- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1897
- Place of Birth
- —
- Died
- December 18, 1977
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 …
Filmography
movieThe Hobbit
1977 · Elrond (voice)
movieThe First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1975 · Father Thomas (voice)
movieTubby the Tuba
1975 · The Frog (voice)
tvThe Snoop Sisters
1973 · Morlock
movieThe Emperor's New Clothes
1972 · Emperor Klockenlocher (voice)
movieHans Brinker
1969 · Mijnheer Kleef
movieHalf a Sixpence
1967 · Harry Chitterlow
movieThe Daydreamer
1966 · The Sandman (voice)
movieThe Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner
1966 · Self - Host
movieThe Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965 · Big Bad Wolf
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Director
movieMr. Scrooge
1964 · Ebenezer Scrooge
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieThe Owl and the Pussycat
1962
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Justin Fitzgibbons
moviePeter Pan
1960 · Mr. Darling / Captain Hook
The Christmas Tree
1958 · Promenade Member
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
movieAladdin
1958 · Sui-Generis, the Sorcerer
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Sui-Generis the Sorcerer
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk', Self - Dr. Frankenstien, Self - Guest
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
moviePeter Pan
1956 · Mr. Darling / Captain Hook
movieDearest Enemy
1955 · Gen. Howe
Playwrights '56
1955
moviePeter Pan
1955 · Mr. Darling / Captain Hook
Producers' Showcase
1954 · Captain Hook
tvOmnibus
1952 · , Director
moviePontius Pilate
1952 · Pontius Pilate
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Arnold
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
tvStudio One
1948 · , Pontius Pilate, Monty Gavenhurst
movieWoman Hater
1948 · Reveller (uncredited)
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
movieThe Winslow Boy
1948 · Himself
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Dangerous Medicine
1938 · Dr. Noel Penwood
movieI See Ice
1938 · Paul Martine
movieThe Show Goes On
1937 · Jimmy
movieIt's a Grand Old World
1937
Television Demonstration Film
1937
movieService for Ladies
1932 · Sir William Carter (uncredited)
movieSymphony in Two Flats
1930 · Leo Chavasse
Just for a Song
1930 · Craddock
movieBlackmail
1929 · The Artist
moviePiccadilly
1929 · Victor Smiles