Peter Cushing

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 26, 1913 (112 years old)
Death date
Aug 11, 1994

Peter Cushing

Known For

Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
2h 47m
Movie 2022

Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill

A double dose of the doctor! Two classic Dr. Who adventures return in new 4K restorations. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) were the first time the good Doctor was ever seen in colour and on the big screen. The films, directed by Gordon Flemyng, remain the doctor’s only cinematic outings and feature the legendary Peter Cushing as everyone’s favourite timelord alongside a supporting cast that includes Roy Castle, Bernard Cribbins, Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey.

The Skywalker Legacy
2h 6m
Movie 2020

The Skywalker Legacy

The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
1h 14m
Movie 2020

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words

A long thought lost radio interview with Peter Cushing is accompanied by comments from friends and colleagues.

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
0h 55m
Movie 2017

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

Halloween: The Inside Story
1h 24m
Movie 2010

Halloween: The Inside Story

This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.

Attack of the Octopus People
0h 44m
Movie 2010

Attack of the Octopus People

In the not too distant future, Daniel Davis returns to his hometown to find that it has been taken over by super intelligent octopuses.

Fanex Files: Hammer Films
1h 35m
Movie 2008

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

This fascinating documentary tells the story of the talented people behind and in front of the cameras at the Hammer Film Studios. Their prodigious output made household names of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, arguably the greatest fright duo since Lugosi and Karloff. Filled with shocking clips, terrifying trailers, and fascinating interviews with cast and crew culled from twenty years of the FANEX Film Convention archives, this film is a horror fan's delight!

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
0h 48m
Movie 2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.

Dalekmania
0h 57m
Movie 1995

Dalekmania

1995 documentary film that examines that 60's craze and focuses in particular on the two 1960's Doctor Who films starring Peter Cushing (the Cushing Doctor) -- Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD which both feature the Daleks. Interviews cover the making of the films and their fans.

The World of Hammer
TV Show 1994

The World of Hammer

Narrated by Oliver Reed, the show traces the evolution of the famous Hammer Horror movies through the years.

Biography

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 appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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