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Peter Cushing

Acting

Peter Cushing

Born
1913-05-26 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Died
1994-08-11
Filmography
151 titles on TMDB
About Peter Cushing

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.

Backdrop from Star Wars

Films & television

132 titles

Grand Moff Tarkin

Bookstore Proprietor

Van Helsing (archive footage)

Professor Van Helsing

Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing

Doctor Van Helsing

Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

General von Spielsdorf

Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

Baron Victor Frankenstein

Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)

Baron Victor Frankenstein

Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

John Banning

Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

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