Actor

Peter Cushing

1939–present1913–1994HorrorDramaSci-FiDocumentary

Master of Dread

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Known For

130 acting credits

as Grand Moff Tarkin

Star Wars

as Grand Moff Tarkin

1977

Star Wars

as Bookstore Proprietor

Top Secret!

as Bookstore Proprietor

1984

Top Secret!

Filmography

2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf (archive footage)8.2 2020Peter Cushing: In His Own WordsHimself7.5 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.(archive footage)2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer ProductionsSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)6.0 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

About

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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