Tex Ritter
Date of birth: 1905-01-12
Place of birth: Murvaul, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Woodward Maurice Ritter, Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter
Biography
Movie Credits
Arizona Days
1937-01-30
Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex beco
Rollin' Plains
1938-07-08
It's cattlemen versus sheepmen and Trigger Gargan appears to be the leader of the gang causing the t
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937-05-22
Kalmus is after the freight contract held by Summers. When his gang kill Summers, Tex and Duke step
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
1937-08-06
Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the
Song of the Gringo
1936-11-22
In his film debut Ritter is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
1937-11-26
Tex is after the gang that robbed a train of a gold shipment. He suspects Dorman is the culprit and
The Golden Trail
1940-07-08
The dangerous Ceegareet gang has control of Boom Town. No miner with rich diggings is safe from this
Rainbow Over the Range
1940-07-29
A U.S. marshal is sent to investigate a gang that is stealing horses from the cavalry.
Trouble in Texas
1937-03-06
Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.
Take Me Back to Oklahoma
1940-11-11
Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer M
Enemy of the Law
1945-05-07
Charley Gray is about to be released from the state penitentiary after serving a long term for the r
Gangsters of the Frontier
1944-09-22
Tex put the Kern gang away once but they have returned with reinforcements and have take over the to
Frontier Fugitives
1945-09-01
Ellen Williams' father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he
Hittin' the Trail
1937-04-03
When he swaps horses with the Tombstone Kid — a wrongly accused man on the run from the law — singin
Riders of the Rockies
1937-07-02
Tex and his pals join the Rangers to fight rustlers along the border. When Doc and Pee Wee get frame
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01
A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.
Nashville Rebel
1966-01-01
Down a dusty road in the deep South, wanders a young man, Arlin Grove, with a guitar and his earthly
Utah Trail
1938-08-12
Tex and his sidekicks arrive to help out his friend Jeffers, a railroad owner, only to find that he
Where the Buffalo Roam
1938-10-12
Tex returns to Santa Fe to find his Mother murdered. Foster runs the town and all crimes committed b
Apache Ambush
1955-08-24
Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mex
Arizona Frontier
1940-08-19
A government agent uncovers the truth behind a series of raids on a freight company.
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943-02-05
In order to obtain a stage coach mail contract, a new road must be built. A gang of outlaws try to p
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972-08-09
The Texas Rangers are called in to investigate a string of attacks on wagon trains.
Frontier Town
1938-03-04
Regan is passing off counterfeit money at rodeos betting on his man Denby. When Tex appears and wins
Westbound Stage
1939-12-15
A wagon train crossing the plains comes across the remains of other wagon trains that have been atta
The Whispering Skull
1944-12-29
Rangers Tex Haines and Dave Wyatt track a killer known as the Whispering Skull. In the wake of the S
Oklahoma Raiders
1944-03-17
In this western, two cowboys go to buy fresh horses for the cavalry and end up taking on two badguys
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
1941-02-25
Singing cowboy Tex Ritter and his sidekick, Slim Andrews, star in this musical Western about a coupl
The Lone Star Trail
1943-08-06
Rancher Blaze Barker returns to Dead Falls after being framed by land-grabbers and spending two year
Down the Wyoming Trail
1939-06-13
Tex arrives on the Parker ranch on Christman eve and is given the job of being Santa Claus. Also dre
Riders of the Frontier
1939-08-15
The Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch fore
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936-12-20
Singing cowboy Tex Saunders finds himself in a heap of trouble when he agrees to investigate local g
The Man from Texas
1939-04-19
Hall is after Dennison's land and hires the Shooting Kid to finish him off. The Marshal sends Tex to
