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
372010s
1 title · average score 77
77
as (archive footage)
1980s
2 titles · average score 64
56
as Sebastian Grisbane
72
TV show · as Martin Blueck
1970s
20 titles · average score 55
51
as SS Commander
51
as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
53
as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
44
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
47
as Dr. Pope
36
as Professor Van Helsing
69
as Dr. Wells
79
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
62
as Smith
58
as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
68
as Gustav Weil
63
as General von Spielsdorf
1960s
9 titles · average score 65
72
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
53
as Detective Inspector Quennell
57
as Sir John Rowan
56
as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
73
as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
82
as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
62
as Dr. Namaroff
65
as Dr. J. Van Helsing
67
as Dr. Robert Knox
1950s
5 titles · average score 68
71
as John Banning
61
as Doctor Van Helsing
73
as Dr. Victor Stein
73
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
63
as Dr. John Rollason