Peter Cushing
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Peter Cushing
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.
Known For
The Avengers
Paul Beresford
1961
Wogan
Self
1982
Star Wars
Grand Moff Tarkin
1977
Tales of the Unexpected
Von Baden
1979
Space: 1999
Raan
1975
Sunday Night Theatre
Winston Smith
1950Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. John Rollason
1950Sunday Night Theatre
Simpson
1950Film '72
Self
1971
The New Avengers
Von Claus
1976Drama 61-67
Frederick James Parsons
1961
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Hammer House of Horror
Martin Blueck
1980
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Count Gerard De Merret
1973Story Parade
Elijah Baley
1964
Top Secret!
Bookstore Proprietor
1984
Dracula
Doctor Van Helsing
1958Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
1991
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
1974
The Zoo Gang
Judge Gautier
1974Treffpunkte
Self
1970
The Vampire Lovers
General von Spielsdorf
1970
Innocent Blood
Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992
Night of the Big Heat
Dr. Vernon Stone
1967
She
Holly
1965
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Stein
1958
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
1966
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. J. Van Helsing
1960
Dracula A.D. 1972
Professor Van Helsing
1972
Alexander the Great
Memmon
1956
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who
1965
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
1959
Hamlet
Osric
1948
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
The Curse of Frankenstein
Baron Victor Frankenstein
1957
Madhouse
Herbert Flay
1974
Asylum
Smith
1972
The Spread of the Eagle
Caius Cassius
1963
Twins of Evil
Gustav Weil
1971