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Cyril Cusack

Actor | * 11/26/1910 († 82, 10/07/1993) | Durban, Natal (South Africa)
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Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) 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. Born to Irish parents in South Africa and raised in County Tipperary, Cusack dropped out of law school to join the Abbey Theatre and remained with the company for 13 years, acting in over 60 plays. In London, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, and later founded his own company which toured across Europe. Making his film debut at age 8, Cusack worked with many top British directors, including Powell & Pressburger, Carol Reed, Peter Brook, Peter Hall, and Anthony Harvey. He co-starred opposite Richard Burton several times, who once commended Cusack’s acting as "always himself and yet always totally different.” Fluent in both English and Irish, Cusack had a starring role in the very ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman ...

Fahrenheit 451

NR

1966 | 3.6/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, Science Fiction
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George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. ...

Nineteen Eighty-Four

R

1984 | 3.4/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, Science Fiction
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An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail. ...

The Day of the Jackal

PG

1973 | 3.8/5 | 2h 23min
Action, Thriller
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A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they ...

Far and Away

PG-13

1992 | 3.4/5 | 2h 20min
Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, Western
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Movies with Cyril Cusack as Actor(90)

as Clemenceau1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
as Adam1992 As You Like It
as Percy Mannering1992 Memento Mori
as Danty Duff1992 Far and Away
as The Ballad Seller1990 The Fool
as Doc Spencer1989 Danny the Champion of the World
as Lord Castlewelland1989 My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as The Priest1988 The Tenth Man
as Frederick Dorrit1987 Little Dorrit
as Priest1986 Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as vescovo1984 Don Camillo
as Steiner1984 Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as Charrington1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Mr Reed1984 Rainy Day Women
as Hawkins1983 The Kingfisher
as Aegeon1983 The Comedy of Errors
as Mr. Dwyer1982 The Ballroom of Romance
as Myles Keenan1982 The Outcasts
as Mr. Fishbane1982 The Ghost Downstairs
as Captain Bill Torvald1981 Andrina
as Cardinal Danaher1981 True Confessions
as Gormond of Ireland1981 Lovespell
as Tom Moloney1980 Cry of the Innocent
as Michil1978 Poitín
as Fauchlevent1978 Les Misérables
as Adler1978 The Man with the Power
as Giacomo Masoni1976 Fear in the City
as David's father1975 Children of Rage
as Major O'Neill1974 Juggernaut
as Balloon Vendor1974 The Balloon Vendor
as Oxenstierna1974 The Abdication
as Parkintosh1974 Run, Run, Joe!
as Sam1973 The Homecoming
as Father Manus1973 The Catholics
as Gunsmith1973 The Day of the Jackal
as The Judge1973 The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973 Horowitz in Dublin
as Corso1972 The Italian Connection
as Stolfi1972 Execution Squad
as Matto1972 All the Way Boys
as Frederick Katzmann1971 Sacco & Vanzetti
as Albany1971 King Lear
as Glaucus1971 Harold and Maude
as Vicar Julian Ainsley1970 The Ballad of Tam Lin
as Dr. Maitland1970 Brotherly Love
as Barkis1969 David Copperfield
as Galileo1968 Galileo
as Messenger1968 Oedipus the King
as Grumio1967 The Taming of the Shrew
as Rosser1966 Where the Spies Are
as Hogan1966 I Was Happy Here
as Captain Beatty1966 Fahrenheit 451
as Control1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
1965 Deirdre
as Tench1963 The Power and the Glory
as Father Maguire1963 80,000 Suspects
as Dr. Grogan1962 Waltz of the Toreadors
as Captain Ferris1962 I Thank a Fool
as Prosecuting Counsel O'Brien1961 Johnny Nobody
as Jimmy Hannafin1960 A Terrible Beauty
as Chris Noonan1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
as Dr. Coutras1959 The Moon and Sixpence
as Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow1958 Gideon's Day
as Peebles1958 Floods of Fear
as Captain Sandy Rendel1957 Ill Met by Moonlight
as The Inspector1957 The Rising of the Moon
as Sam Bishop1957 Miracle in Soho
as Taxi Driver1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Garcia1956 The Spanish Gardener
as Lazy Mangan1956 The March Hare
as John Flannagan1956 Jacqueline
as Dr. Kelly1956 The Man in the Road
as Bohannon der Steward1955 Passage Home
as Khadir1953 Saadia
as Edward "Limey" Cockerell1951 The Secret of Convict Lake
as Pvt. Dennis Malloy1951 Soldiers Three
as Frank Hutchins1951 The Blue Veil
as Chauvelin1950 The Elusive Pimpernel
as Edward Marston1950 Gone to Earth
as Cpl. Taylor1949 The Small Back Room
as Duggie1949 Once a Jolly Swagman
as Gerald Vane1949 All Over the Town
as James Carter1949 The Blue Lagoon
as Fred1948 Esther Waters
as Rodgers1948 Escape
as Pat1947 Odd Man Out
as Bill Hopkins1941 Once a Crook
as Postal Sorter1941 Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
as IRA member1935 Guests of The Nation
as Brian's child1918 Knocknagow

TV Shows/Series with Cyril Cusack as Actor(14)

as Doctor Jeffers1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Himself - Reader1984 Six Centuries of Verse
as Agrivaine1984 Robin of Sherwood
as Percy Hampton1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Michael Fish1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Yehuda the Rabbi1977 Jesus of Nazareth
as Mr. White1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1972 Shirley's World
1970 Play for Today
as Waiter1965 Play of the Month
as Mr Fielding1965 Play of the Month
as Krapp1963 Festival
as Mr. Reece1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Priest1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Cyril Cusack
Citizenships: South Africa, Ireland
Born: Saturday, 11/26 1910 (November) in Durban, Natal (South Africa)
Died: Thursday, 10/07 1993 (October) in London (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University College Dublin, Newbridge College
Member of: Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Maureen Cusack
Other names for Cyril Cusack (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Cyril James Cusack"
Cyril Cusack frequently works together with these people:
Emeric Pressburger (13x, Crew)
Julie Harris (12x, Actress)
Michael Powell (12x, Crew)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
John Gielgud (10x, Actor)
Anthony Hopkins (9x, Actor)
Denholm Elliott (9x, Actor)
Christopher Challis (8x, Crew)
Val Guest (7x, Crew)
Michael Hordern (7x, Actor)
Geoffrey Keen (7x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1810, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024