Peter Cushing
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 · 139
The Avengers
1961 · Paul Beresford
Star Wars
1977 · Grand Moff Tarkin
Wogan
1982 · Self
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Von Baden
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Leonard
Space: 1999
1975 · Raan
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Winston Smith
The New Avengers
1976 · Von Claus
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · Count Gerard De Merret
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes
1964 · Sherlock Holmes
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · Martin Blueck
Television
1985
Top Secret!
1984 · Bookstore Proprietor
The Vampire Lovers
1970 · General von Spielsdorf
Horror Express
1972 · Dr. Wells
Dracula
1958 · Doctor Van Helsing
Alexander the Great
1956 · Memmon
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Sherlock Holmes
Hamlet
1948 · Osric
Innocent Blood
1992 · Van Helsing (archive f...
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973 · Dr. Pope
Shock Waves
1977 · SS Commander
The Zoo Gang
1974 · Judge Gautier
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · Baron Victor Frankenst...
The Spread of the Eagle
1963 · Caius Cassius
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974 · Professor Lawrence Van...
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973 · Prof. Lorrimer Van Hel...
The Mummy
1959 · John Banning
Twins of Evil
1971 · Gustav Weil
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Doctor Van Helsing (ar...
Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Arthur Edward Grimsdyk...
The Brides of Dracula
1960 · Dr. J. Van Helsing
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965 · Dr. Sandor Schreck aka...
Frankenstein Reborn
1993 · Victor's Grandfather (...
The Gorgon
1964 · Dr. Namaroff
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Baron Frankenstein
The Abominable Snowman
1957 · Dr. John Rollason
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 · Professor Van Helsing
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Philip Grayson (segmen...
Biggles
1986 · Air Commodore Colonel...
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 · Dr. Victor Stein
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Sebastian Grisbane (ar...
Arabian Adventure
1979 · Wazir Al Wuzara
At the Earth's Core
1976 · Dr. Abner Perry
Pride and Prejudice
1952 · Mr Darcy
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Dr. Alexander Manette
The Skull
1965 · Dr. Christopher Maitla...
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Seneschal
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972 · Ship's Captain
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Grand Moff Tarkin (arc...
Asylum
1972 · Smith
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966 · Doctor Who
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 · Baron Frankenstein
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Baron Victor Frankenst...
Number Three
1953 · Simpson
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Student
Cash on Demand
1961 · Harry Fordyce
Moulin Rouge
1952 · Marcel de la Voisier
From Beyond the Grave
1974 · The Proprietor
She
1965 · Holly
I, Monster
1971 · Frederick Utterson
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Baron Victor Frankenst...
The Blood Beast Terror
1968 · Detective Inspector Qu...
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965 · Doctor Who
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Dr. Vernon Stone
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 · Second Officer
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Winston Smith
House of the Long Shadows
1983 · Sebastian Grisbane
John Paul Jones
1959 · Captain Richard Pearso...
Fear in the Night
1972 · Michael Carmichael
Island of Terror
1966 · Dr. Brian Stanley
Scream and Scream Again
1970 · Major Heinrich Benedek
Torture Garden
1967 · Lancelot Canning (segm...
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Uncanny
1977 · Wilbur Gray (segment "...
Shatter
1974 · Paul Rattwood
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · Dr. Robert Knox
Corruption
1968 · Sir John Rowan
Mystery on Monster Island
1981 · William T. Kolderup
The Ghoul
1975 · Dr. Lawrence
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008 · Self
The Man Who Finally Died
1963 · Doctor Peter von Brech...
The End of the Affair
1955 · Henry Miles
Captain Clegg
1962 · Reverend Dr. Blyss
Time Without Pity
1957 · Jeremy Clayton
The Beast Must Die
1974 · Dr. Christopher Lundgr...
The Hellfire Club
1961 · Mr. Merryweather
The Creeping Flesh
1973 · Emmanuel Hildern
Nothing But the Night
1973 · Sir Mark Ashley
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Self
The Black Knight
1954 · Sir Palamides
Tender Dracula
1974 · MacGregor
Madhouse
1974 · Herbert Flay
Dracula in the Movies
1992 · (archive footage)
Legend of the Werewolf
1975 · Prof. Paul
The Naked Edge
1961 · Mr. Evan Wrack
The Moment of Truth
1955 · The Prime Minister
A Touch of the Sun
1979 · Commissioner Potts
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Squire Trevenyan
Blood Suckers
1971 · Dr. Walter Goodrich
The Great Houdinis
1976 · Conan Doyle
The Howards of Virginia
1940 · Leslie Stephens
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · Sheriff of Nottingham
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 · Narrator (voice) / Sel...
They Dare Not Love
1941 · Sub-Lieutenant Blackle...
Cone of Silence
1960 · Capt. Clive Judd
Violent Playground
1958 · Father Laidlaw
The Devil's Men
1976 · Baron Corofax
Dalekmania
1995 · Doctor Who (archive fo...
The Caves of Steel
1964 · Elijah Baley
One More Time
1970 · Dr. Frankenstein
Suspect
1960 · Professor Sewell
The Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
Vigil in the Night
1940 · Joe Shand
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 · Himself
Women in War
1940 · Capt. Evans
Black Jack
1981 · Sir Thomas Bedford
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Dr. Wells (archive foo...
Trial by Combat
1976 · Sir Edward Gifford
Attack of the Octopus People
2010 · Doctor Welles (archive...
The Masks of Death
1984 · Sherlock Holmes
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 · Self - Actor / Various...
The Standard
1977 · Baron Hackenberg
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Sherlock Holmes (archi...
Some May Live
1967 · John Meredith
The Detour
1979 · Narrator
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 · (archive footage)
Magic Fire
1955 · Otto Wesendonk
Son of Hitler
1979 · Heinrich Haussner
The Creature
1955 · Dr. John Rollason
Laddie
1940 · Robert Pryor
The Woman in the House
1942 · Man Waking Up (archive...
It Might Be You
1946 · The doctor
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989 · Himself
The Hidden Master
1940 · Robert Clive of India
Dreams
1940 · First Dreamer