Peter Cushing
Actor
Sink your teeth into resurgence of vampire lore...1958 Technicolor thriller "The Horror of Dracula," boasting a resplendent Christopher Lee in the title role and the great Peter Cushing as his nemesis Van Helsing. More recently, Francis Coppola brought Vlad back to life, yet again,... In this article: Blood: The Last Vampire, Vlad Dracul, Dracula, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Christianity, Blade, Nosferatu, and Garlic |
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Wikipedia | September 06, 2009
The Revenge of Frankenstein
...a 1958 British horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. It stars Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews , Michael Gwynn, Oscar Quitak and Eunice Gayson, and is directed by Terence Fisher. The rest of the cast included Richard Wordsworth, Lionel...
In this article: The Revenge of Frankenstein, Oscar Quitak, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn, Richard Wordsworth, Surgery, Dracula, and Leonard Salzedo
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EW.com - PopWatch | October 27, 2008
Bits and Bobs (Vol. 16): A new DVD set scares up creepy classics from the Hammer films vault PopWatch Blog EW.com
Think of it as Vertigo with a scalpel and extra dose of rage. Hammer's greatest output stars Cushing or Christopher Lee - or, as in Fisher's Curse of Frankenstein, both. The company also boasted a stable of directors and writers...
In this article: Terence Fisher, DVD, Dracula, Little Dorrit, The Innocents, Jimmy Sangster, Paul Henreid, and Christopher Lee
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Terence Fisher
...in his day. His first major gothic horror film was The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), which launched Hammer's long association with the genre and made British actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee leading horror stars of the era. He went on...
In this article: Terence Fisher, London, God, Horror, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Curse of Frankenstein, Hammer Films, Christopher Lee, and Wheeler Winston Dixon
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Wikipedia | June 18, 2009
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
...Fisher for Hammer Film Productions in released in 1969 . The cast includes Peter Cushing (Baron Frankenstein), Freddie Jones (the Creature), Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward. The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films centering on...
In this article: Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Narcotic, Frankenstein Created Woman, Veronica Carlson, Oxygen, and Paraffin
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
...by Terence Fisher. The film is an adaptation from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name and stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville and Andre Morell as Watson. It also starred Marla...
In this article: Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Ewen Solon
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Wikipedia | October 29, 2009
The Gorgon
The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer . It stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco. The film was photographed by Michael Reeves, and designed by Bernard Robinson . For...
In this article: The Gorgon, Terence Fisher, Michael Reeves, James Bernard, John Burke, Richard Pasco, Christopher Lee, and Barbara Shelley
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Robert Tinnell
...classic horror films. Hammer Film Productions aficionados seek out Frankenstein and Me because of a sequence inspired by the 1960 Terence Fisher film Brides of Dracula, which starred Peter Cushing. Tinnell's film actually recreates...
In this article: Robert Tinnell, Frankenstein, Feast of the seven fishes, Hammer Film Productions, Ryan Gosling, Jeffrey Tinnell, Best Director Award, and Cable ACE Award
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Wikipedia | October 23, 2009
The Brides of Dracula (film)
...Fisher. It stars Peter Cushing as Van Helsing ; Yvonne Monlaur as Marianne Danielle; Andree Melly as her roommate, Gina; Marie Devereux; David Peel as Baron Meinster, a disciple of Count Dracula; and Martita Hunt as his mother. It is a...
In this article: Van Helsing, The Brides of Dracula, Count Dracula, Bray Studios, and Van Helsing
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Wikipedia | September 12, 2009
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
...the Monster From Hell is a 1974 British horror film from Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher and starred Peter Cushing and David Prowse. It was the final chapter in Hammer's Frankenstein series of films, and director...
In this article: Victor Frankenstein, Terence Fisher, David Prowse, Hammer Film Productions, The Baron, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
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Description from Wikipedia:
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 his close friend Christopher Lee. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, he appeared in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and the Doctor Who films.
- Name At Birth:
- Peter Wilton Cushing
- Birth Date:
- May 26, 1913
- Birthplace:
- Kenley, Surrey, England
- Death Date:
- August 11, 1994
- Place of Death:
- Canterbury, Kent, England
- Spouse:
- Violet Helen Beck
- Occupation:
- Actor
- Years Active:
- 1940 - 1989
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