Acting · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK · Born May 26, 1913
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.
MovieHammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as (archive footage)
MovieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
MoviePeter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
as Himself
MovieDark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieAttack of the Octopus People
2010
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
MovieFanex Files: Hammer Films
2008
as Self
MovieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Story of Star Wars
2004
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
MovieDalekmania
1995
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFlesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
as Narrator (voice) / Self
MovieFrankenstein Reborn
1993
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
MovieInnocent Blood
1992
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
MovieDracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
MovieHalloween Monster Bash
1991
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
MoviePeter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989
as Himself
MovieHammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Self
MovieBiggles
1986
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
TVTelevision
1985
MovieThe Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
MovieThe Masks of Death
1984
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieSword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Seneschal
MovieTop Secret!
1984
as Bookstore Proprietor
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as Professor Charles Copeland
MovieHouse of the Long Shadows
1983
as Sebastian Grisbane
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieBlack Jack
1981
as Sir Thomas Bedford
MovieMystery on Monster Island
1981
as William T. Kolderup
MovieA Tale of Two Cities
1980
as Dr. Alexander Manette
TVHammer House of Horror
1980
as Martin Blueck
MovieA Touch of the Sun
1979
as Commissioner Potts
MovieArabian Adventure
1979
as Wazir Al Wuzara
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Von Baden
MovieThe Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
MovieSon of Hitler
1979
as Heinrich Haussner
MovieThe Detour
1979
as Narrator
MovieThe Standard
1977
as Baron Hackenberg
MovieThe Uncanny
1977
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
MovieShock Waves
1977
as SS Commander
MovieStar Wars
1977
as Grand Moff Tarkin
TVThe New Avengers
1976
as Von Claus
MovieThe Great Houdinis
1976
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
MovieThe Devil's Men
1976
as Baron Corofax
MovieAt the Earth's Core
1976
as Dr. Abner Perry
MovieTrial by Combat
1976
as Sir Edward Gifford
TVSpace: 1999
1975
as Raan
MovieLegend of the Werewolf
1975
as Prof. Paul
MovieThe Ghoul
1975
as Dr. Lawrence
Fists of Fire
1975
as Self
MovieShatter
1974
as Paul Rattwood
MovieTender Dracula
1974
as MacGregor
MovieThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
MovieFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
TVThe Zoo Gang
1974
as Judge Gautier
MovieThe Beast Must Die
1974
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
MovieMadhouse
1974
as Herbert Flay
MovieFrom Beyond the Grave
1974
as The Proprietor
TVOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Count Gerard De Merret
MovieAnd Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
as Dr. Pope
MovieThe Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
MovieNothing But the Night
1973
as Sir Mark Ashley
MovieThe Creeping Flesh
1973
as Emmanuel Hildern
MovieAsylum
1972
as Smith
MovieHorror Express
1972
as Dr. Wells
MovieFear in the Night
1972
as Michael Carmichael
MovieDr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Ship's Captain
MovieDracula A.D. 1972
1972
as Professor Van Helsing
MovieTales from the Crypt
1972
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieI, Monster
1971
as Frederick Utterson
MovieTwins of Evil
1971
as Gustav Weil
MovieBlood Suckers
1971
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
MovieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
MovieThe Vampire Lovers
1970
as General von Spielsdorf
MovieOne More Time
1970
as Dr. Frankenstein
Treffpunkte
1970
as Self
MovieScream and Scream Again
1970
as Major Heinrich Benedek
MovieFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
MovieCorruption
1968
as Sir John Rowan
MovieThe Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Detective Inspector Quennell
MovieTorture Garden
1967
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
MovieSome May Live
1967
as John Meredith
MovieNight of the Big Heat
1967
as Dr. Vernon Stone
MovieFrankenstein Created Woman
1967
as Baron Frankenstein
MovieDaleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
as Doctor Who
MovieIsland of Terror
1966
as Dr. Brian Stanley
MovieDracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Leonard
MovieThe Skull
1965
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
MovieDr. Who and the Daleks
1965
as Doctor Who
MovieShe
1965
as Holly
MovieDr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
MovieThe Gorgon
1964
as Dr. Namaroff
MovieThe Caves of Steel
1964
as Elijah Baley
TVSherlock Holmes
1964
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieThe Evil of Frankenstein
1964
as Baron Frankenstein
Story Parade
1964
as Elijah Baley
MovieThe Man Who Finally Died
1963
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
TVThe Spread of the Eagle
1963
as Caius Cassius
MovieCaptain Clegg
1962
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
MovieCash on Demand
1961
as Harry Fordyce
MovieThe Naked Edge
1961
as Mr. Evan Wrack
Drama 61-67
1961
as Frederick James Parsons
MovieFury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Squire Trevenyan
MovieThe Hellfire Club
1961
as Mr. Merryweather
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Paul Beresford
MovieSword of Sherwood Forest
1960
as Sheriff of Nottingham
MovieSuspect
1960
as Professor Sewell
MovieThe Brides of Dracula
1960
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
MovieCone of Silence
1960
as Capt. Clive Judd
MovieThe Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Dr. Robert Knox
Look at Life: Model World
1960
as Self
MovieThe Mummy
1959
as John Banning
MovieJohn Paul Jones
1959
as Captain Richard Pearson
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieThe Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Dr. Victor Stein
MovieDracula
1958
as Doctor Van Helsing
MovieViolent Playground
1958
as Father Laidlaw
MovieThe Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. John Rollason
MovieThe Curse of Frankenstein
1957
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
MovieTime Without Pity
1957
as Jeremy Clayton
MovieAlexander the Great
1956
as Memmon
MovieMagic Fire
1955
as Otto Wesendonk
MovieThe Moment of Truth
1955
as The Prime Minister
MovieThe End of the Affair
1955
as Henry Miles
MovieThe Creature
1955
as Dr. John Rollason
MovieNineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Winston Smith
MovieThe Black Knight
1954
as Sir Palamides
Anastasia
1953
as Piotr Petrovsky
MovieNumber Three
1953
as Simpson
MovieMoulin Rouge
1952
as Marcel de la Voisier
TVPride and Prejudice
1952
as Mr Darcy
When We Are Married
1951
as Gerald Forbes
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Winston Smith
MovieHamlet
1948
as Osric
MovieIt Might Be You
1946
as The doctor
MovieThe Woman in the House
1942
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
MovieThey Dare Not Love
1941
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
MovieDreams
1940
as First Dreamer
MovieThe Howards of Virginia
1940
as Leslie Stephens
MovieWomen in War
1940
as Capt. Evans
MovieThe Hidden Master
1940
as Robert Clive of India
MovieVigil in the Night
1940
as Joe Shand
MovieA Chump at Oxford
1940
as Student
MovieLaddie
1940
as Robert Pryor
MovieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Second Officer
