Peter CUSHING
cushing* 26.05.1913, Kenley, (heute:) Greater London, England, GB † 11.08.1994, Canterbury, Kent, England, GB

Schauspieler * Besuch der Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London * ca. 1936 assistant manager der Worthing Repertory Company - Bühnendebüt als Schauspieler in Cornelius (1936; am Connaught Theatre, Sussex) * 1939 geht nach Amerika * erste kleine Filmrolle in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) - in den nächsten zwei Jahren spielt in weiteren Kino- und Kurzfilmen mit * 1939-41 Theaterarbeit (Hauptrolle in Love from a Stranger, 1939 /Sommeraufführung/summer stock/; am Broadway in The Seventh Trumpet, 1941) * 1942 kehrt nach England zurück und steht dort in den folgenden Jahren viel auf der Bühne (u.a. für ENSA/Entertainments National Service Association = britische Truppenbetreuung während des Krieges) * 1947 tritt erstmals in einer britischen Filmproduktion auf (Hamlet) * 1948 geht mit Old Vic Company auf Tournee durch Australien und Neuseeland * seit 1951 umfangreiche TV-Arbeit und Aufstieg zu einem der ersten Fernsehstars Englands * erst Mitte der 50er Jahre erlangt große Popularität in low-budget horror movies der Produktionsfirma Hammer Films (The Curse of Frankenstein, 1956) * etabliert sich als "cool king of Hammer horror films" bzw. "gentleman of horror" (mehrmals als Baron Frankenstein und van Helsing) und agiert oft als Partner/Gegenspieler von Christopher Lee * 1968 Titelheld der 16teiligen TV-Serie Sherlock Holmes * 1986 letzter Film und Veröffentlichung der Autobiografie * auch als Maler tätig
"If I played Hamlet they'd call it a horror film"
"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." (1964)
"For this sweet-natured, gentle man, dangerously on the verge of sainthood, there could be no mockery of his beloved craft. He played every one of his 'horror roles' with no less dedication then he had applied to his earlier classical career and the stream of powerful dramas that had established him as television's leading actor. His total belief and immersion in everything he did lifted these fantasy / horror tales from the banal to the believable, he commanded respect for the genre, lifted it up, almost single highhandedly, to the level of credibility that made everyone of them a minor classic!" Ron Moody
FILMS

The Man in the Iron Mask (Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske, 1939-USA * James Whale ... bit) (02-04; 3908)

A Chump at Oxford (Wissen ist Macht, 1939-USA * Alfred Goulding ... bit) (05-06/+09; 4002)

Vigil in the Night (1939-USA; d: George Stevens, B: Fred Guiol, P.J. Wolfson, Rowland Leigh, K: Robert de Grasse, M: Alfred Newman, D: Carole Lombard * Brian Aherne * Anne Shirley / Peter Cushing: Joe Shand) 96m-Drama (Roman von A.J. Cronin, 1939) (08-?; 4002)

Laddie (1940-USA; d: Jack Hively, B: Bert Granet, Jerome Cady, K: Harry J. Wild, M: Roy Webb, D: Tim Holt ° Virginia Gilmore ° Joan Carroll ° Spring Byington / Peter Cushing: Robert Pryor) 70m-Drama (Roman von Gene Stratton-Porter, 1913) (?-07; 4010)

Hamlet (Hamlet, 1947-GB; R: Laurence Olivier, B: Alan Dent, K: Desmond Dickinson, M: William Walton, D: Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney, Jean Simmons, Felix Aylmer, Norman Wooland, Terence Morgan, Stanley Holloway, Peter Cushing: Osric) 142/55m-Tragödie (04-11; 4805)

Moulin Rouge (Moulin Rouge, 1952-GB * John Huston ... Marcel de la Voisier) (Roman von Pierre La Mure) (06-09; 5212, LA)

The Black Knight (Unter schwarzem Visier, 1953-GB; R: Tay Garnett, B: Alec Coppel; Dennis O'Keefe, Bryan Forbes, K: John Wilcox, M: John Addison, D: Alan Ladd / Peter Cushing: Sir Palamides) 85/7m-Abenteuer (09-12; 5408)

The End of the Affair (Das Ende einer Affaire, 1954-GB; R: Edward Dmytryk, B: Lenore J. Coffee, K: Wilkie Cooper, M: Benjamin Frankel, D: Deborah Kerr * Van Johnson * John Mills, Peter Cushing: Henry Miles) 106m-Drama (Roman von Graham Greene, 1951) (07-08; 5502)

