Peter Cushing
ActingAlso Known As
Peter 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.
Movies
(130 total)
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Lolita
as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula
as Doctor Van Helsing
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
Tales from the Crypt
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
The Curse of Frankenstein
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Horror Express
as Dr. Wells
Hamlet
as Osric
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Mummy
as John Banning
The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Vampire Lovers
as General von Spielsdorf
Asylum
as Smith
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Dracula A.D. 1972
as Professor Van Helsing
The House That Dripped Blood
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
TV Shows
(18 total)
Space: 1999
as Raan
The Avengers
as Paul Beresford
Hammer House of Horror
as Martin Blueck
Tales of the Unexpected
as Von Baden
The New Avengers
as Von Claus
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
Wogan
as Self
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De Merret
The Zoo Gang
as Judge Gautier
Sunday Night Theatre
as Winston Smith
Sunday Night Theatre
as Dr. John Rollason
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Darcy
The Spread of the Eagle
as Caius Cassius