Clint Ritchie
Llanview Presence
Clint Buchanan (September 1979 to December 1998, May 1999 to June 1999)
At a Glance
As Clint Buchanan, Clint Ritchie has seen his
share of headline-grabbing stories, but it was in
real life that Clint Ritchie had his most dramatic
storyline played out. While working on his Northern
California ranch in March, 1993, Clint was involved
in a terrible tractor accident that left him at death's
door. After months of recovery, Clint returned to
"One Life to Live" and the town of Llanview,
Pennsylvania, his fictional home for over a decade.
A self-described "North Dakota plowboy," Clint
Ritchie grew up on a farm in Grafton, North
Dakota. He knew he wanted to be an actor since
he was seven years old, but was never involved in
any school plays or other productions as a
youngster because he was "always too shy to do
anything in school."
At 16, Clint left home and headed for northern
California, where he held a succession of jobs.
Eventually he went to Hollywood, where he began
taking acting lessons. He arrived in New York in the
fall of 1979 to join the cast of "One Life to Live."
Seventeen years later, Clint remains a fan favorite
on the daytime drama.
Clint made his television acting debut as a cavalry
lieutenant on horseback in the pilot of the series,
"Wild Wild West." His other television credits
include roles in three of the segments of "The
Centennial" miniseries, an episode of "Dallas" and
the children's program, "Thunder."
His appearances as the principal character,
McMurphy, in a stage production of "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" led to a contract at 20th
Century-Fox Studios. He has appeared in several
movies, including "Patton," "A Force of One," "The
St. Valentine's Day Massacre" and "Bandolero!"
Clint enjoys competing in 50-to-100-mile
endurance races on horseback. He owns several
horses, and a ranch in northern California where
he also does his own horse training and
horseshoeing.
Awards and Acclaim
Soap Opera Digest Awards: Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actor (1986)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actor (1989)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Favorite Supercouple (with Erika Slezak) (1989)
Vital Statistics
BIRTHPLACE: Grafton, ND
BIRTHDATE: August 9
HEIGHT: 6'1"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown
News Archives
News Archive: Learn more about Clint and Viki's past. [May 5th, 1998]
News Archive: Clint returning, but role will be recast. [Aug 1st, 2005]
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