Michael Ritchie
Michael Brunswick Ritchie (born November 28, 1938 in Waukesha , Wisconsin , † April 16, 2001 in New York City ) was an American director .
Live and act
Ritchie was the son of Benbow Ferguson Ritchie and his wife Patricia. Before and during his career in film, he studied at Harvard University , where he graduated in 1960. He made his debut as a director in 1955 as a television director. He directed an episode of the Solo series for ONCEL .
Michael Ritchie was also active as a screenwriter , in 1993 the comedy film Cool Runnings was created based on one of his scripts .
He was married twice and has five children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: A Single Man ( The Outsider )
- 1969: Schußfahrt ( Downhill Racer )
- 1972: Bill McKay - The candidate ( The Candidate )
- 1972: The Professionals ( Prime Cut )
- 1975: Lots of nice girls ( Smile )
- 1976: The Bad News Bears ( The Bad News Bears )
- 1977: Two savvy professionals ( semi-tough )
- 1979: A Perfect Affair ( An Almost Perfect Affair )
- 1980: Buccaneers of Death (The Island)
- 1981: What is the dead man doing on the clothesline? ( Student bodies )
- 1983: The Survivors ( The Survivors )
- 1985: Fletch - The Troublemaker ( Fletch )
- 1986: American Wildcats ( Wildcats )
- 1986: In Search of the Golden Child ( The Golden Child )
- 1988: The Couch Trip ( The Couch Trip )
- 1989: Fletch ( Fletch Lives )
- 1992: Her Biggest Coup ( Diggstown )
- 1994: Cops & Robbersons - That knocks the strongest cop ( Cops and Robbersons )
- 1994: The Scout ( The Scout )
- 1997: A Simple Wish ( A Simple Wish )
Web links
- Michael Ritchie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Ritchie. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ritchie, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ritchie, Michael Brunswick; Smithee, Alan (common pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waukesha , Wisconsin , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 2001 |
| Place of death | New York City , USA |