Nickname:	America's Most Beloved Cowboy
Known for:	High Noon, Hittin' the Trail, Trouble in Texas
Birth name:	Woodward Maurice Ritter
Birthday:	12 January 1905, Murvaul, Texas, USA

Perhaps best remembered for his haunting vocalization of the theme song in High Noon. Singer, father of John Ritter. His spouse, Dorothy Fay, was his leading lady in many of his western features. In his later years, he was a disk jockey on Nashville radio. He conducted an unsuccessful campaign to be Governor of Tennessee. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1964. Grandfather of Jason Ritter. Had a long string of hit singles on Billboard's country charts -- including the No. 1 hits "I'm Wasting My Tears on You" (1944); "You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often" (1945); and "You Will Have to Pay" (1946). Other famous hits included "Deck of Cards" (1948) and "I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven" (1961). "You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often" was Billboard's No. 1 country hit of the year in 1945. Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1980. Veteran character actor Morgan Woodward's uncle, Dr. S. A. Woodward, lived in the San Angelo, Texas area. One day, he was called to help in the birth of a male child. The family, not knowing what gender was expected, had not chosen a name, so in honor of the good doctor's service, they named him Woodward Ritter. Later, he would be known more widely as "Tex" Ritter. Son, Thomas. His horse in his earlier movies was called White Flash. Father of Tom Ritter

Site: Imdb.com ? Site type: multicelebrity site:

Description: Celebrity Main Details » imdb.com: Tex Ritter