Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/26/1913
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Peter Wilton Cushing
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 f...
Known For
Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin
The Uncanny
as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
The Gorgon
as Dr. Namaroff
Violent Playground
as Father Laidlaw
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Corruption
as Sir John Rowan
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Dr. Robert Knox
The Mummy
as John Banning
Hamlet
as Osric
Torture Garden
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Skull
as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Moulin Rouge
as Marcel de la Voisier
Shatter
as Paul Rattwood
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Asylum
as Smith
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Second Officer
Lolita
as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suspect
as Professor Sewell
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
Career Timeline
2020
1994
1991
1984
1982
1979
1977
1976
1975
1974
Shatter
as Paul Rattwood
Tender Dracula
as MacGregor
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Madhouse
as Herbert Flay
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
The Zoo Gang
as Judge Gautier
The Beast Must Die
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
From Beyond the Grave
as The Proprietor