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Tex Ritter is a Actor and Theme Song Performance American born on 12 january 1905 at Beaumont (USA)
Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974), better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting (son John and grandsons Jason and Tyler). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Birth name Woodward Maurice Ritter
Nationality USA
Birth 12 january 1905 at Beaumont (USA)
Death 2 january 1974 (at 68 years) at Nashville (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 january 1905 at Beaumont (USA)
Death 2 january 1974 (at 68 years) at Nashville (USA)
Biography
Ritter was married to actress Dorothy Fay on June 14, 1941, for 33 years until his death. The couple had two sons, Thomas Ritter and actor John Ritter. Tex helped start United Cerebral Palsy after Thomas was found to have the affliction. Ritter and his sons spent a great deal of time raising money and public awareness to help others with the illness. He is also the grandfather of Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter.Best films
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Filmography of Tex Ritter (25 films)
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The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Sunset Carson, Ken Maynard, Tex Ritter, Buster Jones
Roles Windy Hollow Mayor
Rating70%
The plot is standard Western B movie fare. The Marshal of Windy Hollow (Sunset Carson) teams up with a Texas Ranger (Ken Maynard) to stop a band of outlaws who are preying on innocent settlers and stealing their gold.
Nashville Rebel (1966)
, 1h35Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Mary Frann, Archie Campbell, Tex Ritter, Henny Youngman
Roles Himself
Rating63%
Arlin Grove (Jennings) has just finished a hitch in the Army and finds he's stranded in the small town of Morgan's Corner after being robbed by drunken rednecks. Grove is taken in by pretty Molly Morgan (Mary Frann) and her father, and it doesn't take long for Molly to become infatuated with the rugged stranger while nursing him back to health.
Down Liberty Road (1956)
Origin USA
Actors Tommy Kirk, Morris Ankrum, Angie Dickinson, Charles Maxwell, Tex Ritter, Marshall Thompson
Rating62%
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Apache Ambush (1955)
, 1h8Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Political films
Actors Bill Williams, Richard Jaeckel, Movita Castaneda, Adelle August, Tex Ritter, Ray Corrigan
Roles Traeger
Rating53%
During the last days of the Civil War, President Lincoln (James Griffith) selects Indian scout James Kingston (Bill Williams) to facilitate a cattle shipment from Texas to the north. He is helped by cattle driver O’Roarke (Ray Teal) and Maj. McGuire (Don Harvey). Mexican fanatic Joaquin Jironza (Alex Montoya) wants the Henry Repeating Rifles that Kingston has. Embittered ex-rebel leader Lee Parker (Richard Jaeckel) is also an obstacle to Kingston's mission, as he tries to get the cattle through Apache territory.
The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
, 1h11Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Hoot Gibson, Preston Foster, John Mack Brown, Ken Murray, Jimmy Wakely, Harry Lauter
Roles Background Singer (singing voice)
Rating58%
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Holiday Rhythm (1950)
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon, Tex Ritter, Donald MacBride, Sid Melton, Tommy Noonan
Roles Tex Ritter
Rating63%
Marked for Murder (1945)
, 58minutesDirected by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Charles King, Jack Ingram, Bob Kortman
Roles Tex Haines
Rating50%
Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres War, Musical, Western
Actors Jane Frazee, Charles Starrett, Barbara Jo Allen, Tex Ritter, Max Terhune, Dub Taylor
Roles Tex Coulter
Rating63%
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
, 56minutesDirected by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Patti McCarty, Harry Harvey, Sr., Betty Miles, I. Stanford Jolley
Roles Tex Haines
Rating55%
The Lone Star Trail (1943)
Directed by Ray Taylor
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Fuzzy Knight, Jack Ingram, John Mack Brown, Robert Mitchum, Jennifer Holt, Tex Ritter
Roles Fargo Steele
Rating56%
Arizona Trail (1943)
, 57minutesOrigin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Janet Shaw, Jack Ingram, Glenn Strange
Roles Johnny Trent
Rating59%
Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)
, 57minutesDirected by Albert Herman
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Donald Curtis, Eva McKenzie, Karl Hackett, Carleton Young, Bob Wills
Roles Tex Lawton
Rating58%
The Man from Texas (1939)
, 56minutesDirected by Albert Herman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Hal Price, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan
Roles Tex Allen
Rating65%
Down the Wyoming Trail (1939)
, 56minutesDirected by Albert Herman
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Charles King, Horace Murphy, Jack Ingram, Ernie Adams, Edward Coxen
Roles Tex Yancey
Rating54%
Riders of the Frontier (1939)
, 58minutesDirected by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Musical, Western
Actors Tex Ritter, Jack Rutherford, Roy Barcroft, Mantan Moreland, Marin Sais
Roles Tex Lowry posing as Ed Carter
Rating61%