Known For
Acting
Known Credits
151
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 26, 1913 (113 years old)
Place of Birth
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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.
| 2024 | Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monstersas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.as (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vaultas (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Peter Cushing: In His Own Wordsas Himself | |
| 2017 | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productionsas Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2010 | Attack of the Octopus Peopleas Doctor Welles (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Fanex Files: Hammer Filmsas Self | |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Warsas Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Dalekmaniaas Doctor Who (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horroras Narrator (voice) / Self | |
| 1993 | Frankenstein Rebornas Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited) | |
| 1992 | Innocent Bloodas Van Helsing (archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Moviesas (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster Bashas Dr. Wells (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywoodas Himself | |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Bloodas Self | |
| 1986 | Bigglesas Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond | |
| 1985 | Televisionas | |
| 1985 | The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | The Masks of Deathas Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knightas Seneschal | |
| 1984 | Top Secret!as Bookstore Proprietor | |
| 1984 | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continuesas Professor Charles Copeland | |
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadowsas Sebastian Grisbane | |
| 1982 | Woganas Self | |
| 1981 | Black Jackas Sir Thomas Bedford | |
| 1981 | Mystery on Monster Islandas William T. Kolderup | |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Citiesas Dr. Alexander Manette | |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horroras Martin Blueck | |
| 1979 | A Touch of the Sunas Commissioner Potts | |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventureas Wazir Al Wuzara | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Von Baden | |
| 1979 | The Horror Showas (archive footage) | |
| 1979 | The Detouras Narrator | |
| 1979 | Son of Hitleras Heinrich Haussner | |
| 1977 | The Standardas Baron Hackenberg | |
| 1977 | The Uncannyas Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977") | |
| 1977 | Shock Wavesas SS Commander | |
| 1977 | Star Warsas Grand Moff Tarkin | |
| 1976 | The New Avengersas Von Claus | |
| 1976 | The Great Houdinisas Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | |
| 1976 | The Devil's Menas Baron Corofax | |
| 1976 | At the Earth's Coreas Dr. Abner Perry | |
| 1976 | Trial by Combatas Sir Edward Gifford | |
| 1975 | Space: 1999as Raan | |
| 1975 | Legend of the Werewolfas Prof. Paul | |
| 1975 | The Ghoulas Dr. Lawrence | |
| 1975 | Fists of Fireas Self | |
| 1974 | Shatteras Paul Rattwood | |
| 1974 | Tender Draculaas MacGregor | |
| 1974 | The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampiresas Professor Lawrence Van Helsing | |
| 1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hellas Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor | |
| 1974 | The Zoo Gangas Judge Gautier | |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Dieas Dr. Christopher Lundgren | |
| 1974 | Madhouseas Herbert Flay | |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Graveas The Proprietor | |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteriesas Count Gerard De Merret | |
| 1973 | And Now the Screaming Starts!as Dr. Pope | |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Draculaas Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing | |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Nightas Sir Mark Ashley | |
| 1973 | The Creeping Fleshas Emmanuel Hildern | |
| 1972 | Asylumas Smith | |
| 1972 | Horror Expressas Dr. Wells | |
| 1972 | Fear in the Nightas Michael Carmichael | |
| 1972 | Dr. Phibes Rises Againas Ship's Captain | |
| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972as Professor Van Helsing | |
| 1972 | Tales from the Cryptas Arthur Edward Grimsdyke | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1971 | I, Monsteras Frederick Utterson | |
