Portrait of Peter Cushing

Acting

Peter Cushing

Career

Active from 1940 to 2010, with a break from 1996 to 2009, busiest in 1974 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
76
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Star Wars
Star Wars
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Cushing Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gothic Horror 22
  • Hammer Horror 13
  • Psychological Thriller 10
  • Mystery 9
  • Mad Scientist 8
  • British Cinema 7
  • British Horror 6
  • Creature Feature 6
  • Anthology Horror 5
  • Psychological Horror 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Cult Classic 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

138
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

as (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

3 titles · average score 80
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

Actor's Assistant

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Attack of the Octopus People
Attack of the Octopus People (2010)

as Doctor Welles (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars (2004)

as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)

1990s

7 titles · average score 64
Dalekmania
Dalekmania (1995)

as Doctor Who (archive footage)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator (voice) / Self

Frankenstein Reborn
Frankenstein Reborn (1993)

as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)

Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies (1992)

as (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)

Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as Dr. Wells (archive footage)

1980s

12 titles · average score 54
Biggles
Biggles (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

Television
Television (1985)

TV show

Top Secret!
Top Secret! (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bookstore Proprietor

The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sherlock Holmes

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
GoodWatch score 27

as Seneschal

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)

as Professor Charles Copeland

House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sebastian Grisbane

Mystery on Monster Island
Mystery on Monster Island (1981)
GoodWatch score 33

as William T. Kolderup

Black Jack
Black Jack (1981)

as Sir Thomas Bedford

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Alexander Manette

Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Martin Blueck

1970s

44 titles · average score 55
Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 89

as Grand Moff Tarkin

Shock Waves
Shock Waves (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

as SS Commander

At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core (1976)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Abner Perry

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
GoodWatch score 41

as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing

Dracula A.D. 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
GoodWatch score 37

as Professor Van Helsing

Horror Express
Horror Express (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Wells

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
GoodWatch score 79

as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

Asylum
Asylum (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Smith

The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

I, Monster
I, Monster (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Frederick Utterson

1960s

34 titles · average score 61
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Baron Victor Frankenstein

Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

as Baron Frankenstein

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

as Doctor Who

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"

Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
GoodWatch score 49

as Doctor Who

She
She (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

as Holly

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Sherlock Holmes

The Gorgon
The Gorgon (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Namaroff

The Evil of Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

as Baron Frankenstein

Cash on Demand
Cash on Demand (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Harry Fordyce

The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. J. Van Helsing

The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Robert Knox

1950s

22 titles · average score 64
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sherlock Holmes

The Mummy
The Mummy (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Banning

Dracula
Dracula (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Doctor Van Helsing

The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Victor Stein

The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

as Baron Victor Frankenstein

The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. John Rollason

Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jeremy Clayton

The Creature
The Creature (1955)

as Dr. John Rollason

The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth (1955)

as The Prime Minister

The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Henry Miles

Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

as Winston Smith

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1952)

TV show · as Mr Darcy

1940s

12 titles · average score 71
Hamlet
Hamlet (1948)
GoodWatch score 83

as Osric

It Might Be You
It Might Be You (1946)

as The doctor

The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House (1942)

as Man Waking Up (archive footage)

49th Parallel
49th Parallel (1941)
GoodWatch score 80

Props

They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love (1941)

as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler

Dreams
Dreams (1940)

as First Dreamer

Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joe Shand

The Hidden Master
The Hidden Master (1940)

as Robert Clive of India

A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Student

The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Leslie Stephens

Laddie
Laddie (1940)

as Robert Pryor

Women in War
Women in War (1940)

as Capt. Evans

1930s

1 title · average score 71
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
GoodWatch score 71

as Second Officer