Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing is known for Star Wars (1977), Top Secret! (1984), Dracula (1958).
Biography
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, 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.
Questions about Peter Cushing
How many Peter Cushing films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 119 films with Peter Cushing, from 1939 to 2024.
What is the best rated Peter Cushing film?
The best rated Peter Cushing film in the catalogue is Star Wars (1977), rated 8.2.
What was the first Peter Cushing film?
The first Peter Cushing film in the catalogue is A Chump at Oxford, from 1940.
Who has Peter Cushing worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Peter Cushing shares the most credits with Christopher Lee (20 films), Max Rosenberg (16 films) and Milton Subotsky (16 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1989) · Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (1976) · British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
- Nominations
- British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1956)
Known for
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8.2 Star Wars
1977
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7.1 Top Secret!
1984
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7.3 Dracula
1958
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7.4 Hamlet
1948
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6.8 Tales from the Crypt
1972
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6.8 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
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6.3 Horror Express
1972
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6.8 The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
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6.7 The Mummy
1959
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6.2 Innocent Blood
1992
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6.5 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
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6.4 The Vampire Lovers
1970
Trivia
- Also works as
- explorer · painter · character actor · manufacturer
- Studied at
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama · Shoreham College · Purley High School for Boys
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
130 films — 119 in the catalogue
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8.2 Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 · (archive footage)
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
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7.5 Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020 · Himself
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6.0 Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 · Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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7.2 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Sebastian Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Attack of the Octopus People
2010 · Doctor Welles (archive footage)
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7.0 Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008 · Self
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9.0 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
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7.2 The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
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7.6 Dalekmania
1995 · Doctor Who (archive footage)
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7.3 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 · Narrator (voice) / Self
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7.0 Frankenstein Reborn
1993 · Victor's Grandfather (photo) (uncredited)
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6.2
Innocent Blood
1992 · Van Helsing (archive footage)
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10.0 Dracula in the Movies
1992 · (archive footage)
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Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Dr. Wells (archive footage)
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6.3 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
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9.5 Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989 · Himself
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6.4 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Self
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5.2 Biggles
1986 · Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
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8.5 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
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5.4 The Masks of Death
1984 · Sherlock Holmes
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5.2 Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · Seneschal
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7.1
Top Secret!
1984 · Bookstore Proprietor
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7.0
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984 · Professor Charles Copeland
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6.4 House of the Long Shadows
1983 · Sebastian Grisbane
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10.0 Black Jack
1981 · Sir Thomas Bedford
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4.6 Mystery on Monster Island
1981 · William T. Kolderup
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6.1 A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Dr. Alexander Manette
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5.0 A Touch of the Sun
1979 · Commissioner Potts
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5.9 Arabian Adventure
1979 · Wazir Al Wuzara
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3.4 The Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
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5.8 Son of Hitler
1979 · Heinrich Haussner
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The Detour
1979 · Narrator
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4.2 The Standard
1977 · Baron Hackenberg
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5.8 The Uncanny
1977 · Wilbur Gray (segment "Montreal 1977")
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4.9 Shock Waves
1977 · SS Commander
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8.2
Star Wars
1977 · Grand Moff Tarkin
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6.4 The Great Houdinis
1976 · Conan Doyle
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4.1 The Devil's Men
1976 · Baron Corofax
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5.1 At the Earth's Core
1976 · Dr. Abner Perry
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7.8 Trial by Combat
1976 · Sir Edward Gifford
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5.4 Legend of the Werewolf
1975 · Prof. Paul
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4.9 The Ghoul
1975 · Dr. Lawrence
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Fists of Fire
1975 · Self
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5.6 Shatter
1974 · Paul Rattwood
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4.2 Tender Dracula
1974 · MacGregor
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5.9 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974 · Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
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6.1 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
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5.5 The Beast Must Die
1974 · Dr. Christopher Lundgren
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6.2 Madhouse
1974 · Herbert Flay
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6.5 From Beyond the Grave
1974 · The Proprietor
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5.9 And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973 · Dr. Pope
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5.6 The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973 · Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
