1977Winner
Best Performance
Star Wars
Peter Cushing
Actor
Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
May 26, 1913
Biography
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 Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Winner
Best Performance
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
1984Nominee
Best Performance
Top Secret!
Career Highlights
1958Highlight
Best Performance
Dracula
1974Highlight
Best Performance
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
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Star Wars
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Top Secret!