Peter Cushing

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
May 26, 1913 (81 years old)
Died
August 11, 1994
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Popular Genres
Horror Science Fiction Adventure
Career Span
1939 – Present

Peter Cushing

6 wins
46 nominations
6 Oscars
128 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.

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Personal Info

Born
May 26, 1913
From
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
1939 – Present

Award Recognition

6
Wins
46
Nominations
6
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2025

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self

2024

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Self (archive footage)

2022

Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill

2020

The Skywalker Legacy as Self (archive footage) Award
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as Self
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words as Himself

2017

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

2010

Halloween: The Inside Story as (archive footage)
Attack of the Octopus People as Doctor Welles (archive footage)

2008

Fanex Files: Hammer Films as Self

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)

2004

The Story of Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)

1995

Dalekmania as Doctor Who (archive footage)

1994

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Narrator (voice) / Self

1993

Frankenstein Reborn as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)

1989

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood as Himself

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Self

1986

Biggles as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1984

Top Secret! as Bookstore Proprietor Award
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Seneschal
The Masks of Death as Sherlock Holmes
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues as Professor Charles Copeland

1983

House of the Long Shadows as Sebastian Grisbane Award

1981

Mystery on Monster Island as William T. Kolderup
Black Jack as Sir Thomas Bedford

1980

A Tale of Two Cities as Dr. Alexander Manette

1979

Arabian Adventure as Wazir Al Wuzara
The Horror Show as (archive footage)
Son of Hitler as Heinrich Haussner
A Touch of the Sun
The Detour as Narrator

1977

Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin Award
Shock Waves as SS Commander
The Uncanny as Wilbur Gray
Project 4K77 - Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin
The Standard as Baron Hackenberg

1976

The Great Houdinis as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Devil's Men as Baron Corofax
At the Earth's Core as Dr. Abner Perry
Trial by Combat as Sir Edward Gifford

1975

Legend of the Werewolf as Prof. Paul
The Ghoul as Dr. Lawrence
Fists of Fire as Himself

1974

The Beast Must Die as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
From Beyond the Grave as The Proprietor
Madhouse as Herbert Flay
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Shatter as Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula as MacGregor

1973

The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing Award
And Now the Screaming Starts! as Dr. Pope Award
The Creeping Flesh as Emmanuel Hildern
Nothing But the Night as Sir Mark Ashley
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong as (archive footage)

1972

Tales from the Crypt as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke Award
Asylum as Smith Award
Horror Express as Dr. Wells Award
Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Ship's Captain
Dracula A.D. 1972 as Professor Van Helsing
Fear in the Night as Michael Carmichael

1971

The House That Dripped Blood as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") Award
Blood Suckers as Dr. Walter Goodrich
Twins of Evil as Gustav Weil
I, Monster as Frederick Utterson

1970

The Vampire Lovers as General von Spielsdorf
Scream and Scream Again as Major Heinrich Benedek
One More Time as Dr. Frankenstein

1969

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Baron Victor Frankenstein Award

1968

The Blood Beast Terror as Detective Inspector Quennell Award
Corruption as Sir John Rowan

1967

Frankenstein Created Woman as Baron Frankenstein
Torture Garden as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Night of the Big Heat as Dr. Vernon Stone
Some May Live as John Meredith

1966

Island of Terror as Dr. Brian Stanley
Dracula: Prince of Darkness as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. as Doctor Who

1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" Award
She as Holly Award
Dr. Who and the Daleks as Doctor Who
The Skull as Dr. Christopher Maitland

1964

The Gorgon as Dr. Namaroff
The Evil of Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein

1963

The Man Who Finally Died as Doctor Peter von Brecht

1962

Lolita as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited) Award
Captain Clegg as Reverend Dr. Blyss

1961

Cash on Demand as Harry Fordyce
Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Squire Trevenyan
The Naked Edge as Mr. Evan Wrack
The Hellfire Club as Merryweather

1960

The Brides of Dracula as Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Flesh and the Fiends as Dr. Robert Knox
Suspect as Professor Sewell
Cone of Silence as Capt. Clive Judd
Sword of Sherwood Forest as Sheriff of Nottingham

1959

John Paul Jones as Captain Richard Pearson
The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sherlock Holmes
The Mummy as John Banning

1958

The Revenge of Frankenstein as Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula as Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground as Father Laidlaw

1957

The Curse of Frankenstein as Baron Victor Frankenstein
The Abominable Snowman as Dr. John Rollason
Time Without Pity as Jeremy Clayton

1956

Alexander the Great as Memmon Award

1955

The End of the Affair as Henry Miles
Magic Fire as Otto Wesendonk

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four as Winston Smith
The Black Knight as Sir Palamides

1953

Anastasia as Piotr Petrovsky

1952

Moulin Rouge as Marcel de la Voisier

1951

When We Are Married as Gerald Forbes

1948

Hamlet as Osric

1946

It Might Be You as The doctor

1942

The Woman in the House as Man Waking Up (archive footage)

1941

They Dare Not Love as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler

1940

Vigil in the Night as Joe Shand
The Howards of Virginia as Leslie Stephens
A Chump at Oxford as Student
Women in War as Capt. Evans
Laddie as Robert Pryor
The Hidden Master as Robert Clive of India
Dreams as First Dreamer

1939

The Man in the Iron Mask as Second Officer Award

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Star Wars
Top Secret!
Lolita
Tales from the Crypt
The House That Dripped Blood
Asylum
House of the Long Shadows
The Blood Beast Terror
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

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