Peter Cushing

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...

Known For

Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

Top Secret!

as Bookstore Proprietor

Cast Credits

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

Attack of the Octopus People

as Doctor Welles (archive footage)

Frankenstein Reborn

as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

Innocent Blood

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

Biggles

as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

The Masks of Death

as Sherlock Holmes

Top Secret!

as Bookstore Proprietor

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as Professor Charles Copeland

House of the Long Shadows

as Sebastian Grisbane

Black Jack

as Sir Thomas Bedford

Mystery on Monster Island

as William T. Kolderup

A Tale of Two Cities

as Dr. Alexander Manette

Arabian Adventure

as Wazir Al Wuzara

A Touch of the Sun

as Commissioner Potts

Son of Hitler

as Heinrich Haussner

The Detour

as Narrator

The Standard

as Baron Hackenberg

The Uncanny

as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")

Shock Waves

as SS Commander

Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

The Great Houdinis

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Devil's Men

as Baron Corofax

At the Earth's Core

as Dr. Abner Perry

Trial by Combat

as Sir Edward Gifford

The Ghoul

as Dr. Lawrence

Shatter

as Paul Rattwood

Tender Dracula

as MacGregor

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

Crew Credits