peter cushing
IS DEAD
Last Updated: Friday, February 05, 2021
DATE OF BIRTH
05.26.1913
BEST KNOWN FOR
ENGLISH ACTOR NOTABLE FOR HIS ROLES ON SHERLOCK HOLMES, DR. WHO, AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS GRAND MOFF TARKIN IN STAR WARS. HIS LIKENESS WAS CONTROVERSIALLY RECREATED USING DIGITAL EFFECTS IN ROGUE ONE.
CAUSE OF DEATH
cancer
( Prostate )
Death Statistics
peter cushing died on 08/11/1994 at the age of 81.
peter was prominently known as
an actor,
and is remembered fondly by family, friends, and fans.
Digging into our profile records, among our cinema class of profiles,
peter cushing is one of
102 actors
who has died as a result of cancer .
Within the broader landscape of our profiles, peter cushing
was one of 224 individuals who had succumbed
to this illness, and one of 12
people who had died from Prostate Cancer.