Peter Cushing, (May 26, 1913 – August 11, 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of “Hammer Horror” include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.