Michael Ritchie

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Candidat…

Directed

1. The Golden Child (1986) — Director
2. Fletch (1985) — Director
3. The Bad News Bears (1976) — Director
4. Fletch Lives (1989) — Director
5. Wildcats (1986) — Director
6. The Candidate (1972) — Director
7. A Simple Wish (1997) — Director
8. Cops & Robbersons (1994) — Director
9. Prime Cut (1972) — Director
10. Diggstown (1992) — Director
11. The Scout (1994) — Director
12. The Couch Trip (1988) — Director
13. Student Bodies (1981) — Director
14. The Survivors (1983) — Director
15. Downhill Racer (1969) — Director
16. The Island (1980) — Director
17. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Director
18. Semi-Tough (1977) — Director
19. The Big Valley (1965) — Director
20. Smile (1975) — Director
21. The Fantasticks (2000) — Director
22. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) — Director
23. Divine Madness (1980) — Director
24. An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) — Director
25. Run for Your Life (1965) — Director
26. Felony Squad (1966) — Director
27. Beggars and Choosers (1999) — Director
28. The Outsider (1968) — Director
29. The Outsider (1967) — Director
30. Profiles in Courage (1964) — Director
31. The Sound of Anger (1968) — Director
32. Comfort, Texas (1997) — Director
33. Skip Chasers (1998) — Director
34. Einstein (1993) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Innocent Blood (1992) — Night Watchman
2. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) — Minister (voice)
3. An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) — Bus Passenger