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Perhaps his best-known appearance outside of horror films was as Grand Moff Tarkin in George Lucas' phenomenally successful science fiction film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986) was Cushing's last film before his retirement, during which he made a few television appearances, wrote two autobiographies ...
- Actor, Writer, Art Department
- May 26, 1913
- 3 min
- August 11, 1994
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 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).
- Overview
- Biography
- Legacy
"My criterion for accepting a role isn't based on what I would like to do. I try to consider what the audience would like to see me do. I thought kids would adore Star Wars, since they love all things about outer space."
―Peter Cushing
Peter Wilton Cushing OBE (May 26, 1913 – August 11, 1994) was a British actor who gained wide recognition for his roles in the Hammer Studios horror films of the 1950s to the 1970s alongside Christopher Lee. When developing the 1977 film Star Wars, George Lucas cast Cushing in the role of Grand Moff Tarkin to provide a human counterpart for the primary villain, Darth Vader, although Cushing claimed he was approached for the role of the noble Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Cushing accepted the role on the basis that he felt his fans would enjoy seeing him in a science fiction film. His part in the film was recorded over a two week period in May 1976.
The boots created for Cushing's character were ill-suited for the size of his feet, leading the actor to ask Lucas to let him wear slippers and to shoot his scenes from the waist up. Cushing was a courteous but good-humored figure and became well-liked among the film's other cast members, with Carrie Fisher commenting that she found it difficult to act as though she hated his character. He admitted that he struggled with the level of technical jargon and special effects used in the film but worked hard to ensure that his character's dialogue sounded confident.
Early life and career
"I suppose I couldn't help becoming well known, because my Hammer films are shown on television somewhere in the world nearly every day." ―Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing was born in Kenley, a district in the English county of Surrey, on May 26, 1913. He was widely known for roles in numerous horror films made by the British Hammer Studios throughout the 1950s to the 1970s. His most prominent role was that of the villainous Baron Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein and its sequels. Cushing appeared alongside Christopher Lee in almost twenty-five films, and the two became very close friends. Although not a particular fan of science fiction, Cushing starred in several films of the genre throughout his career, including two films in the 1960s based on the popular British television series Doctor Who. He also portrayed the role of Sherlock Holmes in a 1965 television series. Cushing's wife, Helen Beck, died in 1971, causing Cushing to work in at least twenty films in the following five years as a way of dealing with his grief. He would cycle to his wife's grave every day.
Later years and death
"Unfortunately, fans of the Star Wars trilogy won't get a chance to see him in another collaboration with George Lucas. But Cushing's amazing lifetime of work will be on the silver screen for his fans and future fans to appreciate." ―A tribute to Cushing in Star Wars Insider Around July 1985, Cushing participated in a lengthy interview with the Starlog magazine, in which he reflected on his career, including Star Wars. In it, Cushing rebuffed complaints made by Prowse that the supporting actors in Star Wars were not equitably compensated, given that Hamill, Fisher, Ford, and Guinness received substantial bonuses after the film's enormous success. Cushing felt that his original payment was appropriate and was still surprised to receive a "token bonus." In January 1989, Cushing was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the film industry. Cushing died in Canterbury, Kent, England, on August 11, 1994, aged 81. The twenty-fourth issue of the magazine Star Wars Insider, released in late 1995, included a tribute to him by writer Jamie Painter that referenced his wider career.
