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Peter Wilton Cushing OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. He achieved recognition for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s, and as ...
IMDb profile of Peter Cushing, a British actor known for his roles in horror and science fiction films. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and trivia, and watch his trailers and videos.
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Learn about the life and career of Peter Cushing, a British actor who starred in many horror films for Hammer and Amicus Productions. Find out his birth and death dates, family, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- May 26, 1913
- August 11, 1994
Oct 2, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Peter Cushing, the classy British actor who starred in 22 horror films for Hammer Studios. Discover his unique talents, his love for his wife, his spirituality, and his role in Star Wars.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) Director: Rudolph Cartier. Made for TV, this BBC production was the first screen adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel.
- The End of the Affair (1955) Director: Edward Dmytryk. In Edward Dmytryk’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1951 novel, Cushing is Henry Miles, a civil servant in a passionless marriage with Sarah (Deborah Kerr).
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Director: Terence Fisher. The Curse of Frankenstein was the first film Cushing would make for Hammer Studios, the first occasion he would share the screen with Christopher Lee (the two had both appeared separately in 1948’s Hamlet and 1952’s Moulin Rouge, but didn’t meet until the shooting of this movie), and the first of six times he would star as the fiendish Baron Frankenstein, maniacal creator of the unwittingly destructive monster (Lee).
- Violent Playground (1958) Director: Basil Dearden. Violent Playground tells the story of a policeman, Truman (Stanley Baker), charged with becoming a juvenile liaison officer, and his frequent run-ins with gang leader and pyromaniac Johnnie (David McCallum).
Jan 9, 2017 · Peter Cushing was a versatile and charismatic actor who starred in many classic horror and sci-fi films, especially for Hammer Studios. He played Frankenstein, Dracula, Van Helsing, and other iconic roles with intelligence, dignity, and style.
Peter Wilton Cushing was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. He achieved recognition for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s, and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).
