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Peter Cushing was an English actor perhaps best known for starring in many Hammer Horror films in the 50's, 60's and 70's. Cushing's recurring roles as Baron Frankenstein and Van Helsing descendants are his most notable. Later in his career he played the villain in the original Star Wars film, Grand Moff Tarkin.
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1991 Pebble Mill at One (2) Himself
1988 Biggles Colonel William Raymond
1984 Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Seneschal
1984 Top Secret! Bookstore Proprietor
1983 Breakfast Time (1) Himself
1983 Tales of the Unexpected (1)
1983 House of the Long Shadows Sebastian Grisbane
1982 It Came from Hollywood
1981 Mystery on Monster Island William T. Kolderup
1980 A Tale of Two Cities Dr. Alexandre Manette
1980 Hammer House of Horror (1) Martin Blueck
1979 Arabian Adventure Wazir Al Wuzara
1977 Shock Waves SS Commander
1977 Star Wars Grand Moff Tarkin
1976 The New Avengers (1) Von Claus
1976 At the Earth's Core Dr. Abner Perry
1976 Land of the Minotaur Baron Corofax
1975 Jim'll Fix It (1) Himself
1975 The Ghoul Dr. Lawrence
1975 Legend of the Werewolf Prof. Paul
1974 Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride Lorrimer Van Helsing
1974 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Victor Frankenstein
1974 Madhouse Herbert Flay
1974 Tender Dracula MacGregor
1974 The Beast Must Die Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1974 Horror Express Dr. Wells
1974 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Lawrence Van Helsing
1974 Shatter
1973 I, Monster Frederick Utterson
1973 And Now the Screaming Starts! Dr. Pope
1973 The Creeping Flesh Emmanuel Hildern
1973 From Beyond the Grave Antique Shop Proprietor
1972 Dracula A.D.1972 Lorrimer Van Helsing
1972 Asylum Mr. Smith (segment 2 "The Weird Tailor")
1972 Clapper Board (1) Himself
1972 Fear in the Night
1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again Captain
1972 Tales from the Crypt Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1972 Twins of Evil Gustav Weil
1971 Bloodsuckers Dr. Walter Goodrich
1970 The Vampire Lovers General von Spielsdorf
1970 Scream and Scream Again Benedek
1970 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Victor Frankenstein
1970 The House That Dripped Blood Philip Grayson
1970 One More Time Dr. Frankenstein
1969 The Blood Beast Terror Detective Inspector Quennell
1968 Sherlock Holmes (4) Sherlock Holmes
1968 Corruption Sir John Rowan
1967 The Avengers (0)
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman Victor Frankenstein
1967 The Mummy's Shroud Narrator
1967 Torture Garden Lancelot Canning
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. The Doctor
1966 Island of Terror Dr. Brian Stanley
1966 Night of the Big Heat
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre (1) Leonard
1965 The Skull Dr. Christopher Maitland
1965 Dr. Who and the Daleks The Doctor
1965 She Holly
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Death
1965 The Gorgon Dr. Namaroff
1964 The Evil of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein
1963 The Man Who Finally Died Dr. Peter von Brecht
1963 The Hellfire Club Merryweather
1962 Night Creatures Doctor Syn
1962 Lolita
1962 Cash on Demand
1961 The Flesh and the Fiends Dr. Robert Knox
1960 The Brides of Dracula Professor Abraham Van Helsing
1960 Sword of Sherwood Forest Sheriff of Notthingham
1959 The Mummy John Banning
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes
1959 John Paul Jones Captain Pearson
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein
1958 Horror of Dracula Professor Abraham Van Helsing
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein
1957 Time Without Pity
1957 The Abominable Snowman Dr. John Rollason
1956 Alexander the Great General Memnon
1954 The Black Knight Sir Palamides
1952 Moulin Rouge
1952 Pride and Prejudice (6) Fitzwilliam Darcy
1948 Hamlet Osric
1944 Return from Nowhere Awakening Man
1942 The Woman in the House Man Waking Up
1940 Dreams First Dreamer
1940 The Hidden Master Robert Clive of India
1940 Vigil in the Night
1940 A Chump at Oxford Student
The Masks of Death Sherlock Holmes
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Credited Name Peter Cushing
Gender Male
Birthday May 26, 1913
Death Aug. 11, 1994
Primary Role Actor
Hometown Canterbury
Country England
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