Peter 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.

Known For

The Avengers

Tales of the Unexpected

Wogan

Star Wars

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Space: 1999

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

All Movies (130)

• Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.2020 · as (archive footage)
• The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault2020 · as (archive footage)
• Peter Cushing: In His Own Words2020 · as Himself
• Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions2017 · as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Attack of the Octopus People2010 · as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
• Fanex Files: Hammer Films2008 · as Self
• Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Story of Star Wars2004 · as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
• Dalekmania1995 · as Doctor Who (archive footage)
• Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror1994 · as Narrator (voice) / Self
• Frankenstein Reborn1993 · as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
• Innocent Blood1992 · as Van Helsing (archive footage)
• Dracula in the Movies1992 · as (archive footage)
• Halloween Monster Bash1991 · as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
• Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
• Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood1989 · as Himself
• Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood1987 · as Self
• Biggles1986 · as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
• The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes1985 · as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
• The Masks of Death1984 · as Sherlock Holmes
• Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight1984 · as Seneschal
• Top Secret!1984 · as Bookstore Proprietor
• Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues1984 · as Professor Charles Copeland
• House of the Long Shadows1983 · as Sebastian Grisbane
• Black Jack1981 · as Sir Thomas Bedford
• Mystery on Monster Island1981 · as William T. Kolderup
• A Tale of Two Cities1980 · as Dr. Alexander Manette
• A Touch of the Sun1979 · as Commissioner Potts
• Arabian Adventure1979 · as Wazir Al Wuzara
• The Horror Show1979 · as (archive footage)
• Son of Hitler1979 · as Heinrich Haussner
• The Detour1979 · as Narrator
• The Standard1977 · as Baron Hackenberg
• The Uncanny1977 · as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
• Shock Waves1977 · as SS Commander
• Star Wars1977 · as Grand Moff Tarkin
• The Great Houdinis1976 · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Devil's Men1976 · as Baron Corofax
• At the Earth's Core1976 · as Dr. Abner Perry
• Trial by Combat1976 · as Sir Edward Gifford
• Legend of the Werewolf1975 · as Prof. Paul
• The Ghoul1975 · as Dr. Lawrence
• Fists of Fire1975 · as Self
• Shatter1974 · as Paul Rattwood
• Tender Dracula1974 · as MacGregor
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires1974 · as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
• Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell1974 · as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
• The Beast Must Die1974 · as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
• Madhouse1974 · as Herbert Flay
• From Beyond the Grave1974 · as The Proprietor
• And Now the Screaming Starts!1973 · as Dr. Pope
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula1973 · as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
• Nothing But the Night1973 · as Sir Mark Ashley
• The Creeping Flesh1973 · as Emmanuel Hildern
• Asylum1972 · as Smith
• Horror Express1972 · as Dr. Wells
• Fear in the Night1972 · as Michael Carmichael
• Dr. Phibes Rises Again1972 · as Ship's Captain
• Dracula A.D. 19721972 · as Professor Van Helsing
• Tales from the Crypt1972 · as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
• I, Monster1971 · as Frederick Utterson
• Twins of Evil1971 · as Gustav Weil
• Blood Suckers1971 · as Dr. Walter Goodrich
• The House That Dripped Blood1971 · as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
• The Vampire Lovers1970 · as General von Spielsdorf
• One More Time1970 · as Dr. Frankenstein
• Scream and Scream Again1970 · as Major Heinrich Benedek
• Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed1969 · as Baron Victor Frankenstein
• Corruption1968 · as Sir John Rowan
• The Blood Beast Terror1968 · as Detective Inspector Quennell
• Torture Garden1967 · as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
• Some May Live1967 · as John Meredith
• Night of the Big Heat1967 · as Dr. Vernon Stone
• Frankenstein Created Woman1967 · as Baron Frankenstein
• Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.1966 · as Doctor Who
• Island of Terror1966 · as Dr. Brian Stanley
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness1966 · as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
• The Skull1965 · as Dr. Christopher Maitland
• Dr. Who and the Daleks1965 · as Doctor Who
• She1965 · as Holly
• Dr. Terror's House of Horrors1965 · as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
• The Gorgon1964 · as Dr. Namaroff
• The Caves of Steel1964 · as Elijah Baley
• The Evil of Frankenstein1964 · as Baron Frankenstein
• The Man Who Finally Died1963 · as Doctor Peter von Brecht
• Captain Clegg1962 · as Reverend Dr. Blyss
• Cash on Demand1961 · as Harry Fordyce
• The Naked Edge1961 · as Mr. Evan Wrack
• Fury at Smugglers' Bay1961 · as Squire Trevenyan
• The Hellfire Club1961 · as Mr. Merryweather
• Sword of Sherwood Forest1960 · as Sheriff of Nottingham
• Suspect1960 · as Professor Sewell
• The Brides of Dracula1960 · as Dr. J. Van Helsing
• Cone of Silence1960 · as Capt. Clive Judd
• The Flesh and the Fiends1960 · as Dr. Robert Knox
• Look at Life: Model World1960 · as Self
• The Mummy1959 · as John Banning
• John Paul Jones1959 · as Captain Richard Pearson
• The Hound of the Baskervilles1959 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Revenge of Frankenstein1958 · as Dr. Victor Stein
• Dracula1958 · as Doctor Van Helsing
• Violent Playground1958 · as Father Laidlaw
• The Abominable Snowman1957 · as Dr. John Rollason
• The Curse of Frankenstein1957 · as Baron Victor Frankenstein
• Time Without Pity1957 · as Jeremy Clayton
• Alexander the Great1956 · as Memmon
• Magic Fire1955 · as Otto Wesendonk
• The Moment of Truth1955 · as The Prime Minister
• The End of the Affair1955 · as Henry Miles
• The Creature1955 · as Dr. John Rollason
• Nineteen Eighty-Four1954 · as Winston Smith
• The Black Knight1954 · as Sir Palamides
• Anastasia1953 · as Piotr Petrovsky
• Number Three1953 · as Simpson
• Moulin Rouge1952 · as Marcel de la Voisier
• When We Are Married1951 · as Gerald Forbes
• Hamlet1948 · as Osric
• It Might Be You1946 · as The doctor
• The Woman in the House1942 · as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
• They Dare Not Love1941 · as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
• Dreams1940 · as First Dreamer
• The Howards of Virginia1940 · as Leslie Stephens
• Women in War1940 · as Capt. Evans
• The Hidden Master1940 · as Robert Clive of India
• Vigil in the Night1940 · as Joe Shand
• A Chump at Oxford1940 · as Student
• Laddie1940 · as Robert Pryor
• The Man in the Iron Mask1939 · as Second Officer

All TV Shows (21)

• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• Television1985
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Hammer House of Horror1980 · as Martin Blueck
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Von Baden
• The New Avengers1976 · as Von Claus
• Space: 19991975 · as Raan
• The Zoo Gang1974 · as Judge Gautier
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries1973 · as Count Gerard De Merret
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Treffpunkte1970 · as Self
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Leonard
• Sherlock Holmes1964 · as Sherlock Holmes
• Story Parade1964 · as Elijah Baley
• The Spread of the Eagle1963 · as Caius Cassius
• Drama 61-671961 · as Frederick James Parsons
• The Avengers1961 · as Paul Beresford
• Pride and Prejudice1952 · as Mr. Darcy
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Winston Smith
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Dr. John Rollason
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Simpson