Peter Cushing Net Worth
Peter Cushing Net Worth is
$10 Million
Peter Cushing Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 the sinister scientist Baron Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing, among many other roles. He appeared frequently opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, Cushing's best-known roles outside the Hammer productions include Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966), films based on the Doctor Who television series. | Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 26, 1913, Kenley, United Kingdom |
| Died | August 11, 1994, Canterbury, United Kingdom |
| Place Of Birth | Kenley, Surrey [now in Croydon, London], England, UK |
| Height | 5' 11½" (1.82 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Art Department, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Helen Cushing (m. 1943–1971) |
| Siblings | David Cushing |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thin frame |
| 2 | Prominent cheekbones and piercing blue eyes |
| 3 | Many roles in Hammer Horror films |
| 4 | Often appeared with his good friend Christopher Lee |
| 5 | Chilly but mellifluous voice, often used to menacing effect |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Shock Waves (1977) | $5,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [advice to Simon Ward, who was delivering his lines at an urgent pace] Now you know, dear boy, that at the end of every line leave a very tiny gap so they can get the scissors in. |
| 2 | Every part is approached in the same manner - gleaning all I can from what the author has written. When called for, I add reaction to any given circumstance such as I've witnessed and observed in others through life, applying the emotion in terms of the character as opposed to the way I might react personally. |
| 3 | [on Vincent Price] A dear, charming man with a great sense of humor. Strictly a professional, who cares far more about his work than he allows the public to know. I am extremely fond of him and bask in his gentle kindness and warmth. |
| 4 | An actor's job is to entertain and I'm glad to say that my films succeeded in that respect. |
| 5 | "It gives me the most wonderful feeling. These dear people love me so much and want to see me. The astonishing thing is that when I made the Frankenstein and Dracula movies almost 30 years ago the young audiences who see me now weren't even born yet. A new generation has grown up with my films. And the original audiences are still able to see me in new pictures. So, as long as these films are made I will have a life in this business -- for which I'm eternally grateful." (from a 1985 "Starlog" interview) |
| 6 | In the early days I played a lot of comedy in the theater and on television. But once an actor becomes well known in any kind of part, he tends to get stereotyped. After I played Frankenstein, I was only thought of in that light. Of course, some actors are better at drama and some are better at comedy. But they can certainly have a stab at both. An actor should be able to do it all. |
| 7 | There are all sorts of reasons why I don't do much work in the theater, the main one being that after two performances I feel I've given all I can. I hate repetition, I really do. It's like asking a painter to paint he same picture every day of his life. |
| 8 | Television is rather a frightening business. But I get all the relaxation I want from my collection of model soldiers. |
| 9 | When Helen passed on six years ago I lost the only joy in life that I ever wanted. She was my whole life and without her there is no meaning. I am simply killing time, so to speak, until that wonderful day when we are together again. |
| 10 | As far back as I can remember, I had a passion for 'dressing up' and playing games of 'Let's Pretend', which are, of course, the basic principals of acting, and if you are lucky enough, you get paid for so doing, hard work though it may be. |
| 11 | "Strangely enough, I don't like horror pictures at all. I love to make them because they give pleasure to people, but my favourite types of films are much more subtle than horror. I like to watch films like Bridge Over the River Kwai, The Apartment or lovely musicals." - (1980s) |
| 12 | My criterion for accepting a role isn't based on what I would like to do. I try to consider what the audience would like to see me do and I thought kids would adore Star Wars. |
| 13 | "You cannot make a film like this without integrity. To make the audiences believe in you, you must believe utterly in what you are doing." - (1972) |