Magic Fire (Frauen um Richard Wagner, 1954-USA; R: William Dieterle, B: Bertita Harding, E.A. Dupont, David [T.] Chantler, K: Ernest Haller, MS: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, D: Yvonne De Carlo * Carlos Thompson * Rita Gam * Valentina Cortese & Alan Badel, Peter Cushing: Otto Wesendonck) 95m-Biografie (Roman von Bertita Harding, 1953) (10-11; 5604)

Alexander the Great (Alexander der Große, 1955-USA * Robert Rossen ... Memnon) (02-07; 5603)

Time without Pity (In letzter Stunde, 1956-GB; R: Joseph Losey, B: Ben Barzman, K: Freddie Francis, M: Tristram Cary, D: Michael Redgrave * Ann Todd * Leo McKern, Peter Cushing: Jeremy Clayton) 88m-Krimidrama (5703)

The Curse of Frankenstein (Frankensteins Fluch, 1956-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: Jimmy Sangster, K: Jack Asher, M: James Bernard, D: Peter Cushing: Baron Victor Frankenstein * Hazel Court * Robert Urquhart & Christopher Lee) 83/9m-Horror (11-12; 5705)

The Abominable Snowman (Yeti, der Schneemensch, 1957-GB; R: Val Guest, B: Nigel Kneale, K: Arthur Grant, M: Humphrey Searle, D: Forrest Tucker * Peter Cushing: Dr. John Rollason) 90m-Fantasyabenteuer (01-03; 5708)

Violent Playground (Kinder der Straße, 1957-GB; R: Basil Dearden, B: James Kennaway, K: Reginald Wyer, M: Philip Green, D: Stanley Baker * Peter Cushing: Priester * Anne Heywood * David McCallum) 108m-Krimidrama (5801)

Dracula (1957/58-GB * Terence Fisher ... Dr. van Helsing) (Roman von Bram Stoker) (11-01; 5806)

The Revenge of Frankenstein (Frankensteins Rache, 1958-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: Jimmy Sangster; Hurford Janes, K: Jack Asher, M: Leonard Salzedo, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Victor Stein * Eunice Gayson * Francis Matthews * Michael Gwynn) 89m-Horror (01-03; 5808)

John Paul Jones (Beherrscher der Meere, 1958-USA; R: John Farrow, B: John Farrow, Jesse Lasky, Jr., K: Michel Kelber, M: Max Steiner, D: Robert Stack ° Marisa Pavan ° Charles Coburn ° Erin O'Brien, Macdonald Carey, Jean-Pierre Aumont, David Farrar, Peter Cushing: Captain Pearson) 126m-Historienabenteuer (04-10; 5906)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Der Hund von Baskerville, 1958-GB * Terence Fisher ... Sherlock Holmes) (Roman von Arthur Conan Doyle) (09-10; 5905)

The Mummy (Die Rache der Pharaonen, 1959-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: Jimmy Sangster, K: Jack Asher, M: Franz Reizenstein, D: Peter Cushing: John Banning * Christopher Lee * Yvonne Furneaux) 88m-Horror (02-04; 5909)

The Flesh and the Fiends (Der Arzt und die Teufel, 1959-GB; R: John Gilling, B: John Gilling, Leon Griffiths, K: Monty Berman, M: Stanley Black, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Robert Knox, June Laverick, Donald Pleasence) 97m-Horror (6002)

Suspect (1959-GB; d: Roy Boulting, John Boulting, B: Nigel Balchin; Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, K: Max Greene, D: Tony Britton * Virginia Maskell * Peter Cushing: Professor Sewell * Ian Bannen) 81m-Thrillerdrama (Roman A Sort of Traitors von Nigel Balchin, 1949) (17 Drehtage; 6011)

Cone of Silence (Zone des Schweigens, 1960-GB; R: Charles Frend, B: Robert Westerby; Jeffrey Dell, K: Arthur Grant, M: Gerard Schurmann, D: Michael Craig * Peter Cushing: Captain Clive Judd * Bernard Lee * Elizabeth Seal * George Sanders) 92m-Abenteuerdrama (Roman von Arthur David Beaty, 1959) (6004)

