Peter Cushing

About

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

The AvengersSeries • 1961Star WarsMovie • 1977Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979Space: 1999Series • 1975Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Sunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie • 2016Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries • 1973The New AvengersSeries • 1976Hammer House of HorrorSeries • 1980Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1964Top Secret!Movie • 1984The Curse of FrankensteinMovie • 1957The Brides of DraculaMovie • 1960Innocent BloodMovie • 1992DraculaMovie • 1958The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1959The Vampire LoversMovie • 1970Dr. Who and the DaleksMovie • 1965The Satanic Rites of DraculaMovie • 1973HamletMovie • 1948Frankenstein Created WomanMovie • 1967The Legend of the 7 Golden VampiresMovie • 1974AsylumMovie • 1972