Actor
Peter Cushing
113 years · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK · 124 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.
Best known for
Star Wars
1977 · Grand Moff Tarkin
On Disney Plus
Top Secret!
1984 · Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula
1958 · Doctor Van Helsing
On TCM
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Sherlock Holmes
On Kanopy
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · Baron Victor Frankenstein
On TCM
Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
On Plex
Filmography 124
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 · (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 · Himself
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
On Tubi TV
Frankenstein Reborn
1993 · Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
1992 · Van Helsing (archive footage)
On Hoopla
Dracula in the Movies
1992 · (archive footage)
On Hoopla
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
On Hoopla
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
On Hoopla
The Masks of Death
1984 · Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Seneschal
On Philo
Top Secret!
1984 · Bookstore Proprietor
House of the Long Shadows
1983 · Sebastian Grisbane
On Plex