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Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Birthday: 1913-05-26 | 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

as    Self (archive footage)

2020
2013
Star Wars: Despecialized Edition

as    Grand Moff Tarkin

2006
Vader Sessions

as    Grand Moff Tarkin

1996
100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company

as    Himself (archive footage)

1995
Dalekmania

as    Doctor Who (archive footage)

1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

as    Narrator (voice) / Self

1994
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead

as    Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

1993
Frankenstein Reborn

as    Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

1988
Biggles

as    Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

1984
Top Secret!

as    Bookstore Proprietor

1984
House of the Long Shadows

as    Sebastian Grisbane

1984
The Masks of Death

as    Sherlock Holmes

1981
Black Jack

as    Sir Thomas Bedford

1981
Mystery on Monster Island

as    William T. Kolderup

1977
Star Wars

as    Grand Moff Tarkin