| 1971 | Twins of Evilas Gustav Weil | |
| 1971 | Blood Suckersas Dr. Walter Goodrich | |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Bloodas Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") | |
| 1970 | The Vampire Loversas General von Spielsdorf | |
| 1970 | One More Timeas Dr. Frankenstein | |
| 1970 | Treffpunkteas Self | |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Againas Major Heinrich Benedek | |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyedas Baron Victor Frankenstein | |
| 1968 | Corruptionas Sir John Rowan | |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terroras Detective Inspector Quennell | |
| 1967 | Torture Gardenas Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | |
| 1967 | Some May Liveas John Meredith | |
| 1967 | Night of the Big Heatas Dr. Vernon Stone | |
| 1967 | Frankenstein Created Womanas Baron Frankenstein | |
| 1966 | Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.as Doctor Who | |
| 1966 | Island of Terroras Dr. Brian Stanley | |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darknessas Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Leonard | |
| 1965 | The Skullas Dr. Christopher Maitland | |
| 1965 | Dr. Who and the Daleksas Doctor Who | |
| 1965 | Sheas Holly | |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrorsas Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror" | |
| 1964 | The Gorgonas Dr. Namaroff | |
| 1964 | The Caves of Steelas Elijah Baley | |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1964 | The Evil of Frankensteinas Baron Frankenstein | |
| 1964 | Story Paradeas Elijah Baley | |
| 1963 | The Man Who Finally Diedas Doctor Peter von Brecht | |
| 1963 | The Spread of the Eagleas Caius Cassius | |
| 1962 | Captain Cleggas Reverend Dr. Blyss | |
| 1961 | Cash on Demandas Harry Fordyce | |
| 1961 | The Naked Edgeas Mr. Evan Wrack | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67as Frederick James Parsons | |
| 1961 | Fury at Smugglers' Bayas Squire Trevenyan | |
| 1961 | The Hellfire Clubas Mr. Merryweather | |
| 1961 | The Avengersas Paul Beresford | |
| 1960 | Sword of Sherwood Forestas Sheriff of Nottingham | |
| 1960 | Suspectas Professor Sewell | |
| 1960 | The Brides of Draculaas Dr. J. Van Helsing | |
| 1960 | Cone of Silenceas Capt. Clive Judd | |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiendsas Dr. Robert Knox | |
| 1960 | Look at Life: Model Worldas Self | |
| 1959 | The Mummyas John Banning | |
| 1959 | John Paul Jonesas Captain Richard Pearson | |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervillesas Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1958 | The Revenge of Frankensteinas Dr. Victor Stein | |
| 1958 | Draculaas Doctor Van Helsing | |
| 1958 | Violent Playgroundas Father Laidlaw | |
| 1957 | The Abominable Snowmanas Dr. John Rollason | |
| 1957 | The Curse of Frankensteinas Baron Victor Frankenstein | |
| 1957 | Time Without Pityas Jeremy Clayton | |
| 1956 | Alexander the Greatas Memmon | |
| 1955 | Magic Fireas Otto Wesendonk | |
| 1955 | The Moment of Truthas The Prime Minister | |
| 1955 | The End of the Affairas Henry Miles | |
| 1955 | The Creatureas Dr. John Rollason | |
| 1954 | Nineteen Eighty-Fouras Winston Smith | |
| 1954 | The Black Knightas Sir Palamides | |
| 1953 | Anastasiaas Piotr Petrovsky | |
| 1953 | Number Threeas Simpson | |
| 1952 | Moulin Rougeas Marcel de la Voisier | |
| 1952 | Pride and Prejudiceas Mr. Darcy | |
| 1951 | When We Are Marriedas Gerald Forbes | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Dr. John Rollason | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Simpson | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Winston Smith | |
| 1948 | Hamletas Osric | |
| 1946 | It Might Be Youas The doctor | |
| 1942 | The Woman in the Houseas Man Waking Up (archive footage) | |
| 1941 | They Dare Not Loveas Sub-Lieutenant Blackler | |
| 1940 | Dreamsas First Dreamer | |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginiaas Leslie Stephens | |
| 1940 | Women in Waras Capt. Evans | |
| 1940 | The Hidden Masteras Robert Clive of India | |
| 1940 | Vigil in the Nightas Joe Shand | |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxfordas Student | |
| 1940 | Laddieas Robert Pryor | |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron Maskas Second Officer |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story...Actor's Assistant | |
| 1941 | 49th Parallel...Props |
