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Peter Wilton Cushing
Peter Cushing
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
TV Shows
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 11 ep.
Wogan
as Self · 2 ep.
Hammer House of Horror
as Martin Blueck · 1 ep.
Tales of the Unexpected
as Von Baden · 1 ep.
The New Avengers
as Von Claus · 1 ep.
Space: 1999
as Raan · 1 ep.
The Zoo Gang
as Judge Gautier · 1 ep.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De Merret · 1 ep.
Film '72
as Self · 2 ep.
Treffpunkte
as Self · 1 ep.
