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, nearly all of them in small and/or uncredited bit parts.

Cyril Ring
Ring in Hollywood and Vine in 1945
Born(1892-12-05)December 5, 1892
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1967(1967-07-17) (aged 74)
OccupationActor
Years active19211951
Spouse(s)Charlotte Greenwood
(1915–1922; divorced)
RelativesBlanche Ring (sister)
A. Edward Sutherland (nephew)

Ring is probably best known today for his role as Harvey Yates, a con artist and accomplice to fellow con artist Penelope, played by Kay Francis in the Marx Brothers first film The Cocoanuts (1929). He also appeared in uncredited small parts in two other Marx films, Monkey Business (1931) and A Day at the Races (1937).

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