Peter Cushing

Birthday

1913-05-26

Place of Birth

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Vader Sessions

Vader Sessions

2006 6
Vader Sessions

as Grand Moff Tarkin

2006
Dalekmania

Dalekmania

1995 6.5
Dalekmania

as Doctor Who (archive footage)

1995
Biggles

Biggles

1988 5.6
Biggles

as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

1988
Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984 7.2
Top Secret!

as Bookstore Proprietor

1984
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977 8.6
Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

1977
Shock Waves

Shock Waves

1977 5.5
Shock Waves

as SS Commander

1977
The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis

1976 6.4
The Great Houdinis

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1976
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

1976 5.1
Trial by Combat

as Sir Edward Gifford

1976
Shatter

Shatter

1975 5.1
Shatter

as Paul Rattwood

1975
The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

1974 5.6
The Beast Must Die

as Dr. Christopher Lundgren

1974
Madhouse

Madhouse

1974 6.2
Madhouse

as Herbert Flay

1974
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