The Brides of Dracula (Dracula und seine Bräute, 1960-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: Jimmy Sangster, Peter Bryan, Edward Percy, K: Jack Asher, M: Malcolm Williamson, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. van Helsing, Freda Jackson, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur) 85m-Horror (01-?; 6007)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (Das Schwert des Robin Hood, 1960-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: Alan Hackney, K: Ken Hodges, M: Alun Hoddinott, D: Richard Greene * Peter Cushing: Sheriff von Nottingham) 80m-Abenteuer (05-07; 6012)

The Hellfire Club (Der rote Herzog, 1960-GB; R: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman, B: Leon Griffiths, Jimmy Sangster, K: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman, M: Clifton Parker, D: Keith Michell ° Adrienne Corri ° Peter Arne ° Kai Fischer, Peter Cushing: Merryweather) 93m-Abenteuer (6103)

The Naked Edge (Ein Mann geht seinen Weg, 1960-GB/USA * Michael Anderson ... Mr. Wrack) (Roman von Max Ehrlich) (?-12; 6108)

Fury at Smugglers' Bay (Die Bucht der Schmuggler, 1960-GB; R+B: John Gilling, K: Harry Waxman, M: Harold Geller, D: Peter Cushing: Squire Trevenyan * John Fraser * Bernard Lee * Michele Mercier) 96m-Abenteuer (6104)

Cash on Demand (1961-GB; d: Quentin Lawrence, B: David T. Chantler, Lewis Greifer, K: Arthur Grant, M: Wilfred Josephs, D: Peter Cushing: Fordyce * André Morell) 86m-Drama (Fernsehspiel The Gold Inside von Jacques Gillies, 1960) (04; 6312)

Captain Clegg (Die Bande des Captain Clegg, 1962-GB; R: Peter Graham Scott, B: John Elder [=Anthony Hinds]; Barbara S. Harper, K: Arthur Grant, M: Don Banks, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Blyss/Captain Nathaniel Clegg, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, Oliver Reed) 82m-Abenteuer [Roman Doctor Syn von Russell Thorndike, 1915] (6206)

The Man Who Finally Died (1962-GB; d: Quentin Lawrence, B: Lewis Greifer, Louis Marks, K: Stephen Dade, M: Philip Green, D: Stanley Baker * Peter Cushing: von Brecht * Mai Zetterling & Eric Portman) 100m-Thrillerdrama (6312)

The Evil of Frankenstein (Frankensteins Ungeheuer, 1963-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: John Elder [=Anthony Hinds], K: John Wilcox, M: Don Banks, D: Peter Cushing: Baron Frankenstein, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont) 84m-Horror (6405)

The Gorgon (Die brennenden Augen von Schloß Bartimore, 1963/64-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: John Gilling, K: Michael Reed, M: James Bernard, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Namaroff * Christopher Lee) 83m-Horror (12-?; 6410)

Dr Terror's House of Horrors (Die Todeskarten des Dr. Schreck, 1964-GB * Freddie Francis ... Dr. Sandor Schreck) (05-07; 6502)

She (Herrscherin der Wüste, 1964-GB; R: Robert Day, B: David T. Chantler, K: Harry Waxman, M: James Bernard, D: Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing: Major Holly) 105m-Fantasyabenteuer (Roman von H. Rider Haggard, 1887) (6504)

Dr Who and the Daleks (1965-GB; d: Gordon Flemyng, B: Milton Subotsky, K: John Wilcox, M: Malcolm Lockyer, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Who * Roy Castle * Jennie Linden * Roberta Tovey) 83m-Science-Fiction (03-04; 6508)

The Skull (Der Schädel des Marquis de Sade, 1965-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: Milton Subotsky, K: John Wilcox, M: Elisabeth Lutyens, D: Peter Cushing: Professor Christopher Maitland * Patrick Wymark * Christopher Lee) 83m-Horror (Kurzgeschichte The Skull of the Marquis de Sade von Robert Bloch, 1965) (6508, LA | 6611)

Island of Terror (1965-GB * Terence Fisher ... Dr. Brian Stanley) (11-?; 6606)

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966-GB; d: Gordon Flemyng, B: Milton Subotsky; David Whitaker, K: John Wilcox, M: Bill McGuffie, D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Who, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks, Jill Curzon, Roberta Tovey, Andrew Keir) 81/4m-Science-Fiction (01-03; 6608)

Frankenstein Created Woman (Frankenstein schuf ein Weib, 1966-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: John Elder [= Anthony Hinds], K: Arthur Grant, M: James Bernard, D: Peter Cushing: Baron Frankenstein ° Susan Denberg) 92m-Horror (07-?; 6706)

Torture Garden (Der Foltergarten des Dr. Diabolo, 1966-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: Robert Bloch, K: Norman Warwick, M: Don Banks, James Bernard, D: Jack Palance * Burgess Meredith * Beverly Adams * Peter Cushing: Lancelot Canning) 93m-Horror (vier Kurzgeschichten von Robert Bloch) (?-12; 6711)

Some May Live (1966/67-GB; d: Vernon Sewell, B: David T. Chantler, K: Ray Parslow, M: Cyril Ornadel, D: Joseph Cotten, Martha Hyer, Peter Cushing: John Meredith & John Ronane) 89m-Thriller (6708-BBFC)

Night of the Big Heat (Brennender Tod, 1967-GB * Terence Fisher ... Dr. Vernon Stone) (Roman von John Lymington) (>02<; 6705)

The Blood Beast Terror (Das Blutbiest, 1967-GB; R: Vernon Sewell, B: Peter Bryan, K: Stanley A. Long, M: Paul Ferris, D: Peter Cushing: Detective Inspector Quennell, Robert Flemyng, Wanda Ventham) 88m-Horror (6801)

Corruption (Die Bestie mit dem Skalpell, 1967/68-GB; R: Robert Hartford-Davis, B: Donald Ford, Derek Ford, K: Peter Newbrook, M: Bill McGuffie, D: Peter Cushing: Sir John Rowan * Sue Lloyd) 91m-Horror (6812)

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (Frankenstein muß sterben, 1969-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: Bert Batt, K: Arthur Grant, M: James Bernard, D: Peter Cushing: Baron Frankenstein, Simon Ward, Veronica Carlson, Thorley Walters, Freddie Jones, Maxine Audley) 96/100m-Horror (01-02; 6905)

Scream and Scream Again (Die lebenden Leichen des Dr. Mabuse, 1969-GB; R: Gordon Hessler, B: Christopher Wicking, K: John Coquillon, M: David Whitaker, D: Vincent Price * Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing: Major Heinrich) 94m-Sci-Fi-Horror (Roman The Disoriented Man von Peter Saxon, 1966) (7002)

Incense for the Damned / Doctors Wear Scarlet (1969-GB; d: Michael Burrowes [=Robert Hartford-Davis], B: Julian More, K: Desmond Dickinson, M: Bobby/Robert Richards, D: Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing: Dr. Walter Goodrich) 83m-Horror (Roman Doctors Wear Scarlet von Simon Raven, 1960) (05-?; 7204)

The Vampire Lovers (Gruft der Vampire, 1970-GB; R: Roy Ward Baker, B: Tudor Gates; Harry Fine, Michael Style, K: Moray Grant, M: Harry Robinson [=Harry Robertson], D: Ingrid Pitt * George Cole * Kate O'Mara & Peter Cushing: General Spielsdorf) 91m-Horror (Novelle Carmilla von Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872) (7009)

The House That Dripped Blood (Totentanz der Vampire, 1970-GB; R: Peter Duffell, B: Robert Bloch, K: Ray Parslow, M: Michael Dress, D > Waxworks: Peter Cushing: Philip Grayson) 102m-Episodenfilm (06-08; 7102)

I, Monster (1970-GB; d: Stephen Weeks, B: Milton Subotsky, K: Moray Grant, M: Carl Davis, D: Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Frederick Utterson * Mike Raven) 75m-Horror (novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde von Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886) (10-?; 7111)

Twins of Evil (Draculas Hexenjagd, 1971-GB; R: John Hough, B: Tudor Gates, K: Dick Bush, M: Harry Robinson [=Harry Robertson], D: Peter Cushing: Gustav Weil, Dennis Price, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson, Isobel Black, Kathleen Byron, Damien Thomas, David Warbeck) 88m-Horror (03-04; 7110)

Tales from the Crypt (Geschichten aus der Gruft, 1971-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: Milton Subotsky, K: Norman Warwick, M: Douglas Gamley, D: Ralph Richardson: crypt keeper | 3-Poetic Justice: Peter Cushing: Arthur Grimsdyke) 92m-Episodenfilm (09-10; 7210)

