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Life & Death
Died aged 80Also known asCyrill Ritchard, Cyril Joseph Trimnell-RitchardGenderMaleNationalityAustraliaBorn01/12/1897Died18/12/1977Died inChicagoCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3699925 ↗Buried atSaint Mary's CemeteryTMDb#7393 ↗
Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard, 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 Gabriel 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, 8th Baron Graves.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Home MoviesMovie | Self | 129 |
| 1977 | The HobbitMovie | Elrond (voice) | 80 |
| 1975 | The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas SnowMovie | Father Thomas (voice) | 78 |
| 1973 | The Snoop SistersSeries | Morlock | 76 |
| 1969 | Hans BrinkerMovie | Mijnheer Kleef | 72 |
| 1966 | The Lyrics of Alan Jay LernerMovie | Self - Host | 69 |
| 1966 | The DaydreamerMovie | The Sandman (voice) | 69 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye ShowSeries | Self | 66 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 65 |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareSeries | Justin Fitzgibbons | 64 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self - Co-Host | 64 |
| 1960 | Peter PanMovie | Mr. Darling / Captain Hook | 63 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music HallSeries | Self | 61 |
| 1958 | The Christmas TreeMovie | Promenade Member | 61 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthSeries | Sui-Generis the Sorcerer | 60 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' | 59 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1956 | Peter PanMovie | Mr. Darling / Captain Hook | 59 |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56Series | — | 58 |
| 1955 | Peter PanMovie | Mr. Darling / Captain Hook | 58 |
| 1955 | Dearest EnemyMovie | Gen. Howe | 58 |
| 1954 | Producers' ShowcaseSeries | Captain Hook | 57 |
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | — | 55 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | — | 54 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Arnold | 53 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 53 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 51 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Monty Gavenhurst | 51 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 51 |
| 1948 | Woman HaterMovie | Reveller (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1948 | The Winslow BoyMovie | Himself | 51 |
| 1938 | I See IceMovie | Paul Martine | 41 |
| 1938 | Dangerous MedicineMovie | Dr. Noel Penwood | 41 |
| 1937 | The Show Goes OnMovie | Jimmy | 40 |
| 1937 | Television Demonstration FilmMovie | — | 40 |
| 1937 | It's a Grand Old WorldMovie | — | 40 |
| 1932 | Service for LadiesMovie | Sir William Carter (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1930 | Symphony in Two FlatsMovie | Leo Chavasse | 33 |
| 1930 | Just for a SongMovie | Craddock | 33 |
| 1929 | BlackmailMovie | The Artist | 32 |
| 1929 | PiccadillyMovie | Victor Smiles | 32 |