[153], Several filmmakers and actors have claimed to be influenced by Peter Cushing, including actor Doug Bradley, who played Pinhead in the Hellraiser horror films,[154] and John Carpenter, who directed such films as Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981) and The Thing (1982). One day Peter went missing, having wandered off in his frock to paddle in some puddles. [71] Cushing prepared extensively for the role, studying the novel and taking notes in his script. 3 Dracula And Dr. Van Helsing. [10], Cushing joined the cast in May 1976, and his scenes were filmed at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. "[146], In his autobiography, Cushing implies that he attempted suicide on the night of his wife's death by running up and down stairs in the vain hope that it would induce a heart attack. [105], In 1975, Cushing was anxious to return to the stage, where he had not performed in ten years. [20], Only a few days after filming on The Man in the Iron Mask was completed, Cushing was in the Schwab's Drug Store, a famous Sunset Boulevard hangout spot for actors, when he learned producer Hal Roach was seeking an English actor for a comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. [87][102] Cushing wrote the forewords to two books about the detective: Peter Haining's Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook (1974) and Holmes of the Movies: The Screen Career of Sherlock Holmes (1976), by David Stuart Davies. The studio executives were anxious to have Cushing; in fact, Hammer co-founder James Carreras had been unsuccessfully courting Cushing for film roles in other projects even before his major success with Nineteen Eighty-Four. Neither Carlson nor Cushing wanted to do the scene, filmed despite director Terence Fisher's objections, and the controversial sequence was edited out of the film for its American release. They were the best of friends. Cushing said he would have preferred to play Kenobi rather than Tarkin, but could not have done so because he was to be filming other movie roles when Star Wars was shooting, and Tarkin's scenes took less time to film than those of the larger Kenobi role. Peter and Helen Cushing with the neighborhood children Peter Vincent The Lovely Bones Peter Cushing English Gentleman Saint Peter Obe Memoirs That Way Candid More information . Most, however, were complimentary of Cushing's performance,[50] claiming it added a layer of distinction and credibility to the film. Oliver, Myrna (12 August 1994). [42][66] He appeared in the horror film The Abominable Snowman (1957), a Hammer adaptation of a BBC Nigel Kneale television play The Creature (1955) which Cushing had also starred in. Cushing appeared in several films released in 1961, including Fury at Smugglers' Bay, an adventure film about pirates scavenging ships off the English coastline;[84] The Hellfire Club, where he played a lawyer helping a young man expose a cult;[85] and The Naked Edge, a British-American thriller about a woman who suspects her husband framed another man for murder. [28] Picturegoer writer Margaret Hinxman, who was not complimentary of Lee's performance, praised Cushing and wrote of the film: "Although this shocker may not have created much of a monster, it may well have created something more lasting: a star! [14][28] They fell in love and were married on 10 April 1943. Originally, all of the character's lines were spoken aloud to himself, but Cushing suggested he speak to a framed photo of his deceased wife instead, and director Freddie Francis agreed. Director: James Whale | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut Votes: 1,771 2. Peter Cushing said in an interview that he picked parts based on what he thought audiences would like to see him in. He said his only regret about working on it was that he wasn't able to be in ESB or RotJ. He was not cast because he insisted he could not perform in an American accent. [10] However, Cushing was very proud of his experiences with the Hammer films, and never resented becoming known as a horror actor. No, he did not have any children. [30] The war years continued to prove difficult for him, however, and at one point he was forced to work designing ladies head-scarves at a Macclesfield-based silk manufacturer to make ends meet. As one of the most famous women on the planet throughout the 1950s and '60s the one thing that she didn't have . [21] Cushing wrote the books as what he called "a form of therapy to stop me going stark, raving mad" following the loss of his wife. It'll be a glorious death, so long as I can hear what you're saying. Peter Wilton Cushing was born on May 26, 1913 in Kenley, Surrey, England, to Nellie Maria (King) and George Edward Cushing, a quantity surveyor. At times, this put him at odds with writers and producers; Hammer Studios producer Anthony Hinds once declared him a "fusspot [and] terrible fusser about his wardrobe and everything, but never a difficult man. He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance as Winston Smith in a BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954). [16][17] By the end of the summer of 1936, Cushing accepted a job with the repertory theatre company Southampton Rep, working as assistant stage manager and performing in bit roles at the Grand Theatre in the Hampshire city. Peter Cushing was not a handsome man. Other people in this association: David Tennant 2005 - 2010. [40] Among the plays he appeared in during this time were Terence Rattigan's The Browning Version, Gordon Daviot's Richard of Bordeaux, and the production of Nigel Kneale's The Creature (1955),[35] the latter of which Cushing