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Richard John "Dick" Cusack (August 29, 1925 – June 2, 2003) was an American film actor and filmmaker. Cusack was born in New York City to Irish-American Catholic parents. He served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines in World War II. After the war Cusack attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and played on the school's 1947 championship basketball team. Cusack and his wife Nancy had five children: Ann Cusack, Bill Cusack, Susie Cusack, Joan Cusack, and John Cusack all followed him into the acting profession. He was a friend and college room-mate of peace... MORE

Richard John "Dick" Cusack (August 29, 1925 – June 2, 2003) was an American film actor and filmmaker. Cusack was born in New York City to Irish-American Catholic parents. He served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines in World War II. After the war Cusack attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and played on the school's 1947 championship basketball team. Cusack and his wife Nancy had five children: Ann Cusack, Bill Cusack, Susie Cusack, Joan Cusack, and John Cusack all followed him into the acting profession. He was a friend and college room-mate of peace activist Philip Berrigan. Dick Cusack died on June 2, 2003 in Evanston, Illinois from pancreatic cancer. Until 1970 Cusack worked as a Clio Award winning advertising executive. He then pursused a career as a film actor, beginning with minor roles. Most of his acting roles were playing authority figures, such as a United States Senate Chairman, minister/chaplain, and U.S. Secretary of State; he played a judge in the TV movie Overexposed, and in theatrical releases Things Change and Eight Men Out. Cusack was a documentary filmmaker; his 1971 abortion documentary The Committee won an Emmy Award. He also LESS