of which are still remembered to this day by many, some of them include the original The Plough and the Stars in (1926) where he played Fluther Good, he then played a different role of Captain Brennan in the same play when it was staged in the United States. In his appreciation for McCormick, Gabriel Fallon remembered him as both a great actor and a great man. It is said that he was one of the most versatile actors of his generation, his early death was a huge loss to the Irish arts and more specifically the Abbey Theatre where he carried most of his work. References External links F.J. McCormick at The Abbey Theatre Archive F.J. McCormick at The Teresa Deevy Archive 1890 births 1947 deaths Abbey Theatre Irish male stage actors Irish male film actors 20th-century Irish male actors