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Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

Actor · Died January 2, 1974, aged 68 · Murvaul, Texas, USA

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.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 12, 1905
Died
January 2, 1974 (aged 68)
From
Murvaul, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Tex Ritter's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
63%
Society
15%
Bonds
8%
Self
5%
Power
5%
Survival
3%
Justice20 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
15
Tense
8
Hopeful
9
Warm
5
Triumphant
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy21

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tex Ritter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tex Ritter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

70 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Marshal of Windy Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Windy Hollow Mayor

  • What Am I Bid? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Tex Ritter

  • Girl from Tobacco Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Reverend E.F. Bolton

  • The Rebel(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Balladeer

  • The First Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Apache Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Traeger

  • The Marshal's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Background Singer (singing voice)

  • High Noon(1952)

    Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tex Ritter

  • Flaming Bullets(1945)

    as Tex Haines

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Fugitives(1945)

    as Tex Haines

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Three in the Saddle(1945)

    as Tex Haines

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Enemy of the Law(1945)

    as Tex Haines

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Marked for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Tex Haines

  • The Whispering Skull(1944)

    as Tex Haines

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dead or Alive(1944)

    as Tex Haines aka Idaho Kid

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gangsters of the Frontier(1944)

    as Tex Haines

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Nolan

  • Cowboy Canteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Tex Coulter

  • Marshal of Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Marshal Ward Bailey

  • Arizona Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Johnny Trent

  • The Lone Star Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Fargo Steele

  • Raiders of San Joaquin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Gil Blake

  • Cheyenne Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve Rawlins

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bob Courtney

  • The Old Chisholm Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Montana Smith

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sheriff Bob Brewster

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Brent Gordon

  • Vengeance of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marshal Captain Lake

  • Prairie Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Tex Terrell

  • The Devil's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marshal Tex Martin

  • North of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Tex Martin

  • Bullets for Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sheriff Tex Martin

  • The Lone Star Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Tex Martin

  • Roaring Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tex Martin (Tex Rawlings in credits)

  • King of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tex Rawlings

  • The Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tex Ritter

  • Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tex Ritter

  • Rollin' Home to Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Reed

  • Take Me Back to Oklahoma(1940)

    as Tex Lawton

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy from Sundown(1940)

    as Sheriff Tex Rockett

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Arizona Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex

  • Roll Wagons Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Masters

  • Rainbow Over the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Marshal Tex Reed

  • The Golden Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Roberts

  • Pals of the Silver Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Wright

  • Rhythm of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Regan

  • Westbound Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tex Wallace

  • Riders of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tex Lowry posing as Ed Carter

  • Down the Wyoming Trail(1939)

    as Tex Yancey

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tex Allen

  • Rollin' Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tex Ramsey

  • Sundown on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tex

  • Song of the Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Texas Dan

  • Where the Buffalo Roam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tex Houston

  • Starlight Over Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tex Newman

  • Utah Trail(1938)

    as Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rollin' Plains(1938)

    as Tex Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tex Lansing, alias Tex Rawlins

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts(1937)

    as Tex Collins

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen(1937)

    as Tex Martin

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Riders of the Rockies(1937)

    as Tex Rand

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sing, Cowboy, Sing(1937)

    as Tex Archer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hittin' the Trail(1937)

    as Tex Randall

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in Texas(1937)

    as Tex Masters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Arizona Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tex Malinson

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande(1936)

    as Tex Saunders

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Song of the Gringo(1936)

    as Tex

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 61st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 1936 to 1976.

Most popular right now

The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)

Film career

  • 1955Screen debut· The First Bad Man
  • 1955First top-billed film· The First Bad Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 70: 69 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thOther crew1 of 70: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s21 · acting1940s38 · acting1950s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew1960s2 · acting1970s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tex Ritter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Dead or Alive (1944)

66th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)

Midcredits 30th · 27% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tex Ritter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tex Ritter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles King shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Charles King15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Charles King
  • Dave O'Brien9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Dave O'Brien
  • Horace Murphy8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Horace Murphy
  • Guy Wilkerson7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Guy Wilkerson

Cinematographers and editors

Producers