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Raymond Cusick

Overview

Raymond Patrick Cusick (28 April 1928 – 21 February 2013) was an English designer for the BBC. He is best known for designing the Daleks, for the science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Cusick joined the BBC in 1960 as a staff designer and was responsible for the set design of many Doctor Who stories, creating not just futuristic settings but also historical sets and dioramas. Another BBC in-house designer, future filmmaker Ridley Scott, had been assigned to design the Daleks in 1963, but scheduling conflicts saw the job handed to Cusick. Cusick worked on other BBC television programmes including The Pallisers, The Duchess of Duke Street, On Giant's Shoulders, When the Boat Comes In, Rentaghost and Miss Marple.

As Cusick was a salaried BBC employee at the time he designed the Daleks, he was not paid royalties. Given the large revenue generated by merchandise featuring Cusick's Dalek design, he felt that he should have been paid a royalty (as was script writer Terry Nation, who created the concept of the Daleks but did not design them). When Cusick left Doctor Who in 1966, unhappy with the lack of recognition he had received for his work on the series, the show's producer and head designer did arrange for the BBC to recognise his contribution with an ex-gratia payment of around £100.

In the late 1970s, he was a designer for the James Burke BBC programme Connections.

Known for

Acting
2010 Daleks! Conquer and Destroy Actor Self (As Ray Cusick) N/A
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2010 Daleks! Beyond the Screen Actor Self (As Ray Cusick) N/A
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2010 Cusick in Cardiff Actor Self N/A
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2010 Shawcraft: The Original Monster Makers Actor Self N/A
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2009 The Sets of Marinus Actor Himself N/A
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2009 What has 'The Romans' ever done for us? Actor Self N/A
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2009 Mounting the Rescue Actor Self N/A
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2006 Creation of the Daleks Actor Himself N/A
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2006 Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" Actor Self N/A
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2006 Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS Actor Self N/A
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1999 Carnival of Monsters Actor N/A
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1998 Myth Makers 41: Ray Cusick Actor Self N/A
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1992 Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years Actor Self N/A
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Art
2023 Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour Art Production Design 58
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1982 Rolling Home Art Art Direction N/A
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1966 Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan Art Production Design 58
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1965 Doctor Who: The Chase Art Production Design 58
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1965 Doctor Who: The Romans Art Production Design 59
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1965 Doctor Who: The Rescue Art Production Design 58
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1964 Doctor Who: Planet of Giants Art Production Design 58
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1964 Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction Art Art Designer 58
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1964 Doctor Who: The Daleks Art Production Design 59
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