[105], In 1975, Cushing was anxious to return to the stage, where he had not performed in ten years. He portrayed an English botanist searching the Himalayas for the legendary Yeti. Cushing sought and was cast in the role. Perhaps better known as Endora, the witch from "Bewitched," Agnes Moorehead sadly passed from cancer in 1974. [14][151] In accordance with his wishes, Cushing had a low-profile funeral with family and friends, although hundreds of fans and well-wishers came to Canterbury to pay their respects. He wanted to do Star Wars because he thought that children would love it. Cushing reprised the role of Baron Victor Frankenstein in five sequels. He appeared in several horror films and was in Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet. 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. 1. We began a close personal correspondence that lasted for several years. [42], Nevertheless, he continued to work in some film roles during this period, including the adventure film The Black Knight (1954) opposite Alan Ladd. Chibnall, Steve and Petley, Julian (2001). No, he did not have any children. [10] As with the Frankenstein film, critics largely disliked Dracula because of its violence and sexual content, deeming it inferior to the 1931 Universal version. [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. He said his only regret about working on it was that he wasn't able to be in ESB or RotJ. Lawrence broke off the engagement citing his frequent crying and bringing his parents on dates. [13][18] While he was in Southampton he met an 18 year old fellow actor Doreen Lawrence and they were engaged to be married. [10] However, Cushing was very proud of his experiences with the Hammer films, and never resented becoming known as a horror actor. [68], Immediately upon completion of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Cushing was offered the lead role in the Hammer film The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), a remake of The Man in Half Moon Street (1945). "[35] Parliament even considered a motion immediately after the first screening to ban the play's live repeat. [99] Cushing and Lee made cameos as their old roles of Frankenstein and Dracula in the comedy One More Time (1970), which starred Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jr.[100] The single scene took only one morning of filming, which Cushing agreed to after Davis asked him to do it as a favour. [91] He tried to keep his performance identical to his portrayal of Holmes from The Hound of the Baskervilles. [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. [147] In a silent tribute to Helen, a shot of Van Helsing's desk includes a photograph of her. [10] In an interview published in ABC Film Review in November 1964, Cushing stated, "People look at me as if I were some sort of monster, but I can't think why. Peter Cushing FameChain Links. [18] He found a modest success in a 1945 production of Sheridan's The Rivals at Westminster's Criterion Theatre, which earned him enough money to pay off some growing debts. It was also turned down by Christopher Lee, and eventually went to Donald Pleasence, another of Cushing's former co-stars. [109] Cushing appeared in the television film The Great Houdini (1976) as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. [45] He later said that his career decisions entailed selecting roles where he knew that he would be accepted by the audience. [68], Around the same time, he portrayed the detective Sherlock Holmes in the Hammer production of The Hound of the Baskervilles (also 1959), an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of the same name. The former seaside home of film legend Peter Cushing has gone on the market for 1.4 million. Paul Cushing Child (January 15, 1902 - May 12, 1994) was an American civil servant, diplomat, and artist known for being the husband of celebrity chef and author Julia Child. [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. [51] Many felt Cushing's performance helped create the archetypal mad scientist character. A necessary requirement to having a family and children is of course, having a spouse. Cushing was about twenty years older than Baron Frankenstein as he appeared in the original novel, but that did not deter the filmmakers. [52], The Curse of Frankenstein was an overnight success, bringing both Cushing and Lee worldwide fame. There was a general increase in BBC artists' fees, but Cushing's growing standing as a film actor must have given John Redway extra clout. He lived in the town for 35 years whilst making many of the 91 films in which he starred. Early life [ edit ] Child was born in Montclair, New Jersey , on January 15, 1902, to Bertha Cushing and Charles Tripler Child. 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. [98], In July 1969, Cushing appeared as the straight man in The Morecambe & Wise Show, the British comedy series. Most, however, were complimentary of Cushing's performance,[50] claiming it added a layer of distinction and credibility to the film. [10] Far from being deterred by Cushing's unsuccessful audition the year before, Olivier remembered the actor well and was happy to cast him,[10][18] but the only character left unfilled was the relatively small part of the foppish courtier Osric. Davies, the Purley County Grammar School physics teacher who produced all the school's plays, recognised some acting potential in him and encouraged him to participate in the theatre, even allowing Cushing to skip class to paint sets. [13], One of his earliest professional stage performances was in 1935 as Captain Randall in Ian Hay's The Middle Watch at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing. '"[47], Unlike Frankenstein (1931) produced by Universal, the Hammer films revolved mainly around Victor Frankenstein, rather than his monster. It received poor reviews, however, and ran for only eleven days. "The star who never grew up". [63] The next year, Cushing appeared in I, Monster (1971),[10] which was adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, alongside Lee as the Jekyll/Hyde figure. Cushing appeared in several other Hammer films, including The Abominable Snowman (1957), The Mummy and The Hound of the Baskervilles (both 1959), the last of which marked the first of the several occasions he portrayed the detective Sherlock Holmes. 