Cyril Cusack
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The ThumbScore for Cyril Cusack (82.7%) is the average audience approval rating across 7 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Cyril's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
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 and English 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 notable directors, including Powell and Pressburger, Franco Zefferelli, François Truffaut, Carol Reed, Peter Brook, Peter Hall, Fred Zinnemann, Christine Edzard and Anthony Harvey.
Born 1910-11-26 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Died 1993-10-07.
On ThumbScore, Cyril Cusack appears in 7 films with an average audience score of 82.7%, most frequently in the Drama genre.
