Peter Cushing
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Peter Wilton Cushing 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 re
English Heritage blue plaque at 32 St James' Road, Purley, London
Cushing and his close friend Christopher Lee in Horror Express (1972). They starred in twenty-two films together, including three Dracula Hammer films.
Star Wars (film)
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Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox, it is the first film in the Star Wars fran
Peter Cushing
…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…
Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
From left to right: Luke, Leia, and Han in a still from Star Wars
Star Wars creator George Lucas (pictured in 1986)
Hotel Sidi Driss, the underground building used as Luke's Tatooine home