Cyril Ring
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 probably best remembered today for his role as Harvey Yates, a con artist captured and hand-cuffed to fellow con artist Penelope, played by Kay Francis at the very end of the Marx Brothers first film The Cocoanuts (1929).
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). He died on July 17, 1967 in Hollywood, California, aged 74.
Selected filmography
Gentle Julia (1936)
The Flame (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947)
Girl on the Spot (1946)
Two Years Before the Mast (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)