ACTOR
Peter Cushing
1913 - 1994

Peter Cushing
Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. He achieved recognition for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977). 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Cushing is the 704th most popular actor (down from 699th in 2019), the 954th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 827th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Actor.
Peter Cushing was a British actor who is most famous for his role as Grand Moff Tarkin in the Star Wars film, A New Hope.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Peter Cushing ranks 704 out of 13,578. Before him are P. Ramlee, Patrick Wilson, Naomi Watts, Uma Thurman, Groucho Marx, and Jonathan Ke Quan. After him are Martin Balsam, Raf Vallone, Jack Elam, BD Wong, Idina Menzel, and Courteney Cox.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsP. Ramlee
1929 - 1973
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 698
Patrick Wilson
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 699
Naomi Watts
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 700
Uma Thurman
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 701
Groucho Marx
1890 - 1977
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 702
Jonathan Ke Quan
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 703
Peter Cushing
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 704
Martin Balsam
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 705
Raf Vallone
1916 - 2002
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 706
Jack Elam
1920 - 2003
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 707
BD Wong
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 708
Idina Menzel
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 709
Courteney Cox
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 710
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Peter Cushing ranks 52. Before him are Motoo Tatsuhara, Erich Priebke, Xi Zhongxun, Aimé Césaire, Mary Ainsworth, and Mehmet Shehu. After him are Richard Stone, Masanobu Fukuoka, Muddy Waters, Charles Trenet, Alan Ladd, and Tony Martin. Among people deceased in 1994, Peter Cushing ranks 59. Before him are Sergei Bondarchuk, Chung Il-kwon, György Cziffra, Howard Martin Temin, Jack Kirby, and Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia. After him are Jessica Tandy, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Jean-Louis Barrault, Ken Noritake, Joseph Cotten, and James Clavell.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsMotoo Tatsuhara
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 46
Erich Priebke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2013
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 47
Xi Zhongxun
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 48
Aimé Césaire
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 49
Mary Ainsworth
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1999
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 50
Mehmet Shehu
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1981
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 51
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 52
Richard Stone
ECONOMIST
1913 - 1991
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 53
Masanobu Fukuoka
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 54
Muddy Waters
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 55
Charles Trenet
SINGER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 56
Alan Ladd
ACTOR
1913 - 1964
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 57
Tony Martin
ACTOR
1913 - 2012
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsSergei Bondarchuk
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 53
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 54
György Cziffra
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 55
Howard Martin Temin
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 1994
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 56
Jack Kirby
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 57
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 58
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 59
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 60
Roberto Eduardo Viola
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 61
Jean-Louis Barrault
ACTOR
1910 - 1994
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 62
Ken Noritake
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 63
Joseph Cotten
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 64
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 65
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Cushing ranks 954 out of 8,785. Before him are G. I. Taylor (1886), Ken Hensley (1945), Stirling Moss (1929), H. H. Asquith (1852), William Bateson (1861), and Stephen Gray (1666). After him are Kevin Keegan (1951), Richard Arkwright (1732), William Holman Hunt (1827), Naomi Campbell (1970), Thomas Malory (1405), and Francis Hutcheson (1694).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsG. I. Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1975
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 948
Ken Hensley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 949
Stirling Moss
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 950
H. H. Asquith
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1928
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 951
William Bateson
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 952
Stephen Gray
ASTRONOMER
1666 - 1736
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 953
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 954
Kevin Keegan
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 955
Richard Arkwright
INVENTOR
1732 - 1792
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 956
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 957
Naomi Campbell
MODEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 958
Thomas Malory
WRITER
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 959
Francis Hutcheson
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1746
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 960
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Cushing ranks 108. Before him are Margaret Rutherford (1892), Christian Bale (1974), Jim Broadbent (1949), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Ray Milland (1907), and Naomi Watts (1968). After him are Jessica Tandy (1909), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Kim Cattrall (1956), Pat Hitchcock (1928), Natasha Richardson (1963), and Rachel Weisz (1970).
Margaret Rutherford
1892 - 1972
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 102
Christian Bale
1974 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 103
Jim Broadbent
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 104
Tom Wilkinson
1948 - 2023
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 105
Ray Milland
1907 - 1986
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 106
Naomi Watts
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 107
Peter Cushing
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 108
Jessica Tandy
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 109
Brenda Blethyn
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 110
Kim Cattrall
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 111
Pat Hitchcock
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 112
Natasha Richardson
1963 - 2009
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 113
Rachel Weisz
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 114