Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard

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 entertainment, participating in numerous college productions that quickly got him "hooked." He began professionally in the chorus line of The Royal Comic Opera Company and quickly progressed to juvenile leads. A subsequent pairing with the already-established theatre actress Madge Elliott in 1918 proved successful, and the musical twosome eventually married in 1935. Together they would go on to become known as "The Musical Lunts" by their acting peers performing in scores of plays and revues together. Ritchard specialized in playing slick, dandified villains in musical comedy and developed a potent reputation of being a man of many talents. Not only directing and staging Broadway's finest, he became a renown performer of various operas and led many productions as such. Shortly before his wife's death of bone cancer in 1955, Ritchard ventured into TV infamy by repeating his Tony and Donaldson award-winning portrayal of Hook in Peter Pan (1955). He continued to earn acclaim and/or honors with such classic stage productions as "Visit to a Small Planet" (Tony-nominated), "The Pleasure of His Company" (Drama League award, Tony-nominated), "The Roar of the Greasepaint...the Smell of the Crowd" (Tony-nominated), "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Sugar," the musical version of the classic Billy Wilder film Some Like It Hot (1959) in which Ritchard played the Joe E. Brown role. Lesser regarded when it comes to film, he performed in the early Hitchcock classic Blackmail (1929) and made his last movie with the musical Half a Sixpence (1967) with Tommy Steele. While performing as the Narrator in a stage production of "Side by Side by Sondheim" in November 1977, Ritchard suffered a heart attack and died one month later. A one-of-a-kind talent, his nefarious, narcissistic humor was a career trademark that culminated in the role of a lifetime -- one that will certainly be enjoyed by children young and old for eons to come.

  • Titulu: Cyril Ritchard
  • Popularità: 0.672
  • Cunnisciutu per: Acting
  • Anniversariu: 1897-12-01
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  • Cunnisciutu ancu cum'è: Cyrill Ritchard, Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard
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Cyril Ritchard I filmi

  • 1929
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    Blackmail

    Blackmail

    6.6 1929 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

    6.5 1977 HD

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  • 1929
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    Piccadilly

    Piccadilly

    6.4 1929 HD

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  • 1960
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    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    6.7 1960 HD

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  • 1975
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    The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

    The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

    5.5 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes

    Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1969
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    Hans Brinker

    Hans Brinker

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Show Goes On

    The Show Goes On

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Daydreamer

    The Daydreamer

    4.8 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood

    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    Half a Sixpence

    Half a Sixpence

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1932
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    Service for Ladies

    Service for Ladies

    6.8 1932 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Owl and the Pussycat

    The Owl and the Pussycat

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1975
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    Tubby the Tuba

    Tubby the Tuba

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1938
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    I See Ice

    I See Ice

    8.1 1938 HD

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  • 1955
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    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    6.1 1955 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    6.9 1948 HD

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  • 1938
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    Dangerous Medicine

    Dangerous Medicine

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1964
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    Mr. Scrooge

    Mr. Scrooge

    10 1964 HD

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  • 1930
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    Just for a Song

    Just for a Song

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Symphony in Two Flats

    Symphony in Two Flats

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner

    The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1952
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    Pontius Pilate

    Pontius Pilate

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1937
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    It's a Grand Old World

    It's a Grand Old World

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1958
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    Aladdin

    Aladdin

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Dearest Enemy

    Dearest Enemy

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1948
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    Woman Hater

    Woman Hater

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    5.6 1948 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

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  • 1957
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    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    4.8 1961 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

    7.2 1973 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

    6.3 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

    4 1958 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

    5 1970 HD

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