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Peter Cushing

1913 - 1994

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Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Cushing has received more than 6,424,913 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Cushing is the 708th most popular actor (down from 562nd in 2019), the 878th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 738th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Actor.

Peter Cushing was a British actor who is most famous for his role as Grand Moff Tarkin in the Star Wars film, A New Hope.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Cushing ranks 708 out of 9,996. Before him are François Cluzet, Cornel Wilde, Graham Chapman, Max Wright, Tom Wilkinson, and Terry Jones. After him are Mark Harmon, Ed Asner, Bette Midler, Roberts Blossom, Ray Liotta, and Ron Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Peter Cushing ranks 63. Before him are Irwin Shaw, Sergey Mikhalkov, Xi Zhongxun, Otto Wichterle, Jan Kubiš, and Benjamin Bloom. After him are Roger Caillois, Alan Ladd, Méret Oppenheim, Tito Gobbi, Lloyd Bridges, and Edward Gierek. Among people deceased in 1994, Peter Cushing ranks 56. Before him are Roland Ratzenberger, Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Julian Schwinger, Matt Busby, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and Roberto Eduardo Viola. After him are Rollo May, Cesar Romero, Joseph Cotten, Sylva Koscina, Terence Young, and John Candy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Cushing ranks 878 out of 7,765. Before him are Ken Hensley (1945), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Terry Jones (1942), Tony Richardson (1928), William Holman Hunt (1827), and Edward Whymper (1840). After him are Rob Halford (1951), Joseph Swan (1828), Thomas Chatterton (1752), Frederic Leighton (1830), Mike Newell (1942), and Archer Martin (1910).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Cushing ranks 108. Before him are Peter Finch (1916), Bernard Hill (1944), Bernard Lee (1908), Graham Chapman (1941), Tom Wilkinson (1948), and Terry Jones (1942). After him are Andy Serkis (1964), Mark Strong (1963), Noah Jupe (2005), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Joan Collins (1933).

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