Peter Wilton Cushing OBE (Kenley, 26 maaie 1913 - Canterbury, 11 augustus 1994) wie in Ingelske akteur dy't fral bekend wie troch rollen yn horrorfilms en troch syn rol as Grand Moff Tarkin yn Star Wars.

Peter Cushing
akteur
Peter Cushing yn de The Brides of Dracula (1960).
Peter Cushing yn de The Brides of Dracula (1960).
persoanlike bysûnderheden
echte namme Peter Wilton Cushing
nasjonaliteit Britsk
berne 26 maaie 1913
berteplak Kenley
stoarn 11 augustus 1994
stjerplak Canterbury
etnisiteit Ingelsk
jierren aktyf 1935 - 1991

Peter Cushing folge toaniellessen en spile op it toaniel yn Ingelân, mar yn 1939 besleat er om nei Hollywood te ferfarren. Yn Hollywood krige er in lytse rol yn de film The Man in the Iron Mask (1939). Letter folgen noch wat lytse films yn de mande mei Stan Laurel en Oliver Hardy; mar yn 1941 gie er werom nei Ingelân.

Nei de Twadde Wrâldkriich kaam syn karriêre earst goed op gong mei 'Hamlet' út 1948. Dêr krige er ek kunde oan Christopher Lee, dy't syn bêste freon waard en mei wa dat er letter noch in soad gearwurkje soe yn horrorfilms. Op de Britske telefyzje waard er rillegau bekend, mar yn de filmwrâld waard er earst in stjer doe't de gearwurking mei Hammer Film Productions begûn. Hy spile in tal kearen de rol fan Dr. Frankenstein, Dr. Abraham van Helsing en Sherlock Holmes en krige namme as grut horrorfilmakteur, dy't noch faak yn horrorfilms spile mei ûnder oaren Christopher Lee en yn in tal 'Doctor Who' films (1965, 1966). (Sels fûn er lykwols neat oan horrorfilms.)

Faaks is syn meast bekende rol dy fan Grutmoff Wilhuff Tarkin yn de tige slagge sciencefictionfilm Star Wars (1977) fan George Lucas. Biggles (1986) wie Cushings lêste film. Hy die noch in stikmannich telefyzjeoptredens, skreau twa autobiografieën en die war op syn hobby’s skilderkeunst en ornitology.

Yn 1989 waard er beneamd ta 'Officer of the British Empire' as erkenning foar syn bydragen oan it teater yn Ingelân en wrâldwiid.

Cushing stoar yn 1994 oan prostaatkanker.

Filmografy as akteur
jier titel rol of funksje opmerkings
films
1939 The Man in the Iron Mask Second Officer
1940 Laddie Robert Pryor
1940 A Chump at Oxford Student
1940 Vigil in the Night Joe Shand
1940 Women in War Captain Evans
1940 The Howards of Virginia Leslie Stephens
1941 They Dare Not Love Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
1948 Hamlet Osric
1952 Moulin Rouge Marcel de la Voisier
1954 The Black Knight Sir Palamides
1955 The End of the Affair Henry Miles
1955 Magic Fire Otto Wesendonk
1956 Alexander the Great General Memnon
1957 Time Without Pity Jeremy Clayton
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein
1957 The Abominable Snowman Dr. Rollason
1958 Violent Playground Priest
1958 Dracula Doctor Van Helsing
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein Doctor Victor Stein
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes
1959 John Paul Jones Captain Richard Pearson
1959 The Mummy John Banning
1960 The Flesh and the Fiends Dr. Robert Knox
1960 Cone of Silence Captain Clive Judd
1960 The Brides of Dracula Doctor Van Helsing
1960 Suspect Professor Sewell
1960 Sword of Sherwood Forest Sheriff of Nottingham
1961 The Hellfire Club Merryweather
1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay Squire Trevenyan
1961 The Naked Edge Mr. Evan Wrack
1961 Cash on Demand Harry Fordyce
1962 Captain Clegg Parson Blyss
1963 The Man Who Finally Died Dr. Peter von Brecht
1964 The Evil of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein
1964 The Gorgon Dr. Namaroff
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 'Dr. Terror' / Dr. W. R. Schreck
1965 She Major Holly
1965 The Skull Christopher Maitland
1965 Dr. Who and the Daleks Dr. Who
1966 Island of Terror Dr. Brian Stanley
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Dr. Who
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman Baron Frankenstein
1967 Night of the Big Heat Dr. Vernon Stone
1967 Torture Garden Lancelot Canning
1967 Some May Live John Meredith
1968 The Blood Beast Terror Detective Inspector Quennell
1968 Corruption Sir John Rowan
1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Baron Frankenstein
1970 Incense for the Damned Dr. Walter Goodrich
1970 Scream and Scream Again Major Heinrich Benedek
1970 One More Time Baron Frankenstein
1970 The Vampire Lovers General von Spielsdorf
1971 The House That Dripped Blood Philip Grayson
1971 Twins of Evil Gustav Weil
1971 I, Monster Frederick Utterson
1972 Tales from the Crypt Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 Lawrence Van Helsing en Lorrimer Van Helsing
1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again Captain
1972 Asylum Mr. Smith
1972 Fear in the Night Michael Carmichael
1972 Horror Express Dr. Wells
1973 Nothing But the Night Sir Mark Ashley
1973 The Creeping Flesh Emmanuel Hildern
1973 And Now the Screaming Starts! Dr. Pope
1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula Lorrimer Van Helsing
1974 Shatter Rattwood
1974 From Beyond the Grave Antique Shop Proprietor
1974 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Baron Frankenstein
1974 The Beast Must Die Dr. Christopher Lundgren
1974 Madhouse Herbert Flay
1974 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Professor Van Helsing
1974 Tender Dracula MacGregor
1975 Legend of the Werewolf Professor Paul
1975 The Ghoul Dr. Lawrence
1976 Trial by Combat Sir Edward Gifford
1976 At the Earth's Core Dr. Abner Perry
1976 Land of the Minotaur Baron Corofax
1977 Star Wars Grand Moff Tarkin
1977 Shock Waves SS Commander
1977 The Uncanny Wilbur
1977 The Standard Baron von Hackenberg
1978 Son of Hitler Heinrich Haussner
1979 Arabian Adventure Wazir Al Wuzara
1979 A Touch of the Sun Commissioner Potts
1981 Misterio en la isla de los monstruos William T. Kolderup
1981 Black Jack Sir Thomas Bedford
1983 House of the Long Shadows Sebastian Grisbane
1984 Top Secret! Bookstore Proprietor
1984 Sword of the Valiant Seneschal – Gaspar
1986 Biggles: Adventures in Time Air Commodore William Raymond
telefyzjefilms
1951 When We Are Married Gerald Forbes
1952 If This Be Error Nick Grant
1952 Asmodée Blaise Lebel
1952 The Silver Swan Lord Henriques
1953 Rookery Nook Clive Popkiss
1953 The Noble Spaniard Duke of Hermanos
1953 A Social Success Henry Robbins
1954 The Face of Love Mardian Thersites
1955 Richard of Bordeaux Richard II
1955 The Browning Version Andrew Crocker-Harris
1957 Home at Seven David Preston
1958 The Winslow Boy Sir Robert Morton
1958 Uncle Harry Uncle Harry
1976 The Great Houdini Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1980 A Tale of Two Cities Dr. Alexander Manette
1984 Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues Professor Charles Copeland
1984 The Masks of Death Sherlock Holmes
telefyzjefilms
1940 The Hidden Master Robert Clive of India
1940 Dreams First Dreamer
1946 It Might Be You The Doctor