Acting credits
139
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Peter Cushing
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
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Movies: 126Series: 15Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 5
IMDb ID: nm0001088
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1913
Died: August 11, 1994
Age: 81
Place of birth: Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 2024
Years active: 86
Average TMDB rating: 6.26
Wikidata: Q309589
Also known as
Peter Wilton Cushing
Other jobs
Actor's Assistant (1)Props (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Cushing.
as Self (archive footage)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 • Movie
as (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • Movie
as Himself
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 • Movie
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 • Movie
Actor's Assistant
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 • Movie
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 • Movie
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Attack of the Octopus People
2010 • Movie
as Self
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • Movie
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • Movie
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Dalekmania
1995 • Movie
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 • Movie
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Frankenstein Reborn
1993 • Movie
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Innocent Blood
1992 • Movie
as (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992 • Movie
as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 • Movie
as Himself
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989 • Movie
as Self
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 • Movie
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Biggles
1986 • Movie
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 • Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
The Masks of Death
1984 • Movie
as Seneschal
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 • Movie
as Bookstore Proprietor
Top Secret!
1984 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Cushing.
as Self (archive footage) • 11 eps
The World of Hammer
1994 • Series
1 eps
Television
1985 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
as Martin Blueck • 1 eps
Hammer House of Horror
1980 • Series
as Von Baden • 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 • Series
as Von Claus • 1 eps
The New Avengers
1976 • Series
as Raan • 1 eps
Space: 1999
1975 • Series
as Judge Gautier • 1 eps
The Zoo Gang
1974 • Series
as Count Gerard De Merret • 1 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 • Series
as Leonard • 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
as Sherlock Holmes • 16 eps
Sherlock Holmes
1964 • Series
as Caius Cassius • 3 eps
The Spread of the Eagle
1963 • Series
as Paul Beresford • 1 eps
The Avengers
1961 • Series
as Mr Darcy • 6 eps
Pride and Prejudice
1952 • Series
as Winston Smith • 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 • Series