Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

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Born 1913-05-26 Kenley, Surrey, England, UK 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.4
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 Sherlo...
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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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Wogan poster
Wogan
as Self
1982-05-04
Tales of the Unexpected poster
Tales of the Unexpected
as Von Baden
1979-03-24
Space: 1999 poster
Space: 1999
as Raan
1975-09-04
Film '72 poster
Film '72
as Self
1971-11-16
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Leonard
1965-10-07
Story Parade poster
Story Parade
as Elijah Baley
1964-04-24
The Avengers poster
The Avengers
as Paul Beresford
1961-01-07
Sunday Night Theatre poster
Sunday Night Theatre
as Dr. John Rollason
1950-01-01

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