Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

🎂 26th May 1913 (112 yrs) 📍 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Peter Cushing

🎬 Movies Featuring Peter Cushing

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)

as Self - (archive footage)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

as (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2020)

as Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People

Attack of the Octopus People (2010)

as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008)

as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Dalekmania

Dalekmania (1995)

as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

as Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein Reborn

Frankenstein Reborn (1993)

as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood (1992)

as Van Helsing (archive footage)
No Image

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)

as Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)

as Self
Biggles

Biggles (1986)

as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death (1984)

as Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)

as Seneschal
Top Secret!

Top Secret! (1984)

as Bookstore Proprietor
No Image

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)

as Professor Charles Copeland
House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows (1983)

as Sebastian Grisbane
Black Jack

Black Jack (1981)

as Sir Thomas Bedford
Mystery on Monster Island

Mystery on Monster Island (1981)

as William T. Kolderup
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1980)

as Dr. Alexander Manette
Arabian Adventure

Arabian Adventure (1979)

as Wazir Al Wuzara
The Horror Show

The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)
Son of Hitler

Son of Hitler (1979)

as Heinrich Haussner
A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun (1979)

The Detour

The Detour (1979)

as Narrator
The Standard

The Standard (1977)

as Baron Hackenberg
The Uncanny

The Uncanny (1977)

as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Shock Waves

Shock Waves (1977)

as SS Commander
Star Wars

Star Wars (1977)

as Grand Moff Tarkin
The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis (1976)

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men (1976)

as Baron Corofax
At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core (1976)

as Dr. Abner Perry
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat (1976)

as Sir Edward Gifford
Legend of the Werewolf

Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

as Prof. Paul
The Ghoul

The Ghoul (1975)

as Dr. Lawrence
No Image

Fists of Fire (1975)

as Self
Shatter

Shatter (1974)

as Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula

Tender Dracula (1974)

as MacGregor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die (1974)

as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Madhouse

Madhouse (1974)

as Herbert Flay
From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave (1974)

as The Proprietor
And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)

as Dr. Pope
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night (1973)

as Sir Mark Ashley
The Creeping Flesh

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

as Emmanuel Hildern
Asylum

Asylum (1972)

as Smith
Horror Express

Horror Express (1972)

as Dr. Wells
Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night (1972)

as Michael Carmichael
Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

as Ship's Captain
Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

as Professor Van Helsing
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
I, Monster

I, Monster (1971)

as Frederick Utterson
Twins of Evil

Twins of Evil (1971)

as Gustav Weil
Blood Suckers

Blood Suckers (1971)

as Dr. Walter Goodrich
The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

as General von Spielsdorf
One More Time

One More Time (1970)

as Dr. Frankenstein
Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again (1970)

as Major Heinrich Benedek
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Corruption

Corruption (1968)

as Sir John Rowan
The Blood Beast Terror

The Blood Beast Terror (1968)

as Detective Inspector Quennell
Torture Garden

Torture Garden (1967)

as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat (1967)

as Dr. Vernon Stone
Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

as Baron Frankenstein
Some May Live

Some May Live (1967)

as John Meredith
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)

as Doctor Who
Island of Terror

Island of Terror (1966)

as Dr. Brian Stanley
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Skull

The Skull (1965)

as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)

as Doctor Who
She

She (1965)

as Holly
Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The Gorgon

The Gorgon (1964)

as Dr. Namaroff
The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

as Baron Frankenstein
The Man Who Finally Died

The Man Who Finally Died (1963)

as Doctor Peter von Brecht
Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg (1962)

as Reverend Dr. Blyss
Lolita

Lolita (1962)

as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand (1961)

as Harry Fordyce
The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge (1961)

as Mr. Evan Wrack
The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club (1961)

as Merryweather
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961)

as Squire Trevenyan
Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

as Sheriff of Nottingham
Suspect

Suspect (1960)

as Professor Sewell
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

as Dr. J. Van Helsing
Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence (1960)

as Capt. Clive Judd
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

as Dr. Robert Knox
No Image

Look at Life: Model World (1960)

as Self
The Mummy

The Mummy (1959)

as John Banning
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones (1959)

as Captain Richard Pearson
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

as Sherlock Holmes
The Revenge of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

as Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula

Dracula (1958)

as Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground

Violent Playground (1958)

as Father Laidlaw
The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

as Dr. John Rollason
The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity (1957)

as Jeremy Clayton
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great (1956)

as Memmon
Magic Fire

Magic Fire (1955)

as Otto Wesendonk
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair (1955)

as Henry Miles
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)

as Winston Smith
The Black Knight

The Black Knight (1954)

as Sir Palamides
No Image

Anastasia (1953)

as Piotr Petrovsky
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge (1952)

as Marcel de la Voisier
No Image

When We Are Married (1951)

as Gerald Forbes
Hamlet

Hamlet (1948)

as Osric
It Might Be You

It Might Be You (1946)

as The doctor
The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House (1942)

as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love (1941)

as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Dreams

Dreams (1940)

as First Dreamer
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia (1940)

as Leslie Stephens
Women in War

Women in War (1940)

as Capt. Evans
The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master (1940)

as Robert Clive of India
Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night (1940)

as Joe Shand
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford (1940)

as Student
Laddie

Laddie (1940)

as Robert Pryor
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)

as Second Officer