| 14 | Since Helen passed on I can't find anything; the heart, quite simply, has gone out of everything. Time is interminable, the loneliness is almost unbearable and the only thing that keeps me going is the knowledge that my dear Helen and I will be united again some day. To join Helen is my only ambition. You have my permission to publish that... really, you know dear boy, it's all just killing time. Please say that. - Radio Times 1972 |
| 15 | There is little chance for a person to exercise the imagination today in this complex, programmed society we have. |
| 16 | "People look at me as if I were some sort of monster, but I can't think why. In my macabre pictures, I have either been a monster-maker or a monster-destroyer, but never a monster. Actually, I'm a gentle fellow. Never harmed a fly. I love animals, and when I'm in the country I'm a keen bird-watcher." - ABC Film Review (Nov 1964) |
| 17 | "You have to have a sense of humour, darling, to be alive. Even a bit mad. It helps to be mad." - (1991) |
| 18 | [on the wig he had to wear for Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)] It made me look like Helen Hayes. |
| 19 | I hate the word 'hate'. |
| 20 | Teeth are a vitally important part of an actor's equipment. I have over 30 toothbrushes at home and always keep a good supply at the studio. |
| 21 | If I played Hamlet, they'd call it a horror film. |
| 22 | Who wants to see me as Hamlet? Very few. But millions want to see me as Frankenstein so that's the one I do. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Appeared in three films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: Hamlet (1948), Moulin Rouge (1952) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Hamlet won Best Picture. |
| 2 | He died only four days after his Torture Garden (1967) and Tales from the Crypt (1972) co-star Robert Hutton. |
| 3 | He has two roles in common with Nigel Davenport, Frank Finlay and David Warner: (1) Cushing played Professor Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), Davenport played him in Dracula (1974), Finlay played him in Count Dracula (1977) and Warner played him in Penny Dreadful (2014) and (2) Davenport played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Edwardians: Conan Doyle (1972), Cushing played him in The Great Houdini (1976), Finlay played him in The Other Side (1992) and Warner played him in Houdini (1998). |
| 4 | He played Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Sherlock Holmes (1964) and Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984) and his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Great Houdini (1976). |
| 5 | After retiring from acting, he wrote and illustrated a children's book of Lewis Carroll-style humor, The Bois Saga. |
| 6 | Was an ardent vegetarian for most of his life and was the patron of the Vegetarian Society from 1987 until his death. |
| 7 | He has two roles in common with both Dennis Price and Mel Brooks: (1) Cushing played Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Evil of Frankenstein (1964), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), One More Time (1970) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974), Price played him in Drácula contra Frankenstein (1972) and La maldición de Frankenstein (1973) and Brooks played him in Young Frankenstein (1974) and (2) Cushing played Professor Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), Price played him in Son of Dracula (1974) and Brooks played him in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). |
| 8 | Both he and his Asylum (1972) and And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) co-star Herbert Lom played Professor Van Helsing in films starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula: Cushing in Horror of Dracula (1958), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) and The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and Lom in Count Dracula (1970). Cushing also played the role in The Brides of Dracula (1960) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), in which Lee did not appear. |
| 9 | He has two roles in common with Tom Baker: (1) Cushing played Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Sherlock Holmes (1964) and Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984) while Baker played him in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982) and (2) Baker played the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963) while Cushing played him in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966). |
| 10 | He has two roles in common with Christopher Plummer: (1) Cushing played Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Sherlock Holmes (1964) and Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984) while Plummer played him in Silver Blaze (1977) and Murder by Decree (1979) and (2) Cushing played Professor Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) while Plummer played him in Dracula 2000 (2000). |
