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Peter Cushing

Cast & creator

Peter Cushing

1913-05-26 (died at 81) Kenley, Surrey, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The Avengers, Wogan, Tales of the Unexpected

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.

Also known as: Peter Wilton Cushing

Movies

132

film credits

Series

21

television credits

Career

151

1939–2024 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Avengers

The Avengers

Paul Beresford · 1961

Wogan

Wogan

Self · 1982

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Von Baden · 1979

Film '72

Self · 1971

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Leonard · 1965

Across film & television

Filmography (153)

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Showing 153 of 153 credits

The Avengers

The Avengers

Paul Beresford

Wogan

Wogan

Self

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Von Baden

Film '72

Self

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Leonard

Star Wars

Grand Moff Tarkin

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

Raan

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Count Gerard De Merret

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Winston Smith

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Dr. John Rollason

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Simpson

Story Parade

Elijah Baley

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Von Claus

Drama 61-67

Frederick James Parsons

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Actor's Assistant

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

Martin Blueck

Dracula

Dracula

Doctor Van Helsing

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

Bookstore Proprietor

Television

Television

The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

Dr. J. Van Helsing

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing

Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

Professor Van Helsing

Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

Van Helsing (archive footage)

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Memmon

The Spread of the Eagle

The Spread of the Eagle

Caius Cassius

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Second Officer

The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

Baron Victor Frankenstein

Treffpunkte

Self

Legend of the Werewolf

Legend of the Werewolf

Prof. Paul

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core

Dr. Abner Perry

The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang

Judge Gautier

The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers

General von Spielsdorf

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

Horror Express

Horror Express

Dr. Wells

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

Dr. Pope

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Seneschal

House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows

Sebastian Grisbane

49th Parallel

49th Parallel

Props

The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

Twins of Evil

Twins of Evil

Gustav Weil

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat

Dr. Vernon Stone

From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

The Proprietor

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

Marcel de la Voisier

Hamlet

Hamlet

Osric

I, Monster

I, Monster

Frederick Utterson

Arabian Adventure

Arabian Adventure

Wazir Al Wuzara

Shock Waves

Shock Waves

SS Commander

The Uncanny

The Uncanny

Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Baron Victor Frankenstein

The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

Dr. Christopher Lundgren

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Ship's Captain

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Doctor Who

Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

Michael Carmichael

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Doctor Who

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Mr Darcy

The Revenge of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein

Dr. Victor Stein

The Blood Beast Terror

The Blood Beast Terror

Detective Inspector Quennell

The Mummy

The Mummy

John Banning

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self (archive footage)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Narrator (voice) / Self

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Self (archive footage)

The Gorgon

The Gorgon

Dr. Namaroff

Number Three

Number Three

Simpson

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Captain Richard Pearson

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

(archive footage)

Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein Created Woman

Baron Frankenstein

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

Dr. Robert Knox

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

Student

The Creeping Flesh

The Creeping Flesh

Emmanuel Hildern

Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again

Major Heinrich Benedek

Biggles

Biggles

Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

(archive footage)

The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

Dr. John Rollason

Torture Garden

Torture Garden

Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

Mystery on Monster Island

Mystery on Monster Island

William T. Kolderup

Frankenstein Reborn

Frankenstein Reborn

Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Henry Miles

Shatter

Shatter

Paul Rattwood

Asylum

Asylum

Smith

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

Leslie Stephens

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Professor Charles Copeland

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sheriff of Nottingham

Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg

Reverend Dr. Blyss

One More Time

One More Time

Dr. Frankenstein

They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

Sub-Lieutenant Blackler

Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night

Sir Mark Ashley

The Skull

The Skull

Dr. Christopher Maitland

The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge

Mr. Evan Wrack

Island of Terror

Island of Terror

Dr. Brian Stanley

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Self

Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

Jeremy Clayton

She

She

Holly

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

Sherlock Holmes

The Man Who Finally Died

The Man Who Finally Died

Doctor Peter von Brecht

The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men

Baron Corofax

Violent Playground

Violent Playground

Father Laidlaw

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)

The Caves of Steel

The Caves of Steel

Elijah Baley

Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

Harry Fordyce

Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night

Joe Shand

The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

Mr. Merryweather

The Moment of Truth

The Moment of Truth

The Prime Minister

The Black Knight

The Black Knight

Sir Palamides

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Squire Trevenyan

Madhouse

Madhouse

Herbert Flay

Corruption

Corruption

Sir John Rowan

When We Are Married

Gerald Forbes

Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

Sir Edward Gifford

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

(archive footage)

Magic Fire

Magic Fire

Otto Wesendonk

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Self

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

Commissioner Potts

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

Dalekmania

Dalekmania

Doctor Who (archive footage)

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Dr. Alexander Manette

Son of Hitler

Son of Hitler

Heinrich Haussner

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis

Conan Doyle

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Winston Smith

The Creature

The Creature

Dr. John Rollason

The Ghoul

The Ghoul

Dr. Lawrence

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Himself

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Himself

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

Capt. Clive Judd

Blood Suckers

Blood Suckers

Dr. Walter Goodrich

Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash

Dr. Wells (archive footage)

It Might Be You

It Might Be You

The doctor

Attack of the Octopus People

Attack of the Octopus People

Doctor Welles (archive footage)

The Standard

The Standard

Baron Hackenberg

Women in War

Women in War

Capt. Evans

Suspect

Suspect

Professor Sewell

Tender Dracula

Tender Dracula

MacGregor

Black Jack

Black Jack

Sir Thomas Bedford

Some May Live

Some May Live

John Meredith

The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House

Man Waking Up (archive footage)

Laddie

Laddie

Robert Pryor

The Detour

The Detour

Narrator

Dreams

Dreams

First Dreamer

Fists of Fire

Self

Look at Life: Model World

Self

The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master

Robert Clive of India

Anastasia

Piotr Petrovsky