Peter Cushing profile
Actor profile

Peter Cushing

26th May 1913 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK 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.

124 Movies 17 TV Shows 151 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dalekmania poster
Dalekmania 24th July 1995 as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Biggles poster
Biggles 30th May 1986 as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The Uncanny poster
The Uncanny 24th August 1977 as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Shatter poster
Shatter 6th December 1974 as Paul Rattwood
Asylum poster
Asylum 17th November 1972 as Smith
Torture Garden poster
Torture Garden 1st November 1967 as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Skull poster
The Skull 25th August 1965 as Dr. Christopher Maitland
She poster
She 9th June 1965 as Holly
Suspect poster
Suspect 15th November 1960 as Professor Sewell
Dracula poster
Dracula 21st April 1958 as Doctor Van Helsing
Hamlet poster
Hamlet 10th December 1948 as Osric
Dreams poster
Dreams 10th November 1940 as First Dreamer
Laddie poster
Laddie 18th January 1940 as Robert Pryor