Peter Cushing
Born May 26, 1913 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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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The House That Dripped Blood
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Tales from the Crypt
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Vampire Lovers
Twins of Evil
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Horror Express
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
At the Earth's Core
She
The Evil of Frankenstein
Hamlet
From Beyond the Grave
Moulin Rouge
Arabian Adventure
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Shock Waves
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Dr. Who and the Daleks
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Frankenstein Created Woman
Scream and Scream Again
Asylum
Alexander the Great
Nothing But the Night
The Mummy
The Skull
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
I, Monster
Biggles
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Corruption
The Creeping Flesh
A Chump at Oxford
Time Without Pity
The Man in the Iron Mask
Sword of Sherwood Forest
The Uncanny
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Torture Garden
The Abominable Snowman
Fear in the Night
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Blood Beast Terror
The Gorgon
The Story of Star Wars
Night of the Big Heat
Island of Terror
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
John Paul Jones
Frankenstein Reborn
A Tale of Two Cities
The Devil's Men
Captain Clegg
Dracula in the Movies
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
The Beast Must Die
Trial by Combat
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Vigil in the Night
Madhouse
The Man Who Finally Died
The End of the Affair
Magic Fire
The Hellfire Club
The Masks of Death
Violent Playground
The Howards of Virginia
One More Time
Shatter
The Black Knight
They Dare Not Love
The Standard
Suspect
The Creature
The Ghoul
Mystery on Monster Island
Legend of the Werewolf
Cash on Demand
The Caves of Steel
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
The Naked Edge
Women in War
Number Three
Son of Hitler
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
A Touch of the Sun
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Blood Suckers
Dalekmania
The Moment of Truth
Cone of Silence
The Great Houdinis
The Horror Show
Tender Dracula
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Halloween Monster Bash
Black Jack
Laddie
It Might Be You
Some May Live
The Detour
Dreams
The Woman in the House
The Hidden Master
Attack of the Octopus People
