Peter Cushing
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-05-26 in Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Died
1994-08-11
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.
Most Known For
The Avengers
as Paul Beresford
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Space: 1999
as Raan
Wogan
as Self
Tales of the Unexpected
as Von Baden
The New Avengers
as Von Claus
Sunday Night Theatre
as Winston Smith
Sunday Night Theatre
as Dr. John Rollason
Lolita
as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
I, Monster
as Frederick Utterson
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De Merret
Hammer House of Horror
as Martin Blueck
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Film '72
as Self
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
Dracula
as Doctor Van Helsing
Story Parade
as Elijah Baley
Drama 61-67
as Frederick James Parsons