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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 26, 1913
Died
August 11, 1994
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
- Peter Wilton Cushing
Peter Cushing
1.7 Popularity
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
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Self - (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
8.7
Self (archive footage)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
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(archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
0.0
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
7.5
Himself
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
6.0
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
7.2
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
0.0
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Attack of the Octopus People
2010
7.0
Self
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008
9.0
Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Credits
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
2024
8.7
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
2020
7.5
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
6.0
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
7.2
Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2010
0.0
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
2008
7.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
9.0
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
2004
7.2
Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
1995
7.1
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
6.5
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator (voice) / Self
1994
7.3
Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
1993
10.0
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992
6.2
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
1991
5.7
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
as Himself
1989
10.0
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Self
1987
6.4
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1986
5.2
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
7.0
The Masks of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1984
5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Seneschal
1984
5.2
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
1984
7.1
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Professor Charles Copeland
1984
6.5
House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian Grisbane
1983
6.4
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Black Jack
as Sir Thomas Bedford
1981
0.0
Mystery on Monster Island
as William T. Kolderup
1981
4.4
A Tale of Two Cities
as Dr. Alexander Manette
1980
5.7
Hammer House of Horror
as Martin Blueck
1980
7.1
Arabian Adventure
as Wazir Al Wuzara
1979
5.8
Tales of the Unexpected
as Von Baden
1979
6.7
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
3.8
Son of Hitler
as Heinrich Haussner
1979
5.2
The Detour
as Narrator
1979
0.0
A Touch of the Sun
1979
3.5
The Standard
as Baron Hackenberg
1977
0.5
The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
1977
5.9
Shock Waves
as SS Commander
1977
4.8
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
1977
8.2
The New Avengers
as Von Claus
1976
7.0
The Great Houdinis
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1976
5.9
The Devil's Men
as Baron Corofax
1976
4.1
At the Earth's Core
as Dr. Abner Perry
1976
5.0
Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward Gifford
1976
7.7
Space: 1999
as Raan
1975
7.1
Legend of the Werewolf
as Prof. Paul
1975
5.2
The Ghoul
as Dr. Lawrence
1975
4.9
🎬
Fists of Fire
as Self
1975
0.0
Shatter
as Paul Rattwood
1974
5.6
Tender Dracula
as MacGregor
1974
4.0
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
1974
5.8
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
1974
6.2
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
1974
6.2
The Zoo Gang
as Judge Gautier
1974
7.0
The Beast Must Die
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1974
5.4
From Beyond the Grave
as The Proprietor
1974
6.5
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De Merret
1973
6.7
And Now the Screaming Starts!
as Dr. Pope
1973
5.9
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
1973
5.6
Nothing But the Night
as Sir Mark Ashley
1973
6.1
The Creeping Flesh
as Emmanuel Hildern
1973
5.9
Asylum
as Smith
1972
6.0
Horror Express
as Dr. Wells
1972
6.3
Fear in the Night
as Michael Carmichael
1972
5.8
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Ship's Captain
1972
6.3
Dracula A.D. 1972
as Professor Van Helsing
1972
5.9
Tales from the Crypt
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1972
6.9
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Film '72
as Self
1971
4.7
I, Monster
as Frederick Utterson
1971
5.4
Twins of Evil
as Gustav Weil
1971
6.8
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
1971
3.9
The House That Dripped Blood
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
1971
6.4
The Vampire Lovers
as General von Spielsdorf
1970
6.3
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Treffpunkte
as Self
1970
0.0
One More Time
as Dr. Frankenstein
1970
4.4
Scream and Scream Again
as Major Heinrich Benedek
1970
5.3
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
1969
6.3
Corruption
as Sir John Rowan
1968
5.8
The Blood Beast Terror
as Detective Inspector Quennell
1968
5.5
Torture Garden
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
1967
6.1
Night of the Big Heat
as Dr. Vernon Stone
1967
5.3
Frankenstein Created Woman
as Baron Frankenstein
1967
6.4
Some May Live
as John Meredith
1967
2.7
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Doctor Who
1966
6.2
Island of Terror
as Dr. Brian Stanley
1966
5.8
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
1966
6.7
The Skull
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
1965
6.0
Dr. Who and the Daleks
as Doctor Who
1965
5.7
She
as Holly
1965
5.5
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
1965
6.4
The Gorgon
as Dr. Namaroff
1964
6.3
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1964
6.6
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
1964
6.1
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Story Parade
as Elijah Baley
1964
8.0
The Man Who Finally Died
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
1963
6.2
The Spread of the Eagle
as Caius Cassius
1963
0.0
Lolita
as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
7.3
Captain Clegg
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
1962
6.3
Cash on Demand
as Harry Fordyce
1961
7.6
The Naked Edge
as Mr. Evan Wrack
1961
6.2
🎬
Drama 61-67
as Frederick James Parsons
1961
0.0
The Hellfire Club
as Merryweather
1961
4.7
The Avengers
as Paul Beresford
1961
7.7
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Squire Trevenyan
1961
5.7
Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Sheriff of Nottingham
1960
6.0
Suspect
as Professor Sewell
1960
6.5
Cone of Silence
as Capt. Clive Judd
1960
6.7
The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
1960
6.7
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Dr. Robert Knox
1960
6.5
🎬
Look at Life: Model World
as Self
1960
0.0
The Mummy
as John Banning
1959
6.7
John Paul Jones
as Captain Richard Pearson
1959
5.9
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1959
6.8
The Revenge of Frankenstein
as Dr. Victor Stein
1958
6.6
Dracula
as Doctor Van Helsing
1958
7.3
Violent Playground
as Father Laidlaw
1958
7.0
The Abominable Snowman
as Dr. John Rollason
1957
6.2
The Curse of Frankenstein
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
1957
6.8
Time Without Pity
as Jeremy Clayton
1957
6.5
Alexander the Great
as Memmon
1956
6.0
Magic Fire
as Otto Wesendonk
1955
4.2
The End of the Affair
as Henry Miles
1955
5.7
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Winston Smith
1954
7.3
The Black Knight
as Sir Palamides
1954
6.2
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Anastasia
as Piotr Petrovsky
1953
4.5
Moulin Rouge
as Marcel de la Voisier
1952
6.7
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Darcy
1952
0.0
🎬
When We Are Married
as Gerald Forbes
1951
0.0
Sunday Night Theatre
as Winston Smith
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Dr. John Rollason
1950
3.5
Hamlet
as Osric
1948
7.4
It Might Be You
as The doctor
1946
0.0
The Woman in the House
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
1942
6.5
They Dare Not Love
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
1941
6.0
Dreams
as First Dreamer
1940
5.0
The Howards of Virginia
as Leslie Stephens
1940
6.5
Women in War
as Capt. Evans
1940
4.8
The Hidden Master
as Robert Clive of India
1940
0.0
Vigil in the Night
as Joe Shand
1940
5.5
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
1940
6.8
Laddie
as Robert Pryor
1940
6.0
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Second Officer
1939
7.1