Cyril Cusack

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.

26 November 1910

Born on the same birth day (26 November): Angeline Quinto • Charles M. Schulz • George Segal (artist) • Henry Dunster • John McVie • Julien Temple • Margaret Boden • Norbert Wiener • Paul Burnett • Robert Battey • Samuel Reshevsky • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care • Tony Verna • Vreni Schneider • Wayland Flowers

Born in the same month (November 1910): Adrian Conan Doyle • Antanas Škėma • Dudley Nourse • Eric Malpass • Fouad Serageddin • James McCormack • John Hackett (British Army officer) • Karel Zeman • Larry Siemering • Pat Reid • Pauli Murray • William Bradford Huie