Dracula A.D. 1972 (Dracula jagt Minimädchen, 1971-GB; R: Alan Gibson, B: Don Houghton, K: Richard=Dick Bush, M: Michael Vickers, D: Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Professor van Helsing) 95m-Horror (09-11; 7211-USA)

Fear in the Night (The Fear - Angst in der Nacht, 1971-GB; R: Jimmy Sangster, B: Jimmy Sangster, Michael Syson, K: Arthur Grant, M: John McCabe, D: Judy Geeson * Joan Collins * Ralph Bates & Peter Cushing: Michael Carmichael) 85m-Psychothriller (11-12; 7207)

Dr Phibes Rises Again (Die Rückkehr des Dr. Phibes, 1971/72-GB; R: Robert Fuest, B: Robert Fuest, Robert Blees, K: Alex Thomson, M: John Gale, D: Vincent Price * Robert Quarry, Peter Cushing: Kapitän, Beryl Reid, Terry-Thomas) 89m-Horror (12-01; 7207-USA)

Pánico en el Transiberiano / Horror Express (Horror-Expreß, 1972-E/GB; R: Eugenio Martín, B: Arnaud d'Usseau, Julian Halevy= [1997] Julian Zimet, K: Alejandro Ulloa, M: John Cacavas, D: Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Dr. Wells) 90m-Sci-Fi-Horror (01-?; 7210)

The Creeping Flesh (Nachts, wenn das Skelett erwacht, 1972-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: Peter Spenceley, Jonathan Rumbold, K: Norman Warwick, M: Paul Ferris, D: Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Emmanuel Hildern) 91m-Horror (02-03; 7206-BBFC)

Asylum (Asylum, 1972-GB * Roy Ward Baker ... Smith) (04-05; 7207)

Nothing but the Night (Das Dunkel der Nacht, 1972-GB; R: Peter Sasdy, B: Brian Hayles, K: Ken/neth Talbot, M: Malcolm Williamson, D: Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Sir Mark Ashley * Diana Dors * Georgia Brown) 90m-Horrorthriller (Roman von John Blackburn, 1968) (04-05; 7210 | 7302-MFB)

And Now the Screaming Starts! (Embryo des Bösen, 1972-GB * Roy Ward Baker ... Dr. Pope) (Roman von David Case) (07-08; 7304, NY)

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (Frankensteins Höllenmonster, 1972-GB; R: Terence Fisher, B: John Elder [=Anthony Hinds], K: Brian Probyn, M: James Bernard, D: Peter Cushing: Baron Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Karl Victor * Shane Briant ° Madeline Smith) 99m-Horror (09-10; 7405)

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (Dracula braucht frisches Blut, 1972-GB; R: Alan Gibson, B: Don Houghton, K: Brian Probyn, M: John Cacavas, D: Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Prof. Lorrimer van Helsing * Michael Coles) 88m-Horror (11-12; 7401)

Madhouse (Das Schreckenshaus des Dr. Death, 1973-GB; R: James/Jim Clark, B: Greg Morrison, Ken Levison, K: Ray Parslow, M: Douglas Gamley, D: Vincent Price * Peter Cushing: Herbert Flay * Robert Quarry) 92m-Horrorparodie (Roman Devilday von Angus Hall, 1969) (05-06; 7411)

From beyond the Grave (Die Tür ins Jenseits, 1973-GB; R: Kevin Connor, B: Robin Clarke, Raymond Christodoulou, K: Alan Hume, M: Douglas Gamley, D: Peter Cushing: Besitzer des Antiquitätenladens) 98m-Episodenfilm (Kurzgeschichten von R. Chetwynd-Hayes) (06-07; 7402)

The Beast Must Die (Mondblut, 1973-GB; R: Paul Annett, B: Michael Winder, K: Jack Hildyard, M: Douglas Gamley, D: Calvin Lockhart * Peter Cushing: Dr. Christopher Lundgren) 92m-Horror (Kurzgeschichte There Shall Be No Darkness von James Blish, 1950) (07-09; 7404)

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (Die 7 goldenen Vampire, 1973-GB/Hongkong; R: Roy Ward Baker, B: Don Houghton, K: John Wilcox; Roy Ford, M: James Bernard, D: Peter Cushing: Prof. Lawrence Van Helsing * Julie Ege * David Chiang) 89m-Horror (10-12; 7407)

