Peter Cushing
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.
Known for
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2020Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010Attack of the Octopus People
Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2008Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2004The Story of Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
1995Dalekmania
Doctor Who (archive footage)
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Narrator (voice) / Self
1993Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
1992Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992Dracula in the Movies
1991Halloween Monster Bash
Dr. Wells (archive footage)
1989Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Himself
1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Self
1986Biggles
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1985The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seneschal
1984Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
1984The Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes
1983House of the Long Shadows
Sebastian Grisbane