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. Around this time he learned that Helen Ryan, an actress who impressed him in a televised play about King Edward VII, was planning to run the Horseshoe Theatre in Basingstoke with her husband, Guy Slater. Although I didn't . [7] Cushing harboured aspirations for the arts all throughout his youth, especially acting. [129][130][131] Joyce Broughton, Cushing's former secretary, had approved recreating Cushing in the film. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't have a crush on Brigitte Bardot. Peter Wilton Cushing was born on May 26, 1913 in Kenley, Surrey, England, to Nellie Maria (King) and George Edward Cushing, a quantity surveyor. The order of these top Peter Cushing movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Peter Cushing movies will be at the top of the list. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. In 1939, his father bought him a one-way ticket to Hollywood, where he moved with only 50 to his name. When this hindered the post-synching process, Olivier leaned in close to Cushing's face and said, "Now drown me. Doctors determined he had twelve to eighteen months to live, and that his left eye might be lost. [70] Hammer decided to heighten the source novel's horror elements, which upset the estate of Conan Doyle, but Cushing himself voiced no objection to the creative licence because he felt the character of Holmes himself remained intact. Did St Peter who was married have any children? In 1959, he began his career in the movie The Hound of the Baskervilles by Terence Fisher with Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville. There is a photo in Peter's biography showing a smiling Helen and [11] Cushing hated the job, where he remained for three years without promotion or advancement due to his lack of ambition in the profession. As a Hammer Film actor, he portrayed Baron Frankenstein, Dr. Van Helsing, and . He was forced to withdraw from the film to care for his wife, and was ultimately replaced by Andrew Keir. [3] Cushing's family consisted of several stage actors, including his paternal grandfather Henry William Cushing (who toured with Henry Irving),[4] his paternal aunt Maude Cushing (his father's sister) and his step-uncle Wilton Herriot, after whom Peter Cushing received his middle name. [121], When Star Wars was first released in 1977, most preliminary advertisements touted Cushing's Tarkin as the primary antagonist of the film, not Vader;[122] Cushing was extremely pleased with the final film, and he claimed his only disappointment was that Tarkin was killed and could not appear in the subsequent sequels. "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. [123] In 1989 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to the British film industry. Peter Cushing was and is one of the most well-loved and well-known actors of his own generation and of those which have followed. [41] Despite this continued success in live television, Cushing found the medium too stressful and wished to return to film. [10] As a result, while the film did well at the box-office with its target audience, it drew mixed to negative reviews from the critics. "Who wants to see me as Hamlet? Wesley Snipes has taken out more in single scenes, no doubt. However, when producer Anthony Hinds proposed removing the character's deerstalker, Cushing insisted they remain because audiences associated Holmes with his headgear and pipes. 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There are suppositions that in 1880 Doyle was bored of studying and he fled to the ship. [90][93], Cushing appeared in a handful of horror films by the independent Amicus Productions, including Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), as a man who could see into the future using Tarot cards;[94] The Skull (1965), as a professor who became possessed by a spiritual force embodied within a skull;[95] and Torture Garden (1967), as a collector of Edgar Allan Poe relics who is robbed and murdered by a rival. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (license statement/permission). Cushing had recently undergone dental surgery and he was trying not to open his mouth widely for fear of spitting. [21] He once again co-starred opposite Lee, who portrayed the aristocratic Sir Henry Baskerville. Helen Cushing David CushingNellie Marie CushingGeorge Edward Cushing Peter Cushing/Family. Fear in the Night. The effects of his wife's death proved to be as much physical as mental. The Peter Cushing Companion David Miller 2002 Page 45 "Cushing's fee for The Face of Love was 74 guineas. [65], Although most well known for his roles in the Frankenstein and Dracula films, Cushing appeared in a wide variety of other Hammer productions during this time. "[46] The film critic Roger Ebert described Cushing's work in the Hammer films: "[Cushing is] the one in all those British horror films, standing between Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee had agreed to work together one last time. [86], Cushing took the lead role in two science fiction films by AARU Productions based on the British television series, Doctor Who. Scully, Rob (11 August 1994). [21] The former film portrays Frankenstein as a far more ruthless character than had been seen before, and features a scene in which Cushing's Frankenstein rapes the character played by Veronica Carlson. [137] Cushing also wrote a children's book called The Bois