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Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American Country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandsons Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, and granddaughter Carly).
He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984.
Jul 10, 2024 · Tex Ritter (born January 12, 1905, Murvaul, Texas, U.S. —died January 2, 1974, Nashville, Tennessee) was a country music singer and actor who was noted for playing singing cowboys in Western movies.
Jul 29, 2015 · Singing cowboy Tex Ritter stood as one of the biggest names in country music throughout the postwar era, thanks to a diverse career that led him everywhere from the Broadway stage to the...
Trouble in Texas is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury (as R.N. Bradbury) and starring Tex Ritter, his horse White Flash, Rita Hayworth (billed as "Rita Cansino") and Yakima Canutt.
Tex Ritter was born on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of the Gringo (1936), High Noon (1952) and Varsity Blues (1999). He was married to Dorothy Fay. He died on January 2, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Woodward Maurice " Tex " Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and actor. He was popular in the mid 1930s into the 1960s. His son was actor John and his grandchildren include Jason and Tyler, and granddaughter Carly.
Tex Ritter was born on 12 January 1905 in Murvaul, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of the Gringo (1936), High Noon (1952) and Varsity Blues (1999). He was married to Dorothy Fay. He died on 2 January 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Tex Ritter was the most well-versed of all Hollywood’s singing cowboys. Born Woodward Maurice Ritter in Panola County, Texas (where Jim Reeves was born), Ritter was raised with a deep love of western music.
Jun 2, 2021 · Tex Ritter joins Roy Rogers and Gene Autry as the only Hollywood Western stars inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