starred in film adaptation released in 1957. The Peter Cushing Companion David Miller 2002 Page 45 "Cushing's fee for The Face of Love was 74 guineas. Time is interminable, the loneliness is almost unbearable and the only thing that keeps me going is the knowledge that my dear Helen and I will be reunited again some day. [18] In the autumn of 1946, after the war ended, Cushing unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of Paul Verrall in a stage production of the play Born Yesterday that was being staged by famed actor and director Laurence Olivier. It received poor reviews, however, and ran for only eleven days. ", British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council, Entertainments National Service Association, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, "Great Britons" commemorative postage stamp, Lawrence Van Helsing and Lorrimer Van Helsing, Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Award for Best Actor, "Horror actor Peter Cushing dead at age 81", Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Haeritage of Horror, Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror, "The effect was achieved by drawing on preexisting footage of the actor, particularly his work in A New Hope", "the CGI used to repurpose the footage may not age well", "Rogue One VFX head: 'We didn't do anything Peter Cushing would've objected to', "CGI resurrection of Peter Cushing is thrilling but is it right? [28][35] Nevertheless, a second televised production was filmed and aired, and Cushing eventually drew both critical praise and acting awards, further cementing his reputation as one of Britain's biggest television stars. He nevertheless maintained a belief in both God and an afterlife. He regularly applied for auditions and openings for roles he found in the arts-oriented newspaper The Stage, but was turned down repeatedly due to his lack of professional experience in the theatre. [29] Cushing eventually had to leave ENSA due to lung congestion, an ailment his wife helped him recover from. For example, you can call that friend, and from the very first maniacal laugh or some other joke you will know who is at the other end of that line. Cushing envisioned the character as an idealist warrior for the greater good, and studied the original book carefully and adapted several of Van Helsing's characteristics from the books into his performance, including the repeated gesture of raising his index finger to emphasise an important point. His childhood inspiration was Tom Mix, an American film actor and star of many Western films. Tender Dracula. [21] In that film, Cushing's Van Helsing travels to the Chinese city Chungking, where Count Dracula is heading a vampire cult. [27] During this tour he met Violet Hlne "Helen" Beck, a former dancer who was starring in the lead female role of Amanda Prynne. "[35] Parliament even considered a motion immediately after the first screening to ban the play's live repeat. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [136], Cushing wrote two autobiographies, Peter Cushing: An Autobiography (1986) and Past Forgetting: Memoirs of the Hammer Years (1988). He and his older brother David were raised first in Dulwich Village, a south London suburb, and then later back in Surrey. Peter Cushing is one of the most highly regarded performers amongst all manner of cinephiles. [20] Cushing was hired as a stand-in for scenes that featured both characters played by Louis Hayward, who had the dual lead roles of King Louis XIV and Philippe of Gascony. [4] He always took the roles seriously and never portrayed them in a campy or tongue-in-cheek style because he felt it would be insulting to his audience. "After the recording, I cleared the studio and left Peter and Christopher alone with the TV. Although Cushing's protagonist was derived from television scripts used for First Doctor serials, his portrayal of the character differed in the fact that Cushing's Dr. Who was a human being, whereas the original Doctor as portrayed on TV by William Hartnell was extraterrestrial. [61], In 1959, Cushing agreed to reprise the role of Van Helsing in the sequel, The Brides of Dracula (1960). Biography - A Short Wiki. Best of all, he received $75 a week for 4 months - which seemed like a small fortune to the young Cushing. [77] Cushing and director Peter Graham Scott did not get along well during filming and at one point, when the two were having a disagreement on set, Cushing turned to cameraman Len Harris and said, "Take no notice Len. (1973),[65] and The Beast Must Die (1974). PETER CUSHING, the prolific and . "[32], Hamlet won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and earned Cushing praise for his performance. [10], Cushing continued to work in a few Hollywood engagements, including an uncredited role in the war film They Dare Not Love (1941), which reunited him with director James Whale. Peter Cushing starred alongside icons like Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and John Carradine, in this 1983 horror-comedy. And then when that person is gone, there will be nothing like that in your life ever again. Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 - 11 August 1994) was an English actor best known for his roles in the Hammer Productions horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and as Grand Moff Tarkin in the 1977 film Star Wars. Presumably living in a famous actor's former house is a mixed blessing for its current occupants. Like Guinness, Cushing had difficulty with some of the technical jargon in his dialogue, and claimed he did not understand all of the words he was speaking. [6] Cushing loved dressing up and make believe from an early age, and later claimed he always wanted to be an actor, "perhaps without knowing at first. In January 1995, a memorial service was held in The Actor's Church in Covent Garden, with addresses given by Christopher Lee, Kevin Francis, Ron Moody and James Bree. Peter Cushing is best known for the huge number of horror films he made for Hammer Studios between 1957 and 1974. There is a photo in Peter's biography showing a smiling Helen and [67] Cushing and Lee appeared together in the Hammer horror The Mummy (1959), with Cushing as the archaeologist John Banning and Lee as the antagonist Kharis. [73], Cushing had a variety of interests outside acting, including collecting and battling model soldiers, of which he owned over five thousand. [39] Cushing was cast in the lead role of The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), marking the first of twenty-two films he made for Hammer. [86] Cushing also starred in several horror films released in 1975. As a Hammer Film actor, he portrayed Baron Frankenstein, Dr. Van Helsing, and Sherlock Holmes. Actor: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Cushing considered this among the favourites of his films,[21] and some critics believed it to be among his best performances, although it was one of the least seen films from his career. [114], Cushing got along well with the entire cast, especially his old co-star David Prowse who played Darth Vader and Carrie Fisher, who was appearing in her first major role as Princess Leia Organa. [3] In his infancy, Cushing twice developed pneumonia and once what was then known as "double pneumonia". [151] In 2013, Cushing was honoured by the Royal Mail as one of ten people selected for their "Great Britons" commemorative postage stamp issue.[157]. The two actors went on to appear in over 20 films . [10] Cushing accepted the role, and Hamlet (1948) marked his British film debut. [14] His first audition was before the actor Allan Aynesworth, who was so unimpressed with Cushing's manner of speech that he rejected him outright and insisted he not return until he improved his diction. [10] He appeared alongside actor John Mills as Watson, and the two were noted by critics for their strong chemistry and camaraderie. Peter Cushing played a vampire in a French film called "Tender Dracula". Peter Cushing was born in Surrey. [56][57], When Hammer sought to adapt Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel Dracula, they cast Cushing to play the vampire's adversary Doctor Van Helsing. Peter Cushing WAS the villain in Star Wars, Vadar was his lap dog. The first was J.B. Priestley's Eden End, which was televised in December 1951. In May 1982, Cushing was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Barker, Dennis and Malcolm, Dennis (12 August 1994). Clothes did not flatter his frame but they were flattered by him. [10] The scene in which Tarkin and Organa appear together on the Death Star, just before the destruction of the planet Alderaan, was the first scene with major dialogue that Fisher filmed for Star Wars. [41], Cushing appeared in the television film The Masks of Death (1984), marking both the last time he played detective Sherlock Holmes and the final performance for which he received top billing. He appeared in several horror films and was in Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet. Many actors turned down the role as a result, but Cushing accepted,[89] and the BBC believed his Hammer Studios persona would bring what they called a sense of "lurking horror and callous savagery" to the series. Cushing often appeared alongside actor Christopher Lee, who became one of his closest friends, and occasionally with the American horror star Vincent Price. List of the best Peter Cushing movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. [10][42][68], On 10 April 1943, Cushing married Violet Hlne Beck, sister of Reginald Beck. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were two of the most prolific actors in horror cinema. [18] Although the job meant Cushing received no actual screen time, he was eventually cast in a bit part as the king's messenger, which made The Man in the Iron Mask his official film debut. MacDonald, Andrew and MacDonald, Gina (2003). [128] This extensive use of CGI to "resurrect" an actor who had died many years earlier created a great deal of controversy about the ethics of using a deceased actor's likeness. Both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee had agreed to work together one last time. He scrutinised the costumes and screenwriter Peter Bryan's script, often altering words or phrases. "Talking toPeter Cushing". Cushing was just a fabulous actor. [114] Cushing consciously attempted to define their characters as opposite representations of good and evil, and the actor purposely stood in the shadows so the light shone on Fisher's face. Fisher agreed, and the scene was used in the film. [5] Although raised during wartime, Cushing was too young to understand or become greatly affected by it, and was shielded from the horrors of war by his mother, who encouraged him to play games under the kitchen table whenever the threat of possible bombings arose. His daughter Antonia told the Hollywood Reporter that he passed on due to natural causes. Later that year he was set to appear in Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), an adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. [109] Cushing appeared in the television film The Great Houdini (1976) as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Fans of classic films may remember the sappy 1956 movie "The Conqueror." It was a movie centered on the love affair between a . Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (license statement/permission). Peter Cushing Among my many acting heroes was the marvelous Peter Cushing whom I both loved and respected. He was paid more for Star Wars than the lead actors. PETER CUSHING was one of the handful of actors. Peter Wilton Cushing OBE (26 May 1913 - 11 August 1994) was an English actor. Eventually, the character is driven to commit suicide, but returns from the grave to seek revenge against his tormentors. [55] In Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Cushing portrayed Frankenstein as having gone completely mad, in a fitting coda to the earlier films. In 1987, a watercolour painting Cushing painted was accepted by Prince Edward and auctioned at a charity event he organised to raise funds for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. Peter Cushing reached the impressive age of 81 years. Peter Cushing: A Life in Film Hardcover - April 16, 2013 by David Miller (Author) 24 ratings Hardcover $15.79 13 Used from $9.99 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. They both appeared in numerous Hammer films, as well as other genre films, throughout their careers. Peter Cushing was born in Surrey, England on May 26, 1913, to George Edward and Nellie Marie Cushing, and was younger of the two brothers. [10] Cinematic roles proved somewhat difficult to find, however, as film producers were often resentful of television stars for drawing audiences away from the cinema. The production proved to be controversial, resulting in death threats for director Rudolph Cartier and causing Cushing to be vilified for appearing in such "filth. Peter Bogdanovich's passing was announced by one of his daughters, Antonia, on Thursday, January 6. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle invited cameras into their family home with children Archie and Lilibet for their Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, and during the series, fans caught a glimpse. [21] In the first, The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), his protagonist is sentenced to death by guillotine, but he flees and hides under the alias Doctor Victor Stein. [79], Although best known for his Hammer performances from the 1950s to the 1970s, Cushing worked in a variety of other roles during this time, and actively sought roles outside the horror genre to diversify his work. Cushing visited the company, which was only a few days away from shooting The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), the James Whale-directed adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas tale based on the French legend of a prisoner during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Although I didn't . Though only in his early 50s at the time, Cushing regularly played decrepit characters. [127] Henry provided the on-set capture and voice work with the reference material augmented and mapped over his performance like a digital body-mask. The Hammer horror star, who lived in Whitstable for the final 25 years of his life, appeared in . His is most identified with the horror films of Hammer Pictures, often sharing the screen with Christopher Lee. Early life [ edit ] Child was born in Montclair, New Jersey , on January 15, 1902, to Bertha Cushing and Charles Tripler Child. He and his older brother David were raised first in Dulwich Village, a south London suburb, and then later back in Surrey. [68] However, Cushing was able to star in Twins of Evil (also 1971), a prequel of sorts to The Vampire Lovers, as Gustav Weil, the leader of a group of religious puritans trying to stamp out witchcraft and satanism. [2] His father, a quantity surveyor, was a reserved and uncommunicative man whom Peter said he never got to know very well. "It's very likely that [the filmmakers] secured permission from Cushing's estate or his direct heirs, because the laws regarding postmortem rights of publicity differ from state to state," Tyler. [10] Director John Carpenter approached him to appear in the horror film Halloween (1978) as Samuel Loomis, the psychiatrist of murderer Michael Myers, but Cushing turned down the role. [38], In the two years following Nineteen Eighty-Four, Cushing appeared in thirty-one television plays and two serials, and won Best Television Actor of the Year from the Evening Chronicle. He portrayed heroes and villains with equal skill. For information on reusing text from Wikipedia, please see the terms of use. Missing Helen To underscore just how difficult Helen's passing was for Peter Cushing, he ended his first autobiography, published in 1986, with her death: Peter felt his life effectively ended with Helen's passing. [139] He hand-painted many and used the Little Wars rule set by H. G. Wells for miniature wargaming. [45] He later said that his career decisions entailed selecting roles where he knew that he would be accepted by the audience. The horror films were produced by Hammer Films in Britain.Peter Cushing, a British actor who chilled a generation of filmgoers as the evil Baron Frankenstein, died yesterday in a hospice in Canterbury, England. [21] He once said that he learned his parts "from cover to cover" before filming began. Cushing played the lead role twice more in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974). [110] Cushing also appeared in the horror film The Uncanny (1977). [102] He appeared alongside Vincent Price in Dr. Phibes Rises Again! 