Michael Ritchie
Authors · Directors · film producer
American film director (1938–2001)
About Michael Ritchie
Michael Brunswick Ritchie (November 28, 1938 – April 16, 2001) was an American film director, producer, and writer of films with comical or satirical leanings, such as The Candidate (1972) and Smile (1975). He scored commercial successes directing sports films like Downhill Racer (1969) and The Bad News Bears (1976), and comedies like Chevy Chase's Fletch (1985) and Eddie Murphy's The Golden Child (1986).
Quick facts
- Known for
- The Big Valley, Run for Your Life, Felony Squad
- Born
- 1938-11-28
- Died
- 2001-04-16
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Books & published works
The Big Valley
Run for Your Life
Felony Squad
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Outsider
Beggars and Choosers
Profiles in Courage
Cool Runnings
The Golden Child
A Simple Wish
Fletch
Wildcats
Innocent Blood
The Island
The Candidate
Semi-Tough
The Bad News Bears
Diggstown
Fletch Lives
Downhill Racer
Smile
The Couch Trip
The Scout
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Cops & Robbersons
The Survivors
Prime Cut
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
Student Bodies
An Almost Perfect Affair
The Fantasticks
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Divine Madness
The Outsider
The Sound of Anger
Skip Chasers
Comfort, Texas
Einstein