Peter Cushing (Actor)

Reviews of Peter Cushing Movies

Looking for reviews of Peter Cushing movies? Cinafilm has a total of 4,585 reviews across 55 movies.

Movies starring Peter Cushing have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average score of 59%.

Star Wars - released in 1977 - is Peter Cushing's highest rated movie, with a score of 88% based on 914 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Peter Cushing is The Devil's Men - released in 1976 - with a score of 29% based on 5 reviews.

Actor Biography

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 Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.

Peter Cushing has acted in films with Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Michael Ripper and Niall MacGinnis.

Peter Cushing has worked with these film directors: Terence Fisher, Freddie Francis, Roy Ward Baker and Kevin Connor.