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Steven Ritch
Steven Ritch was an American actor and writer.
He was born at Providence, RI in 1921.
His career lasted from 1950 until 1962 and had 45 credits as an actor in both films and television
He was probably best known for the film The Werewolf (1956) as Duncan Marsh whereby after an automobile accident he was treated by two doctors with there experimental drug which caused disastrous effects.
Ritch served in World War Two and fought on Guadalcanal in some of the worst battles.
After the war he planned to be a lawyer but got bitten by the acting bug and became an actor instead. He also became a writer as well.
Some of the films of Steven Ritch were:
Destination Murder (1950) as Waiter
Siren Of Bagdad (1953) as A Soldier
Valley Of The Head Hunters (1953) as Lt. Barry
Conquest Of Cochise (1953) as Tukiwah
The Great Adventures Of Captain Kidd (1953) as Barrett
Battle Of Rogue River (1954) as Indian
Massacre Canyon (1954) as Black Eagle
Riding With Buffalo Bill (1954) as Elko
Seminole Uprising (1955) as Black Cat
Apache Ambush (1955) as Townsman
The Crooked Web (1955) as Ramon Torres
The Werewolf (1956) as Duncan Marsh
Bailout at 43,000 (1957) as Major Irv Goldman
Plunder Road (1957) as Frankie Chardo
Murder By Contract (1958) as Detective
City Of Fear (1959) as Dr. John Wallace
Studs Lonigan (1960) as Gangster
Mr. Ritch also appeared on television in such programs as The New Adventures Of China Smith, The Lone Wolf, Lux Video Theater, Medic, Producers Showcase, Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon, I Led Three Lives, Highway Patrol, Science Fiction Theater, The Ford Television Theater, The Lone Ranger, Studio 57, Sea Hunt, Mike Hammer, Broken Arrow, Man With A camera, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Tales Of Wells Fargo, M Squad, The Lineup, The Rifleman, The Lawless Years, The Deputy, Bourbon Street Beat, 77 Sunset Strip, Lock Up and Wagon Train.
He made several appearances on a number of TV series:
Wagon Train - three
The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin - five
The Lone Ranger - three
Broken Arrow - eleven
I Led Three Lives - two
The New Adventures Of China Smith - two
Ritch had several credits as a writer.
Hell On Devil's Island (1957) for screen play
Plunder Road (1957) for screen play
City of Fear (1959) as writer
Safe At Home (1962) as writer
Mr. Ritch worked on the following TV series as:
Hawaiian Eye (1960) for one story and one screen play
77 Sunset Strip (1960) for one story
Tightrope (1960) as a writer for two episodes
Tallahassee 700 (1961) for one story and one screen play
Adventures In Paradise (1962) as writer for one episode
Frontier Circus (1962) as writer for two episodes and story for one episode.
Steven Ritch passed away in July, 1995 at the age of 73 at Rogue River, Oregon.
I particularly enjoyed this actor in the films The Werewolf, Seminole Uprising, Massacre Canyon, Valley Of The Head Hunters and Plunder Road as well as many fine performances on various TV series.
Louie The Movie Buff
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