Peter Cushing
Birthday: 1913-05-26 | Place of Birth: Kenley, Surrey, England, UKPeter 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Grand Moff Tarkin
as Himself (archive footage)
as Doctor Who (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
as Bookstore Proprietor
as Sebastian Grisbane
as Sherlock Holmes
as William T. Kolderup
as Dr. Alexander Manette
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
as Wazir Al Wuzara
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
as Baron Corofax
as Grand Moff Tarkin
as SS Commander
as Dr. Abner Perry
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
as Sir Edward Gifford
as Paul Rattwood
as The Proprietor
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
as Herbert Flay
as Dr. Pope
as Dr. Wells
as Emmanuel Hildern
as Smith
