Peter Cushing
British actor (1913-1994) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 81
Peter Wilton Cushing was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles.
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1994Died11 August 1994
The World of HammerSeries, 19941989Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1984
Top Secret!Film, Bookstore Proprietor1983Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardAward
House of the Long ShadowsFilm, 1983Sebastian Grisbane1982
WoganSeries1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Von Baden1976Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardAward
The New AvengersSeries, 1976Von Claus
At the Earth's CoreFilm, 1976Dr. Abner Perry1974
The Zoo GangSeries, Judge Gautier
Frankenstein and the Monster from HellFilm, 1974Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor1972
AsylumFilm, Smith1971Film '72Series1970
Scream and Scream AgainFilm, Major Heinrich Benedek1969
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFilm, Baron Victor Frankenstein1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Film, Doctor Who1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries, Leonard1964
Sherlock HolmesSeries, Sherlock Holmes
The Evil of FrankensteinFilm, 1964Baron Frankenstein1961Drama 61-67Series, Frederick James Parsons1960
The Brides of DraculaFilm, Dr. J. Van Helsing1958
DraculaFilm, Doctor Van Helsing1957
The Abominable SnowmanFilm, Dr. John Rollason1956British Academy Television Award for Best ActorAward1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Winston Smith1948
HamletFilm, Osric1913Born26 May 1913
The World of HammerSeries, 19941989Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1984Top Secret!Film, Bookstore Proprietor1983Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardAwardHouse of the Long ShadowsFilm, 1983Sebastian Grisbane1982WoganSeries1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Von Baden1976Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardAwardThe New AvengersSeries, 1976Von ClausAt the Earth's CoreFilm, 1976Dr. Abner Perry1974The Zoo GangSeries, Judge GautierFrankenstein and the Monster from HellFilm, 1974Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor1972AsylumFilm, Smith1971Film '72Series1970Scream and Scream AgainFilm, Major Heinrich Benedek1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFilm, Baron Victor Frankenstein1966Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Film, Doctor Who1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries, Leonard1964Sherlock HolmesSeries, Sherlock HolmesThe Evil of FrankensteinFilm, 1964Baron Frankenstein1961Drama 61-67Series, Frederick James Parsons1960The Brides of DraculaFilm, Dr. J. Van Helsing1958DraculaFilm, Doctor Van Helsing1957The Abominable SnowmanFilm, Dr. John Rollason1956British Academy Television Award for Best ActorAward1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Winston Smith1948HamletFilm, Osric1913Born26 May 1913People around Peter
Close ties
Christopher Lee Also in Hamlet, Dracula and Moulin Rouge- Roy Ward Baker Directed The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1979)
- Terence Fisher Directed Dracula (1958)
Freddie Francis Directed The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)- Jimmy Sangster Wrote The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Kevin Connor Directed At the Earth's Core (1983)- Michael Carreras Produced The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
- Milton Subotsky Produced Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1966)
- Anthony Hinds Produced Dracula (1958)
- James Bernard Wrote Dracula and The Hound of the Baskervilles
- John Gilling Directed The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Peter Sasdy Directed Nothing But the Night (1972)
George Lucas Directed Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Geoffrey Bayldon Also in Dracula (1958)- Gordon Flemyng Directed Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
Don Houghton Produced The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1979)
Patrick Macnee Duets: Sherlock Holmes and Mr. Darcy
Laurence Olivier Produced Hamlet (1948), duets: Mr. Darcy
Benedict Cumberbatch Duets: Sherlock Holmes and Victor Frankenstein
Michael Gough Also in Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1966)
Robert Bloch Wrote The Skull and Torture Garden
Matthew Macfadyen Duets: Mr. Darcy and Sheriff of Nottingham
John Hough Directed Twins of Evil and Biggles
Alan Gibson Directed Dracula A.D. 1972 (1973)
Known for
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Star Wars 1977
Hamlet 1948
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
Dracula 1958
Top Secret! 1984
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
153 credits on file
Television 19
Media & music
Photos 6
English Heritage blue plaque at 32 St James' Road, Purley, London
As Victor Frankenstein in Revenge of Frankenstein
Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing
Cushing in Cash On Demand (1961)![Cushing and his close friend Christopher Lee in Horror Express (1972). They starred in twenty-two films together, including three Dracula Hammer films.[102]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Horror_express_gip.jpg/500px-Horror_express_gip.jpg)
Cushing and his close friend Christopher Lee in Horror Express (1972). They starred in twenty-two films together, including three Dracula Hammer films.[102]Awards
About this person
He achieved recognition for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1994 · aged 81
