Acting
Peter Cushing
Also Known As: Peter Wilton Cushing
Birth Date
May 26, 1913
Death Date
August 11, 1994
(passed away at 81)
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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Biography
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.
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The Avengers
Paul Beresford
1961 • 1 episode
Film '72
Self
1971 • 2 episodes
Wogan
Self
1982 • 2 episodes
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
1977
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Leonard
1965 • 1 episode
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
1979 • 1 episode
Space: 1999
Raan
1975 • 1 episode
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith
1950 • 1 episode
The New Avengers
Von Claus
1976 • 1 episode
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1964 • 16 episodes
Drama 61-67
Frederick James Parsons
1961 • 1 episode
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret
1973 • 1 episode
Story Parade
Elijah Baley
1964 • 1 episode
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
1984
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994 • 11 episodes
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
1980 • 1 episode
Television
1985 • 1 episode
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992
Alexander the Great
Memmon
1956
Tales from the Crypt
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1972