1959 - 1984. Originally Doyle wanted to call his detective Sherrinford Hope. [5] During one Christmas in his youth, Cushing saw a stage production of Peter Pan, which served as an early source of inspiration and interest in acting. Study now. His stoic portrayals in Hammer horror films and Star Wars is legendary, but did you know that he also played Dr Who in two films? Stevens cast Cushing in the second male lead role of Joe Shand, the husband of the Lombard character's sister. With the aid of advanced CGI, a walking, talking Cushing once again reprises his role as the sneering Imperial Officer Grand Moff Tarkin from the 1977 original Star Wars: A New Hope, even though. Peter Cushing's former partners: Peter Cushing's former wife was Helen Cushing. Cushing turned it down, in part because he did not like the script by Jimmy Sangster, and the lead role was taken instead by Anton Diffring. He also won best actor awards from the Guild of Television Producers in 1955,[39] and from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1956. "Horror-film actor Peter Cushing dies at 81, Played variety of roles From Sherlock Holmes to Baron Frankenstein" (12 August 1994). [45] Produced by American writer and director Ted Newsom, his contribution was recorded in Canterbury, near his home. [14][28][29][145], In 1971 Cushing's wife died of emphysema. '"[47], Unlike Frankenstein (1931) produced by Universal, the Hammer films revolved mainly around Victor Frankenstein, rather than his monster. They first met on the set of the film, where Lee was still wearing the monster make-up prepared by Phil Leakey. According to Peter Cushing's autobiography, he took a piece of silk that Helen's family had smuggled out of Russia. [7] Cushing harboured aspirations for the arts all throughout his youth, especially acting. Before filming began, however, Cushing said he had reservations about the screenplay written by Jimmy Sangster and Peter Bryan. Despite making the movie in the late Seventies his fiendish character lives on the character was even revived in CGI form for 2016's Rogue One. As a Hammer Film actor, he portrayed Baron Frankenstein, Dr. Van Helsing, and . [78] Among his final Hammer roles was Fear in the Night (1972), where he played a one-armed school headmaster apparently terrorising the protagonist, played by Judy Geeson. As a result, playwright Edward Percy was brought in to make modifications to the script, though the rewrites pushed filming into early 1960 and brought additional costs to the production. Filmed on location in Munich, Cushing played Otto Wesendonck, the husband of poet Mathilde Wesendonck, who in the film is portrayed as having an affair with Wagner. [21] Cushing and Lee became extremely close friends, and remained so for the rest of Cushing's life. [9] He attended the Purley County Grammar School, where he swam and played cricket and rugby. [111], Film director George Lucas approached Cushing with the hopes of casting the actor in his upcoming space fantasy film, Star Wars. Fear in the Night. [11], Cushing wanted to enter the acting profession after school, but his father opposed the idea, despite the theatrical background of several of his family members. That film marked the first Cushing worked for producer Kevin Francis, who worked in minor jobs at Hammer and had long aspired to work with Cushing, whom he admired deeply. During filming he asked director Terence Fisher for permission to drive a harpoon through the mummy's body during a fight scene, to explain the poster image. He made me believe he was evil and cruel. Cushing played one part against Hayward in one scene, then the opposite part in another, and ultimately the scenes were spliced together in a split screen process that featured Hayward in both parts and left Cushing's work cut from the film altogether. A great fan of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Cushing played Holmes in several productions, including a British TV series of the 1960s.Peter Wilton Cushing was born in Kenley, Surrey, England, on May 26, 1913, the younger of two sons of a surveyor and a carpet merchant's daughter. [97] Cushing played a surgeon who attempts to restore the beauty of his wife (played by Sue Lloyd), whose face is horribly scarred in an accident. This article incorporates text from a free content work. Chibnall, Steve and Petley, Julian (2001). Torture Garden. [39] For that film, he travelled to Spain and filmed scenes on location in the castles of Manzanares el Real and El Escorial. He got fair grades only through the help of his brother, a strong student who did his homework for him. Prone to homesickness, he was miserable at the boarding school and spent only one term there before returning home. Actually, I'm a gentle fellow. [29], Cushing recorded occasional radio spots and appeared in week-long stints as a featured player in London's Q Theatre, but otherwise work was difficult to come by. 2014-12-17 19:28:59. Payne, Graham (June 1958). We began a close personal correspondence that lasted for several years. He had long blonde hair, tied with a bow, and enviable selection of dresses. At an early age, Cushing was attracted to acting, inspired by his . He continued to perform in occasional stage productions, such as Robert E. MacEnroe's The Silver Whistle at Westminster's Duchess Theatre in 1956. Fourteen days of rehearsal was originally scheduled for each episode, but they were cut down to ten days for economic reasons. [133] Cushing appeared alongside his old co-stars Christopher Lee and Vincent Price in House of the Long Shadows (1983), a horror-parody film featuring Desi Arnaz, Jr. as an author trying to write a gothic novel in a deserted Welsh mansion. 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