector QuennellMovie
Torture Garden
1967Torture Garden
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")Movie
Some May Live
1967Some May Live
as John MeredithMovie
Night of the Big Heat
1967Night of the Big Heat
as Dr. Vernon StoneMovie
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967Frankenstein Created Woman
as Baron FrankensteinMovie
Island of Terror
1966Island of Terror
as Dr. Brian StanleyMovie
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)Movie
The Skull
1965The Skull
as Dr. Christopher MaitlandMovie
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965Dr. Who and the Daleks
as Doctor WhoMovie
She
1965She
as HollyMovie
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"Movie
The Gorgon
1964The Gorgon
as Dr. NamaroffMovie
The Caves of Steel
1964The Caves of Steel
as Elijah BaleyMovie
Sherlock Holmes
1964Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock HolmesTV
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964The Evil of Frankenstein
as Baron FrankensteinMovie
S
1964Story Parade
as Elijah BaleyTV
The Man Who Finally Died
1963The Man Who Finally Died
as Doctor Peter von BrechtMovie
The Spread of the Eagle
1963The Spread of the Eagle
as Caius CassiusTV
Captain Clegg
1962Captain Clegg
as Reverend Dr. BlyssMovie
Lolita
1962Lolita
as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Cash on Demand
1961Cash on Demand
as Harry FordyceMovie
The Naked Edge
1961The Naked Edge
as Mr. Evan WrackMovie
D
1961Drama 61-67
as Frederick James ParsonsTV
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Squire TrevenyanMovie
The Hellfire Club
1961The Hellfire Club
as MerryweatherMovie
The Avengers
1961The Avengers
as Paul BeresfordTV
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Sheriff of NottinghamMovie
Suspect
1960Suspect
as Professor SewellMovie
The Brides of Dracula
1960The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. J. Van HelsingMovie
Cone of Silence
1960Cone of Silence
as Capt. Clive JuddMovie
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960The Flesh and the Fiends
as Dr. Robert KnoxMovie
The Mummy
1959The Mummy
as John BanningMovie
John Paul Jones
1959John Paul Jones
as Captain Richard PearsonMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock HolmesMovie
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958The Revenge of Frankenstein
as Dr. Victor SteinMovie
Dracula
1958Dracula
as Doctor Van HelsingMovie
Violent Playground
1958Violent Playground
as Father LaidlawMovie
The Abominable Snowman
1957The Abominable Snowman
as Dr. John RollasonMovie
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957The Curse of Frankenstein
as Baron Victor FrankensteinMovie
Time Without Pity
1957Time Without Pity
as Jeremy ClaytonMovie
Magic Fire
1955Magic Fire
as Otto WesendonkMovie
The Moment of Truth
1955The Moment of Truth
as The Prime MinisterMovie
The End of the Affair
1955The End of the Affair
as Henry MilesMovie
The Creature
1955The Creature
as Dr. John RollasonMovie
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Winston SmithMovie
The Black Knight
1954The Black Knight
as Sir PalamidesMovie
A
1953Anastasia
as Piotr PetrovskyMovie
Number Three
1953Number Three
as SimpsonMovie
Moulin Rouge
1952Moulin Rouge
as Marcel de la VoisierMovie
W
1951When We Are Married
as Gerald ForbesMovie
Sunday Night Theatre
1950Sunday Night Theatre
as Winston SmithTV
Hamlet
1948Hamlet
as OsricMovie
It Might Be You
1946It Might Be You
as The doctorMovie
The Woman in the House
1942The Woman in the House
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)Movie
They Dare Not Love
1941They Dare Not Love
as Sub-Lieutenant BlacklerMovie
Dreams
1940Dreams
as First DreamerMovie
The Howards of Virginia
1940The Howards of Virginia
as Leslie StephensMovie
Women in War
1940Women in War
as Capt. EvansMovie
The Hidden Master
1940The Hidden Master
as Robert Clive of IndiaMovie
Vigil in the Night
1940Vigil in the Night
as Joe ShandMovie
A Chump at Oxford
1940A Chump at Oxford
as StudentMovie
Laddie
1940Laddie
as Robert PryorMovie
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939The Man in the Iron Mask
as Second OfficerMovie