

Acting
Peter Cushing
- Titles
- 136movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 2022, with a break from 1996 to 2009, busiest in 1974 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 78top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Star Wars89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare5.5average 2.6
- Uncanny5.1average 2.5
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Fantasy4.1average 1.8
- Mystery6.1average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Violence5.5average 4.3
- Tension7.1average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.2, average 2.9
- Family Dynamics3.1, average 4.7
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Gothic Horror 21
- Hammer Horror 13
- Psychological Thriller 8
- British Horror 7
- British Cinema 7
- Mystery 6
- Mad Scientist 6
- Cult Classic 5
- Classic Horror 5
- Anthology Horror 5
- Atmospheric 4
- Creature Feature 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Christopher LeeActorDracula, Dracula A.D. 1972, The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror Express, House of the Long Shadows, +17 more
Terence FisherDirectorDracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Brides of Dracula, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Revenge of Frankenstein, +8 more- JJames BernardComposerDracula, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, The Curse of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror, +6 more
Freddie FrancisActorFlesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, The Skull, Tales from the Crypt, The Evil of Frankenstein, +5 more- JJohn WilcoxCinematographerThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, The Skull, Dr. Who and the Daleks, The Evil of Frankenstein, Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., +4 more
Milton SubotskyWriterDr. Terror's House of Horrors, The Skull, At the Earth's Core, Tales from the Crypt, Dr. Who and the Daleks, +3 more
Donald PleasenceActorFrom Beyond the Grave, The Flesh and the Fiends, The Devil's Men, Trial by Combat, Suspect, +2 more
Jimmy SangsterWriterDracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Brides of Dracula, The Revenge of Frankenstein, The Mummy, +2 more- AArthur GrantCinematographerFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Frankenstein Created Woman, Fear in the Night, The Abominable Snowman, Captain Clegg, +2 more
André MorellActorThe Hound of the Baskervilles, She, The Black Knight, Cash on Demand, Nineteen Eighty-Four, +1 more
Roy Ward BakerActorThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror, The Vampire Lovers, And Now the Screaming Starts!, Asylum, +1 more- JJack AsherCinematographerDracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Brides of Dracula, The Revenge of Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
221950s
22 titles · average score 63
68
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
as Sherlock Holmes
71
The Mummy (1959)
as John Banning
50
John Paul Jones (1959)
as Captain Richard Pearson
61
Dracula (1958)
as Doctor Van Helsing
73
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
as Dr. Victor Stein
64
Violent Playground (1958)
as Father Laidlaw
73
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
63
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
as Dr. John Rollason
67
Time Without Pity (1957)
as Jeremy Clayton
58
Alexander the Great (1956)
as Memmon

The Creature (1955)
as Dr. John Rollason
61
The End of the Affair (1955)
as Henry Miles

The Moment of Truth (1955)
as The Prime Minister
53
Magic Fire (1955)
as Otto Wesendonk
75
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
as Winston Smith
57
The Black Knight (1954)
as Sir Palamides

Anastasia (1953)
as Piotr Petrovsky

Number Three (1953)
as Simpson
65
Moulin Rouge (1952)
as Marcel de la Voisier

Pride and Prejudice (1952)
TV show · as Mr. Darcy

When We Are Married (1951)
as Gerald Forbes
51
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Winston Smith / Dr. John Rollason