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Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor (died 1975)

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Born
February 23, 1889
Died
December 13, 1975
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1889

About Cyril Delevanti

Harry Cyril Delevanti was an English character actor, with a long career in American films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He appeared in some 170 productions, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964). In 1938, credited with his first name misspelled 'Syril', Delevanti portrayed Wing Fu in the serial Red Barry; shortly thereafter, the film's director, Ford Beebe, would marry Delevanti's daughter, Kitty. He made two guest appearances on Perry Mason during the first and final (ninth) seasons of the series.

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Cyril Delevanti timeline

  1. In 1938, credited with his first name misspelled 'Syril', Delevanti portrayed Wing Fu in the serial Red Barry; shortly thereafter, the film's director, Ford Beebe, would marry Delevanti's daughter, Kitty.
  2. He appeared in some 170 productions, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964).

The world when Cyril Delevanti was born

Cyril Delevanti was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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