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Peter Cushing

Acting Born May 26, 1913 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

The Avengers

as Paul Beresford
Film

Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

Full filmography

  • The Avengers (1961) as Paul Beresford
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Von Baden
  • Star Wars (1977) as Grand Moff Tarkin
  • Wogan (1982) as Self
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • Space: 1999 (1975) as Raan
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Leonard
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Winston Smith
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Dr. John Rollason
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Simpson
  • The New Avengers (1976) as Von Claus
  • Hammer House of Horror (1980) as Martin Blueck
  • The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Story Parade (1964) as Elijah Baley
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as Count Gerard De Merret
  • Sherlock Holmes (1964) as Sherlock Holmes
  • Drama 61-67 (1961) as Frederick James Parsons
  • Top Secret! (1984) as Bookstore Proprietor
  • Corruption (1968) as Sir John Rowan
  • The Zoo Gang (1974) as Judge Gautier
  • Dracula (1958) as Doctor Van Helsing
  • Treffpunkte (1970) as Self
  • I, Monster (1971) as Frederick Utterson
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) as Sherlock Holmes