His career was revitalised once he started to work in live television plays and he soon became one of the most recognisable faces in British television. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of Hamlet (1948), Cushing struggled to find work during this period. After making his motion picture debut in the film The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. He achieved recognition in Britain for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s, while earning international prominence as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).īorn 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. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. Peter Wilton Cushing OBE ( – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1956)
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