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Peter Cushing

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Peter Cushing

Born May 26, 1913 in Kenley, Surrey, England, UKDied August 11, 1994104 films

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.

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Star Wars posterFirst watchStar Wars19778.2as Grand Moff TarkinPrincess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire.View film

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Top Secret! poster7.1Top Secret!1984Dracula poster7.3Dracula1958Hamlet poster7.4Hamlet1948The Hound of the Baskervilles poster6.8The Hound of the Baskervilles1959The Curse of Frankenstein poster6.8The Curse of Frankenstein1957Tales from the Crypt poster6.8Tales from the Crypt1972The Mummy poster6.7The Mummy1959The Brides of Dracula poster6.7The Brides of Dracula1960

Filmography

104 films as actor
  1. 1993Frankenstein RebornVictor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
  2. 1986BigglesAir Commodore Colonel William Raymond
  3. 1984The Masks of DeathSherlock Holmes
  4. 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSeneschal
  5. 1984Top Secret!Bookstore Proprietor
  6. 1984Helen Keller: The Miracle ContinuesProfessor Charles Copeland
  7. 1983House of the Long ShadowsSebastian Grisbane
  8. 1981Black JackSir Thomas Bedford
  9. 1981Mystery on Monster IslandWilliam T. Kolderup
  10. 1980A Tale of Two CitiesDr. Alexander Manette
  11. 1979A Touch of the SunCommissioner Potts
  12. 1979Arabian AdventureWazir Al Wuzara
  13. 1979Son of HitlerHeinrich Haussner
  14. 1979The DetourNarrator
  15. 1977The StandardBaron Hackenberg
  16. 1977The UncannyWilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
  17. 1977Shock WavesSS Commander
  18. 1977Star WarsGrand Moff Tarkin
  19. 1976The Great HoudinisConan Doyle
  20. 1976The Devil's MenBaron Corofax
  21. 1976At the Earth's CoreDr. Abner Perry
  22. 1976Trial by CombatSir Edward Gifford
  23. 1975Legend of the WerewolfProf. Paul
  24. 1975The GhoulDr. Lawrence
  25. 1974ShatterPaul Rattwood
  26. 1974Tender DraculaMacGregor
  27. 1974The Legend of the 7 Golden VampiresProfessor Lawrence Van Helsing
  28. 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellBaron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
  29. 1974The Beast Must DieDr. Christopher Lundgren
  30. 1974MadhouseHerbert Flay
  31. 1974From Beyond the GraveThe Proprietor
  32. 1973And Now the Screaming Starts!Dr. Pope
  33. 1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaProf. Lorrimer Van Helsing
  34. 1973Nothing But the NightSir Mark Ashley
  35. 1973The Creeping FleshEmmanuel Hildern
  36. 1972AsylumSmith
  37. 1972Horror ExpressDr. Wells
  38. 1972Fear in the NightMichael Carmichael
  39. 1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainShip's Captain
  40. 1972Dracula A.D. 1972Professor Van Helsing
  41. 1972Tales from the CryptArthur Edward Grimsdyke
  42. 1971I, MonsterFrederick Utterson
  43. 1971Twins of EvilGustav Weil
  44. 1971Blood SuckersDr. Walter Goodrich
  45. 1971The House That Dripped BloodPhilip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
  46. 1970The Vampire LoversGeneral von Spielsdorf
  47. 1970One More TimeDr. Frankenstein
  48. 1970Scream and Scream AgainMajor Heinrich Benedek
  49. 1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedBaron Victor Frankenstein
  50. 1968CorruptionSir John Rowan
  51. 1968The Blood Beast TerrorDetective Inspector Quennell
  52. 1967Torture GardenLancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
  53. 1967Some May LiveJohn Meredith
  54. 1967Night of the Big HeatDr. Vernon Stone
  55. 1967Frankenstein Created WomanBaron Frankenstein
  56. 1966Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Doctor Who
  57. 1966Island of TerrorDr. Brian Stanley
  58. 1965The SkullDr. Christopher Maitland
  59. 1965Dr. Who and the DaleksDoctor Who
  60. 1965SheHolly
  61. 1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsDr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
  62. 1964The GorgonDr. Namaroff
  63. 1964The Caves of SteelElijah Baley
  64. 1964The Evil of FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein
  65. 1963The Man Who Finally DiedDoctor Peter von Brecht
  66. 1962Captain CleggReverend Dr. Blyss
  67. 1961Cash on DemandHarry Fordyce
  68. 1961The Naked EdgeMr. Evan Wrack
  69. 1961Fury at Smugglers' BaySquire Trevenyan
  70. 1961The Hellfire ClubMr. Merryweather
  71. 1960Sword of Sherwood ForestSheriff of Nottingham
  72. 1960SuspectProfessor Sewell
  73. 1960The Brides of DraculaDr. J. Van Helsing
  74. 1960Cone of SilenceCapt. Clive Judd
  75. 1960The Flesh and the FiendsDr. Robert Knox
  76. 1959The MummyJohn Banning
  77. 1959John Paul JonesCaptain Richard Pearson
  78. 1959The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes
  79. 1958The Revenge of FrankensteinDr. Victor Stein
  80. 1958DraculaDoctor Van Helsing
  81. 1958Violent PlaygroundFather Laidlaw
  82. 1957The Abominable SnowmanDr. John Rollason
  83. 1957The Curse of FrankensteinBaron Victor Frankenstein
  84. 1957Time Without PityJeremy Clayton
  85. 1956Alexander the GreatMemmon
  86. 1955Magic FireOtto Wesendonk
  87. 1955The Moment of TruthThe Prime Minister
  88. 1955The End of the AffairHenry Miles
  89. 1955The CreatureDr. John Rollason
  90. 1954Nineteen Eighty-FourWinston Smith
  91. 1954The Black KnightSir Palamides
  92. 1953AnastasiaPiotr Petrovsky
  93. 1953Number ThreeSimpson
  94. 1952Moulin RougeMarcel de la Voisier
  95. 1951When We Are MarriedGerald Forbes
  96. 1948HamletOsric
  97. 1941They Dare Not LoveSub-Lieutenant Blackler
  98. 1940DreamsFirst Dreamer
  99. 1940The Howards of VirginiaLeslie Stephens
  100. 1940Women in WarCapt. Evans
  101. 1940Vigil in the NightJoe Shand
  102. 1940A Chump at OxfordStudent
  103. 1940LaddieRobert Pryor
  104. 1939The Man in the Iron MaskSecond Officer