Known for
Acting
Credits
138
Gender
Man
Birthday
May 26, 1913
Day of death
Aug 11, 1994 (81)
Place of birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as
Peter Wilton Cushing
彼得·庫辛
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill | |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Peter Cushing: In His Own Words | Himself |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | Self |
| 2017 | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story | (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Attack of the Octopus People | Doctor Welles (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Fanex Files: Hammer Films | Self |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Dalekmania | Doctor Who (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Narrator (voice) / Self |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | |
| 1993 | Frankenstein Reborn | Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood | Himself |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Self |
| 1986 | Biggles | Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond |
| 1985 | The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Top Secret! | Bookstore Proprietor |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Seneschal |
| 1984 | The Masks of Death | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1984 | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Professor Charles Copeland |
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadows | Sebastian Grisbane |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1981 | Mystery on Monster Island | William T. Kolderup |
| 1981 | Black Jack | Sir Thomas Bedford |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Martin Blueck |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Dr. Alexander Manette |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure | Wazir Al Wuzara |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Von Baden |
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Heinrich Haussner |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) |
| 1979 | A Touch of the Sun | |
| 1979 | The Detour | Narrator |
| 1977 | Star Wars | Grand Moff Tarkin |
| 1977 | Shock Waves | SS Commander |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Wilbur Gray |
| 1977 | The Standard | Baron Hackenberg |
| 1976 | At the Earth's Core | Dr. Abner Perry |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Von Claus |
| 1976 | The Devil's Men | Baron Corofax |
| 1976 | The Great Houdinis | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 1976 | Trial by Combat | Sir Edward Gifford |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Raan |
| 1975 | The Ghoul | Dr. Lawrence |
| 1975 | Legend of the Werewolf | Prof. Paul |
| 1975 | Fists of Fire | Himself |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave | The Proprietor |
| 1974 | The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing |
| 1974 | Madhouse | Herbert Flay |
| 1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die | Dr. Christopher Lundgren |
| 1974 | Shatter | Paul Rattwood |
| 1974 | Tender Dracula | MacGregor |
| 1974 | The Zoo Gang | Judge Gautier |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing |
| 1973 | The Creeping Flesh | Emmanuel Hildern |
| 1973 | And Now the Screaming Starts! | Dr. Pope |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Night | Sir Mark Ashley |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Count Gerard De Merret |
| 1973 | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Tales from the Crypt | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke |
| 1972 | Horror Express | Dr. Wells |
| 1972 | Asylum | Smith |
| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 | Professor Van Helsing |
| 1972 | Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Ship's Captain |
| 1972 | Fear in the Night | Michael Carmichael |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Blood | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") |
| 1971 | Twins of Evil | Gustav Weil |
| 1971 | I, Monster | Frederick Utterson |
| 1971 | Blood Suckers | Dr. Walter Goodrich |
| 1970 | The Vampire Lovers | General von Spielsdorf |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Again | Major Heinrich Benedek |
| 1970 | One More Time | Dr. Frankenstein |
| 1970 | Treffpunkte | Self |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Baron Victor Frankenstein |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terror | Detective Inspector Quennell |
| 1968 | Corruption | Sir John Rowan |
| 1967 | Frankenstein Created Woman | Baron Frankenstein |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") |
| 1967 | Night of the Big Heat | Dr. Vernon Stone |
| 1967 | Some May Live | John Meredith |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Island of Terror | Dr. Brian Stanley |
| 1966 | Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | Doctor Who |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" |
| 1965 | Dr. Who and the Daleks | Doctor Who |
| 1965 | The Skull | Dr. Christopher Maitland |
| 1965 | She | Holly |
| 1964 | The Gorgon | Dr. Namaroff |
| 1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1963 | The Man Who Finally Died | Doctor Peter von Brecht |
| 1962 | Captain Clegg | Reverend Dr. Blyss |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Paul Beresford |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand | Harry Fordyce |
| 1961 | The Naked Edge | Mr. Evan Wrack |
| 1961 | The Hellfire Club | Merryweather |
| 1961 | Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Squire Trevenyan |
| 1960 | The Brides of Dracula | Dr. J. Van Helsing |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends | Dr. Robert Knox |
| 1960 | Sword of Sherwood Forest | Sheriff of Nottingham |
| 1960 | Suspect | Professor Sewell |
| 1960 | Cone of Silence | Capt. Clive Judd |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1959 | The Mummy | John Banning |
| 1959 | John Paul Jones | Captain Richard Pearson |
| 1958 | Dracula | Doctor Van Helsing |
| 1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Dr. Victor Stein |
| 1958 | Violent Playground | Father Laidlaw |
| 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein | Baron Viktor Frankenstein |
| 1957 | The Abominable Snowman | Dr. John Rollason |
| 1957 | Time Without Pity | Jeremy Clayton |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great | Memmon |
| 1955 | The End of the Affair | Henry Miles |
| 1955 | Magic Fire | Otto Wesendonk |
| 1954 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | Sir Palamides |
| 1953 | Anastasia | Piotr Petrovsky |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Marcel de la Voisier |
| 1952 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Darcy |
| 1951 | When We Are Married | Gerald Forbes |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Winston Smith |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Osric |
| 1946 | It Might Be You | The doctor |
| 1942 | The Woman in the House | Man Waking Up (archive footage) |
| 1941 | They Dare Not Love | Sub-Lieutenant Blackler |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Student |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Leslie Stephens |
| 1940 | Vigil in the Night | Joe Shand |
| 1940 | Laddie | Robert Pryor |
| 1940 | Women in War | Capt. Evans |
| 1940 | Dreams | First Dreamer |
| 1940 | The Hidden Master | Robert Clive of India |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Second Officer |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 49th Parallel | Props |