Steven Ritch (26 December 1921 – 20 July 1995) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his lead role in the 1956 film '' The Werewolf''.
Early life
Steven Ritch was born on December 26, 1921, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Career
Ritch's career ran from 1950 to 1962, and he had 45 acting credits in films and television.
He also worked as a screenwriter in feature films and television. He wrote the screenplay for the 1957 film '' Plunder Road'', as well as acting in the movie, delivering a "stand-out performance as a nervous wheelman", according to '' CinemaScope''.
Later life
Ritch died on July 20, 1995, in Rogue River, Oregon, aged 73.
Selected filmography
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Destination Murder
''Destination Murder'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Edward L. Cahn. The drama features Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley Clements and Hurd Hatfield.
Plot
During a five-minute movie intermission, Jackie Wales leaves a theater, gets in ...
'' (1950) as Waiter
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Siren of Bagdad
''Siren of Bagdad'' is a 1953 Technicolor fantasy adventure film produced by Sam Katzman and directed by Richard Quine set in the medieval Persian Empire. It stars Paul Henreid as a travelling Master magician who seeks to recover his troop of be ...
'' (1953) as A Soldier
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Valley of the Head Hunters
''Valley of the Head Hunters'' (reissued as ''Valley of Head Hunters'') is a 1953 adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Johnny Weissmuller in his eleventh appearance as Jungle Jim.
Plot
The District Commissioner sends out his rep ...
'' (1953) as Lt. Barry
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Conquest of Cochise
''Conquest of Cochise'' is a 1953 American Western film set in 1853 at the time of the Gadsen Purchase. Produced by Sam Katzman and directed by William Castle, it stars John Hodiak, Robert Stack and Joy Page.
Plot
Army Major Tom Burke is assi ...
The Battle of Rogue River
''The Battle of Rogue River'' is a 1954 American Western film starring George Montgomery, Martha Hyer, and Richard Denning, directed by William Castle and produced by Sam Katzman. The screenplay is written by Douglas Heyes. It is set during th ...
'' (1954) as Indian
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Massacre Canyon
The Massacre Canyon battle took place in Nebraska on August 5, 1873 near the Republican River. It was one of the last hostilities between the Pawnee and the Sioux (or Lakota) and the last battle/massacre between Great Plains Indians in North Ame ...
'' (1954) as Black Eagle
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Riding with Buffalo Bill
''Riding with Buffalo Bill'' is a 1954 American Western Serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Marshall Reed.
Plot
Buffalo Bill Cody comes to aid the miner Rocky Ford and a group of ranchers in their defeat of a local crime ...
'' (1954) as Elko
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Seminole Uprising
'' Seminole Uprising'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring George Montgomery based on the 1952 novel ''Bugle's Wake'' by Curt Brandon.Apache Ambush'' (1955) as Townsman
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The Crooked Web
''The Crooked Web'' is a 1955 crime film noir directed by Nathan Juran and starring Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard and Richard Denning.
Plot
Stan Fabian runs a drive-in restaurant with girlfriend Joanie Daniel, whose brother Frank turns up for a ...
'' (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
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Murder by Contract
''Murder by Contract'' is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Lerner. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ben Maddow did uncredited work on the film. Centering on an existentialist hit man assigned to kill a woman, the film i ...
'' (1958) as Detective
*'' City of Fear'' (1959) as Dr. John Wallace
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Studs Lonigan
''Studs Lonigan'' is a novel trilogy by American author James T. Farrell: ''Young Lonigan'' (1932), '' The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan'' (1934), and ''Judgment Day'' (1935). In 1998, the Modern Library ranked the Studs Lonigan trilogy 29th on ...