Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977), known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of Peter Pan. In 1945, he played Gabriele Eisenstein in Gay Rosalinda at the Palace theatre in London, a version of Strauss's Die Fledermaus by Erich Wolfgang Korngold in which he appeared with Peter Graves. The show was conducted by Richard Tauber and ran for almost a year.
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| Full name at birth | Cyril Trimnell-Ritchard
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| Claim to fame | Captain Hook on stage, Tony in 1955 for Supporting Actor in the musical, 'Peter Pan'
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1898
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| Place of birth | Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
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| Date of death | 18 December 1977
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| Age | 79 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Chicago, IL, USA
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| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest
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| Resting place | Saint Mary's Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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| High school | St. Aloysius College
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- During the 20s when he visited New York to perform, he shared an apartment with Walter Pidgeon. They performed together in the revue "Puzzles of 1925."
Cyril Ritchard is known for his role in the TV movie The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965) as performer: "We Wish the World a Happy Yule/Main Titles", "Snubbed", "I'm Naive (reprise)", "Ding-A-Ling, Ding-A-Ling", "Granny", "We Wish the World a Happy Yule".
He is also known for his role in the film The Daydreamer (1966) as The Sandman.
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