Saga, a story based on the history of England. Studio executives were pleased with Cushing's performance, and there was talk among Hollywood insiders grooming him for stardom. Which means Cushing's career vampire kill count is - drum roll - fifteen - five of which were the same bloody vampire over and over. This marked his professional stage debut, although he had no lines and did little more than stand on stage behind other actors. You have my permission to publish that really, you know, dear boy, it's all just killing time. [138] His final acting job was narrating, along with Christopher Lee, the Hammer Films documentary Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994), which was recorded only a few weeks before his death. They both appeared in numerous Hammer films, as well as other genre films, throughout their careers. Nevertheless, he worked hard to master the lines so they sounded natural and that his character appeared intelligent and confident. This led Lucas to write the character of Grand Moff Tarkin: a high-ranking Imperial governor and commander of the planet-destroying battlestation, the Death Star. Cushing read Thorndike to prepare for the role, and made suggestions to make-up artist Roy Ashton about Blyss' costume and hairstyle. Before filming began, however, Cushing said he had reservations about the screenplay written by Jimmy Sangster and Peter Bryan. As a result, he asked Lucas to film more close-up shots of him from the waist up and, after the director agreed, Cushing wore slippers during the scenes where his feet were not visible. Eventually, the character is driven to commit suicide, but returns from the grave to seek revenge against his tormentors. [58] Cushing said one of the biggest challenges during filming was not missing whenever he struck a prop stake with a mallet and drove it into a vampire's heart. (1973),[65] and The Beast Must Die (1974). [140] He also loved games and practical jokes,[15] and enjoyed drawing and painting watercolours, the latter of which he did especially often in his later years. Saint Peter settled in the town of Capharnaum around the year 26-28. 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. In my macabre pictures, I have either been a monster-maker or a monster-destroyer, but never a monster. [21] Cushing became very ill with dysentery during filming and lost a considerable amount of weight as a result. [21] He returned for The Evil of Frankenstein (1963), where the Baron has a carnival hypnotist resurrect his monster's inactive brain,[54] and Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), in which the Frankenstein's monster is a woman played by Playboy magazine centrefold model Susan Denberg. [15][26] In 1942, the Nol Coward play Private Lives was touring the military stations and hospitals in the British Isles, and the actor playing the lead role of Elyot Chase was called to service. 2014-12-17 19:28:59. [10] Director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp both said the portrayal of Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow was intended to resemble that of Cushing's old horror film performances. Very few. 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. 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. [10] Cushing saw a promotional poster for The Mummy that showed Lee's character with a large hole in his chest, allowing a beam of light to pass through his body. The film gave Cushing the highest amount of visibility of his entire career, and helped inspire younger audiences to watch his older films. In the film, Clive tries to shoot himself twice but the gun misfires, then he fires a third time at a pitcher of water and the gun works perfectly. What happened to Peter Cushing's wife? [4][42], In an interview included on the DVD release of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Lee said of his friend's death: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, I don't want to sound gloomy, but at some point of your lives, every one of you will notice that you have in your life one person, one friend whom you love and care for very much. [19], Soon, he felt the urge to pursue a film career in the United States. The cause was cancer, The Associated Press reported. The only enjoyment he got out of it was drawing prospectives of proposed buildings, which were almost always rejected because they were too imaginative and expensive and lacked strong foundations, which Cushing disregarded as a "mere detail. Terence Fisher's The Curse of Frankenstein is a movie full of cinematic firsts: Hammer's first color horror film, Peter Cushing's first leading role in a movie, and his first time acting in the same scenes as Christopher Lee.Loosely based on Mary Shelley's novel, the film tells the story of Victor Frankenstein - an unorthodox scientist who brings a creature to life, only to have it . He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance as Winston Smith in a BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954). [10][42][68], On 10 April 1943, Cushing married Violet Hlne Beck, sister of Reginald Beck. The hectic schedule became overbearing for Cushing, who had to drop out of the play and resolved to never again attempt a film and play simultaneously. [14] Also appearing in the film was Christopher Lee, who eventually became a close friend and frequent co-star with Cushing. The make-up on Peter Cushing's face is patently obvious in close-ups. He has adorned our screens as Dr. . Did Peter Cushing have any family? [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. Director: James Whale | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut Votes: 1,771 2. [10] In 1986, he appeared on the British television show Jim'll Fix It, hosted by Jimmy Savile, in which it was arranged for the wishes of guests to be granted. Dr Who . It is also difficult to visualise Cushing - at least for me - without also visualising Christopher Lee. Adapted from a serial novella of the same name, it was a drama film about a nurse played by Carole Lombard working in a poorly-equipped country hospital. He repeated the role of the man who lost family in other horror films, including Asylum (1972), The Creeping Flesh (1973), and The Ghoul (1975). [21] It was filmed on location in County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. [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. