Peter Cushing
Birthday: 1913-05-26 | Place of Birth: Kenley, Surrey, England, UKPeter 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
as Self
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
as Himself
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
as Bookstore Proprietor
as Professor Charles Copeland
as Sebastian Grisbane
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sir Thomas Bedford
as William T. Kolderup
as Dr. Alexander Manette
as Commissioner Potts
as Heinrich Haussner
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
