Peter Cushing
Acting
Born: 1913-05-26 in Kenley, 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
The Avengers
Paul Beresford
Wogan
Self
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
Space: 1999
Raan
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Leonard
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith
Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. John Rollason
Sunday Night Theatre
Simpson
The New Avengers
Von Claus
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
Television
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Shock Waves
SS Commander
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Hamlet
Osric
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Ship's Captain
A Chump at Oxford
Student
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
Alexander the Great
Memmon
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
The Mummy
John Banning
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Baron Victor Frankenstein
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Horror Express
Dr. Wells