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.
130 movies · 19 shows
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024·8.2
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020·0.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020·0.0
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020·7.5
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017·6.0
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014·7.2
Attack of the Octopus People
2010·0.0
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008·7.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007·9.0
The Story of Star Wars
2004·7.2
Dalekmania
1995·7.6
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994·7.3
Frankenstein Reborn
1993·10.0
Innocent Blood
1992·6.2
Dracula in the Movies
1992·10.0
Halloween Monster Bash
1991·0.0
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991·6.3
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989·9.5
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987·6.4
Biggles
1986·5.2
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985·8.5
The Masks of Death
1984·5.4
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984·5.2
Top Secret!
1984·7.1
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984·7.0
House of the Long Shadows
1983·6.4
Black Jack
1981·10.0
Mystery on Monster Island
1981·4.5
A Tale of Two Cities
1980·6.1
A Touch of the Sun
1979·5.0
Arabian Adventure
1979·5.9
The Horror Show
1979·3.4
Son of Hitler
1979·5.8
The Detour
1979·0.0
The Standard
1977·4.3
The Uncanny
1977·5.9
Shock Waves
1977·4.9
Star Wars
1977·8.2
The Great Houdinis
1976·6.3
The Devil's Men
1976·4.1
At the Earth's Core
1976·5.1
Trial by Combat
1976·7.8
Legend of the Werewolf
1975·5.4
The Ghoul
1975·5.0
Fists of Fire
1975·0.0
Shatter
1974·5.7
Tender Dracula
1974·4.2
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974·5.8
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974·6.2
The Beast Must Die
1974·5.5
Madhouse
1974·6.2
From Beyond the Grave
1974·6.5
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973·5.9
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973·5.6
Nothing But the Night
1973·6.2
The Creeping Flesh
1973·5.9
Asylum
1972·6.0
Horror Express
1972·6.3
Fear in the Night
1972·5.9
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972·6.3
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972·6.0
Tales from the Crypt
1972·6.8
I, Monster
1971·5.5
Twins of Evil
1971·6.7
Blood Suckers
1971·4.1
The House That Dripped Blood
1971·6.4
The Vampire Lovers
1970·6.4
One More Time
1970·5.0
Scream and Scream Again
1970·5.3
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969·6.3
Corruption
1968·5.9
The Blood Beast Terror
1968·5.5
Torture Garden
1967·6.2
Some May Live
1967·4.3
Night of the Big Heat
1967·5.3
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967·6.4
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966·6.1
Island of Terror
1966·5.9
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966·6.7
The Skull
1965·6.1
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965·5.8
She
1965·5.6
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965·6.5
The Gorgon
1964·6.4
The Caves of Steel
1964·7.0
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964·6.2
The Man Who Finally Died
1963·6.3
Captain Clegg
1962·6.3
Cash on Demand
1961·7.6
The Naked Edge
1961·6.3
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961·5.9
The Hellfire Club
1961·5.4
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960·6.1
Suspect
1960·6.9
The Brides of Dracula
1960·6.7
Cone of Silence
1960·6.8
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960·6.6
Look at Life: Model World
1960·0.0
The Mummy
1959·6.7
John Paul Jones
1959·6.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959·6.8
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958·6.6
Dracula
1958·7.3
Violent Playground
1958·7.2
The Abominable Snowman
1957·6.2
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957·6.8
Time Without Pity
1957·6.5
Alexander the Great
1956·6.1
Magic Fire
1955·4.9
The Moment of Truth
1955·7.0
The End of the Affair
1955·5.8
The Creature
1955·10.0
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954·7.3
The Black Knight
1954·6.4
Anastasia
1953·6.3
Number Three
1953·9.0
Moulin Rouge
1952·6.6
When We Are Married
1951·10.0
Hamlet
1948·7.4
It Might Be You
1946·0.0
The Woman in the House
1942·6.5
They Dare Not Love
1941·7.5
Dreams
1940·6.0
The Howards of Virginia
1940·6.8
Women in War
1940·5.2
The Hidden Master
1940·8.0
Vigil in the Night
1940·5.9
A Chump at Oxford
1940·6.9
Laddie
1940·6.6
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939·7.1