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John Cunningham, Hollywood Father Figure and Prolific Broadway Performer, Dies at 93 by Jonah De Forest

John Cunningham, whose decades-spanning career included 18 Broadway productions, died on January 6, 2026 in his Rye, New York estate. He was 93. The son of a high school principal, Cunningham was raised in New Paltz, New York. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Cunningham had a stint in the army, where he developed his interest in the performing arts as a member of the Seventh Army Repertory Company. While in t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM on January 9, 2026

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