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Peter Cushing

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1913-05-26

Birth Place

Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940

6.8

Movie
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

5.7

Movie
A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

1979

3.5

Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

2020

0.0

Movie
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

5.9

Movie
Anastasia

Anastasia

1953

0.0

Movie
And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

5.9

Movie
Arabian Adventure

Arabian Adventure

1979

5.9

Movie
Asylum

Asylum

1972

6.0

Movie
At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core

1976

5.0

Movie
Attack of the Octopus People

Attack of the Octopus People

2010

0.0

Movie
Biggles

Biggles

1986

5.2

Movie
Black Jack

Black Jack

1981

0.0

Movie
Blood Suckers

Blood Suckers

1971

3.9

Movie
Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg

1962

6.2

Movie
Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

1961

7.5

Movie
Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

1960

6.8

Movie
Corruption

Corruption

1968

5.7

Movie
Dalekmania

Dalekmania

1995

7.1

Movie
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966

6.2

Movie
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

2017

6.0

Movie
Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1972

6.3

Movie
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965

6.4

Movie
Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks

1965

5.6

Movie
Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill

Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill

2022

0.0

Movie
Dracula

Dracula

1958

7.3

Movie
Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

1972

5.9

Movie
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966

6.7

Movie
Dreams

Dreams

1940

5.0

Movie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

9.0

Movie
Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

2008

7.0

Movie
Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

1972

6.0

Movie
Fists of Fire

Fists of Fire

1975

0.0

Movie
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

1994

7.4

Movie
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974

6.2

Movie
Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein Created Woman

1967

6.5

Movie
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969

6.4

Movie
Frankenstein Reborn

Frankenstein Reborn

1993

10.0

Movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

5.7

Movie
From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

1974

6.5

Movie
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

4.6

Movie
Halloween: The Inside Story

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010

7.4

Movie
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

7.4

Movie
poster

Hammer House of Horror

1980

7.1

TV
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024

0.0

Movie
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

6.4

Movie
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong

Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong

1973

0.0

Movie
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984

6.5

Movie
Horror Express

Horror Express

1972

6.3

Movie
House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows

1983

6.3

Movie
I, Monster

I, Monster

1971

5.5

Movie
Island of Terror

Island of Terror

1966

5.8

Movie
It Might Be You

It Might Be You

1946

0.0

Movie
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959

6.1

Movie
Laddie

Laddie

1940

6.0

Movie
Legend of the Werewolf

Legend of the Werewolf

1975

5.3

Movie
Lolita

Lolita

1962

7.3

Movie
Madhouse

Madhouse

1974

6.1

Movie
Magic Fire

Magic Fire

1955

4.8

Movie
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1952

6.7

Movie
Mystery on Monster Island

Mystery on Monster Island

1981

4.4

Movie
Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat

1967

5.3

Movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

7.4

Movie
Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night

1973

6.0

Movie
One More Time

One More Time

1970

4.3

Movie
poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973

6.7

TV
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

1989

10.0

Movie
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

2020

7.5

Movie
poster

Pride and Prejudice

1952

0.0

TV
Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again

1970

5.3

Movie
Shatter

Shatter

1974

5.8

Movie
She

She

1965

5.6

Movie
poster

Sherlock Holmes

1964

6.4

TV
Shock Waves

Shock Waves

1977

5.0

Movie
Some May Live

Some May Live

1967

3.5

Movie
Son of Hitler

Son of Hitler

1979

5.2

Movie
poster

Space: 1999

1975

7.1

TV
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

8.2

Movie
poster

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

3.5

TV
Suspect

Suspect

1960

6.5

Movie
Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

1960

6.0

Movie
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1984

5.2

Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1972

6.9

Movie
poster

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

6.7

TV
Tender Dracula

Tender Dracula

1974

4.6

Movie
The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957

6.2

Movie
poster

The Avengers

1961

7.7

TV
The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

1974

5.3

Movie
The Black Knight

The Black Knight

1954

6.2

Movie
The Blood Beast Terror

The Blood Beast Terror

1968

5.5

Movie
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

1960

6.7

Movie
The Creeping Flesh

The Creeping Flesh

1973

5.8

Movie
The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

6.8

Movie
The Detour

The Detour

1979

0.0

Movie
The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men

1976

4.1

Movie
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955

5.7

Movie
The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

1964

6.1

Movie
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

6.5

Movie
The Ghoul

The Ghoul

1975

4.9

Movie
The Gorgon

The Gorgon

1964

6.3

Movie
The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis

1976

6.0

Movie
The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

1961

5.2

Movie
The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master

1940

0.0

Movie
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

6.0

Movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

6.7

Movie
The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

6.3

Movie
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

6.4

Movie
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974

5.9

Movie
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

7.1

Movie
The Man Who Finally Died

The Man Who Finally Died

1963

6.2

Movie
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985

7.0

Movie
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

1984

5.6

Movie
The Mummy

The Mummy

1959

6.7

Movie
The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge

1961

6.2

Movie
poster

The New Avengers

1976

6.9

TV
The Revenge of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein

1958

6.6

Movie
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

5.6

Movie
The Skull

The Skull

1965

6.0

Movie
The Skywalker Legacy

The Skywalker Legacy

2020

7.7

Movie
The Standard

The Standard

1977

0.5

Movie
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004

7.0

Movie
The Uncanny

The Uncanny

1977

5.9

Movie
The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers

1970

6.4

Movie
The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House

1942

6.5

Movie
poster

The World of Hammer

1994

6.5

TV
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead

The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead

1994

8.7

Movie
The World of Hammer: Mummies, Werewolves, and the Living Dead

The World of Hammer: Mummies, Werewolves, and the Living Dead

1994

7.0

Movie
The World of Hammer: Peter Cushing

The World of Hammer: Peter Cushing

1994

7.0

Movie
poster

The Zoo Gang

1974

7.0

TV
They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

1941

6.0

Movie
Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

1957

6.6

Movie
Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984

7.1

Movie
Torture Garden

Torture Garden

1967

6.0

Movie
poster

Treffpunkte

1970

0.0

TV
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

1976

7.7

Movie
Twins of Evil

Twins of Evil

1971

6.7

Movie
Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night

1940

6.0

Movie
Violent Playground

Violent Playground

1958

7.0

Movie
When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1951

0.0

Movie
poster

Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
Women in War

Women in War

1940

3.0

Movie