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Peter Cushing
Name: Peter Cushing
Born: 1913-05-26
Place of birth: Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Deathday: 1994-08-11
Gender: Male
Occupation: Acting
Popularity: 1.5
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.
Horror Filmography:
As Actor
| Films | Year | Role | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | 2025 | Self - (archive footage) |  |
| AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | 2020 | (archive footage) |  |
| The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | 2020 | (archive footage) |  |
| Attack of the Octopus People | 2010 | Doctor Welles (archive footage) |  |
| Frankenstein Reborn | 1993 | Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) |  |
| Innocent Blood | 1992 | Van Helsing (archive footage) |  |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | 1991 | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) |  |
| House of the Long Shadows | 1983 | Sebastian Grisbane |  |
| Mystery on Monster Island | 1981 | William T. Kolderup |  |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | (archive footage) |  |
| The Detour | 1979 | Narrator |  |
| The Uncanny | 1977 | Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977") |  |
| Shock Waves | 1977 | SS Commander |  |
| The Devil's Men | 1976 | Baron Corofax |  |
| Legend of the Werewolf | 1975 | Prof. Paul |  |
| The Ghoul | 1975 | Dr. Lawrence |  |
| Tender Dracula | 1974 | MacGregor |  |
| The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | 1974 | Professor Lawrence Van Helsing |  |
| Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | 1974 | Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor |  |
| The Beast Must Die | 1974 | Dr. Christopher Lundgren |  |
| Madhouse | 1974 | Herbert Flay |  |
| From Beyond the Grave | 1974 | The Proprietor |  |
| And Now the Screaming Starts! | 1973 | Dr. Pope |  |
| The Satanic Rites of Dracula | 1973 | Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing |  |
| Nothing But the Night | 1973 | Sir Mark Ashley |  |
| The Creeping Flesh | 1973 | Emmanuel Hildern |  |
| Asylum | 1972 | Smith |  |
| Horror Express | 1972 | Dr. Wells |  |
| Fear in the Night | 1972 | Michael Carmichael |  |
| Dr. Phibes Rises Again | 1972 | Ship's Captain |  |
| Dracula A.D. 1972 | 1972 | Professor Van Helsing |  |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1972 | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke |  |
| I, Monster | 1971 | Frederick Utterson |  |
| Twins of Evil | 1971 | Gustav Weil |  |
| Blood Suckers | 1971 | Dr. Walter Goodrich |  |
| The House That Dripped Blood | 1971 | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") |  |
| The Vampire Lovers | 1970 | General von Spielsdorf |  |
| Scream and Scream Again | 1970 | Major Heinrich Benedek |  |
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | 1969 | Baron Victor Frankenstein |  |
| Corruption | 1968 | Sir John Rowan |  |
| The Blood Beast Terror | 1968 | Detective Inspector Quennell |  |
| Torture Garden | 1967 | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") |  |
| Night of the Big Heat | 1967 | Dr. Vernon Stone |  |
| Frankenstein Created Woman | 1967 | Baron Frankenstein |  |
| Island of Terror | 1966 | Dr. Brian Stanley |  |
| Dracula: Prince of Darkness | 1966 | Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) |  |
| The Skull | 1965 | Dr. Christopher Maitland |  |
| Dr Terror's House of Horrors | 1965 | Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" |  |
| The Gorgon | 1964 | Dr. Namaroff |  |
| The Evil of Frankenstein | 1964 | Baron Frankenstein |  |
| Captain Clegg | 1962 | Reverend Dr. Blyss |  |
| The Brides of Dracula | 1960 | Dr. J. Van Helsing |  |
| The Flesh and the Fiends | 1960 | Dr. Robert Knox |  |
| The Mummy | 1959 | John Banning |  |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1959 | Sherlock Holmes |  |
| The Revenge of Frankenstein | 1958 | Dr. Victor Stein |  |
| Dracula | 1958 | Doctor Van Helsing |  |
| The Abominable Snowman | 1957 | Dr. John Rollason |  |
| The Curse of Frankenstein | 1957 | Baron Victor Frankenstein |  |