Michael Ritchie

Diretor, Produtor, Ator

28 de novembro de 1938 — 16 de abril de 2001 (62 anos)
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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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Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Uma Gatinha Boa de Bola
    Uma Gatinha Boa de Bola1986

Conhecido Por

  • O Rapto do Menino Dourado
    O Rapto do Menino Dourado1986
  • Jamaica Abaixo de Zero
    Jamaica Abaixo de Zero1993
  • Assassinato por Encomenda
    Assassinato por Encomenda1985
  • Garotos em Ponto de Bala
    Garotos em Ponto de Bala1976
  • Fletch Vive
    Fletch Vive1989
  • Uma Gatinha Boa de Bola
    Uma Gatinha Boa de Bola1986
  • O Candidato
    O Candidato1972
  • Golpe Perfeito
    Golpe Perfeito1992
  • Confusão em Dose Dupla
    Confusão em Dose Dupla1994
  • O Pancada
    O Pancada1994
  • A Marca da Brutalidade
    A Marca da Brutalidade1972
  • Os Amantes do Perigo
    Os Amantes do Perigo1969
  • O Negócio é Sobreviver
    O Negócio é Sobreviver1983
  • Um Passe de Mágica
    Um Passe de Mágica1997
  • Uma Alucinante Viagem
    Uma Alucinante Viagem1988
  • A Ilha
    A Ilha1980
  • A Disputa dos Sexos
    A Disputa dos Sexos1977
  • A Garotada Vai ao Japão
    A Garotada Vai ao Japão1978
  • Sorria
    Sorria1975
  • Vitória a Qualquer Preço
    Vitória a Qualquer Preço1993

Filmography