Peter Cushing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
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Dracula
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Top Secret!
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Frankenstein Created Woman
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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
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I, Monster
as Frederick UttersonChristopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have...
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Moulin Rouge
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The Creeping Flesh
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Dr. Who and the Daleks
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She
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And Now the Screaming Starts!
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Madhouse
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At the Earth's Core
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Island of Terror
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The Skull
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The Beast Must Die
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Shock Waves
as SS CommanderVisitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group...
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Nothing But the Night
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Biggles
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Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Sheriff of NottinghamRobin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and...
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Violent Playground
as Father LaidlawA Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
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The Blood Beast Terror
as Detective Inspector QuennellA Scotland Yard Detective must investigate a series of murders perpetrated by a giant...
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Captain Clegg
as Reverend Dr. BlyssA captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town,...
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The Black Knight
as Sir PalamidesJohn, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win...
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Cash on Demand
as Harry FordyceA charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a...
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Halloween: The Inside Story
as (archive footage)This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of...
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A Tale of Two Cities
as Dr. Alexander ManetteDissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the...
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Corruption
as Sir John RowanA surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Winston SmithA man who works for 'The Party' (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big...
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Fear in the Night
as Michael CarmichaelIt took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault,...
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The Skywalker Legacy
as Self (archive footage)The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars:...
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The Masks of Death
as Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes....
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The End of the Affair
as Henry MilesDuring the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in...
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The Story of Star Wars
as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke...
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The Woman in the House
as Man Waking Up (archive footage)This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine...
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Shatter
as Paul RattwoodShatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a...
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema,...
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Arabian Adventure
as Wazir Al WuzaraAn evil caliph (Christopher Lee) offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to a prince if he can...
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator (voice) / SelfExplore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey...
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The Hellfire Club
as MerryweatherYears after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his...
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John Paul Jones
as Captain Richard PearsonThe career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through...
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Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
as uncreditedA double dose of the doctor! Two classic Dr. Who adventures return in new 4K restorations. Dr....
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Legend of the Werewolf
as Prof. PaulA travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows...
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They Dare Not Love
as Sub-Lieutenant BlacklerAn Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a...
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The Great Houdinis
as Sir Arthur Conan DoyleA biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the...
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Suspect
as Professor SewellA government team researching cures for plague find their results put on the Official Secrets...
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Laddie
as Robert PryorHandsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military...
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Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as SelfThis fascinating documentary tells the story of the talented people behind and in front of the...
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One More Time
as Dr. FrankensteinLondon nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
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The Ghoul
as Dr. LawrenceA former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked...
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Cone of Silence
as Capt. Clive JuddA seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash...
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The Howards of Virginia
as Leslie StephensBeautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she...
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The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
as Professor Lawrence Van HelsingExplore Hammer's greatest legacy with clips from such classic films as The Horror of Dracula,...
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Tender Dracula
as MacGregorTwo writers and their girlfriends visit the castle of an actor who specializes in playing...
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Blood Suckers
as Dr. Walter GoodrichA group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst...
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Son of Hitler
as Heinrich HaussnerThe leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is...
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Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
as HimselfAn interview with Legendary Actor Peter Cushing and clips from some of his best films.
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Squire TrevenyanIt is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time...
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Vigil in the Night
as Joe ShandA good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan -...
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Women in War
as Capt. EvansA "good-time girl", raised by her somewhat lax divorced father, finds herself involved in an...
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Trial by Combat
as Sir Edward GiffordA group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law...
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as SelfUnleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE...
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Dreams
as First DreamerThis entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by...
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Magic Fire
as Otto WesendonkDirector William Dieterle's 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars...
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Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as HimselfA long thought lost radio interview with Peter Cushing is accompanied by comments from friends...
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The Standard
as Baron HackenbergDuring the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the...
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Some May Live
as John MeredithDuring the Vietnam War U.S. decoder Kate Meredith is plagued with guilt when her husband coerces...
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as SelfA retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror...
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The Hidden Master
as Robert Clive of IndiaShows how important luck can be in a person's life.
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Dalekmania
as Doctor Who (archive footage)1995 documentary film that examines that 60's craze and focuses in particular on the two 1960's...
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes...
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It Might Be You
as The doctorA doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
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A Touch of the Sun
as uncreditedA bumbling US marine Captain is assigned to retrieve a space capsule from a despotic African ruler.
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Attack of the Octopus People
as Doctor Welles (archive footage)In the not too distant future, Daniel Davis returns to his hometown to find that it has been...
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Black Jack
as Sir Thomas BedfordSir Thomas Bedford orchestrates the heist of a Spanish casino, with the aid of a singer...
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The Detour
as NarratorDuring a school outing, Dominic’s [John Galdes] pet dog Rameses – which a sculptor [Adrian...
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Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)Short film version of the Mary Shelley tale
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The Avengers
as Paul BeresfordThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Wogan
as SelfChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as Von BadenA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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Space: 1999
as RaanThe crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon...
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Hammer House of Horror
as Martin BlueckAnthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror....
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The New Avengers
as Von ClausThe New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...
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Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television...
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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Count Gerard De MerretOrson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of...
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Sunday Night Theatre
as Winston SmithSunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by...
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The Zoo Gang
as Judge GautierSix resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names, fought during World War II....
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The World of Hammer
as uncreditedNarrated by Oliver Reed, the show traces the evolution of the famous Hammer Horror movies...
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