| 11 | He had three roles in common with his Hamlet (1948) co-star Laurence Olivier: (1) Olivier played Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (1940) while Cushing played him in Pride and Prejudice (1952), (2) Cushing played Rudolf Hess in You Are There: The Escape of Rudolf Hess (1953) while Olivier played him in Wild Geese II (1985) and (3) Cushing played Professor Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) while Olivier played him in Dracula (1979). |
| 12 | He appeared in a total of 24 films with his close friend Christopher Lee: Hamlet (1948), Moulin Rouge (1952), Alexander the Great (1956), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Horror of Dracula (1958), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Mummy (1959), The Devil's Agent (1962), The Gorgon (1964), Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), She (1965), The Skull (1965), Island of the Burning Damned (1967), Scream and Scream Again (1970), One More Time (1970), The House That Dripped Blood (1971), I, Monster (1971), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), Horror Express (1972), Nothing But the Night (1973), The Creeping Flesh (1973), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), Arabian Adventure (1979) and House of the Long Shadows (1983). |
| 13 | He made four films with Patrick Troughton: Hamlet (1948), The Black Knight (1954), The Gorgon (1964) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974). Of the four films, The Black Knight (1954) is the only one in which Christopher Lee did not also appear. |
| 14 | Whitstable based British band The Jellybottys has written a song about him, with lyrics about him living in Whitstable, riding on his bicycle and buying vegetables. The song is called: Peter Cushing lives in Whitstable. |
| 15 | He made four films with Michael Gough: Horror of Dracula (1958), Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), The Skull (1965) and Top Secret! (1984). The last film is the only one of the four in which Christopher Lee did not also appear. |
| 16 | He was considered for the role of Dr. Hans Fallanda, Sir Percy Heseltine and Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985). |
| 17 | Brother-in-law of Reginald Beck. |
| 18 | He made five films with Miles Malleson: Horror of Dracula (1958), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Hellfire Club (1961) and Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961). |
| 19 | He appeared in 13 films directed by Terence Fisher: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Horror of Dracula (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), The Gorgon (1964), Island of Terror (1966), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Island of the Burning Damned (1967), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974). |
| 20 | Along with Arnold Marlé and Wolfe Morris, he was one of only three actors to reprise their roles from BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: The Creature (1955) in the film remake The Abominable Snowman (1957). |
| 21 | He made seven films with Michael Ripper: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Torture Garden (1967), The Creeping Flesh (1973) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975). |
| 22 | In 1945 with no money for presents, he found a large piece of silk, cut it into a neat square, painted Dickens characters on it and gave it to his wife as a present. She later loaned it to a friend who wore it to a party where it was seen by a textile manufacturer who gave Peter a contract as a silk scarf designer. Amongst those he designed were those for the Festival of Britain and the Coronation. |
| 23 | Although he and Christopher Lee were often mortal enemies on-screen, off-screen they were inseparable friends. |
| 24 | He and Christopher Lee appeared together in two films outside of the Hammer Studio Horror genre: their first film together was Hamlet (1948), and they appeared together in Moulin Rouge (1952). They later went to appear in separate films in the Star Wars series: Cushing in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), and Lee in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). They would also appear separately in adaptations of Alexandre Dumas pere's Musketeer novels: Cushing appeared in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), while Lee appeared in The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). |
| 25 | He bought a seafront home in 1959 in Whitstable, Kent, England upon retiring. There is a pub there today dedicated to his memory, "The Peter Cushing". |
| 26 | Originally cast as Dr. Vesalius in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), but declined as his wife was in poor health at the time. |
