Peter Cushing
Actor · Production Designer · CrewPeter 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.
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Self (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
Himself
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
(archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People
2010
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Dalekmania
1995
Doctor Who (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein Reborn
1993
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
1992
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992
(archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989
Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Self
Biggles
1986
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Seneschal
Top Secret!
1984
Bookstore Proprietor
The Masks of Death
1984
Sherlock Holmes
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
Professor Charles Copeland
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Sebastian Grisbane
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
William T. Kolderup
Black Jack
1981
Sir Thomas Bedford
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
Dr. Alexander Manette
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
Arabian Adventure
1979
Wazir Al Wuzara
Son of Hitler
1979
Heinrich Haussner
A Touch of the Sun
1979
Commissioner Potts
The Detour
1979
Narrator
Star Wars
1977
Grand Moff Tarkin
Shock Waves
1977
SS Commander
The Uncanny
1977
Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
The Standard
1977
Baron Hackenberg
At the Earth's Core
1976
Dr. Abner Perry
The Devil's Men
1976
Baron Corofax
Trial by Combat
1976
Sir Edward Gifford
The Great Houdinis
1976
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
Prof. Paul
The Ghoul
1975
Dr. Lawrence
- Fists of Fire
Fists of Fire
1975
Self
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
The Beast Must Die
1974
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Madhouse
1974
Herbert Flay
From Beyond the Grave
1974
The Proprietor
Shatter
1974
Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula
1974
MacGregor
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Nothing But the Night
1973
Sir Mark Ashley
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
Dr. Pope
The Creeping Flesh
1973
Emmanuel Hildern
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Professor Van Helsing
Horror Express
1972
Dr. Wells
Asylum
1972
Smith
Tales from the Crypt
1972
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Fear in the Night
1972
Michael Carmichael
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
Ship's Captain
Twins of Evil
1971
Gustav Weil
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
I, Monster
1971
Frederick Utterson
Blood Suckers
1971
Dr. Walter Goodrich
The Vampire Lovers
1970
General von Spielsdorf
Scream and Scream Again
1970
Major Heinrich Benedek
One More Time
1970
Dr. Frankenstein
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Corruption
1968
Sir John Rowan
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
Detective Inspector Quennell
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967
Baron Frankenstein
Torture Garden
1967
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Night of the Big Heat
1967
Dr. Vernon Stone
Some May Live
1967
John Meredith
Island of Terror
1966
Dr. Brian Stanley
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
Doctor Who
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965
Doctor Who
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The Skull
1965
Dr. Christopher Maitland
She
1965
Holly
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
Baron Frankenstein
The Gorgon
1964
Dr. Namaroff
The Caves of Steel
1964
Elijah Baley
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
Doctor Peter von Brecht
Captain Clegg
1962
Reverend Dr. Blyss
Cash on Demand
1961
Harry Fordyce
The Hellfire Club
1961
Mr. Merryweather
The Naked Edge
1961
Mr. Evan Wrack
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
Squire Trevenyan
The Brides of Dracula
1960
Dr. J. Van Helsing
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
Dr. Robert Knox
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
Sheriff of Nottingham
Cone of Silence
1960
Capt. Clive Judd
Suspect
1960
Professor Sewell
- Look at Life: Model World
Look at Life: Model World
1960
Self
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Sherlock Holmes
The Mummy
1959
John Banning
John Paul Jones
1959
Captain Richard Pearson
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula
1958
Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground
1958
Father Laidlaw
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Time Without Pity
1957
Jeremy Clayton
The Abominable Snowman
1957
Dr. John Rollason
Alexander the Great
1956
Memmon
The End of the Affair
1955
Henry Miles
Magic Fire
1955
Otto Wesendonk
The Creature
1955
Dr. John Rollason
The Moment of Truth
1955
The Prime Minister
The Black Knight
1954
Sir Palamides
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
Winston Smith
- Anastasia
Anastasia
1953
Piotr Petrovsky
Number Three
1953
Simpson
Moulin Rouge
1952
Marcel de la Voisier
- When We Are Married
When We Are Married
1951
Gerald Forbes
Hamlet
1948
Osric
It Might Be You
1946
The doctor
The Woman in the House
1942
Man Waking Up (archive footage)
They Dare Not Love
1941
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Leslie Stephens
Vigil in the Night
1940
Joe Shand
Laddie
1940
Robert Pryor
A Chump at Oxford
1940
Student
Women in War
1940
Capt. Evans
The Hidden Master
1940
Robert Clive of India
Dreams
1940
First Dreamer
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
Second Officer
