Peter Cushing
Born: 1913-05-26
• Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Attack of the Octopus People
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
The Story of Star Wars
Dalekmania
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Frankenstein Reborn
Innocent Blood
No Image
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Biggles
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Masks of Death
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Top Secret!
No Image
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
House of the Long Shadows
Black Jack
Mystery on Monster Island
A Tale of Two Cities
Arabian Adventure
The Horror Show
Son of Hitler
A Touch of the Sun
The Detour
The Standard
The Uncanny
Shock Waves
Star Wars
The Great Houdinis
The Devil's Men
At the Earth's Core
Trial by Combat
Legend of the Werewolf
The Ghoul
No Image
Fists of Fire
Shatter
Tender Dracula
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
The Beast Must Die
Madhouse
From Beyond the Grave
And Now the Screaming Starts!
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Nothing But the Night
The Creeping Flesh
Asylum
Horror Express
Fear in the Night
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dracula A.D. 1972
Tales from the Crypt
I, Monster
Twins of Evil
Blood Suckers
The House That Dripped Blood
The Vampire Lovers
One More Time
Scream and Scream Again
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Corruption
The Blood Beast Terror
Torture Garden
Night of the Big Heat
Frankenstein Created Woman
Some May Live
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Island of Terror
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
The Skull
Dr. Who and the Daleks
She
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
The Gorgon
The Caves of Steel
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Man Who Finally Died
Captain Clegg
Lolita
Cash on Demand
The Naked Edge
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
The Hellfire Club
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Suspect
The Brides of Dracula
Cone of Silence
The Flesh and the Fiends
No Image
Look at Life: Model World
The Mummy
John Paul Jones