| 27 | He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1989 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama. |
| 28 | He was so ubiquitous on live television in Britain in the early 1950s that one popular comedian joked: "You know what television is, don't you? It's Peter Cushing with knobs.". |
| 29 | Only one of the main characters from Star Wars not to appear in the sequels (for the obvious reason). |
| 30 | Had appeared as Osric in Hamlet (1948). This was also his first film with Christopher Lee. Alec Guinness also played Osric in John Gielgud's 1934 theatrical production. Cushing, Lee and Guinness all later appeared in the Star Wars films. |
| 31 | Cushing reprised his role, with dialog, from his last film Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986) in the video for the movie's theme song "No Turning Back" by The Immortals. He appears at the end to tell the camera: "I'm a restless sort of guy." Technically, this makes it his last performance and his last line of dialog. |
| 32 | Wrote to BBC program Jim'll Fix It (1975) asking that a new rose be bred and named after his late wife. Jimmy Savile agreed and the process was filmed ending with the creation of a new strain of yellow rose being presented to Peter. |
| 33 | Described by many presenters as the best interviewee they had. |
| 34 | In his later years, he and Joyce DeWitt of Three's Company (1976) fame became transatlantic pen pals, when the two became part of the voice-over ensemble for the animated film Walpurgis Night. Peter recorded his role in England, while Joyce later commenced recording in California, alongside his old friend Ferdy Mayne. It was during this time that Joyce, being a fan of both classic films and Shakespeare's works, and Peter, an admirer of the American West, enjoyed their friendship by post. |
| 35 | Prior to casting Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), George Lucas considered using him as Obi-Wan Kenobi (a role that ultimately went to Alec Guinness). |
| 36 | George Lucas originally planned to use archival footage of Cushing from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) for insertion into Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). This would have made Episode III Cushing's final, albeit posthumous, collaboration with Christopher Lee. However, none of the footage was suitable to Lucas' needs. This may be because Grand Moff Tarkin only appears in long shots, due to the pain associated with wearing the boots Cushing was wearing. Therefore, Wayne Pygram was cast, and made to wear prosthetic make-up so that he would resemble Cushing. |
| 37 | Carrie Fisher said in an interview that doing her scenes with him in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) were difficult for two reasons: she thought the lines were ridiculous and she found Peter to be so polite and charming off camera that it was hard to project the sense of disdain that her character, Princess Leia Organa, held for his character, Grand Moff Tarkin. |
| 38 | Was good friends with Christopher Lee. After he died, Lee said in an interview that he never felt closer and more open to any of his other friends than he felt to Peter. |
| 39 | During a television interview, he confessed that fellow actor Christopher Lee had telephoned him earlier that evening to "Wish me luck!". |
| 40 | He was preferred to original Doctor Who (1963) lead actor William Hartnell as star of Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) because he was more widely recognized by American audiences. |
| 41 | His sketch of Sherlock Holmes became the official logo for the Northern Musgraves, a British Sherlock Holmes society. |
| 42 | Was guest of honor at the Famous Monsters of Filmland Convention in New York City in 1975. After receiving a thunderous ovation from those in attendance, he looked at everyone and said, "Have you ever felt unloved?" |
| 43 | Withdrew from the film Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) due to the death of his wife. His role was assumed by Andrew Keir. |
| 44 | He was an artist, skilled in drawing and painting; as a young struggling actor, he supplemented his income by selling scarves that he hand-painted and later, as an established actor, had showings of his water colors. |
| 45 | The costume boots they gave Cushing for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) were too small and hurt his feet. Cushing told George Lucas this, and asked if he could wear slippers instead. Lucas agreed, and shot Cushing from the waist up for nearly all his scenes to compensate for Cushing's slippers. |
| 46 | Considered The Blood Beast Terror (1968) to be the worst film he ever made. |
| 47 | Turned down Donald Pleasence's role as Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween (1978). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asmodée | 1952 | TV Movie | Blaise Lebel |
