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After various repertory experiences, he saved enough money to sail to the USA in 1938. In Hollywood, he doubled for Louis Hayward in THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK and played second male lead in THE VIGIL IN THE NIGHT.

He returned to the United Kingdom after two years and started again working in theater, film and television. It was while appearing in Noel Coward's PRIVATE LIVES, in 1940 that he met and married actress Helen Beck.

Following his part in George Orwell's 1984, Hammer cast him as the infamous and amoral Baron Frankenstein in THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and the film's success brought him international stardom. He played the role a total of five times for Hammer. The other Hammer character for which hi is known is that of the compassionate Doctor Van Helsing, arch-foe of Count Dracula.

Cushing's other famous roles include Sherlock Holmes (for both Hammer and the BBC), Doctor Who (in two theatrical films) and Grand Moff Tarkin in STAR WARS.

His wife Helen dies in 1971. While he continued to work actively, it is said by those who knew him best that he never fully recovered from her death. During the filming of TALES FROM THE CRYPT, Cushing played something of a tribute to his beloved wife with the character he portrayed-a man who appears to have lost all after the death of his beloved wife. Peter Cushing died on August 11, 1994.

1. THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1939)
   
2. A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940)
   
3. LADDIE (1940)
   
4. VIGIL IN THE NIGHT (1940)
   
5. THEY DARE NOT LOVE (1941)
   
6. HAMLET (1948)
   
7. MOULIN ROUGE (1952)
   
8. THE BLACK KNIGHT (1954)
   
9. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1955)
   
10. ALEXANDER THE GREAT (1956)
    
11. MAGIC FIRE (1956)
    
12. TIME WITHOUT PITY (1956)
    
13. THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN OF THE HIMALAYAS
    
    • aka: ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957)
      
14. THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
    
15. HORROR OF DRACULA/DRACULA (1958)
    
16. REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958)
    
17. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959)
    
18. JOHN PAUL JONES (1959)
    
19. MANIA (1959)
    
    • aka: THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS
      
    • aka: THE PSYCHO KILLERS
      
20. THE MUMMY (1959)
    
21. THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
    
22. THE RISK (1960)
    
23. SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST (1960)
    
24. TROUBLE IN THE SKY/CONE OF SILENCE (1960)
    
25. CASH ON DEMAND (1961)
    
26. THE NAKED EDGE (1961)
    
27. THE MAN WHO FINALLY DIED (1962)
    
28. NIGHT CREATURES/CAPTAIN CLEGG (1962)
    
29. EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964)
    
30. THE GORGON (1964)
    
31. DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS (1965)
    
32. DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS (1965)
    
33. SHE (1965)
    
34. THE SKULL (1965)
    
35. DALEKSùINVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (1966)
    
36. ISLAND OF TERROR (1966)
    
37. FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967)
    
38. BLOOD BEAST TERROR (1968)
    
39. CORRUPTION (1968)
    
40. TORTURE GARDEN (1968)
    
41. FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED! (1970)
    
42. SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (1970)
    
43. THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1971)
    
44. THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1971)
    
45. ASYLUM/HOUSE OF CRAZIES (1972)
    
46. DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972)
    
47. DRACULA A.D. 1972/DRACULA TODAY (1972)
    
48. HORROR EXPRESS (1972)
    
    • aka: PANICO EN EL TRANSIBERIANO
      
    • aka: PANIC ON THE TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS
      
49. I, MONSTER (1972)
    
50. NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT (1972)
    
    • aka:THE DEVIL'S UNDEAD
      
    • aka:THE RESURRECTION SYNDICATE
      
51. TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972)
    
52. TWINS OF EVIL (1972)
    
53. AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS! (1973)
    
54. COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE (1973)
    
    • aka: THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA
      
55. THE CREEPING FLESH (1973)
    
56. FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE/CREATURES (1973)
    
57. THE BEAST MUST DIE/BLACK WEREWOLF (1974)
    
58. FRANKENSTEIN & THE MONSTER FROM HELL (1974)
    
59. LA GRANDE TROUILLE (1974)
    
60. MADHOUSE (1974)
    
61. DRACULA AND THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1975)
    
62. THE GHOUL (1975)
    
63. SHOCK WAVES/DEATH CORPS (1975)
    
64. AT THE EARTH'S CORE (1976)
    
65. CALL HIM MR. SHATTER/SHATTER (1976)
    
66. DIRTY KNIGHT'S WORK (1976)
    
    • aka: A CHOICE OF WEAPONS
      
    • aka: TRIAL BY COMBAT
      
67. DIE STANDARTE (1977)
    
68. STAR WARS (1977)
    
69. THE UNCANNY (1977)
    
70. ARABIAN ADVENTURE (1979)
    
71. MONSTER ISLAND (1981)
    
72. SWORD OF THE VALIANT (1982)
    
73. HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS (1983)
    
74. TOP SECRET! (1984)
    
75. BIGGLES: ADVENTURES IN TIME (1986)