Peter Cushing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1913
- Died
- August 11, 1994
- Birthplace
- 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
Dinosaur Drive-In 2026
as Self - (archive footage)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 2024
as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. 2020
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020
as (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words 2020
as Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions 2017
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
Actor's Assistant
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People 2010
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films 2008
as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars 2004
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Dalekmania 1995
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror 1994
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Frankenstein Reborn 1993
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Innocent Blood 1992
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies 1992
as (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash 1991
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood 1989
as Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood 1987
as Self
Biggles 1986
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes 1985
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Masks of Death 1984
as Sherlock Holmes
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1984
as Seneschal
Top Secret! 1984
as Bookstore Proprietor
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues 1984
as Professor Charles Copeland
House of the Long Shadows 1983
as Sebastian Grisbane
Black Jack 1981
as Sir Thomas Bedford
Mystery on Monster Island 1981
as William T. Kolderup
A Tale of Two Cities 1980
as Dr. Alexander Manette
A Touch of the Sun 1979
as Commissioner Potts
Arabian Adventure 1979
as Wazir Al Wuzara
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
The Detour 1979
as Narrator
Son of Hitler 1979
as Heinrich Haussner
The Standard 1977
as Baron Hackenberg
The Uncanny 1977
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Shock Waves 1977
as SS Commander
Star Wars 1977
as Grand Moff Tarkin
The Great Houdinis 1976
as Conan Doyle
The Devil's Men 1976
as Baron Corofax
At the Earth's Core 1976
as Dr. Abner Perry
Trial by Combat 1976
as Sir Edward Gifford
Legend of the Werewolf 1975
as Prof. Paul
The Ghoul 1975
as Dr. Lawrence
- Fists of Fire
Fists of Fire 1975
as Self
Shatter 1974
as Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula 1974
as MacGregor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Beast Must Die 1974
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Madhouse 1974
as Herbert Flay
From Beyond the Grave 1974
as The Proprietor
And Now the Screaming Starts! 1973
as Dr. Pope
The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Nothing But the Night 1973
as Sir Mark Ashley
The Creeping Flesh 1973
as Emmanuel Hildern
Asylum 1972
as Smith
Horror Express 1972
as Dr. Wells
Fear in the Night 1972
as Michael Carmichael
Dr. Phibes Rises Again 1972
as Ship's Captain
Dracula A.D. 1972 1972
as Professor Van Helsing
Tales from the Crypt 1972
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
I, Monster 1971
as Frederick Utterson
Twins of Evil 1971
as Gustav Weil
Blood Suckers 1971
as Dr. Walter Goodrich
The House That Dripped Blood 1971
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
The Vampire Lovers 1970
as General von Spielsdorf
One More Time 1970
as Dr. Frankenstein
Scream and Scream Again 1970
as Major Heinrich Benedek
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Corruption 1968
as Sir John Rowan
The Blood Beast Terror 1968
as Detective Inspector Quennell
Torture Garden 1967
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Some May Live 1967
as John Meredith
Night of the Big Heat 1967
as Dr. Vernon Stone
Frankenstein Created Woman 1967
as Baron Frankenstein
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. 1966
as Doctor Who
Island of Terror 1966
as Dr. Brian Stanley
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
The Skull 1965
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Dr. Who and the Daleks 1965
as Doctor Who
She 1965
as Holly
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
The Gorgon 1964
as Dr. Namaroff
The Caves of Steel 1964
as Elijah Baley
The Evil of Frankenstein 1964
as Baron Frankenstein
The Man Who Finally Died 1963
as Doctor Peter von Brecht
Captain Clegg 1962
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
Cash on Demand 1961
as Harry Fordyce
The Naked Edge 1961
as Mr. Evan Wrack
Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961
as Squire Trevenyan
The Hellfire Club 1961
as Mr. Merryweather
Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Suspect 1960
as Professor Sewell
The Brides of Dracula 1960
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
Cone of Silence 1960
as Capt. Clive Judd
The Flesh and the Fiends 1960
as Dr. Robert Knox
- Look at Life: Model World
Look at Life: Model World 1960
as Self
The Mummy 1959
as John Banning
John Paul Jones 1959
as Captain Richard Pearson
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959
as Sherlock Holmes
The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958
as Dr. Victor Stein
Dracula 1958
as Doctor Van Helsing
Violent Playground 1958
as Father Laidlaw
The Abominable Snowman 1957
as Dr. John Rollason
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Time Without Pity 1957
as Jeremy Clayton
Alexander the Great 1956
as Memmon
Magic Fire 1955
as Otto Wesendonk
The Moment of Truth 1955
as The Prime Minister
The End of the Affair 1955
as Henry Miles
The Creature 1955
as Dr. John Rollason
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1954
as Winston Smith
The Black Knight 1954
as Sir Palamides
- Anastasia
Anastasia 1953
as Piotr Petrovsky
Number Three 1953
as Simpson
Moulin Rouge 1952
as Marcel de la Voisier
- When We Are Married
When We Are Married 1951
as Gerald Forbes
Hamlet 1948
as Osric
It Might Be You 1946
as The doctor
The Woman in the House 1942
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
49th Parallel 1941
Props
They Dare Not Love 1941
as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Dreams 1940
as First Dreamer
The Howards of Virginia 1940
as Leslie Stephens
Women in War 1940
as Capt. Evans
The Hidden Master 1940
as Robert Clive of India
Vigil in the Night 1940
as Joe Shand
A Chump at Oxford 1940
as Student
Laddie 1940
as Robert Pryor
The Man in the Iron Mask 1939
as Second Officer
Credits from TMDB.