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
1940-03-02
Tex and Shorty ride into Cinco Valley, a gold rich area terrorized by marauders ostensibly lead by o
Girl from Tobacco Row
1966-08-24
Born into an impoverished family in a Southern community of tobacco growers, Nadine Bolton tries to
Prairie Gunsmoke
1942-07-16
To win possession of the ranches he holds mortgages on, crooked banker Jim Kelton has his henchmen r
Rollin' Home to Texas
1940-12-30
This one starts differently but, in the end, it is another version of Robert Emmett Tansey's oft-use
Song of the Buckaroo
1938-12-07
An outlaw on the run assumes the identity of a dead man. When in his new identity he finds himself e
Rollin' Westward
1939-03-01
A cowboy helps a pretty young woman and her father in their fight against land-grabbers who are tryi
The Devil's Trail
1942-05-14
Our heroes head to a wide-open town in search of a gang of desperadoes, headed by swarthy Noah Beery
Sundown on the Prairie
1939-02-08
Tex and Ananias are sent by the government to capture some Santa Fe rustlers. Tex recognizes Hendric
Pals of the Silver Sage
1940-04-21
Six-year-old Sugar Grey has inherited a ranch, which she will lose to her cousin Jeff Grey if a cert
Roll Wagons Roll
1940-08-16
The Army sends Tex Masters to find out who is supplying Indians with military guns.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942-09-25
Hoping to increase its box-office allure by adopting the title of a popular song, Deep in the Heart
The First Bad Man
1955-09-30
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
Cowboy Canteen
1944-02-09
Song and comedy revue, featuring Western talents, along with a theatrical troupe taking their vacati
The Cowboy from Sundown
1940-09-05
The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortg
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942-11-13
Mining executive Neal Wallace arrives to investigate the losses at a gold mine and is immediately fr
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942-12-11
Dusty Gardner, and other Texas ranchers, are driving a herd of cattle to Abilene, Kansas along the C
Vengeance of the West
1942-08-16
Anita Morell arrives by stagecoach in a small California town to find her father murdered and his pr
North of the Rockies
1942-04-02
Morgan and his gang are smuggling furs across the border. Both the Mounties on the Canadian side and
Arizona Trail
1943-09-15
A young cowboy returns home to help his father fight off a gang trying to take over the family ranch
Raiders of San Joaquin
1943-05-01
In this western, two cowboys ride to the rescue of ranchers who are fighting to keep a land-grabber
Cheyenne Roundup
1943-04-12
Johnny Mack Brown's Universal western series was drawing to a close when Cheyenne Roundup was releas
Roaring Frontiers
1941-10-15
U.S. Marshal Wild Bill Hickok arrives in Goldfield to arrest Tex Martin, who has been accused of mur
The Lone Star Vigilantes
1942-01-01
It's Wild Bill Elliot as Wild Bill Hickok in the Columbia B-western Lone Star Vigilantes. Returning
The Pioneers
1941-05-10
A frontiersman leads a group of pioneers to their destination in the Old West and then helps them se
Bullets for Bandits
1942-02-12
In a saloon shooting, a cowboy thinks he killed Prince Katey, a man he closely resembles. Cannonball
King of Dodge City
1941-08-14
The story takes place in Kansas, just after the Civil War. Wild Bill Hickok is summoned from Dodge C
Marshal of Gunsmoke
1944-01-22
U.S. marshal Ritter arrives in town to round up bandits who are attempting to fix the local election
Dead or Alive
1944-11-09
The Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner
Marked for Murder
1945-02-08
In this western, the Texas Rangers must stop a range war between sheepherders and cattle ranchers fr
Three in the Saddle
1945-07-26
Peggy Barlou is a young rancher who refuses to sell her spread to greedy stage-line proprietor John
Flaming Bullets
1945-10-14
Bullets fly as the Texas rangers fight an outlaw gang.
Starlight Over Texas
1938-09-06
Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the
The Marshal's Daughter
1953-06-25
To fully appreciate the western comedy The Marshal's Daughter, one must be aware that its star, a za
Holiday Rhythm
1950-10-30
A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's
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