Michael Ritchie

Reżyseria, Produkcja, Aktor

28 listopada 1938 — 16 kwietnia 2001 (62 years)
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Michael Brunswick Ritchie (November 28, 1938 - April 16, 2001) was an American film director.

Ritchie was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the son of Patricia (née Graney) and Benbow Ferguson Ritchie. His family later moved to Berkeley, California, where his father was a professor of experimental psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and his mother was the art and music librarian for the city.

He attended Berkeley High School before becoming interested in film, and was accepted at Harvard University following high school.

Ritchie attracted attention in his senior year at Harvard in 1960 by directing the original production of the Arthur Kopit play, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

His work on Kopit's play led to a job offer from Robert Saudek, the producer of the Omnibus television series. Ritchie also directed episodes of Profiles in Courage and such TV series as The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Dr. Kildare and Felony Squad prior to making his Hollywood feature-film debut in 1969 with Downhill Racer.

His sister, Elsie Ritchie, acted in two of his films (The Candidate and Smile).

In 1994, Ritchie purchased the hacienda-style house at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles, where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. He bought it for $995,000.

In 1994, Ritchie moved to Manhattan with his wife, Jimmie B. Ritchie, and daughters, Lillian (b. 1986) and Miriam (b. 1988). His additional children include a son, Steven (b. 1973); daughters Lauren (b. 1966) and Jessica (b. 1973), and two stepchildren, Nelly Bly and Billy Bly.

Ritchie died at age 62 of complications from prostate cancer, on April 16, 2001, in New York.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Dzikie Koty
    Dzikie Koty1986

Known For

  • Złote dziecko
    Złote dziecko1986
  • Reggae na Lodzie
    Reggae na Lodzie1993
  • Fletch
    Fletch1985
  • Drużyna specjalnej troski
    Drużyna specjalnej troski1976
  • Fletch żyje
    Fletch żyje1989
  • Dzikie Koty
    Dzikie Koty1986
  • Kandydat
    Kandydat1972
  • Pojedynek Oszustów
    Pojedynek Oszustów1992
  • Gliniarze i Robbersonowie
    Gliniarze i Robbersonowie1994
  • Selekcjoner
    Selekcjoner1994
  • Pierwszorzędne Cięcie
    Pierwszorzędne Cięcie1972
  • Szaleńczy zjazd
    Szaleńczy zjazd1969
  • Ci, którzy przetrwają
    Ci, którzy przetrwają1983
  • Proste życzenie
    Proste życzenie1997
  • Kto tu zwariował?
    Kto tu zwariował?1988
  • Wyspa
    Wyspa1980
  • Pół pary
    Pół pary1977
  • Straszne misie 3 Jada do Japonii
    Straszne misie 3 Jada do Japonii1978
  • Uśmiech
    Uśmiech1975
  • Prawdziwe przygody mamy morderczyni
    Prawdziwe przygody mamy morderczyni1993

Filmografia