Peter Cushing

Acting

Peter Cushing

Born 1913-05-26 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK 130 films

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 …

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Filmography

130 films
Black Jack poster

Sir Thomas Bedford orchestrates the heist of a Spanish casino, with the aid of a singer performing…

Black Jack

★ 10.0 1981

Son of Hitler poster

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actual…

Son of Hitler

★ 5.8 1979

The Detour poster

During a school outing, Dominic’s [John Galdes] pet dog Rameses – which a sculptor [Adrian Rendle]…

The Detour

★ 0.0 1979

The Standard poster

During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle f…

The Standard

★ 4.2 1977

The Uncanny poster

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creat…

The Uncanny

★ 5.8 1977