Acting credits
133
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Peter Cushing
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
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Movies: 122Series: 13Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 5
IMDb ID: nm0001088
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1913
Died: August 11, 1994
Age: 81
Place of birth: Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 2025
Years active: 87
Average TMDB rating: 6.22
Wikidata: Q309589
Also known as
Peter Wilton Cushing
Other jobs
Actor's Assistant (1)Props (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Cushing.
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025 Movie
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.5
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
2020 Movie
6.0
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Actor's Assistant
2016 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
2010 Movie
7.0
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
2008 Movie
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Movie
7.2
The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
2004 Movie
7.1
Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
1995 Movie
7.2
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator (voice) / Self
1994 Movie
10.0
Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
1993 Movie
6.2
Innocent Blood
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
1992 Movie
10.0
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
as Himself
1989 Movie
6.4
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Self
1987 Movie
5.2
Biggles
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
1986 Movie
8.0
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985 Movie
5.2
The Masks of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1984 Movie
5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Seneschal
1984 Movie
7.1
Top Secret!
as Bookstore Proprietor
1984 Movie
6.4
House of the Long Shadows
as Sebastian Grisbane
1983 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Cushing.
6.5
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) • 11 eps
1994 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
as Martin Blueck • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Von Baden • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
The New Avengers
as Von Claus • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Space: 1999
as Raan • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
The Zoo Gang
as Judge Gautier • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.7
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De Merret • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.6
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes • 16 eps
1964 Series
The Spread of the Eagle
as Caius Cassius • 3 eps
1963 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Paul Beresford • 1 eps
1961 Series
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Darcy • 6 eps
1952 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Winston Smith • 1 eps
1950 Series