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Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard, known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is probably 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.
Birth Name
Cyril Trimmell-Ritchard
Born
Wednesday, 01 December 1897
Died
Sunday, 18 December 1977
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan' | 1986 |
| The Hobbit | Elrond | 1977 |
| Anyone for Tennyson? The Master Poets Collection | Self - Narrator | 1976 |
| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | Father Thomas (voice) / Father Thomas | 1975 |
| Tubby the Tuba | The Frog | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Snoop Sisters | Morlock | 1972 |
| The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes | Emperor Klockenlocher | 1972 |
| Actor's Choice | Self - performer | 1970 |
| Hans Brinker | Mijnheer Kleef | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan' | 1986 |
| The Hobbit | Elrond | 1977 |
| Anyone for Tennyson? The Master Poets Collection | Self - Narrator | 1976 |
| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | Father Thomas (voice) / Father Thomas | 1975 |
| Tubby the Tuba | The Frog | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Snoop Sisters | Morlock | 1972 |
| The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes | Emperor Klockenlocher | 1972 |
| Actor's Choice | Self - performer | 1970 |
| Hans Brinker | Mijnheer Kleef | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Half a Sixpence | Harry Chitterlow | 1967 |
| Our Place | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| NET Playhouse | (segment "Actor's Choice") | 1966 |
| The Daydreamer | The Sandman (voice) / The Sandman | 1966 |
| The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood | Big Bad Wolf | 1965 |
| The Man Who Bought Paradise | Valentine Silepzki | 1965 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Actor | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Justin Fitzgibbons | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Narrator / Self - Host | 1961 |
| Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Host / Self - Singer | 1959 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Ebenezar Scrooge | 1958 |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | Self | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Sui-Janel (Sorcerer) | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| America After Dark | Self - Guest | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' / Self - Guest / Self - Dr. Frankenstien | 1956 |
| Playwrights '56 | Royce Thurmond | 1955 |
| Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Captain Hook / Britannus / George Darling / Gabriel Von Eisenstein / King Rupert of Brandovia / Peddler | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Twelve Pound Look") / (segment "The Virtuous Island") / (segment "Three Sketches") / Sir Joseph Porter (segment) | 1952 |
| Mister Peepers | Peter Rhodes-Downing | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Damon Lockridge / Kreton | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Orphanage Superintendant Rumble / Captain Kleeg / Aladdin | 1951 |
| The Prudential Family Playhouse | Marmaduke Ruggles | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Arnold | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Pontius Pilate / Monty Gavenhurst | 1948 |
| Woman Hater | Reveller | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Winslow Boy | Cyril Ritchard | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| I See Ice! | Paul Martine | 1938 |
| The Show Goes On | Jimmy | 1937 |
| Reserved for Ladies | Sir William Carter | 1932 |
| Symphony in Two Flats | Leo Chavasse | 1930 |
| Just for a Song | Craddock | 1930 |
| Blackmail | The Artist | 1929 |
| Piccadilly | Victor Smiles | 1929 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Profiles in Courage | 1964 |
| Omnibus | 1952 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
