Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing OBE Born Peter Wilton Cushing (1913-05-26)26 May 1913 Kenley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Died 11 August 1994(1994-08-11) (aged 81) Canterbury, Kent, England Cause of death Prostate cancer Residence Whitstable, Kent Education Shoreham College Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama Occupation Actor Years active 1939–86 Home town Purley, Surrey Spouse(s) Violet Helene Beck (8 February 1905 – 14 January 1971) (m. 1943–71) (her death) Parents George Edward and Nellie Maria (née King) Cushing Awards British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1956) 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.