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Peter Cushing
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Peter Cushing

1913 – 1994 · Kenley, Surrey, England, UK · Active 1939–2024

Peter Cushing, born in 1913 in Kenley, England, became a staple of British horror cinema, particularly through his work with Hammer Films. He is best known for his chilling portrayals in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958), where he brought to life the iconic characters of Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing. Cushing's ability to embody both terror and charisma made him a beloved figure in the genre, further evidenced by his roles in The Mummy (1959) and The Brides of Dracula (1960). His legacy endures in the cult film community, where his performances continue to influence horror storytelling.

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Son of Hitler

Son of Hitler

1979 ★ 4.1
as Heinrich Haussner

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler. He kidnaps the young man from a mental institution and prepares him to start the Fourth Reich.

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Filmography

151 credits
2020s 4 credits
2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.2
2020
Movie ★ 7.5
2020
Movie
2020
Movie
2010s 3 credits
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
2010
Attack of the Octopus People as Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Movie
2000s 3 credits
2008
Movie ★ 7.0
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
2004
The Story of Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.2
1990s 8 credits
1995
Dalekmania as Doctor Who (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.8
1994
Movie ★ 7.3
1994
The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.7
1993
Frankenstein Reborn as Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 10.0
1992
Innocent Blood as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.2
1992
Movie ★ 10.0
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.3
1991
Halloween Monster Bash as Dr. Wells (archive footage)
Movie
1980s 14 credits
1986
Biggles as Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Movie ★ 5.2
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.5
1984
Top Secret! as Bookstore Proprietor
Movie ★ 7.1
1984
The Masks of Death as Sherlock Holmes
Movie ★ 5.4
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues as Professor Charles Copeland
Movie ★ 7.0
1983
House of the Long Shadows as Sebastian Grisbane
Movie ★ 6.4
1982
Wogan as Self
TV ★ 5.3
1981
Mystery on Monster Island as William T. Kolderup
Movie ★ 4.5
1981
Black Jack as Sir Thomas Bedford
Movie ★ 10.0
1980
A Tale of Two Cities as Dr. Alexander Manette
Movie ★ 6.1
1980
Hammer House of Horror as Martin Blueck
TV ★ 7.1
1970s 47 credits
1979
The Horror Show as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 3.8
1979
Arabian Adventure as Wazir Al Wuzara
Movie ★ 5.9
1979
Son of Hitler as Heinrich Haussner
Movie ★ 5.8
1979
A Touch of the Sun as Commissioner Potts
Movie ★ 5.0
1979
The Detour as Narrator
Movie
1979
TV ★ 6.8
1977
Star Wars as Grand Moff Tarkin
Movie ★ 8.2
1977
Shock Waves as SS Commander
Movie ★ 4.8
1977
The Uncanny as Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
The Standard as Baron Hackenberg
Movie ★ 4.3
1976
At the Earth's Core as Dr. Abner Perry
Movie ★ 5.1
1976
The Devil's Men as Baron Corofax
Movie ★ 4.2
1976
Trial by Combat as Sir Edward Gifford
Movie ★ 7.8
1976
The Great Houdinis as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Movie ★ 6.3
1976
The New Avengers as Von Claus
TV ★ 7.1
1975
Movie ★ 5.4
1975
The Ghoul as Dr. Lawrence
Movie ★ 5.0
1975
Movie
1975
TV ★ 7.1
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Movie ★ 6.2
1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires as Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Movie ★ 5.8
1974
The Beast Must Die as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Movie ★ 5.4
1974
Madhouse as Herbert Flay
Movie ★ 6.2
1974
From Beyond the Grave as The Proprietor
Movie ★ 6.5
1974
Shatter as Paul Rattwood
Movie ★ 5.7
1974
Tender Dracula as MacGregor
Movie ★ 4.2
1974
The Zoo Gang as Judge Gautier
TV ★ 7.8
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Nothing But the Night as Sir Mark Ashley
Movie ★ 6.2
1973
Movie ★ 5.9
1973
The Creeping Flesh as Emmanuel Hildern
Movie ★ 5.9
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Count Gerard De Merret
TV ★ 6.8
1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 as Professor Van Helsing
Movie ★ 5.9
1972
Horror Express as Dr. Wells
Movie ★ 6.3
1972
Asylum as Smith
Movie ★ 6.0
1972
