Overview
- Cunningham died on Jan. 6 at his home in Rye, New York, at age 93, his family announced.
- He originated key roles on Broadway, including parts in Zorba, Company, Six Degrees of Separation, The Sisters Rosensweig and Titanic.
- His screen credits included Mystic Pizza and Dead Poets Society, along with notable voice work in In & Out and Starship Troopers and multiple Law & Order appearances.
- A Dartmouth graduate and Yale Drama School alumnus, he performed for U.S. troops in Europe and began his professional career in 1960 with My Fair Lady under Moss Hart.
- A Rye resident since 1969, he co-founded the Playwrights and Players fund-raising series; survivors include his wife, Carolyn, three children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, with memorial donations suggested to the Entertainment Community Fund.