Michael Ritchie

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-11-28 (63 years old)

Deathday

2001-04-16

Place of Birth

Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

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 b...

Acting

Production

1986

The Golden Child

as Director

1977

Semi-Tough

as Director

1972

The Candidate

as Director

1976

1988

The Couch Trip

as Director

1980

The Island

as Director

1985

Fletch

as Director

1994

1980

Divine Madness

as Director

1969

Downhill Racer

as Director

1972

Prime Cut

as Director

1983

The Survivors

as Director

1994

The Scout

as Director

1986

Wildcats

as Director

1975

Smile

as Director

1989

Fletch Lives

as Director

1997

A Simple Wish

as Director

1992

Diggstown

as Director

1993

Einstein

as Director

2000

The Fantasticks

as Director

1968

1967

The Outsider

as Director

1997

Comfort, Texas

as Director

1981

Student Bodies

as Producer

1993

1975

Smile

as Producer

1998

Skip Chasers

as Director

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