
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.

Star Wars
1977 · as Grand Moff Tarkin

Top Secret!
1984 · as Bookstore Proprietor

Dracula
1958 · as Doctor Van Helsing

Innocent Blood
1992 · as Van Helsing (archive footage)

The Vampire Lovers
1970 · as General von Spielsdorf

Alexander the Great
1956 · as Memmon

The Gorgon
1964 · as Dr. Namaroff

A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · as Dr. Alexander Manette

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · as Sherlock Holmes

Moulin Rouge
1952 · as Marcel de la Voisier

Arabian Adventure
1979 · as Wazir Al Wuzara

Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 · as Professor Van Helsing

The Mummy
1959 · as John Banning

The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · as Baron Victor Frankenstein

I, Monster
1971 · as Frederick Utterson

The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

The Brides of Dracula
1960 · as Dr. J. Van Helsing

Tales from the Crypt
1972 · as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke