Cyril Ritchard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cyril Ritchard

Australian actor

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1977

Profession: stage actor, theater director, television actor, film actor

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977) , 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.