| If This Be Error | 1952 | TV Movie | Nick Grant |
| Pride and Prejudice | 1952 | TV Mini-Series | Mr. Darcy |
| When We Are Married | 1951 | TV Movie | Gerald Forbes |
| Hamlet | 1948 | Osric | |
| It Might Be You | 1946 | Short | The doctor |
| The New School | 1944 | Short | Stephen |
| They Dare Not Love | 1941 | Sub-Lieutenant Blackler (uncredited) | |
| Dreams | 1940 | Short | First Dreamer |
| The Howards of Virginia | 1940 | Leslie Stephens (uncredited) | |
| Women in War | 1940 | Capt. Evans (uncredited) | |
| The Hidden Master | 1940 | Short | Robert Clive of India (uncredited) |
| Vigil in the Night | 1940 | Joe Shand | |
| A Chump at Oxford | 1940 | Student | |
| Laddie | 1940 | Robert Pryor | |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | 1939 | Second Officer | |
| Biggles: Adventures in Time | 1986 | Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death | 1984 | TV Movie | Sherlock Holmes |
| Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | 1984 | Seneschal - Gaspar | |
| Top Secret! | 1984 | Bookstore Proprietor | |
| Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | 1984 | TV Movie | Professor Charles Copeland |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1983 | TV Series | Von Baden |
| House of the Long Shadows | 1983 | Sebastian Grisbane | |
| Asalto al casino | 1981 | Sir Thomas Bedford | |
| Mystery on Monster Island | 1981 | William T. Kolderup | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. Alexander Manette |
| Hammer House of Horror | 1980 | TV Series | Martin Blueck |
| A Touch of the Sun | 1979 | Commissioner Potts | |
| Arabian Adventure | 1979 | Wazir Al Wuzara | |
| Son of Hitler | 1979 | Heinrich Haussner | |
| The Uncanny | 1977 | Wilbur | |
| Shock Waves | 1977 | SS Commander | |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 1977 | Grand Moff Tarkin | |
| Die Standarte | 1977 | Baron von Hackenberg | |
| The Great Houdini | 1976 | TV Movie | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| The New Avengers | 1976 | TV Series | Von Claus |
| The Devil's Men | 1976 | Baron Corofax | |
| At the Earth's Core | 1976 | Dr. Abner Perry | |
| A Dirty Knight's Work | 1976 | Sir Edward Gifford | |
| Space: 1999 | 1976 | TV Series | Raan |
| The Ghoul | 1975 | Doctor Lawrence | |
| Legend of the Werewolf | 1975 | Professor Paul | |
| Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker | 1974 | MacGregor | |
| The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | 1974 | Professor Van Helsing | |
| Madhouse | 1974 | Herbert Flay | |
| The Zoo Gang | 1974 | TV Series | Judge Gautier |
| The Beast Must Die | 1974 | Dr. Lundgren | |
| Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | 1974 | Baron Frankenstein | |
| From Beyond the Grave | 1974 | The Proprietor | |
| Shatter | 1974 | Rattwood | |
| The Satanic Rites of Dracula | 1973 | Van Helsing | |
| Great Mysteries | 1973 | TV Series | Count Gerard De Merret |
| And Now the Screaming Starts! | 1973 | Dr. Pope | |
| The Creeping Flesh | 1973 | Emmanuel Hildern | |
| Nothing But the Night | 1973 | Sir Mark Ashley | |
| Horror Express | 1972 | Doctor Wells | |
| Fear in the Night | 1972 | The Headmaster - Michael Carmichael | |
| Asylum | 1972/I | Smith (segment: "The Weird Tailor") | |
| Dr. Phibes Rises Again | 1972 | Captain | |
| Dracula A.D. 1972 | 1972 | Professor Van Helsing | |
| Beyond the Water's Edge | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1972 | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke (segment 3 "Poetic Justice") | |
| I, Monster | 1971 | Utterson | |
| Twins of Evil | 1971 | Gustav Weil | |
| The House That Dripped Blood | 1971 | Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") | |
| The Vampire Lovers | 1970 | General von Spielsdorf | |
| One More Time | 1970 | Dr. Frankenstein (uncredited) | |
| Incense for the Damned | 1970 | Dr. Walter Goodrich | |
| Scream and Scream Again | 1970 | Major Heinrich Benedek | |
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | 1969 | Baron Frankenstein | |
| Sherlock Holmes | 1968 | TV Series | Sherlock Holmes |
| Corruption | 1968 | Sir John Rowan | |
| The Blood Beast Terror | 1968 | Detective Inspector Quennell | |
| Some May Live | 1967 | John Meredith | |
| Torture Garden | 1967 | Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | |
| The Avengers | 1967 | TV Series | Paul Beresford |
| Island of the Burning Damned | 1967 | Dr. Vernon Stone | |
| Frankenstein Created Woman | 1967 | Baron Frankenstein | |
| Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | 1966 | Dr. Who | |
| Island of Terror | 1966 | Dr. Brian Stanley | |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Leonard |
| The Skull | 1965 | Christopher Maitland | |
| She | 1965/I | Maj. Holly | |
| Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | 1965 | Dr. Terror | |
| The Gorgon | 1964 | Dr. Namaroff | |
| Story Parade | 1964 | TV Series | Elijah Baley |
| The Evil of Frankenstein | 1964 | Baron Frankenstein | |
| The Man Who Finally Died | 1963 | Dr. Peter von Brecht | |
| Comedy Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Albert Fawkes |
| The Spread of the Eagle | 1963 | TV Mini-Series | Caius Cassius |
| ITV Television Playhouse | 1962 | TV Series | Fred Parsons |
| The Devil's Agent | 1962 | scenes deleted | |
| Night Creatures | 1962 | Rev. Dr. Blyss | |
| Drama 61-67 | 1962 | TV Series | Frederick James Parsons |
| Cash on Demand | 1961 | Harry Fordyce | |
| The Naked Edge | 1961 | Mr. Evan Wrack | |
| Fury at Smugglers' Bay | 1961 | Squire Trevenyan | |
| The Hellfire Club | 1961 | Mr. Merryweather | |
| Sword of Sherwood Forest | 1960 | Sheriff of Nottingham | |
| The Risk | 1960 | Professor Sewell | |
| The Brides of Dracula | 1960 | Doctor Van Helsing | |
| Trouble in the Sky | 1960 | Capt. Clive Judd | |
| The Flesh and the Fiends | 1960 | Dr. Robert Knox | |
| The Mummy | 1959 | John Banning | |
| John Paul Jones | 1959 | Capt. Richard Pearson | |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1959 | Sherlock Holmes | |
| The Revenge of Frankenstein | 1958 | Doctor Victor Stein | |
| Horror of Dracula | 1958 | Doctor Van Helsing | |
| Uncle Harry | 1958 | TV Movie | Uncle Harry |
| The Winslow Boy | 1958 | TV Movie | Sir Robert Morton |
| Violent Playground | 1958 | Priest- Father Laidlaw | |
| The Abominable Snowman | 1957 | Dr. Rollason | |
| Home at Seven | 1957 | TV Movie | David Preston |
| The Curse of Frankenstein | 1957 | Victor Frankenstein | |
| Time Without Pity | 1957 | Jeremy Clayton | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1951-1957 | TV Series | Mr. Manningham David Preston The Prime Minister ... |
| Alexander the Great | 1956 | General Memnon | |
| Richard of Bordeaux | 1955 | TV Movie | Richard II |
| The Browning Version | 1955 | TV Movie | Andrew Crocker-Harris |
| Magic Fire | 1955 | Otto Wesendonk | |
| The End of the Affair | 1955 | Henry Miles | |
| The Face of Love | 1954 | TV Movie | Mardian Thersites |
| The Black Knight | 1954 | Sir Palamides | |
| The Noble Spaniard | 1953 | TV Movie | Duke of Hermanos |
| You Are There | 1953 | TV Series | Rudolf Hess |
| Rookery Nook | 1953 | TV Movie | Clive Popkiss |
| Wednesday Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | Henry Robbins |
| Epitaph for a Spy | 1953 | TV Mini-Series | Josef Vadassey |
| The Silver Swan | 1952 | TV Series | Lord Henriques |
| Moulin Rouge | 1952 | Marcel de la Voisier |
Art Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49th Parallel | 1941 | props - uncredited |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | 1973 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2014 | TV Series in memory of - 2 episodes | |
| House of the Long Shadows... Revisited | 2012 | Documentary dedicatee | |
| The Hypnotic Eye | 1996 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| Dieter & Andreas | 1989 | Short grateful acknowledgment |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator / Himself (voice) |
| Behind the Headlines | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pebble Mill at One | 1986-1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1974-1990 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Wogan | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Everyman | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Breakfast Time | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Looks Familiar | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Clapper Board | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Land Looking West | 1977 | TV Series documentary | |
| Jim'll Fix It | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Taste for Adventure; Fists of Fire | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Heisse Ware aus Hongkong | 1974 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Film '72 | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | 1969-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wildlife Spectacular | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Treffpunkte | 1971 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinema | 1967 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 'She' Story | 1965 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Safety First | 1941 | Documentary short | |
| The New Teacher | 1941 | Documentary short | |
| We All Help | 1941 | Documentary short |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Drunken Peasants | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Peter Cushing / Grand Moff Tarkin |