Shatter (Ti Lung - der tödliche Schatten des Mr. Shatter, 1974-GB/Hongkong; R: Michael Carreras, B: Don Houghton, K: Brian Probyn, John Wilcox, Roy Ford, M: David Lindup, D: Stuart Whitman, Peter Cushing: Rattwood, Anton Diffring) 91m-Action (01-?; 7506-BBFC | 7601, LA)

La grande trouille / Tendre Dracula (1974-F; d: Pierre Grunstein, B: Justin Lenoir, K: Jean-Jacques Tarbes, M: Karl-Heinz Schäfer, D: Peter Cushing: MacGregor * Alida Valli * Miou-Miou * Bernard Menez * Nathalie Courval) 90/5m-Fantasyhorror (02-03; 7408)

The Ghoul (Der Ghul, 1974-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: John Elder [=Anthony Hinds], K: John Wilcox, M: Harry Robinson [=Harry Robertson], D: Peter Cushing: Dr. Lawrence, John Hurt, Alexandra Bastedo, Gwen Watford, Veronica Carlson) 88m-Horror (03-04; 7505)

Legend of the Werewolf (Legende vom Werwolf, 1974-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: John Elder [=Anthony Hinds], K: John Wilcox, M: Harry Robinson [=Harry Robertson], D: Peter Cushing: Professor Paul Cataflanque, Ron Moody, Hugh Griffith, Roy Castle, David Rintoul) 90m-Horror (08-09; 7410-BBFC | 7512-MFB)

Shock Waves (Shock Waves - Die aus der Tiefe kamen, 1975-USA; R: Ken Wiederhorn, B: John Harrison, Ken Wiederhorn, K: Reuben Trane, M: Richard Einhorn, D: Peter Cushing: SS-Kommandant, Brooke Adams) 86m-Horror (07?08-35 Tage; 7709, LA)

Trial by Combat (Selbstjustiz, 1975-GB; R: Kevin Connor, B: Julian Bond, Steven Rossen, Mitchell Smith, K: Alan Hume, M: Frank Cordell, D: John Mills * Donald Pleasence, Barbara Hershey, David Birney, Margaret Leighton & Peter Cushing: Sir Edward Gifford) 90m-Krimikomödie (09-10; 7604)

The Devil's Men / Land of the Minotaur (1975-GB/USA; d: Costa Carayiannis [=Kostas Karagiannis], B: Arthur Rowe, K: Aris Stavrou, M: Brian Eno, D: Donald Pleasence * Peter Cushing: Baron Corofax) 88/94m-Horror (?-11; 7608)

At the Earth's Core (Der sechste Kontinent, 1976-GB * Kevin Connor ... Dr. Abner Perry) (Roman von Edgar Rice Burroughs) (01-03; 7608)

Star Wars[: Episode IV - A New Hope] (Krieg der Sterne, 1976-USA * George Lucas ... Großmoff Tarkin) (03-07; 7705)

Die Standarte / La última bandera (1976-D/A/E; R: Ottokar Runze, B: Herbert Asmodi, K: Michael Epp, M: Hans-Martin Majewski, D: Simon Ward ° Siegfried Rauch ° Viktor Staal, Peter Cushing: Baron Hackenberg, Jon Finch) 120m-Historienfilm (Roman von Alexander Lernet-Holenia, 1934) (10-12; 7711)

The Uncanny (Das Unheimliche, 1976-CDN/GB; R: Denis Héroux, B: Michel Parry, K: Harry Waxman, M: Wilfred Josephs, D: Peter Cushing: Wilbur Gray ° Samantha Eggar ° Ray Milland ° Susan Penhaligon ° Donald Pleasence ° Alexandra Stewart ° John Vernon) 86/9m-Episodenfilm (11-12; 7709)

Arabian Adventure (Im Bann des Kalifen, 1978-GB; R: Kevin Connor, B: Brian Hayles, K: Alan Hume, M: Ken Thorne, D: Christopher Lee * Milo O'Shea * Oliver Tobias, Peter Cushing: Wazir Al Wuzara) 98m-Fantasyabenteuer (07-11; 7905-BBFC)

