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Peter Cushing
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 He…
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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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2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Movie (archive footage)
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2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Movie (archive footage)
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2020
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Movie Himself
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2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Movie Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie Actor's Assistant
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2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2010
Attack of the Octopus People
Movie Doctor Welles (archive footage)
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2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Movie Self
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2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
The Story of Star Wars
Movie Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
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1995
Dalekmania
Movie Doctor Who (archive footage)
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1994
The World of Hammer
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Movie Narrator (voice) / Self
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1993
Frankenstein Reborn
Movie Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
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1992
Innocent Blood
Movie Van Helsing (archive footage)
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1992
Dracula in the Movies
Movie (archive footage)
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1991
Halloween Monster Bash
Movie Dr. Wells (archive footage)
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1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
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1989
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Movie Himself
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1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Movie Self
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1986
Biggles
Movie Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
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1985
Television
TV show
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1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Movie Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
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1984
The Masks of Death
Movie Sherlock Holmes
- 1984
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1984
Top Secret!
Movie Bookstore Proprietor
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1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Movie Professor Charles Copeland
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1983
House of the Long Shadows
Movie Sebastian Grisbane
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1982
Wogan
TV show Self
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1981
Black Jack
Movie Sir Thomas Bedford
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1981
Mystery on Monster Island
Movie William T. Kolderup
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1980
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie Dr. Alexander Manette
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1980
Hammer House of Horror
TV show Martin Blueck
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1979
A Touch of the Sun
Movie Commissioner Potts
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1979
Arabian Adventure
Movie Wazir Al Wuzara
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1979
Tales of the Unexpected
TV show Von Baden
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1979
The Horror Show
Movie (archive footage)
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1979
Son of Hitler
Movie Heinrich Haussner
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1979
The Detour
Movie Narrator
