Cyril Cusack
Irish actor (1910-1993) · South Africa · Actors · Died at 82
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A life in dates
Danny the Champion of the WorldFilm, Doc Spencer1987
Little DorritFilm, Frederick Dorrit1985
Screen TwoSeries, Percy Mannering1983
DalglieshSeries, Mr. Lorrimer1981
True ConfessionsFilm, Cardinal Danaher1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Percy Hampton1977
Jesus of NazarethSeries, Yehuda the Rabbi1974
JuggernautFilm, Major O'Neill1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries, Mr. White1972
All the Way BoysFilm, Matto1970
Play for TodaySeries
King LearFilm, 1970Albany1968
GalileoFilm, Galileo1967
OmnibusSeries, The Whisky Priest1966
Fahrenheit 451Film, Captain Beatty1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Mr Fielding1962
Waltz of the ToreadorsFilm, Dr. Grogan1961Drama 61-67Series, Harold Petley1958
Gideon's DayFilm, Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow1956
The Man Who Never WasFilm, Taxi Driver1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Mr. Reece1950
Gone to EarthFilm, Edward Marston1947
Odd Man OutFilm, Pat1910Born26 November 1910Also in Deutsch
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Filmography 40
TCThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
FAFar and Away
MBMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy BrownDWDanny the Champion of the World
TMThe Tenth ManLDLittle Dorrit
NFNineteen Eighty-Four
DCDon CamilloTCTrue Confessions
LMLes Misérables
FCFear in the CityJUJuggernaut
TJThe Day of the JackalABAll the Way Boys
TCThe Italian Connection
ESExecution Squad
HMHarold and Maude
SVSacco & VanzettiKLKing Lear
TLThe Ballad of Tam Lin
DCDavid CopperfieldGAGalileo
TSThe Taming of the ShrewFAFahrenheit 451
WAWhere the Spies Are
TCThe Spy Who Came In from the ColdWTWaltz of the Toreadors
ABA Terrible Beauty
SDShake Hands with the DevilGDGideon's Day
IMIll Met by Moonlight
TMThe Rising of the MoonTWThe Man Who Never Was
TGThe Spanish Gardener
TLThe Secret of Convict LakeGEGone to Earth
TRThe Small Back Room
TLThe Blue Lagoon
OSOnce a Jolly SwagmanOOOdd Man Out133 credits on file
Television 24
STScreen Two
TTThe Ray Bradbury Theater
RSRobin of Sherwood
SVSix Centuries of VerseDADalgliesh
DWDeath of an Expert Witness
SCStrumpet CityTUTales of the UnexpectedJNJesus of Nazareth
PLPlayhouseOMOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
SWShirley's World
TBThe Golden BowlPTPlay for Today
ITITV Saturday Night TheatreOMOmnibusBMBBC Play of the Month
TTThirty-Minute TheatreHFHallmark Hall of FameFamily
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Cyril James Cusack was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland's finest thespians, and was renowned for his interpretations of both classical and contemporary theatre, including Shakespearean roles as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and over 60 productions for the Abbey Theatre, of which he was a lifelong member. In 2020, Cusack was ranked at number 14 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
In common with Cyril
Roald DahlAlso in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
Gene TierneyAlso in The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
Ruth GordonAlso in Harold and Maude (1971)
Julie ChristieAlso in Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Terence HillAlso in All the Way Boys (1972)
Brenda FrickerAlso in My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.