Tales from the Crypt as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Movie ★ 6.8
1972
Fear in the Night as Michael Carmichael
Movie ★ 5.8
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Ship's Captain
Movie ★ 6.3
1971
Twins of Evil as Gustav Weil
Movie ★ 6.7
1971
The House That Dripped Blood as Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Movie ★ 6.4
1971
I, Monster as Frederick Utterson
Movie ★ 5.5
1971
Blood Suckers as Dr. Walter Goodrich
Movie ★ 4.1
1971
Film '72 as Self
TV ★ 4.7
1970
The Vampire Lovers as General von Spielsdorf
Movie ★ 6.4
1970
Scream and Scream Again as Major Heinrich Benedek
Movie ★ 5.3
1970
One More Time as Dr. Frankenstein
Movie ★ 5.0
1970
TV
1960s 34 credits
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Movie ★ 6.3
1968
Corruption as Sir John Rowan
Movie ★ 5.8
1968
The Blood Beast Terror as Detective Inspector Quennell
Movie ★ 5.5
1967
Frankenstein Created Woman as Baron Frankenstein
Movie ★ 6.4
1967
Torture Garden as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Movie ★ 6.2
1967
Night of the Big Heat as Dr. Vernon Stone
Movie ★ 5.3
1967
Some May Live as John Meredith
Movie ★ 4.3
1966
Island of Terror as Dr. Brian Stanley
Movie ★ 5.9
1966
Movie ★ 6.2
1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness as Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.7
1965
Movie ★ 5.7
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Movie ★ 6.5
1965
The Skull as Dr. Christopher Maitland
Movie ★ 6.1
1965
She as Holly
Movie ★ 5.5
1964
The Evil of Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
The Gorgon as Dr. Namaroff
Movie ★ 6.4
1964
The Caves of Steel as Elijah Baley
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
TV ★ 6.7
1964
Story Parade as Elijah Baley
TV ★ 8.0
1963
The Man Who Finally Died as Doctor Peter von Brecht
Movie ★ 6.3
1963
The Spread of the Eagle as Caius Cassius
TV
1962
Captain Clegg as Reverend Dr. Blyss
Movie ★ 6.3
1961
Cash on Demand as Harry Fordyce
Movie ★ 7.6
1961
The Hellfire Club as Mr. Merryweather
Movie ★ 5.4
1961
The Naked Edge as Mr. Evan Wrack
Movie ★ 6.3
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Squire Trevenyan
Movie ★ 5.9
1961
The Avengers as Paul Beresford
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Drama 61-67 as Frederick James Parsons
TV
1960
The Brides of Dracula as Dr. J. Van Helsing
Movie ★ 6.7
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends as Dr. Robert Knox
Movie ★ 6.6
1960
Sword of Sherwood Forest as Sheriff of Nottingham
Movie ★ 6.1
1960
Cone of Silence as Capt. Clive Judd
Movie ★ 6.8
1960
Suspect as Professor Sewell
Movie ★ 6.9
1960
Movie
1950s 24 credits
1959
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
The Mummy as John Banning
Movie ★ 6.7
1959
John Paul Jones as Captain Richard Pearson
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Dracula as Doctor Van Helsing
Movie ★ 7.2
1958
Violent Playground as Father Laidlaw
Movie ★ 7.2
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Time Without Pity as Jeremy Clayton
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Abominable Snowman as Dr. John Rollason
Movie ★ 6.2
1956
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
Magic Fire as Otto Wesendonk
Movie ★ 4.9
1955
The Creature as Dr. John Rollason
Movie ★ 10.0
1955
The Moment of Truth as The Prime Minister
Movie ★ 7.0
1954
The Black Knight as Sir Palamides
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four as Winston Smith
Movie ★ 7.3
1953
Anastasia as Piotr Petrovsky
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Number Three as Simpson
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Moulin Rouge as Marcel de la Voisier
Movie ★ 6.6
1952
TV ★ 9.0
1951
When We Are Married as Gerald Forbes
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Winston Smith
TV ★ 3.5
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Dr. John Rollason
TV ★ 3.5
1950
TV ★ 3.5
1940s 11 credits
1948
Hamlet as Osric
Movie ★ 7.4
1946
It Might Be You as The doctor
Movie
1942
The Woman in the House as Man Waking Up (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.6
1941
They Dare Not Love as Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Movie ★ 7.5
1940
The Howards of Virginia as Leslie Stephens
Movie ★ 6.8
1940
Movie ★ 5.9
1940
Laddie as Robert Pryor
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
Women in War as Capt. Evans
Movie ★ 5.2
1940
The Hidden Master as Robert Clive of India
Movie ★ 10.0
1940
Dreams as First Dreamer
Movie ★ 6.0
1930s 1 credit
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask as Second Officer
Movie ★ 7.1
Crew Credits
2010s 1 credit
2016
Movie ★ 7.5
1940s 1 credit
1941
Movie ★ 7.0