John Nicholas Robins Ryder (5 April 1814 – 27 March 1885) was an English actor. Engaged by

W. C. Macready William Charles Macready (3 March 179327 April 1873) was an English actor. Life He was born in London the son of William Macready the elder, and actress Christina Ann Birch. Educated at Rugby School where he became headboy, and where now the t ...

, he played in most of Macready's productions, including As You Like It, at

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from 1842. He also toured with Macready to America in 1843 and 1849 In the 1850s he played in many of Charles Kean's productions at the Princes Theatre. With a large number of appearances across the London stage, he was noted for his powerful voice, height and imposing physique. He died at

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and was buried at

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References

* http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/QueensLongacre.htm
''Ryder, John Nicholas Robins (1814–1885)''
Joseph Knight, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 English male stage actors 1814 births 1885 deaths Burials at West Norwood Cemetery 19th-century English male actors {{England-actor-stub