Gaunt, incisive character actor who, after several years of stage work in his native England, made his screen debut in the US with a supporting part in James Whale's excellent adaptation of "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1939). Cushing played in several other American films before returning home during WWII and eventually became a member of Laurence Olivier's acting company at the Old Vic Theater.…
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