Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard

Australian actor (1897–1977)

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. The show was conducted by Richard Tauber and ran for almost a year.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 3 films (1929–1938) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 7 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1929 Blackmail British International Pictures 1:36:00 16mm B&W silent
1929 Piccadilly British International Pictures Ltd 1:46:00 16mm B&W silent
1938 Dangerous Medicine Arthur B. Woods B&W