Peter Cushing

...affected that look, with varying degrees of success: alongside the classic incarnations of the great detective by Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett, audiences have had to suffer the impersonations of Michael Caine, Peter Cook,...

In this article: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Bell, Basil Rathbone, A Study in Scarlet, and Jeremy Brett

...Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Mummy and The Devil Rides Out. It made international stars of its leading men, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Raquel Welch created an iconic image by squeezing into a fur bikini for the...

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...made me not always a face but a name all over the world." Lee became known for his blood-curdling performances opposite Peter Cushing in the Hammer movies but had become typecast by the end of the 1960s. In the 1970s his appeal widened...

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...Lee has been knighted by the Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Best known for his performances opposite Peter Cushing in the Hammer Horror movies, Sir Christopher has featured in 250 productions. He was honoured for...

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...all over the world which was extremely important at that time.'' Lee became known for his blood-curdling performances opposite Peter Cushing in the Hammer movies but admitted he had become typecast by the end of the 1960s. He added that...

In this article: Christopher Lee, Prince of Wales, Hilary Swank, Buckingham Palace, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Count Dracula, and Dracula

...device, has also been given a new look for this series, and will appear more like the version from the Doctor Who films, starring Peter Cushing. Moffat told the BBC the latest series would feature "joyous moments" as well as...

In this article: Matt Smith, Steven Moffat, Doctor, Doctor Who, BBC, and David Tennant

...shot from Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) Hammer horror films made stars of actors like Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, but some of the most iconic images from the Hammer era are of the glamorous actresses who appeared...

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...is due to be knighted by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. The star is known for his blood-curdling performances opposite Peter Cushing in the Hammer Horror movies. He is one of the most prolific actors, appearing in more than 250...

In this article: Christopher Lee, Dracula, Prince of Wales, Dracula, Alice In Wonderland, Tim Burton, and Buckingham Palace

...vampires in film, it also jump-started Universal Pictures' domination of the horror-film industry for two decades. Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court Horror had lacked something until this film - color. Suddenly, horror...

In this article: Bela Lugosi, Dracula, Christopher Lee, Halloween, Horror, The Curse of Frankenstein, Bram Stoker, and Dracula

...into the story. Of course all that is helped by wonderfully note-perfect performances from Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing's grandson who has kept up his family's research into the occult. Cushing isn't...

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