Tex Ritter(1905-1974)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter was born on 12 January 1905 in Murvaul, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of the Gringo (1936), Le train sifflera trois fois (1952) and American Boys (1999). He was married to Dorothy Fay. He died on 2 January 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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Awards
- 4 wins total

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Known for

Tex Ritter and White Flash in Song of the Gringo (1936)

Song of the Gringo

5.0

Tex

1936

Le train sifflera trois fois (1952)

Le train sifflera trois fois

7.9

Soundtrack("High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')")

1952

James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in American Boys (1999)

6.5

Soundtrack("The Wayward Wind")

1999

Tex Ritter in Trouble in Texas (1937)

Trouble in Texas

5.1

Tex Masters

1937

Credits

Actor

Sing a Country Song
5.6
- 1973
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
8.5
- Windy Hollow Mayor
- 1972
What Am I Bid?
8.0
- Tex Ritter
- 1967
Girl from Tobacco Row
5.3
- Reverend E.F. Bolton
- 1966
Nashville Rebel
6.5
- Tex Ritter
- 1966
The Drifter
7.2
TV Series
- Tex
- 1965
The Rebel
7.8
TV Series
- Marshall
- 1961
Shotgun Slade
6.7
TV Series
- The Marshal
- 1959
Zane Grey Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- Balladeer
- 1958
Studio 57
7.0
TV Series
- Singer (voice)
- 1956
Le premier méchant
7.0
Short
- Narrator
- Dinosaur Dan (voice)
- 1955
Apache Ambush
5.4
- Traeger
- 1955
The Marshal's Daughter
5.7
- Background Singer (singing voice)
- 1953
Holiday Rhythm
6.1
- Tex Ritter
- 1950
Flaming Bullets
5.5
- Tex Haines
- 1945

Music Department

Soundtrack

Asteroid City
6.4
- performer: "(I Got Spurs) Jingle Jangle Jingle", "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
- 2023
Belfast
7.2
- performer: "Do Not Forsake Me, (Oh My Darlin')"
- 2021
Goliath
8.1
TV Series
- performer: "Billy The Kid"
- 2019
Bloodline
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "The Gallows Pole"
- 2015
Mille soleils
7.1
- performer: "High Noon"
- 2013
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
8.3
Video
- performer: "Ride, Ride, Ride", "Down the Trail of My Dreams" (uncredited)
- 2009
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
7.0
Video
- performer: "High Noon"
- 2007
Neal Cassady
6.1
- performer: "We'll Rest at the End of the Trail"
- 2007
RocKwiz
7.7
TV Series
- writer: "Long Time Gone" (uncredited)
- 2007
Ramona
6.9
TV Mini Series
- performer: "High Noon"
- 2003
Ready to Rumble
5.4
- performer: "Wayward Wind"
- 2000
American Boys
6.5
- performer: "The Wayward Wind"
- 1999
Sacré Père Noël
5.6
- performer: "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral"
- 1998
American Strays
5.2
- performer: " (I Got Spurs) Jingle Jangle Jingle"
- 1996
Canadian Bacon
5.9
- performer: "God Bless America Again"
- 1995

Personal details

Height
- 1.80 m
Born
- January 12, 1905
- Murvaul, Texas, USA
Died
- January 2, 1974
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Dorothy FayJune 14, 1941 - January 2, 1974 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Relatives
Other works
Unsold pilot: Co-starred with Charles Aidman in a pilot for a series to be called "Henry D".
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Singer, father of John Ritter.

Quotes
[Asked on "The Dick Cavett Show" if being named "Tex" had a negative effect on his unsuccessful run for the US Senate in Tennessee.] Well, Tennessee is the mother of Texas. We never have discovered who the father was.

Nickname
- America's Most Beloved Cowboy

Salaries

FAQ

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When did Tex Ritter die?
January 2, 1974
How did Tex Ritter die?
Heart attack
How old was Tex Ritter when he died?
68 years old
Where did Tex Ritter die?
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
When was Tex Ritter born?
January 12, 1905

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