Peter Cushing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known ForActing
- Born26 May 1913 (age 112)
- Place of BirthKenley, Surrey, England, UK
Peter Cushing
- Known ForActing
- Born26 May 1913 (age 112)
- Place of BirthKenley, Surrey, England, UK
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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2025
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
10.0
2024
Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
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2022
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
7.5
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
7.7
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
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2020
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
6.0
2017
Attack of the Octopus People
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2010
Halloween: The Inside Story
7.4
2010
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
7.0
2008
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0
2007
The Story of Star Wars
7.119
2004
Dalekmania
7.1
1995
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
7.4
1994
Frankenstein Reborn
10.0
1993
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
5.7
1991
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
10.0
1989
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4
1987
Biggles
5.247
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
7.0
1985
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
5.2
1984
Top Secret!
7.089
1984
The Masks of Death
5.6
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
6.5
1984
House of the Long Shadows
6.3
1983
Mystery on Monster Island
4.333
1981
Black Jack
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1981
A Tale of Two Cities
5.7
1980
The Horror Show
6.0
1979
Arabian Adventure
5.9
1979
Son of Hitler
5.2
1979
A Touch of the Sun
3.5
1979
The Detour
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1979
Star Wars
8.204
1977
Shock Waves
4.9
1977
The Uncanny
5.9
1977
The Standard
0.5
1977
At the Earth's Core
5.1
1976
The Devil's Men
4.1
1976
Trial by Combat
7.7
1976
The Great Houdinis
6.0
1976
Legend of the Werewolf
5.3
1975
The Ghoul
5.016
1975
Fists of Fire
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1975
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
6.163
1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
5.908
1974
The Beast Must Die
5.4
1974
Madhouse
6.179
1974
From Beyond the Grave
6.536
1974
Shatter
5.75
1974
Tender Dracula
4.333
1974
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
5.644
1973
Nothing But the Night
6.1
1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!
6.025
1973
The Creeping Flesh
5.8
1973
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
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1973
Dracula A.D. 1972
6.0
1972
Horror Express
6.318
1972
Asylum
6.029
1972
Tales from the Crypt
6.849
1972
Fear in the Night
5.9
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
6.3
1972
Twins of Evil
6.7
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
6.3
1971
I, Monster
5.52
1971
Blood Suckers
3.9
1971
The Vampire Lovers
6.4
1970
Scream and Scream Again
5.362
1970
One More Time
4.3
1970
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
6.446
1969
Corruption
5.8
1968
The Blood Beast Terror
5.5
1968
Frankenstein Created Woman
6.481
1967
Torture Garden
6.1
1967
Night of the Big Heat
5.437
1967
Some May Live
3.5
1967
Island of Terror
5.784
1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
6.1
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
6.737
1966
Dr. Who and the Daleks
5.7
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
6.4
1965
The Skull
6.0
1965
She
5.6
1965
The Evil of Frankenstein
6.146
1964
The Gorgon
6.326
1964
The Man Who Finally Died
6.2
1963
Captain Clegg
6.2
1962
Lolita
7.324
1962
Cash on Demand
7.555
1961
The Hellfire Club
5.2
1961
The Naked Edge
6.2
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
5.0
1961
The Brides of Dracula
6.696
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
6.6
1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest
6.0
1960
Cone of Silence
6.7
1960
Suspect
6.5
1960
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.751
1959
The Mummy
6.681
1959
John Paul Jones
6.1
1959
The Revenge of Frankenstein
6.595
1958
Dracula
7.269
1958
Violent Playground
7.0
1958
The Curse of Frankenstein
6.783
1957
Time Without Pity
6.6
1957
The Abominable Snowman
6.2
1957
Alexander the Great
5.9
1956
The End of the Affair
5.75
1955
Magic Fire
4.8
1955
The Black Knight
6.2
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.4
1954
Anastasia
4.0
1953
Moulin Rouge
6.7
1952
When We Are Married
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1951
Hamlet
7.403
1948
It Might Be You
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1946
The Woman in the House
6.5
1942
They Dare Not Love
6.0
1941
The Howards of Virginia
6.455
1940
Vigil in the Night
6.0
1940
Laddie
6.0
1940
A Chump at Oxford
6.9
1940
Women in War
5.333
1940
The Hidden Master
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1940
Dreams
5.0
1940
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.044