Age | 79 (age at death) |
Birthday | 1 December, 1898 |
Birthplace | Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia |
Died | 18 December, 1977 |
Place of Death | Chicago, IL, USA |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Claim to Fame | Captain Hook on stage, Tony in 1955 for Supporting Actor in the musical, 'Peter Pan' |
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.