- Naissance
- Décédé(e)18 décembre 1977 · Chicago, Illinois, États-Unis (arrêt cardiaque)
- Nom de naissanceCyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard
- Taille6′ 2″ (1,88 m)
- Cyril Ritchard est né le 1 décembre 1897 à Sydney, Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Australie. Il était acteur et réalisateur. Il est connu pour Blackmail (1929), Producers' Showcase (1954) et Omnibus (1952). Il était marié à Madge Elliott. Il est mort le 18 décembre 1977 dans l'Illinois, États-Unis.
- Conjoint(e)Madge Elliott(16 septembre 1935 - 8 août 1955) (son décès, 1 enfant)
- Won Broadway's 1955 Tony Award as Best Supporting of Featured Actor (Musical) for playing Captain Hook, his signature role, in "Peter Pan," a performance he recreated in several television versions. Was also nominated for four other Tony Awards: in 1957, as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "A Visit to a Small Planet;" in 1959, as both Best Actor (Dramatic) and Best Director for "The Pleasure of His Company;" and in 1965 as Best Actor (Musical) for "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd.:
- 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."
- Awarded a Tony in 1955 for Supporting Actor in the musical, 'Peter Pan'.
- A devout Catholic, he attended daily mass religiously in New York, where he lived, or in whatever city he happened to be appearing.
- His very first role (in Australia) was in a production of "The Pink Lady" in which he played "the Satyr," a foreshadowing of the devilish merry-making to come.
- I have four notes, two of them good.
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