| Dante's Domicile | 2015 | TV Series | Dr. Wells |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | 2014 | Documentary | Sebastian Grisbane (uncredited) |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2014 | TV Series | Grand Moff Tarkin |
| Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | 2007-2013 | TV Series documentary | Baron Frankenstein Doctor Van Helsing Doctor Victor Stein ... |
| Making of the Evil of Frankenstein | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Taking Over the Asylum: The Making of Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | 2013 | Video documentary short | Baron Frankenstein (uncredited) |
| Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic | 2012 | Video documentary short | Victor Frankenstein |
| The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil | 2012 | Documentary | Gustav Weil |
| Halloween: The Inside Story | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself Victor Frankenstein Doctor Van Helsing ... |
| Attack of the Octopus People | 2010 | Video | Doctor Welles |
| Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | 2007 | Video Game | Grand Moff Tarkin (uncredited) |
| Hammer Horror | 2007 | Video documentary short | Baron Victor Frankenstein |
| Philip Madoc: A Villain for All Seasons | 2007 | Video documentary short | Dr. Who |
| British Film Forever | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Beloved Count | 2007 | Video documentary short | Prof. Van Helsing (uncredited) |
| Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | 2007 | Documentary | Winston Smith |
| The Lost | 2006/I | Narrator | |
| Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | 2006 | Video Game | Grand Moff Tarkin (uncredited) |
| History's Mysteries | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Dr. Frankenstein |
| Timeshift | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinemaker | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Star Wars: Battlefront | 2004 | Video Game | Grand Moff Tarkin |
| Inside the Fear Factory | 2003 | Video documentary short | |
| The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster | 2002 | Video documentary | Dr. Frankenstein (uncredited) |
| Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee | 2002 | Video documentary short | Sherlock Holmes |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror | 1996-1997 | TV Series documentary | Sherlock Holmes / Baron Victor von Frankenstein / Doctor Van Helsing |
| 100 Years of Horror | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor, 'The Brides of Dracula' |
| Match of the Seventies | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dalekmania | 1995 | Video documentary | Dr Who |
| The Vampire Interviews | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
| The World of Hammer | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Victor Frankenstein Gustav Weil Major Holly ... |
| It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Dr. Who (uncredited) |
| 'Doctor Who': Daleks - The Early Years | 1993 | Video documentary | Dr. Who (uncredited) |
| A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel & Hardy | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Oxford Student (uncredited) |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | 1991 | Documentary | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor |
| Monsters & Maniacs | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Laurel and Hardy Show | 1986 | TV Series | Jones (1986) |
| The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | Video documentary | Sherlock Holmes |
| The Best of All Time Horror Classics | 1985 | Video documentary | Van Helsing |
| Great Performances | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Coming Soon | 1982 | Video documentary | edited from 'Brides of Dracula' (uncredited) |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Dracula: Prince of Darkness | 1966 | Doctor Van Helsing (uncredited) | |
| Lolita | 1962 | Dr. Frankenstein (uncredited) | |
| Return from Nowhere | 1944 | Short | Awakening Man (clip from 'Dreams') (uncredited) |
| The Woman in the House | 1942 | Short | Man Waking Up (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Actor | For his contributions to the fantastc film genre. |
| 1983 | Caixa de Catalunya | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Actor | House of the Long Shadows (1983) |
| 1976 | Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Actor | The Ghoul (1975) |
| 1956 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Star Wars (1977) |
Known for movies
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
as Grand Moff Tarkin
Horror of Dracula (1958)
as Doctor Van Helsing
Top Secret! (1984)
as Bookstore Proprietor
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
as Victor Frankenstein