Cyril Ritchard
Birthday
1897/12/01
Day of death
1977/12/18 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
Cyrill Ritchard, Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard
Biography
Legendary for his preening, prancing, delightfully playful villain Captain Hook on the award-winning stage (as well as TV) opposite America's musical treasure Mary Martin, beloved musical star Cyril Ritchard had a vast career that would last six decades, but "Peter Pan" would become his prime legacy. Born in Australia just before the turn of the century, he was educated at St. Aloysius College and Sydney University wherein he slyly sidestepped a parental-guided career in medicine for entertainme...Read more
Acting
(1929) Blackmail
as The Artist
(1977) The Hobbit
as Elrond (voice)
(1929) Piccadilly
as Victor Smiles
(1960) Peter Pan
as Mr. Darling / Captain Hook
(1975) The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
as Father Thomas (voice)
(1972) Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
as Emperor Klockenlocher (voice)
(1969) Hans Brinker
as Mijnheer Kleef
(1937) The Show Goes On
as Jimmy
(1966) The Daydreamer
as The Sandman (voice)
(1965) The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
as Big Bad Wolf
(1967) Half a Sixpence
as Harry Chitterlow
(1932) Service for Ladies
as Sir William Carter
(1962) The Owl and the Pussycat
as ---
(1975) Tubby the Tuba
as The Frog (voice)
(1938) I See Ice
as Paul Martine
(1955) Peter Pan
as Mr. Darling / Captain Hook
(1948) The Winslow Boy
as ---
(1938) Dangerous Medicine
as Dr. Noel Penwood
(1964) Mr. Scrooge
as Ebenezer Scrooge
(1930) Just for a Song
as Craddock
(1930) Symphony in Two Flats
as Leo Chavasse
(1966) The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner
as Host
(1952) Pontius Pilate
as Pontius Pilate
(1958) The Christmas Tree
as Promenade Member
(1956) Peter Pan
as Mr. Darling / Captain Hook
(1937) It's a Grand Old World
as ---
(1958) Aladdin
as Sui-Generis, the Sorcerer
(1955) Dearest Enemy
as Gen. Howe
(1948) Woman Hater
as Reveller (uncredited)
(1952) Omnibus
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1948) Studio One
as ---
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as ---
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Arnold
(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse
as ---
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1954) Producers' Showcase
as Captain Hook
(1955) Playwrights '56
as ---
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Justin Fitzgibbons
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1948) Studio One
as Pontius Pilate
(1948) Studio One
as Monty Gavenhurst
(1957) DuPont Show of the Month
as Sui-Generis the Sorcerer
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Dr. Frankenstien
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1973) The Snoop Sisters
as Morlock
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self