
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.
Known for

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 • Self - (archive footage)

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 • Self (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 • (archive footage)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • (archive footage)

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 • Himself

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 • Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 • Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Attack of the Octopus People
2010 • Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Full filmography

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
View movie2017 • Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
View movie2014 • Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
View movie1991 • Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
View movie1984 • Professor Charles Copeland
Fists of Fire
View movie1975 • Self

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
View movie1974 • Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Look at Life: Model World
View movie1960 • Self
Anastasia
View movie1953 • Piotr Petrovsky
When We Are Married
View movie1951 • Gerald Forbes


















































































































