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Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Actor · Died October 7, 1993, aged 82 · Durban, Natal, South Africa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish actor, who appeared in more than 90 films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyril Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1910
Died
October 7, 1993 (aged 82)
From
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Cyril Cusack's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
22%
Power
14%
Self
10%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 14 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 22

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 23 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 23
Shadow
4 of 23
Ally
4 of 23
Threshold guardian
3 of 23
Trickster
2 of 23
Herald
2 of 23
Hero
1 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
22
Dread
9
Hopeful
10
Joyful
7
Other
43

How their films linger

Bittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cyril Cusack's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cyril Cusack's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Clemenceau

  • As You Like It(1992)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Far and Away(1992)

    as Danty Duff

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Memento Mori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Percy Mannering

  • The Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Ballad Seller

  • Danny the Champion of the World(1989)

    as Doc Spencer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • My Left Foot(1989)

    as Lord Castlewelland

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Man(1988)

    as The Priest

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Little Dorrit(1987)

    as Frederick Dorrit

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Priest

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor Jeffers

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Percy Mannering

  • 1984(1984)

    as Charrington

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Steiner

  • Robin of Sherwood(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Agrivaine

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Rainy Day Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mr Reed

  • The World of Don Camillo(1984)

    as vescovo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Comedy of Errors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Aegeon

  • The Outcasts(1982)

    as Myles Keenan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dalgliesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Lorrimer

  • Death of an Expert Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr Lorrimer

  • The Kingfisher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Hawkins

  • The Ghost Downstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mr. Fishbane

  • The Ballroom of Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mr. Dwyer

  • Andrina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Captain Bill Torvald

  • True Confessions(1981)

    as Cardinal Danaher

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lovespell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Gormond of Ireland

  • Cry of the Innocent(1980)

    as Tom Moloney

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Strumpet City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 7 episodes · as Father Giffley

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Fish · as Percy Hampton

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Les Miserables(1978)

    as Fauchlevent

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Poitín (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Michil

  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yehuda the Rabbi

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Man with the Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Adler

  • Fear in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Giacomo Masoni

  • Children of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as David's father

  • The Balloon Vendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Balloon Vendor

  • The Abdication(1974)

    as Oxenstierna

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Juggernaut(1974)

    as Major O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Run, Run, Joe! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Parkintosh

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Adler

  • Horowitz in Dublin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Tom

  • The Catholics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Father Manus

  • The Monkey's Paw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mr. White

  • The Homecoming(1973)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. White

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Gunsmith

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Bloody Hands of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The Judge

  • All the Way Boys(1972)

    as Matto

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Hands of Cormac Joyce(1972)

    as Mr. Reece

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Italian Connection(1972)

    as Corso

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 5 episodes · as Coat Sleeves

  • The Golden Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bob Assingham / Narrator

  • Shirley's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Poet Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dr. Saunders

  • Execution Squad(1972)

    as Stolfi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Clochemerle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mayor Barthelemy Piechut

  • Harold and Maude(1971)

    as Glaucus

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sacco & Vanzetti(1971)

    as Frederick Katzmann

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tam Lin(1970)

    as Vicar Julian Ainsley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as The Monsignor

  • King Lear(1971)

    as Albany

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Brotherly Love(1970)

    as Dr. Maitland

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Barkis

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Manus

  • Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as The Whisky Priest

  • Galileo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Galileo

  • Oedipus the King(1968)

    as Messenger

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dial M for Murder(1967)

    as Chief Insp. Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as The Whisky Priest

  • The Taming of the Shrew(1967)

    as Grumio

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fahrenheit 451(1966)

    as Captain Beatty

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • I Was Happy Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Hogan

  • Where the Spies Are(1965)

    as Rosser

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold(1965)

    as Control

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Passage to India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mr Fielding

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Fielding · as The Waiter

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Jumbo' Boylan

  • Deirdre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Father · as Krapp · as Thomas Beckett

  • 80,000 Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Father Maguire

  • The Power and the Glory(1961)

    as Tench

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mr Berry

  • Don Juan in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as The Devil

  • I Thank a Fool(1962)

    as Captain Ferris

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Waltz of the Toreadors(1962)

    as Dr. Grogan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Prosecuting Counsel O'Brien

  • Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Petley

  • The Night Fighters(1960)

    as Jimmy Hannafin

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan Bracey

  • Somerset Maugham Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilson

  • The Moon and Sixpence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dr. Coutras

  • Shake Hands with the Devil(1959)

    as Chris Noonan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Floods of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Peebles

  • Gideon of Scotland Yard(1958)

    as Herbert 'Birdie' Sparrow

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Miracle in Soho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sam Bishop

  • The Rising of the Moon(1957)

    as Inspector Michael Dillon (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Night Ambush(1957)

    as Captain Sandy Rendel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Spanish Gardener(1956)

    as Garcia

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Jacqueline(1956)

    as John Flannagan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Never Was(1956)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Dr. Kelly

  • The March Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lazy Mangan

  • Passage Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Bohannon der Steward

  • Saadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Khadir

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Reece · as Priest

  • The Blue Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Frank Hutchins

  • The Secret of Convict Lake(1951)

    as Edward "Limey" Cockerell

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Soldiers Three(1951)

    as Pvt. Dennis Malloy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Elusive Pimpernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Chauvelin

  • The Wild Heart(1950)

    as Edward Marston

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • W. B. Yeats: A Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • All Over the Town(1949)

    as Gerald Vane

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Lagoon(1949)

    as James Carter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Small Back Room(1949)

    as Cpl. Taylor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Once a Jolly Swagman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Duggie

  • Esther Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Fred

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Rodgers

  • Odd Man Out(1947)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Once a Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bill Hopkins

  • Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Postal Sorter

  • Guests of The Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as IRA member

  • Knocknagow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Brian's child

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles from 1918 to 2000; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Far and Away (1992)

$138M worldwide

Highest rated

My Left Foot (1989)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19182000

Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1947Screen debut· Odd Man Out
  • 1966Breakout· Fahrenheit 451
  • 1966Career best· Fahrenheit 451
  • 1968First top-billed film· Galileo
  • 1977Career best· Jesus of Nazareth

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting124 of 124: 124 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1910s1 · acting1930s1 · acting1940s9 · acting1950s21 · acting1960s28 · acting1970s35 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 4% of 26 roles
47576777

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Cyril Cusack's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

As You Like It (1992)

88th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Left Foot (1989)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Cyril Cusack's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles32–60 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles18–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles10–58 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–41 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles25–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Cyril Cusack work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cyril Cusack's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Hordern shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles