Peter Cushing, precisely 5ft 11 ½ (181.6 cm) tall, leveraged his commanding height to embody aristocratic villains and eerie authority figures in classic horror cinema.
In his autobiography, Cushing described stretching exercises that added one and a half inches to his frame, allowing him to reach this stature and weigh twelve stone five pounds, enhancing his lanky, imposing screen presence.
- Iconic as Baron Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), his height amplified the mad scientist's towering menace.
- Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), where his stature suited the vampire hunter's resolute poise.
- Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977), his exact 181.6 cm frame projecting unyielding imperial dominance.
- Other highlights: The Mummy, Horror Express, Asylum, and Tales from the Crypt.
This height defined his elegant yet sinister image across Hammer Horror and beyond.