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6.2 Nothing But the Night
1973 · Sir Mark Ashley
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5.9 The Creeping Flesh
1973 · Emmanuel Hildern
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6.0 Asylum
1972 · Smith
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6.3
Horror Express
1972 · Dr. Wells
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5.8 Fear in the Night
1972 · Michael Carmichael
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6.3 Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972 · Ship's Captain
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6.0 Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 · Professor Van Helsing
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6.8
Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
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5.5 I, Monster
1971 · Frederick Utterson
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6.7 Twins of Evil
1971 · Gustav Weil
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4.1 Blood Suckers
1971 · Dr. Walter Goodrich
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6.4 The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
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6.4
The Vampire Lovers
1970 · General von Spielsdorf
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5.0 One More Time
1970 · Dr. Frankenstein
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5.3 Scream and Scream Again
1970 · Major Heinrich Benedek
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6.3 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Baron Victor Frankenstein
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5.8 Corruption
1968 · Sir John Rowan
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5.5 The Blood Beast Terror
1968 · Detective Inspector Quennell
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6.2 Torture Garden
1967 · Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
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4.3 Some May Live
1967 · John Meredith
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5.3 Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Dr. Vernon Stone
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6.4 Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Baron Frankenstein
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6.1 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966 · Doctor Who
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5.9 Island of Terror
1966 · Dr. Brian Stanley
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6.7 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
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6.0 The Skull
1965 · Dr. Christopher Maitland
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5.7 Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965 · Doctor Who
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5.6 She
1965 · Holly
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6.5
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965 · Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
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6.4 The Gorgon
1964 · Dr. Namaroff
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7.0 The Caves of Steel
1964 · Elijah Baley
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6.2 The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 · Baron Frankenstein
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6.3 The Man Who Finally Died
1963 · Doctor Peter von Brecht
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6.3 Captain Clegg
1962 · Reverend Dr. Blyss
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7.6 Cash on Demand
1961 · Harry Fordyce
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6.3 The Naked Edge
1961 · Mr. Evan Wrack
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5.9 Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Squire Trevenyan
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5.4 The Hellfire Club
1961 · Mr. Merryweather
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6.1 Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · Sheriff of Nottingham
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6.9 Suspect
1960 · Professor Sewell
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6.7 The Brides of Dracula
1960 · Dr. J. Van Helsing
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6.8 Cone of Silence
1960 · Capt. Clive Judd
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6.6 The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · Dr. Robert Knox
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Look at Life: Model World
1960 · Self
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6.7
The Mummy
1959 · John Banning
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6.0 John Paul Jones
1959 · Captain Richard Pearson
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6.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Sherlock Holmes
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6.6 The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 · Dr. Victor Stein
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7.3
Dracula
1958 · Doctor Van Helsing
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7.2 Violent Playground
1958 · Father Laidlaw
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6.2 The Abominable Snowman
1957 · Dr. John Rollason
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6.8
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · Baron Victor Frankenstein
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6.5 Time Without Pity
1957 · Jeremy Clayton
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6.1 Alexander the Great
1956 · Memmon
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5.0 Magic Fire
1955 · Otto Wesendonk
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7.0 The Moment of Truth
1955 · The Prime Minister
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5.8 The End of the Affair
1955 · Henry Miles
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10.0
The Creature
1955 · Dr. John Rollason
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7.3 Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Winston Smith
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6.4 The Black Knight
1954 · Sir Palamides
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6.3
Anastasia
1953 · Piotr Petrovsky
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9.0
Number Three
1953 · Simpson
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6.6 Moulin Rouge
1952 · Marcel de la Voisier
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10.0
When We Are Married
1951 · Gerald Forbes
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7.4
Hamlet
1948 · Osric
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It Might Be You
1946 · The doctor
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6.5 The Woman in the House
1942 · Man Waking Up (archive footage)
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7.5 They Dare Not Love
1941 · Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
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6.0 Dreams
1940 · First Dreamer
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6.7 The Howards of Virginia
1940 · Leslie Stephens
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5.2 Women in War
1940 · Capt. Evans
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8.0 The Hidden Master
1940 · Robert Clive of India
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5.9 Vigil in the Night
1940 · Joe Shand
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6.9 A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Student
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6.6 Laddie
1940 · Robert Pryor
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7.1 The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 · Second Officer
Series and TV shows
6 titles
7.1
6.7
7.2
7.2
6.9
7.8
People data: TMDb.
Cast
