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Peter Cushing was a British actor who had a long career in film and television from the 1930s until his death in 1994. He is remembered as one of the most distinctive and influential performers of his era, known for his commanding presence and versatility across many genres.
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Film & TV
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters — Self (archive footage)2024
- Peter Cushing: In His Own Words — Himself2020
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. — (archive footage)2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
- Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions — Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)2017
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)2014
- Attack of the Octopus People — Doctor Welles (archive footage)2010
- Fanex Files: Hammer Films — Self2008
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Story of Star Wars — Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)2004
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1913-05-26 ) 26 May 1913, Kenley , Surrey, England
- Died
- 11 August 1994 (1994-08-11) (aged 81), Canterbury , Kent, England
- Burial place
- Seasalter Old Church Seasalter , Kent
- Alma mater
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1935–1994
- Spouse
- Violet Hélène Beck (Helen) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; died 1971 )
- Awards
- British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1956)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kenley
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Revenge of Frankenstein (trailer) - Peter Cushing (cropped).png
- Residence
- Whitstable
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Peter Cushing
- date of birth
- 1913-05-26
- date of death
- 1994-08-11
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- nominated for
- British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
- name in native language
- Peter Cushing
- birth name
- Peter Wilton Cushing
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- end of work period
- 1987-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Wilton Cushing (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 Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).
Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career. After making his motion-picture debut in the film The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of Hamlet (1948), Cushing struggled to find work during this period. His career was revitalised once he started to work in live television plays and he soon became one of the most recognisable faces in British television. He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance as Winston Smith in a BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954).
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