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Cushing is also remembered for his work in the Hammer Horror films — particularly his recurring roles as Dr Frankenstein in Hammer's Frankenstein films, and as Professor van Helsing in Hammer's Dracula films (opposite Christopher Lee as Dracula).

His first major role, and probably the most significant on television in his entire career, was starring as Winston Smith in BBC Television's 1954Events January events January 14 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya January 20 The Nati adaptation of George OrwellGeorge Orwell was the pen name of British author Eric Arthur Blair ( 25 June 1903 21 January 1950). Noted as a political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the twentieth century, though he is be's famous novel Nineteen Eighty-FourPeter Cushing played Winston Smith while Donald Pleasence played Syme. Nineteen Eighty-Four was a British television adaptation of the novel of the same name by George Orwell, originally broadcast on BBC Television in the winter of 1954. The production pr. Cushing drew much praise for his performance in this production, although he always felt that his performance in the existing version of the play – it was performed twice in one week and only the second version survives in the archives – was inferior to the first.

In the mid- 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around, he played the eccentric human scientist Dr. Who in two movies ( Dr. Who and the DaleksWho and the Daleks ( 1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD''. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey, Jenny Linden and noted " Carry On" star Roy Castle. It is b and Daleks — Invasion Earth 2150 ADDaleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD ( 1966) is the second of two Doctor Who films made during the 1960s to feature Peter Cushing as the time traveller Doctor Who. It is the sequel to Dr. Who and the Daleks and stars Bernard Cribbins and Andrew Keir. The film is) based on the television series Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television series, produced by the BBC and concerning the adventures of a mysterious time travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor . It is also the title of a 1996 television movie featuring the same character.

He was one of many stars to guest on The Morecambe and Wise ShowMorecambe and Wise were a famous British comic double act comprising Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The act lasted four decades until Morecambe's death in 1984. In the later and stunningly successful part of their career, which spanned the 1970s, they wer – the standing joke in his case being the idea that he was never paid for his appearance.

Cushing played Sherlock Holmes numerous times, starting with Hammer's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), the first colour Holmes film. He followed this up with a performance in 16 episodes of the BBC series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (1968), of which unfortunately only 6 episodes survive. Finally, towards the end of his life, Cushing played the detective in old age, in The Masks of Death for Channel 4.