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Cyril Cusack

1910 - 1993

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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 an English mother and Irish father 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Cusack is the 2,633rd most popular actor (up from 2,663rd in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 59th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cyril Cusack ranks 2,633 out of 13,578. Before him are Savely Kramarov, Anna Q. Nilsson, Josephine Hull, Robert Morley, Regina Duarte, and Taina Elg. After him are Peter van Eyck, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Michel Aumont, Marlee Matlin, Pernell Roberts, and Olga Desmond.

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Among people born in 1910, Cyril Cusack ranks 162. Before him are Barbara Castle, Helmut Kunz, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, José Lezama Lima, and Kelly Johnson. After him are Attilio Pavesi, Ernst Schäfer, Hazi Aslanov, Jean Servais, Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow, and Qian Zhongshu. Among people deceased in 1993, Cyril Cusack ranks 123. Before him are Buddhadasa, Freya Stark, Deke Slayton, Pierre Victor Auger, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, and Jan Gies. After him are GG Allin, Oliver Tambo, Brandon Teena, Yulian Semyonov, Nicanor Zabaleta, and Max August Zorn.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Cyril Cusack ranks 74 out of 454. Before him are Dave Matthews (1967), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Louisa Bolus (1877), and Breyten Breytenbach (1939). After him are Ronald Harwood (1934), Oliver Tambo (1917), Piet Joubert (1834), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), Gordon Murray (1946), and David Cooper (1931).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Cyril Cusack ranks 6. Before him are Charlize Theron (1975), Angelique Rockas (1951), Glynis Johns (1923), Basil Rathbone (1892), and Arnold Vosloo (1962). After him are Alice Krige (1954), Janet Suzman (1939), John Kani (1943), David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), and Cecil Kellaway (1890).

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