Peter Cushing
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-05-26
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Also Known For
Star Wars
May 25, 1977
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
May 22, 1969
The Curse of Frankenstein
May 20, 1957
Frankenstein Created Woman
Mar 15, 1967
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
May 02, 1974
The Evil of Frankenstein
May 08, 1964
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Jun 01, 1958
Biggles
May 30, 1986
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Aug 17, 1984
The Brides of Dracula
Jun 15, 1960
The Hound of the Baskervilles
May 04, 1959
Hamlet
Dec 10, 1948
Dracula
Apr 21, 1958
The Vampire Lovers
Oct 04, 1970
Top Secret!
Jun 22, 1984
Dracula A.D. 1972
Jun 26, 1972
At the Earth's Core
Jul 01, 1976
Horror Express
Sep 30, 1972
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Jul 11, 1974
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Aug 23, 1965
Asylum
Nov 17, 1972
Shock Waves
Jul 15, 1977
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
Feb 23, 1965
The Horror Show
Feb 06, 1979
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Aug 06, 1994
The Beast Must Die
Apr 01, 1974
The Gorgon
Oct 18, 1964
Madhouse
Mar 28, 1974
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Apr 17, 1973
Mystery on Monster Island
Apr 03, 1981
The Black Knight
Aug 26, 1954
Island of Terror
Jun 20, 1966
The Masks of Death
Dec 23, 1984
Torture Garden
Nov 01, 1967
Twins of Evil
Oct 17, 1971
Nothing But the Night
Feb 16, 1973
Legend of the Werewolf
Aug 06, 1975
The Creeping Flesh
Jan 01, 1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Apr 27, 1973
Scream and Scream Again
Feb 02, 1970
Alexander the Great
Mar 28, 1956
The Skull
Aug 25, 1965
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Feb 08, 2020
Time Without Pity
Mar 21, 1957
Cash on Demand
Dec 20, 1961
The Abominable Snowman
Aug 26, 1957
The Devil's Men
Aug 11, 1976
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Aug 05, 1966
Tales from the Crypt
Mar 09, 1972
Dalekmania
Jul 24, 1995
House of the Long Shadows
Jun 17, 1983
The House That Dripped Blood
Feb 22, 1971
She
Jun 09, 1965
Corruption
Jul 19, 1968
From Beyond the Grave
Feb 21, 1974
Fear in the Night
Jul 09, 1972
A Tale of Two Cities
Dec 02, 1980
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Jul 01, 1972
The Mummy
Aug 01, 1959
The Howards of Virginia
Sep 19, 1940
Captain Clegg
Jun 13, 1962
The Ghoul
Jun 01, 1975
I, Monster
Nov 01, 1971
The Flesh and the Fiends
Feb 02, 1960
Arabian Adventure
Jul 08, 1979
John Paul Jones
Jun 16, 1959
Night of the Big Heat
May 01, 1967
Son of Hitler
Jan 01, 1979
The Uncanny
Aug 24, 1977
Shatter
Dec 06, 1974
Violent Playground
Jan 14, 1958
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Jun 26, 1987
The Blood Beast Terror
Feb 01, 1968
Blood Suckers
May 14, 1971
The End of the Affair
Feb 24, 1955
The Hellfire Club
Feb 03, 1961
Trial by Combat
Apr 01, 1976
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Dec 16, 1954
The Naked Edge
Jun 28, 1961
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Apr 23, 1984
The Man Who Finally Died
Dec 01, 1963
Tender Dracula
Aug 07, 1974
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Dec 26, 1960
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Jan 01, 1991
They Dare Not Love
May 16, 1941
Magic Fire
Jun 30, 1955
Vigil in the Night
Feb 05, 1940
The Great Houdinis
Oct 08, 1976
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Jan 01, 1961
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Jun 04, 1989
Cone of Silence
May 10, 1960
Suspect
Nov 15, 1960
The Standard
Nov 25, 1977
Laddie
Jan 18, 1940
Moulin Rouge
Dec 23, 1952
A Chump at Oxford
Jan 25, 1940
The Man in the Iron Mask
Jul 13, 1939
Women in War
Jun 05, 1940
Anastasia
Jul 12, 1953
Black Jack
Sep 14, 1981
A Touch of the Sun
Jan 01, 1979
Some May Live
Jan 01, 1967
Frankenstein Reborn
Oct 01, 1993
One More Time
May 01, 1970
The Woman in the House
May 09, 1942
The Detour
Jan 01, 1979
The Story of Star Wars
Aug 18, 2004
Attack of the Octopus People
Jun 29, 2010
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Jan 01, 1985
Fists of Fire
Jan 16, 1975
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Aug 06, 2017
The Hidden Master
Apr 20, 1940
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Apr 22, 2020
It Might Be You
Jul 25, 1946
Dreams
Nov 10, 1940
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Feb 08, 2008
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Jan 09, 1966
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
May 16, 2007
When We Are Married
Dec 25, 1951
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Oct 31, 2024
Lolita
Jun 13, 1962
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Apr 08, 2020
Innocent Blood
Sep 25, 1992
Look at Life: Model World
Jan 01, 1960
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Oct 06, 2014
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Nov 21, 2025
Space: 1999
Sep 04, 1975
Tales of the Unexpected
Mar 24, 1979
The Avengers
Jan 07, 1961
The New Avengers
Oct 22, 1976
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Sep 01, 1973
Hammer House of Horror
Sep 13, 1980
Sherlock Holmes
May 17, 1964
The Zoo Gang
Apr 05, 1974
Wogan
May 04, 1982
Pride and Prejudice
Feb 02, 1952
Treffpunkte
May 26, 1970
Sunday Night Theatre
Jan 01, 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Jan 01, 1950
The Spread of the Eagle
May 03, 1963
Story Parade
Apr 24, 1964
Film '72
Nov 16, 1971
The World of Hammer
Aug 12, 1994