50 Years Later, Peter Cushing Is Still the Scariest 'Star Wars' Villain
Peter Cushing once remarked, "If I played Hamlet, they’d call it a horror film." While made in jest, the remark spoke to the actor's close association with the horror genre. Many fans of the late actor remember his roles in multiple Hammer movies, in which he portrayed Van Helsing or Dr. Frankenstein, often opposite his close friend and contemporary Christopher Lee. The aristocratic and sometimes cold demeanor that Cushing brought to many of his portrayals served him well when he appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. Peter Cushing’s performance as Grand Moff Tarkin introduced audiences to the most enigmatic and terrifying villain in the Star Wars universe.
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