Acting
Peter Cushing
Born May 26, 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK · Died Aug 11, 1994
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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Acting
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Documentary · Horror
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
Horror · Documentary
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Comedy · Horror
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
Documentary
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Documentary
Attack of the Octopus People
2010
Horror · Science Fiction
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008
Documentary
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Documentary
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Documentary
Dalekmania
1995
Documentary
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Documentary · Horror
Frankenstein Reborn
1993
Horror
Innocent Blood
1992
Comedy · Horror
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Documentary · Horror
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
TV Movie · Comedy · Horror
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989
Documentary · TV Movie
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Documentary
Biggles
1986
Action · Family · Fantasy
Television
1985
Documentary
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
Documentary
The Masks of Death
1984
TV Movie · Mystery · Crime
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Adventure · Fantasy
Top Secret!
1984
Comedy
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Horror · Comedy · Mystery
Black Jack
1981
Crime · Drama
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
Adventure · Comedy · Horror
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
TV Movie · Romance · Drama
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Mystery · Drama
A Touch of the Sun
1979
Comedy
Arabian Adventure
1979
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Family
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Drama
The Horror Show
1979
Horror · Documentary · TV Movie
Son of Hitler
1979
Comedy
The Detour
1979
Horror
The Standard
1977
War · Action · Romance
The Uncanny
1977
Horror
Shock Waves
1977
Horror · Science Fiction · War
Star Wars
1977
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Everyman
1977
Documentary
The New Avengers
1976
Drama · Action & Adventure
The Great Houdinis
1976
Drama · History
The Devil's Men
1976
Horror
At the Earth's Core
1976
Adventure · Fantasy · Science Fiction
Trial by Combat
1976
Action · Comedy · Adventure
Space: 1999
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
Horror
The Ghoul
1975
Horror · Mystery
Shatter
1974
Action · Thriller · Crime
Tender Dracula
1974
Fantasy · Horror
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974
Action · Horror
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
Horror · Science Fiction
The Zoo Gang
1974
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Beast Must Die
1974
Horror · Mystery
Madhouse
1974
Horror · Mystery
From Beyond the Grave
1974
Fantasy · Horror · Drama
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Mystery · Drama
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
Horror
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
Horror
Nothing But the Night
1973
Crime · Horror · Mystery
The Creeping Flesh
1973
Horror · Science Fiction
Asylum
1972
Horror
Horror Express
1972
Horror
Fear in the Night
1972
Mystery · Thriller · Horror
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
Comedy · Horror
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Horror
Tales from the Crypt
1972
Horror
I, Monster
1971
Horror · Science Fiction
Twins of Evil
1971
Horror
Blood Suckers
1971
Horror
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
Horror · Mystery
The Vampire Lovers
1970
Horror
One More Time
1970
Comedy · Thriller
Scream and Scream Again
1970
Horror · Science Fiction
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
Horror · Science Fiction
Corruption
1968
Horror
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
Horror · Science Fiction
Torture Garden
1967
Horror
Some May Live
1967
Thriller
Night of the Big Heat
1967
Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967
Horror · Science Fiction
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
Family · Science Fiction · Adventure
Island of Terror
1966
Horror · Science Fiction
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
Horror
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Drama
The Skull
1965
Horror · Thriller
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965
Adventure · Family · Science Fiction
She
1965
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
Horror
The Gorgon
1964
Horror · Fantasy
The Caves of Steel
1964
Drama · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Mystery · Crime · Drama
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
Horror · Science Fiction
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
Thriller · Mystery
The Spread of the Eagle
1963
Drama
Captain Clegg
1962
Adventure · Crime · Thriller
Cash on Demand
1961
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Naked Edge
1961
Mystery · Thriller
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
Adventure
The Hellfire Club
1961
Adventure · Drama
The Avengers
1961
Action & Adventure · Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
Adventure · History
Suspect
1960
Thriller
The Brides of Dracula
1960
Horror
Cone of Silence
1960
Drama · Thriller
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
Horror
The Mummy
1959
Horror
John Paul Jones
1959
War · Action · Romance
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
Mystery · Thriller · Horror
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
Horror · Science Fiction
Dracula
1958
Horror
Violent Playground
1958
Crime · Drama
The Abominable Snowman
1957
Adventure · Horror
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
Horror · Science Fiction
Time Without Pity
1957
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Alexander the Great
1956
Adventure · History · Drama
Magic Fire
1955
Drama · Romance · History
The Moment of Truth
1955
Drama · TV Movie
The End of the Affair
1955
Drama · Romance
The Creature
1955
Drama · TV Movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
Drama · Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Black Knight
1954
Action · Adventure
Number Three
1953
Drama · TV Movie
Moulin Rouge
1952
Drama
Pride and Prejudice
1952
Drama · Comedy
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Drama
Hamlet
1948
Drama
It Might Be You
1946
Documentary
The Woman in the House
1942
Drama
They Dare Not Love
1941
War · Drama
Dreams
1940
Drama · History
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Drama · History · War
Women in War
1940
Drama · War
The Hidden Master
1940
Documentary · History
Vigil in the Night
1940
Drama
A Chump at Oxford
1940
Comedy
Laddie
1940
Drama
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
Adventure · History