Cyril Ring

Career overview

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Name: Cyril Ring (also known as Cyril Alf).
Dates: December 5, 1892 – July 17, 1967.
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Deathplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Profession: American film actor.
Career Start: Silent films in 1921.
Career End: Final performance in 1951.
Film Count: Over 350 films [1, 2, 4]; more than 400 productions [5].
Nature of roles: Small and/or uncredited parts/bit parts.
Notable roles/credits:
Harvey Yates in The Cocoanuts (1929) (con artist handcuffed to Penelope, played by Kay Francis).
I Wake Up Screaming (1941).
The Social Lion (1930).
Personal: Married to Molly Green and Charlotte Greenwood.
Paragraph 1: Early career and general overview.
Cyril Ring was an American film actor born on December 5, 1892, in Boston, Massachusetts. He began his professional career in silent films in 1921. Throughout his career, Ring was a prolific character player in Hollywood films, appearing in more than 350 films, with one source noting more than 400 productions. The majority of these appearances were in small or uncredited bit parts. His final performance took place in 1951.
Paragraph 2: Notable works and personal details.
Ring is recognized for his work in several productions, including The Social Lion in 1930 and I Wake Up Screaming in 1941. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the Marx Brothers' first film, The Cocoanuts, released in 1929. In this production, he played Harvey Yates, a con artist who is captured and handcuffed to fellow con artist Penelope, a character played by Kay Francis. Ring was married to Molly Green and Charlotte Greenwood. He died on July 17, 1967, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
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"Cyril Ring was an American film actor born on December 5, 1892, in Boston, Massachusetts. He began his professional career in silent films in 1921. Throughout his career, Ring was a prolific character player in Hollywood films, appearing in more than 350 films, with one source noting more than 400 productions. The majority of these appearances were in small or uncredited bit parts. His final performance took place in 1951." (68 words)
"Ring is recognized for his work in several productions, including The Social Lion in 1930 and I Wake Up Screaming in 1941. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the Marx Brothers' first film, The Cocoanuts, released in 1929. In this production, he played Harvey Yates, a con artist who is captured and handcuffed to fellow con artist Penelope, a character played by Kay Francis. Ring was married to Molly Green and Charlotte Greenwood. He died on July 17, 1967,