Prequel trilogy
"He meant a great deal to me in my life, not just as an actor but as a person. We were very close friends, and I still miss him very much. That will be one very important reason why I will be so happy to do this picture. Because I will be following him." ―Christopher Lee, on the impact Peter Cushing had on him and his participation in Star Wars While developing the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and creating the character of Count Dooku, Lucas realized he wanted another gentlemanly and aristocratic actor in the vein of Cushing. He thus offered the part to Christopher Lee, who was delighted to accept on account of his friendship with Cushing. His casting was announced on StarWars.com on July 11, 2000, and Attack of the Clones was released in 2002. Lee also appeared in the third film of the trilogy, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which included a brief appearance by Tarkin at its ending. Lucas and producer Rick McCallum initially wanted to recreate Cushing's likeness using computer-generated imagery or by transposing his younger appearance from a Frankenstein film. Using unused footage from Star Wars and digitally animating Cushing's lips to accommodate new dialogue was also considered. Special effects artist Rob Coleman was worried at the prospect of digitally recreating Cushing, discussing it at length with Lee on account of his friendship with Cushing. Instead, makeup artist Dave Elsey proposed that Tarkin be played by an actor wearing makeup, suggesting Wayne Pygram for the part due to his initial resemblance and ability to recreate Cushing's mannerisms. Pygram's initial makeup tests involved prosthetics for his chin, cheeks, and nose. After their demonstration, Lucas and McCallum agreed with their solution and contacted Cushing's estate to make the necessary arrangements. At one point in production, Elsey applied makeup for actor Ian McDiarmid while they watched Cushing's Sherlock Holmes television series. Lee happened to drop by while they watched the series, which excited Elsey as a fan of Cushing's work.
Animation
"Considering it was The Clone Wars and it was a younger Tarkin, I went back and referenced Peter Cushing's films from the 1950s. Especially the stuff that he did when he was doing films for Hammer. And I actually settled on a BBC TV series he had done in the '60s on Sherlock Holmes, because I thought the attitude really matched Tarkin in The Clone Wars." ―Stephen Stanton, on Cushing's influence on the younger version of Tarkin Stephen Stanton (pictured) took inspiration from Cushing's pre-Star Wars roles to voice a younger version of Tarkin in various animated projects Starting in 2011, Tarkin also appeared in the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The character was designed by sculptor Darren Marshall, who based him on Cushing's image. Marshall said he grew up with the Hammer films and admired the talents and expressive faces of both Cushing and Lee. After gaining the chance to audition, voice actor Stephen Stanton realized that the creators were looking for a soundalike of a younger Cushing. As such, he rewatched several of Cushing's projects, including the 1966 film Island of Terror, and the Sherlock Holmes television series. He also viewed Cushing's Doctor Who films on the recommendation of The Clone Wars showrunner Dave Filoni, not initially realizing that Cushing was already playing an older character. Stanton intended to match Cushing's cadence in rolling his Rs and hoped to merge Cushing's ruthless portrayal of Tarkin with a younger man's vibrancy. For additional research, Stanton read Cushing's autobiographies and listened to Cushing's audiobook versions of them. Given that Cushing was already middle-aged when his film career achieved success, Stanton had to imagine what his mid-30s self would have sounded like. Stanton felt nervous taking the role, given the iconic status of both Cushing and Tarkin. Stanton reprised the role in the animated series Star Wars Rebels and was able to match his voice closer to Cushing's performance in the original Star Wars film, given the show's closer timeline to the events of that film.
Tarkin (novel)
"I grew up with the Hammer Horror Films, and they were really imprinted on me. I pulled out a few of those films before I did Tarkin just to give me a sense of Peter Cushing and a little about the way he delivered his lines. I wanted to try and stay true to that, the character that we will end up meeting in A New Hope." ―James Luceno, on writing the novel Tarkin Following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the Star Wars franchise, a novel titled Tarkin by James Luceno was announced, to be published by Del Rey on November 4, 2014. Luceno grew up watching Cushing's Hammer horror films and watched several of the films starring the actor including his Frankenstein, Dr. Who, and Sherlock Holmes films as he wanted to capture a sense of Cushing's line delivery. One line of dialogue from the novel included Tarkin expressing desire for a uniform and pair of boots that fit. Luceno enjoyed writing a scene where Tarkin and Dooku met each other, finding it enjoyable to visualize Cushing and Lee acting alongside each other within Star Wars as they had done in the Hammer horror films.
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