Peter Cushing
Born May 26, 1913 (Age: 112)
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Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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.
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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Filmography
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 106
Frankenstein Reborn
1993
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as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
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Age: 80
Innocent Blood
1992
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as Van Helsing (archive footage)
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Age: 79
Biggles
1986
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as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
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Age: 73
Top Secret!
1984
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as Bookstore Proprietor
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Age: 71
The Detour
1979
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as Narrator
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Age: 65
Star Wars
1977
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as Grand Moff Tarkin
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Age: 63
At the Earth's Core
1976
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as Dr. Abner Perry
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Age: 63
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
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as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
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Age: 59
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
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as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
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Age: 52
The Caves of Steel
1964
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as Elijah Baley
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Age: 51
Lolita
1962
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as John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Cash on Demand
1961
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as Harry Fordyce
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Age: 48
The Naked Edge
1961
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as Mr. Evan Wrack
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Age: 48
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
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as Squire Trevenyan
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Age: 47
The Hellfire Club
1961
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as Merryweather
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Age: 47
No Image
Look at Life: Model World
1960
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Mummy
1959
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as John Banning
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Age: 46
John Paul Jones
1959
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as Captain Richard Pearson
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Age: 46
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 45
Dracula
1958
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as Doctor Van Helsing
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Age: 44
The Moment of Truth
1955
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as The Prime Minister
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Age: 41
The Creature
1955
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as Dr. John Rollason
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Age: 41
No Image
Anastasia
1953
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as Piotr Petrovsky
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Age: 40
Number Three
1953
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as Simpson
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Age: 39
The Woman in the House
1942
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as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
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Age: 28
They Dare Not Love
1941
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as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
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Age: 27