Peter Cushing
Acting
Born: 1913-05-26 in Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Curse of Frankenstein
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Horror Express
Dr. Wells
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Hamlet
Osric
The Mummy
John Banning
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. J. Van Helsing
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
Asylum
Smith
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The House That Dripped Blood
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
The Gorgon
Dr. Namaroff
At the Earth's Core
Dr. Abner Perry
From Beyond the Grave
The Proprietor
Space: 1999
Raan
Twins of Evil
Gustav Weil
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Ship's Captain
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Stein
The Avengers
Paul Beresford
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Frankenstein Created Woman
Baron Frankenstein
Shock Waves
SS Commander
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
The Evil of Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
The Abominable Snowman
Dr. John Rollason
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Moulin Rouge
Marcel de la Voisier
Island of Terror
Dr. Brian Stanley
The Skull
Dr. Christopher Maitland