He also appeared in uncredited small parts in two other Marx films, Monkey Business (1931) and A Day at the Races (1937).īorn in Massachusetts, he was the brother of actress Blanche Ring and the first husband of actress/dancer Charlotte Greenwood (from 1915 to 1922 divorced). 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). 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.
He began his career in silent films in 1921.
Cyril Ring (December 5, 1892 – July 17, 1967) was an American film actor.
