Acting
Peter Cushing
1913-1994
Known for Star Wars, Dracula, Top Secret!.
38
linked movie credits shown
Born05/26/1913
Died08/11/1994
AgeDied at 81
BirthplaceKenley, Surrey, England, UK
DepartmentActing
Also known asPeter Wilton Cushing
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.
Movie Credits
Shock Waves (1977)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Twins of Evil (1971)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
Island of Terror (1966)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
The Skull (1965)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
The Gorgon (1964)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
The Mummy (1959)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Nothing But the Night (1973)
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Fear in the Night (1972)
She (1965)
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
Top Secret! (1984)
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
Some May Live (1967)
Biggles (1986)
Star Wars (1977)
Shatter (1974)
Blood Suckers (1971)
They Dare Not Love (1941)
The Black Knight (1954)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
Vigil in the Night (1940)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
