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Peter Cushing

Kenley, Surrey, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-05-26

Popularity

1.6

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.

Movie Credits

Star Wars

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8.2

1977

Star Wars

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

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6.3

1969

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

The Curse of Frankenstein

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6.8

1957

The Curse of Frankenstein

Frankenstein Created Woman

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6.4

1967

Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

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6.2

1974

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

The Evil of Frankenstein

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6.1

1964

The Evil of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein

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6.6

1958

The Revenge of Frankenstein

Biggles

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5.2

1986

Biggles

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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5.2

1984

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

The Brides of Dracula

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6.7

1960

The Brides of Dracula

The Hound of the Baskervilles

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6.8

1959

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Hamlet

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7.4

1948

Hamlet

Dracula

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7.3

1958

Dracula

The Vampire Lovers

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6.3

1970

The Vampire Lovers

Top Secret!

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7.1

1984

Top Secret!

Dracula A.D. 1972

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5.9

1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

At the Earth's Core

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5.0

1976

At the Earth's Core

Horror Express

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6.3

1972

Horror Express

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

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5.8

1974

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Dr. Who and the Daleks

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5.7

1965

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Asylum

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6.0

1972

Asylum

Shock Waves

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4.8

1977

Shock Waves

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

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6.4

1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

The Horror Show

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3.8

1979

The Horror Show

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

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7.3

1994

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

The Beast Must Die

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5.4

1974

The Beast Must Die

The Gorgon

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6.3

1964

The Gorgon

Madhouse

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6.2

1974

Madhouse

Mystery on Monster Island

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4.4

1981

Mystery on Monster Island

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

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5.6

1973

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Black Knight

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6.2

1954

The Black Knight

Island of Terror

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5.8

1966

Island of Terror

The Masks of Death

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5.2

1984

The Masks of Death

Torture Garden

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6.1

1967

Torture Garden

Twins of Evil

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6.7

1971

Twins of Evil

Nothing But the Night

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6.1

1973

Nothing But the Night

Legend of the Werewolf

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5.2

1975

Legend of the Werewolf

And Now the Screaming Starts!

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5.9

1973

And Now the Screaming Starts!

The Creeping Flesh

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5.9

1973

The Creeping Flesh

Scream and Scream Again

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5.3

1970

Scream and Scream Again

Alexander the Great

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6.0

1956

Alexander the Great

The Skull

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6.0

1965

The Skull

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

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7.5

2020

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

Time Without Pity

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6.4

1957

Time Without Pity

Cash on Demand

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7.6

1961

Cash on Demand

The Abominable Snowman

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6.2

1957

The Abominable Snowman

The Devil's Men

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4.1

1976

The Devil's Men

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

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6.2

1966

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Tales from the Crypt

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6.9

1972

Tales from the Crypt

Dalekmania

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7.1

1995

Dalekmania

House of the Long Shadows

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6.4

1983

House of the Long Shadows

The House That Dripped Blood

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6.3

1971

The House That Dripped Blood

She

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5.5

1965

She

Corruption

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5.8

1968

Corruption

From Beyond the Grave

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6.5

1974

From Beyond the Grave

Fear in the Night

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5.8

1972

Fear in the Night

A Tale of Two Cities

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5.7

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

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6.3

1972

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

The Mummy

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6.7

1959

The Mummy

The Howards of Virginia

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6.5

1940

The Howards of Virginia

Captain Clegg

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6.3

1962

Captain Clegg

The Ghoul

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4.9

1975

The Ghoul

I, Monster

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5.4

1971

I, Monster

The Flesh and the Fiends

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6.5

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

Arabian Adventure

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5.8

1979

Arabian Adventure

John Paul Jones

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5.9

1959

John Paul Jones

Night of the Big Heat

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5.3

1967

Night of the Big Heat

Son of Hitler

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5.2

1979

Son of Hitler

The Uncanny

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5.9

1977

The Uncanny

Shatter

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5.6

1974

Shatter

Violent Playground

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7.0

1958

Violent Playground

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

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6.4

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

The Blood Beast Terror

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5.5

1968

The Blood Beast Terror

The End of the Affair

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5.7

1955

The End of the Affair

Blood Suckers

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3.9

1971

Blood Suckers

The Hellfire Club

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4.7

1961

The Hellfire Club

Trial by Combat

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7.7

1976

Trial by Combat

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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7.3

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four

The Naked Edge

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6.2

1961

The Naked Edge

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

‌

6.5

1984

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

The Man Who Finally Died

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6.2

1963

The Man Who Finally Died

Tender Dracula

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4.0

1974

Tender Dracula

Sword of Sherwood Forest

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6.0

1960

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

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5.7

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Magic Fire

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4.2

1955

Magic Fire

They Dare Not Love

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6.0

1941

They Dare Not Love

Vigil in the Night

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5.5

1940

Vigil in the Night

The Great Houdinis

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5.9

1976

The Great Houdinis

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

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5.7

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

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10.0

1989

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Cone of Silence

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6.7

1960

Cone of Silence

Suspect

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6.5

1960

Suspect

The Standard

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0.5

1977

The Standard

Laddie

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6.0

1940

Laddie

Moulin Rouge

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6.6

1952

Moulin Rouge

A Chump at Oxford

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6.9

1940

A Chump at Oxford

The Man in the Iron Mask

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7.1

1939

The Man in the Iron Mask

Women in War

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4.8

1940

Women in War

Anastasia

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4.5

1953

Anastasia

Some May Live

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2.7

1967

Some May Live

Black Jack

‌

0.0

1981

Black Jack

A Touch of the Sun

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3.5

1979

A Touch of the Sun

Frankenstein Reborn

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10.0

1993

Frankenstein Reborn

One More Time

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4.4

1970

One More Time

The Woman in the House

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6.5

1942

The Woman in the House

The Detour

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0.0

1979

The Detour

The Story of Star Wars

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7.2

2004

The Story of Star Wars

Attack of the Octopus People

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0.0

2010

Attack of the Octopus People

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

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7.0

1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Fists of Fire

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0.0

1975

Fists of Fire

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

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6.0

2017

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

The Hidden Master

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0.0

1940

The Hidden Master

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

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0.0

2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

It Might Be You

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0.0

1946

It Might Be You

Dreams

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5.0

1940

Dreams

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

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7.0

2008

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

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6.7

1966

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

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9.0

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

When We Are Married

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0.0

1951

When We Are Married

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

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8.7

2024

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Lolita

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7.3

1962

Lolita

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

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0.0

2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

Innocent Blood

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6.1

1992

Innocent Blood

Look at Life: Model World

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0.0

1960

Look at Life: Model World

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

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7.2

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

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0.0

2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Tv Credits

Space: 1999

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7.1

1975

Space: 1999

Tales of the Unexpected

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6.7

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

The Avengers

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7.7

1961

The Avengers

The New Avengers

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7.0

1976

The New Avengers

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

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6.7

1973

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Hammer House of Horror

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7.1

1980

Hammer House of Horror

Sherlock Holmes

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6.6

1964

Sherlock Holmes

The Zoo Gang

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7.0

1974

The Zoo Gang

Wogan

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4.5

1982

Wogan

Pride and Prejudice

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0.0

1952

Pride and Prejudice

Treffpunkte

‌

0.0

1970

Treffpunkte

Sunday Night Theatre

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3.5

1950

Sunday Night Theatre

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3.5

1950

Sunday Night Theatre

The Spread of the Eagle

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0.0

1963

The Spread of the Eagle

Story Parade

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8.0

1964

Story Parade

Film '72

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4.7

1971

Film '72

The World of Hammer

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6.5

1994

The World of Hammer