Misterio en la isla de los monstruos / Monster Island (Reise zur Insel des Grauens, 1980-E/USA; R: Juan Piquer Simón, B: Joaquin/Jorge Grau, Juan Piquer Simon, Ron Gantman, K: Andres Berenguer, M: Alfonso Agullo, Carlos Villa, Alejandro Monroy, D: Terence Stamp * Peter Cushing: William T. Kolderup) 100/4m-Abenteuer (Roman L'école des Robinsons von Jules Verne, 1882) (8104)

Black Jack / Asalto al casino (1980/81-E; d+B: Max H. Boulois, K: Domingo Solano, M: Max H. Boulois, D: Peter Cushing: Sir Thomas Bedford, Claudine Auger) 98m-Action (8109)

House of the Long Shadows (Das Haus der langen Schatten, 1982-GB; R: Pete Walker, B: Michael Armstrong, K: Norman Langley, M: Richard Harvey, D: Vincent Price * Christopher Lee * Peter Cushing: Sebastian) 101m-Horror (Roman Seven Keys to Baldpate von Earl Derr Biggers, 1913) (08-09; 8306)

Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight (Camelot - Der Fluch des goldenen Schwertes, 1982-GB; R: Stephen Weeks, B: Stephen Weeks, Howard C. Pen, Philip M. Breen; Rosemary Sutcliff, Therese Burdon, K: Freddie/Frederick A. Young, Peter Hurst, M: Ron Geesin, D: Miles O'Keeffe * Cyrielle Claire * Leigh Lawson / Peter Cushing: Seneschall) 101m-Fantasyabenteuer (10-?; 8411)

Top Secret! (Top Secret, 1983-USA * Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker ... Buchhändler) (8406)

Biggles (Der Biggles-Effekt, 1985-GB; R: John Hough, B: John Groves, Kent Walwin, K: Ernest Vincze, M: Stanislas Syrewicz, D: Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Fiona Hutchinson & Peter Cushing: Colonel Raymond) 92m-Sci-Fi-Komödie (01-?; 8605)

BOOKS

Donald Fearney, Brian Holland, Jonathan Sothcott: Peter Cushing. London: Donald Fearney Productions, 1996 - 104 S.

Tony Earnshaw: An Actor and a Rare One: Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes. Lanham/London: Scarecrow Press, 2001 > xiv, 146 p. : ill., plates

Anthony Ambrogio [Hg.]: Peter Cushing. Baltimore: Luminary Press, 2004 > 281 p. : ill.

Eric Escofier: Peter Cushing: la star de la Hammer films. [Nice]: E. Escofier, 2012 > 273 p. : ill., couv. ill. en coul.


Christopher Gullo: In All Sincerity... Peter Cushing. [Philadelphia]: Xlibris, 2004

In All Sincerity… Peter Cushing is a new book examining the career of the gentle man of horror. In a career spanning six decades and many mediums, including film, television, theatre, radio, and writing, Peter Cushing has been hailed as a consummate actor who was loved by both fans and co-workers alike. Whether through his early days touring with Laurence Olivier, becoming England’s first television star, recreating the characters of Baron Frankenstein and Abraham Van Helsing for Hammer Films, or appearing in Star Wars, the most famous science fiction film ever produced, Peter Cushing exemplified dignity, preparedness and dedication to his craft. Four years in the making, “In All Sincerity… Peter Cushing” breaks down the actor’s career into decades from his very beginnings in local theatre, his stint in Hollywood, and his rise to fame as the king of horror and beyond. Over eighty actors, actresses and directors have contributed to the book, including Val Guest, Robert Quarry, Francis Matthews, Brian Cox, Forrest J. Ackerman, Yvonne Monlaur, Mark Hamill, John Carpenter, Ted Newsom, Caroline Munro and the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne. Featuring dozens of pictures, “In All Sincerity… Peter Cushing” includes some rare candid and never before published photos of Peter Cushing on the sets of The Curse of Frankenstein, The Gorgon, The Skull, Frankenstein Created Woman, and Tendre Dracula, at leisure; indulging in his love of painting, the 1975 Famous Monsters convention and the 1992 opening of ‘Cushing’s View.’ Also featured is a dedication from his life-long love Helen Beck six months before their marriage. In All Sincerity… Peter Cushing offers fans a personal look at a truly talented man. Author Christopher Gullo has been a life-long admirer of actor Peter Cushing. He has spent the last four years collecting rare materials and conducting interviews with Cushing’s co-workers for his research on the book. In the beginning of 2000, he took over the running of The Peter Cushing Association, a club for all fans of the great actor, which was created under the guidance of Peter Cushing’s former secretary, Joyce Broughton. > 420 p. : ill. * with a foreword by Peter Sasdy