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous movie actor. 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. He scrutinised the costumes and screenwriter Peter Bryan's script, often altering words or phrases. 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. It'll be a glorious death, so long as I can hear what you're saying. Thereafter the action jumps ahead to 1972, and Cushing plays the original character's grandson for the bulk of the movie. Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; and Patterson, Hannah (2002). His mother was the daughter of a carpet merchant and considered of a lower class than her husband. Given what we know of Vader any man who could control him was a man of great power and ability. He is survived by his daughters Antonia and Sashy, as well as his five grandchildren. "[71], Although he appeared in both television and stage productions, Cushing preferred the medium of film, which allowed his perfectionist nature to work out the best performance possible. Yes, it was small- but it was a valuable learning experience nonetheless. Cushing next appeared for Hammer when he played the Sheriff of Nottingham in the adventure film Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), which starred Richard Greene as the outlaw Robin Hood. Cushing wished for a strain of rose to be named after his wife, and it was arranged for the Helen Cushing Rose to be grown at the Wheatcroft Rose Garden in Edwalton, Nottinghamshire. [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. Instead, Cushing asked to play Arthur Grymsdyke,[105] a kind, working-class widower who gets along well with the local children, but falls subject to a smear campaign by his snobbish neighbours. Oliver, Myrna (12 August 1994). [112] When Cushing smoked between shots, he wore a white glove so the make-up artists would not have to deal with nicotine stains on his fingers. [10][35] Among them was the John Huston film Moulin Rouge (1952) in which he played a racing spectator named Marcel de la Voisier appearing with Jos Ferrer, who played the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. "[77], Cushing and Lee appeared together in the horror film The Gorgon (1964), about the female snake-haired Gorgon character from Greek mythology and in She (1965), about a lost realm ruled by the immortal queen Ayesha, played by Ursula Andress. [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. [142] He also had a great interest in ornithology and wildlife in general. [43] He also starred in the film adaptation of the Graham Greene novel The End of the Affair (1955) as Henry Miles, an important civil servant and the cuckolded husband of Sarah Miles, played by Deborah Kerr. Actors Who Have Played Sherlock Holmes. Cushing agreed to take his place with very little notice or time to prepare, and earned a salary of ten pounds a week for the job. List of the best Peter Cushing movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. 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. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. 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. [150] In August 1994, Cushing entered himself into Pilgrims Hospice in Canterbury, where he died on 11 August at 81 years old. Peter Cushing reached the impressive age of 81 years. [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. [105] Cushing used the emotions from the recent loss of his wife to add authenticity to the widower character's grieving. [86] Cushing also starred in several horror films released in 1975. MacDonald, Andrew and MacDonald, Gina (2003). The first was J.B. Priestley's Eden End, which was televised in December 1951. The latter was often fatal during that period, although he survived. It was so successful that he learned how to screen print and began designing scarves professionally. [14][28][29][145], In 1971 Cushing's wife died of emphysema. ", Thanks to his former teacher Davies, Cushing continued to appear in school productions during this time, as well as amateur plays such as W.S. Gilbert's Pygmalion and Galatea,[12] George Kelly's The Torch-Bearers, and The Red Umbrella, by Brenda Girvin and Monica Cosens. . Witching Time/The Silent Scream. During that meeting, Cushing was given a walk-on part as a courier in that night's production of J.B. Priestley's Cornelius. A cinema idol for multiple generations of people, her inherent French mystique brought her from Paris and cast her into stardom at a young age. He played Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and gained the highest amount of visibility in his career with his part in the original Star Wars film. "How Jim fixed it for horror actor Cushing" (8 May 2004). [10] She suggested he write to all the producers listed in the Radio Times magazine seeking work in the medium. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) Passed | 113 min | Adventure, History, Romance 7 Rate Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan. This article incorporates text from a free content work. Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career. 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. [citation needed] Lee recognised Cushing's health was fading and did his best to keep his friend's spirits up, but Lee later claimed he had a premonition that it would be the last time he saw Cushing alive, which proved to be true. 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