Cyril Delevanti facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cyril Delevanti
Delevanti in The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
Born	Harry Cyril Delevanti (1889-02-23)23 February 1889 London, UK
Died	13 December 1975(1975-12-13) (aged 86) Hollywood, California
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, US
Other names	Syril Delevanti
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931–1974
Spouse(s)	Eva Kittie Peel ​ ​ (m. 1913; died 1975)​
Children	3

Harry Cyril Delevanti (born February 23, 1889 – died December 13, 1975) was an English actor who had a very long career in American movies. He often played interesting and unique characters. Sometimes, his name was spelled as Syril Delevanti in movie credits.

Early Life

Cyril Delevanti was born in London, England. His father, Edward Delevanti, was a music professor with both English and Italian family roots. His mother was Mary Elizabeth.

Acting Career

Cyril Delevanti started his acting career on stage in England. In 1921, he moved to the United States and continued acting in plays throughout the 1920s.

His first movie role was in Devotion in 1931. In 1938, he appeared in Red Barry, a movie series directed by Ford Beebe. Ford Beebe later married Cyril's daughter, Kitty.

From the 1940s onwards, Cyril Delevanti appeared in many movies, often in smaller roles. Some of these films include:

• Phantom of the Opera (1943)
• Mary Poppins (1964)
• The Night of the Iguana (1964)
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

In 1958, Cyril Delevanti played Lucius Coin, a printer, in all 26 episodes of the TV show Jefferson Drum. He also appeared twice on the popular TV show Perry Mason. In 1957, he played a florist named Mr. Tulloch. In 1965, he played a bookie named Craig Jefferson.

Cyril Delevanti was a guest star on many other famous TV shows. These include:

• Dennis the Menace
• The Fugitive
• Gunsmoke
• The Dick Van Dyke Show
• Have Gun – Will Travel
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Mission: Impossible
• Ironside
• Adventures of Superman
• The Twilight Zone (he appeared in four episodes!)
• Dragnet

He continued to act in movies until shortly before his death. For his role in The Night of the Iguana (1964), he was even nominated for a Golden Globe Award!

Family Life

In 1913, Cyril Delevanti married Eva Kitty Peel. They had three children together: Kitty, Cyril, and Harry. For a while in the early 1950s, they owned and ran a toy shop in the Los Angeles area.

Later Years and Death

Cyril Delevanti passed away on December 13, 1975, in Hollywood, California. He was 86 years old.

Film Roles