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Peter Cushing was a British actor who starred in over 100 films, including horror classics from Hammer Productions and Star Wars. Learn about his life, career, awards and legacy on Wikipedia.
Peter Cushing was a British actor who starred in many horror films for Hammer and Amicus Productions, as well as Star Wars and other genres. He was born in 1913, died in 1994, and received a BAFTA Award and an OBE for his contributions to the acting profession.
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Feb 7, 2022 · Best known for his horror movie portrayals of Dr. Frankenstein and Van Helsing, Peter Cushing's journey to cult stardom was not an easy one.
Learn about the life and career of Peter Cushing, a British actor who starred in many horror films for Hammer and Amicus Productions. Find out his birth and death dates, family, awards, trivia, and more.
- May 26, 1913
- August 11, 1994
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) Director: Rudolph Cartier. Made for TV, this BBC production was the first screen adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel.
- The End of the Affair (1955) Director: Edward Dmytryk. In Edward Dmytryk’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1951 novel, Cushing is Henry Miles, a civil servant in a passionless marriage with Sarah (Deborah Kerr).
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Director: Terence Fisher. The Curse of Frankenstein was the first film Cushing would make for Hammer Studios, the first occasion he would share the screen with Christopher Lee (the two had both appeared separately in 1948’s Hamlet and 1952’s Moulin Rouge, but didn’t meet until the shooting of this movie), and the first of six times he would star as the fiendish Baron Frankenstein, maniacal creator of the unwittingly destructive monster (Lee).
- Violent Playground (1958) Director: Basil Dearden. Violent Playground tells the story of a policeman, Truman (Stanley Baker), charged with becoming a juvenile liaison officer, and his frequent run-ins with gang leader and pyromaniac Johnnie (David McCallum).
Jul 14, 2024 · A new exhibition looking at the life of actor Peter Cushing is set to open in the Kent town where he lived. The display at Whitstable Community Museum & Gallery, which opens on 17 July,...
May 26, 2023 · On August 11, 1994, Peter Cushing died. He was cremated and his ashes interred in the same grave as his beloved Helen so that they could spend eternity together physically as well as...
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