Peter Cushing
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Avengers
Paul Beresford
1961
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Film
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
1977
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
1979
Series
Space: 1999
Raan
1975
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith
1950
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. John Rollason
1950
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Simpson
1950
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Series
The New Avengers
Von Claus
1976
Drama 61-67
Frederick James Parsons
1961
Series
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
1980
Series
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Series
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret
1973
Story Parade
Elijah Baley
1964
Film
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
1984
Film
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
1958
Film
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992
Film
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
1970
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
1991
Film
She
Holly
1965
Film
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
1974
Film
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Stein
1958
Film
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
1972
Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Series
The Zoo Gang
Judge Gautier
1974
Film
The Gorgon
Dr. Namaroff
1964
Film
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. J. Van Helsing
1960
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
1959
Film
Alexander the Great
Memmon
1956
Film
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
1966
Film
Shatter
Paul Rattwood
1974
Film
The Curse of Frankenstein
Baron Victor Frankenstein
1957
Film
Night of the Big Heat
Dr. Vernon Stone
1967
Film
Hamlet
Osric
1948
Film
Asylum
Smith
1972
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Series
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy
1952
Film
The Mummy
John Banning
1959
Series
The Spread of the Eagle
Caius Cassius
1963
Film
Horror Express
Dr. Wells
1972
Film
Twins of Evil
Gustav Weil
1971
Film
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1972
Film
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
1965
Film
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
1987
Film
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
1973
Film
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
1984
Film
Arabian Adventure
Wazir Al Wuzara
1979
Film
Biggles
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1986
Film
The Howards of Virginia
Leslie Stephens
1940
Film
I, Monster
Frederick Utterson
1971
Film
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who
1965
Film
Moulin Rouge
Marcel de la Voisier
1952
Film
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Abominable Snowman
Dr. John Rollason
1957
Film
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
1974
Film
The House That Dripped Blood
Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
1971
Film
The End of the Affair
Henry Miles
1955
Film
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith
1954
Film
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
1974
Film
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Squire Trevenyan
1961
Film
The Man Who Finally Died
Doctor Peter von Brecht
1963
Film
Corruption
Sir John Rowan
1968
Film
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Ship's Captain
1972
Film
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Film
A Tale of Two Cities
Dr. Alexander Manette
1980
Film
From Beyond the Grave
The Proprietor
1974
Film
Cash on Demand
Harry Fordyce
1961
Film
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
1994
Film
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Film
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Baron Victor Frankenstein
1969
Film
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Dr. Pope
1973
Film
The Uncanny
Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
1977
Film
The Evil of Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
1964
Film
The Man in the Iron Mask
Second Officer
1939
Film
The Skull
Dr. Christopher Maitland
1965
Film
Captain Clegg
Reverend Dr. Blyss
1962
Film
Island of Terror
Dr. Brian Stanley
1966
Film
The Creeping Flesh
Emmanuel Hildern
1973
Film
At the Earth's Core
Dr. Abner Perry
1976
Film
The Devil's Men
Baron Corofax
1976
Film
Shock Waves
SS Commander
1977
Film
Blood Suckers
Dr. Walter Goodrich
1971
Film
John Paul Jones
Captain Richard Pearson
1959
Film
Time Without Pity
Jeremy Clayton
1957
Film
Mystery on Monster Island
William T. Kolderup
1981
Film
Cone of Silence
Capt. Clive Judd
1960
Film
Torture Garden
Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
1967
Film
The Naked Edge
Mr. Evan Wrack
1961
Film
Fear in the Night
Michael Carmichael
1972
Film
The Ghoul
Dr. Lawrence
1975
Film
Legend of the Werewolf
Prof. Paul
1975
Fists of Fire
Self
1975
Film
Suspect
Professor Sewell
1960
Film
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Doctor Who
1966
Film
The Story of Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Black Knight
Sir Palamides
1954
Film
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sheriff of Nottingham
1960
Film
Frankenstein Created Woman
Baron Frankenstein
1967
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Professor Charles Copeland
1984
Film
The Blood Beast Terror
Detective Inspector Quennell
1968
Film
Tender Dracula
MacGregor
1974
Film
Some May Live
John Meredith
1967
Film
House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane
1983
Film
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Great Houdinis
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1976
Film
Son of Hitler
Heinrich Haussner
1979
Film
Dalekmania
Doctor Who (archive footage)
1995
Film
The Beast Must Die
Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1974
Film
One More Time
Dr. Frankenstein
1970
Film
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Film
Vigil in the Night
Joe Shand
1940
Film
Women in War
Capt. Evans
1940
Film
They Dare Not Love
Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
1941
Film
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
2008
Film
The Flesh and the Fiends
Dr. Robert Knox
1960
Film
The Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Film
A Chump at Oxford
Student
1940
Film
Laddie
Robert Pryor
1940
Film
Nothing But the Night
Sir Mark Ashley
1973
Film
Trial by Combat
Sir Edward Gifford
1976
Film
Violent Playground
Father Laidlaw
1958
Film
The Standard
Baron Hackenberg
1977
Film
Dreams
First Dreamer
1940
Film
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
2020
Film
Scream and Scream Again
Major Heinrich Benedek
1970
Film
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
1993
Film
Halloween Monster Bash
Dr. Wells (archive footage)
1991
Film
Black Jack
Sir Thomas Bedford
1981
Film
The Hellfire Club
Mr. Merryweather
1961
Film
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
Film
The Woman in the House
Man Waking Up (archive footage)
1942
Film
Attack of the Octopus People
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2010
Film
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Moment of Truth
The Prime Minister
1955
Film
The Caves of Steel
Elijah Baley
1964
Film
Magic Fire
Otto Wesendonk
1955
Film
The Detour
Narrator
1979
Film
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
2020
Film
The Creature
Dr. John Rollason
1955
Film
The Hidden Master
Robert Clive of India
1940
When We Are Married
Gerald Forbes
1951
Film
It Might Be You
The doctor
1946
Anastasia
Piotr Petrovsky
1953
Film
Number Three
Simpson
1953
Look at Life: Model World
Self
1960
Film
A Touch of the Sun
Commissioner Potts
1979
Film
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
1989