Biography

He owned a ranch called Happy Horse Ranch. His character's fictional ranch was named in honor of Ritchie's real one. He lived the rest of his life alone on his 60-acre with his numerous dogs, cats and beloved horses.

Clint was under contract at 20th Century Fox with Tom Selleck. In fact, it was Clint who taught Tom how to ride a horse.

In late January 2009, Ritchie had surgery to implant a pacemaker. Although the surgery was successful, a blood clot traveled to his brain, resulting in a massive stroke. He died a few days later at about 4:00 a.m. on January 31, 2009. He was 70.

When Clint Buchanan found himself thrown back 100 years in time to Buchanan City, 1888, Clint Ritchie transported 6 of his own horses to the Old Tucson location. The white horse he was seen riding in the storyline was his own "Bunny," while "Okie Dokie" portrayed Clint Buchanan's horse, "Okie."

He was off the show for several months after the tractor he was riding crashed into a tree stump on his ranch on May 10, 1993. Tossed from the vehicle and knocked to the ground, he suffered broken bones (including his ribs) and a collapsed lung when the vehicle proceeded to run over him.