Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring
Born	December 5, 1892(1892-12-05) Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1967(1967-07-17) (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active	1921 - 1951
Spouse	Charlotte Greenwood (1915 - 1922; divorced)

Cyril Ring (December 5, 1892 – July 17, 1967) was an American film actor. He began his career in silent films in 1921. By the time of his final performance in 1951, he had appeared in over 350 films, almost all in small and/or uncredited parts. He is best remembered as a con artist captured and hand-cuffed to fellow con artist Kay Francis at the very end of the Marx Brothers 1929 film The Cocoanuts. Ring died in Hollywood in 1967.

Biography

Born in Massachusetts, he was the brother of actress Blanche Ring and the first husband of actress/dancer Charlotte Greenwood (from 1915–1922; divorced).^[1][2]. He died on July 17, 1967 in Hollywood, California, aged 74.

Selected filmography

• The Flame (1947)
• Nightmare Alley (1947)
• The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947)
• Girl on the Spot (1946)
• Senorita from the West (1945)
• Duffy's Tavern (1945)
• Beware of Redheads (1945)
• The Cheaters (1945)
• On Stage Everybody (1945)
• The Naughty Nineties (1945)
• Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
• Hollywood and Vine (1945)
• Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
• Identity Unknown (1945)
• I'll Remember April (1945)
• The Affairs of Susan (1945)
• See My Lawyer (1945)
• Frisco Sal (1945)
• Roughly Speaking (1945)
• The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
• Here Come the Waves (1944)
• Laura (1944)
• The Merry Monahans (1944)
• Ghost Catchers (1944)
• Ladies of Washington (1944)
• Mr. Skeffington (1944)
• Follow the Boys (1944)
• Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
• Phantom Lady (1944)
• Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
• Government Girl (1944)
• The Texas Kid (1943)
• The Dancing Masters (1943)
• The Mad Ghoul (1943)
• Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
• Swing Fever (1943)
• Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
• The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
• So This Is Washington (1943)
• The Seventh Victim (1943)
• The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
• Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
• Let's Face It (1943)
• Hers to Hold (1943)
• Bombardier (1943)
• A Stranger in Town (1943)
• Good Morning, Judge (1943)
• She Has What It Takes (1943)
• Reveille with Beverly (1943)
• You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
• Margin for Error (1943)
• Accent on Love (1941)
• San Antonio Rose (1941)
• Blondie in Society (1941)
• Meet John Doe (1941)
• Citizen Kane (1941)
• The Great Lie (1941)
• The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
• The Lady Eve (1941)
• The Wild Man of Borneo
• Michael Shayne: Private Detective
• No, No, Nanette (1940)
• North West Mounted Police (1940)
• Christmas in July (1940)
• The Great Dictator (1940)
• Sailor's Lady
• Girl in 313 (1940)
• Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
• Edison, the Man (1940)
• My Favorite Wife (1940)
• Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
• The Man with Nine Lives
• Road to Singapore (1940)
• The Light That Failed (1939)
• Day-Time Wife (1939)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939)
• Babes in Arms (1939)
• Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
• Espionage Agent (1939)
• Winter Carnival (1939)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
• Invitation to Happiness (1939)
• Mandrake the Magician (1939)
• Rose of Washington Square (1939)
• Union Pacific (1939)
• Made for Each Other (1939)
• They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
• Trade Winds (1938)
• Kentucky (1938)
• Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
• The Spider's Web (1938)
• Hold That Co-ed
• Too Hot to Handle (1938)
• Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
• The First Hundred Years (1938)
• Dangerous to Know (1938)
• Little Miss Roughneck (1938)
• Love Is a Headache (1938)
• City Girl (1938)
• Wells Fargo (1937)
• She Married an Artist (1937)
• Blossoms on Broadway (1937)
• The Last Gangster (1937)
• Fight for Your Lady (1937)
• There Goes the Groom
• Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
• One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
• Topper (1937)
• Married Before Breakfast (1937)
• It May Happen to You (1937)
• Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
• Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
• Palm Springs (1936)
• Gentle Julia (1936)
• Colleen (1936)
• Everybody's Old Man (1936)
• Song and Dance Man (1936)
• King of Burlesque (1936)
• Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
• Dangerous (1935)
• Man of Iron (1935)
• The Payoff (1935)
• Rendezvous (1935)
• It's in the Air (1935)
• Two-Fisted (1935)
• Page Miss Glory
• Diamond Jim (1935)
• Hooray for Love (1935)
• Goin' to Town (1935)
• The Gilded Lily (1935)
• Behold My Wife (1934)
• Call It Luck (1934)
• Hollywood Hoodlum (1934)
• Sisters Under the Skin
• No More Bridge! (1934)
• Dark Hazard (1934)
• Meet the Baron (1933)
• Tillie and Gus (1933)
• A Shriek in the Night (1933)
• Murders in the Zoo (1933)
• The Half Naked Truth (1932)
• Two Lips and Juleps (1932)
• The Dark Horse (1932)
• It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
• Business and Pleasure (1932)
• Union Depot (1932)
• Monkey Business (1931)
• Don't Bet on Women (1931)
• Millie (1931)
• Top Speed (1930)
• The Social Lion (1930/I)
• The Cocoanuts (1929)
• News Parade (1928)
• Mismates (1926)
• Tongues of Flame (1924)
• In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
• Hit and Run (1924)
• The Guilty One (1924)
• The Breaking Point (1924)
• Pied Piper Malone (1924)
• Homeward Bound (1923)
• The Exciters (1923)
• The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)
• Back Home and Broke (1922)
• Divorce Coupons (1922)
• The Conquest of Canaan (1921)

References

1. ^ "MISS GREENWOOD WEDS.; Comedienne Quickly Marries Cyril Ring, a Moving Picture Actor". NY Times. 1915-07-25. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02E2DA1739E233A25756C2A9619C946496D6CF. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
2. ^ "Cyril Ring biography". http://wm03.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:60314. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 

External links

• Cyril Ring at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Ring, Cyril
Alternative names
Short description	American film actor
Date of birth	December 5, 1892
Place of birth	Massachusetts, USA
Date of death	July 17, 1967
Place of death	Hollywood, California, USA