Michael G. McGlasson: The Unknown Peter Cushing. Albany/Duncan: BearManor Media, 2011

More than six years in the making, this book explores various areas related to the life and career of Peter Wilton Cushing, with a focus on his familial acting legacy from grandfather Henry William Cushing, his early stage career, and his life with his beloved wife, Helen Beck Cushing. Often described as "The Gentle Man of Horror," Peter Cushing was much more than an actor, for he was also a talented painter, model maker, author, a lover of books and literature, and a poet. The Unknown Peter Cushing reveals facts about Peter's acting ancestry via a journey through time from the early 1700s and up to Peter's early days as a stage actor, when he met his Helen, the guiding force of his life and the source of his creative spirit. > xix, 107 p. : ill., ports. * includes bibliographical references and index


Peter Cushing: Peter Cushing: The Complete Memoirs. Cambridge: Signum Books, 2013

This lavish new book collects both volumes of Peter Cushing's memoirs - An Autobiography and Past Forgetting - with extensive unseen material from his private collection. Cushing was widely known as 'the gentleman of horror', his kind and sensitive nature a sharp contrast with the Hammer Horror roles that dominated his work from the 1950s onwards. This is Cushing's own account of his remarkable career, and the devastating sense of loss he suffered following the death of his wife. It offers unparalleled insight to the meticulous professionalism and private torment of a legendary film star. > foreword by Joyce Broughton ; introduction by Jonathan Rigby * 336 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color)


David Miller: Peter Cushing: A Life in Film. London: Titan Books 2013

Peter Cushing was an unforgettable presence in cult cinema of the fifties, sixties and seventies, and remains one of Britain’s best-loved film stars. Cushing made a huge impact in the groundbreaking television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, and went on to find international fame as Baron Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in the most acclaimed films from the Hammer house of horror. During his lengthy career, Cushing also played Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin, the villain of the original Star Wars. Author David Miller has written a definitive guide to the stage and screen career of a legendary star, drawing upon conversations with Cushing’s friends and colleagues, archive material held by the BBC and Hammer Film Productions, and previously unpublished correspondence with Cushing himself. This in-depth research forms the basis for a revealing re-assessment of the career and achievements of this much admired and very private actor. > 192 pages * over 200 photos, including 16 unnumbered pages of plates * previous edition published as The Peter Cushing Companion (2000) * includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.


Juan Manuel Corral: Peter Cushing: El Barón de la Interpretación. Madrid: T&B Editores, 2013

Sobre Peter Cushing, un crítico señaló una vez que gracias a su insistencia a la hora de interpretar cualquier papel desde una perspectiva teatral, evocando los sones vislumbrados en las obras de Shakespeare, todos sus largometrajes conseguían al instante un bagaje sofisticado, fuera cual fuese su presupuesto. Más tarde, cuando la mítica productora Hammer Films decidió transformar el género de Terror presentando La maldición de Frankenstein, donde el plan consistía en proponer al Barón como el "monstruo" de la función, no se pensó en otro actor que no fuera Peter Cushing para liderar tan arriesgado proyecto. A partir de aquí, el astro no sólo dio rostro para siempre al Barón Frankenstein, sino que también se convirtió en el perfecto Van Helsing, el eterno rival de Drácula, o en el Sherlock Holmes ideado por Conan Doyle, en el Doctor Who más entrañable, o en otro sinfín de personajes afines al cine de género. Ahora que se cumple en este año el 100 aniversario de su nacimiento, “Peter Cushing. El Barón de la interpretación”, ha sido escrito por Juan M. Corral para unirse a la conmemoración de este evento, a la par que con la misión de descubrir a las nuevas generaciones un actor que fue en su día una de las estrellas más amadas por el aficionado al cine Fantástico y al cine en general. Sumérgete en las páginas de la obra y descubre tanto los entresijos de las producciones que protagonizó, como las intimidades de su vida más privada. > 304 páginas, 2 pliegos centrales en papel couché con 50 fotografías en Blanco y Negro * notas, bibliografía, filmografía

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