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Peter Cushing
Peter Wilton Cushing
,
OBE
(26 May 191311 August 1994) was an English actor and a
BAFTA TV Award Best Actor
winner in 1956. He is mainly known for his many appearances in
Hammer Films
, in which he played strong character roles like 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.
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