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Howard Ritter

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Howard Ritter is known for General Hospital (1963), Homeboys in Outer Space (1996) and Great Performances (1971).
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Flex Alexander and Darryl M. Bell in Homeboys in Outer Space (1996)
    Homeboys in Outer Space
    3.5
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt in One on One (2001)
    One on One
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Austin & Ally (2011)
      Austin & Ally
      6.0
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2013–2016
    • Mighty Med (2013)
      Mighty Med
      6.6
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2014
    • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)
      2 Broke Girls
      6.7
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2014
    • Tatyana Ali and Bresha Webb in Love That Girl! (2010)
      Love That Girl!
      5.9
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2013
    • The Garcias Have Landed
      TV Movie
      • Associate Director
      • 2013
    • Mitchel Musso and Larramie Doc Shaw in Pair of Kings (2010)
      Pair of Kings
      5.8
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2010–2013
    • Marla Gibbs, Christopher B. Duncan, Jackée Harry, Gladys Knight, Michael D. Roberts, Kellita Smith, John Witherspoon, Yara Shahidi, Khylin Rhambo, and Layla Crawford in The First Family (2012)
      The First Family
      3.4
      TV Series
      • Associate Director
      • 2012
    • All of Us (2003)
      All of Us
      5.8
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2006–2007
    • Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt in One on One (2001)
      One on One
      7.1
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2003–2006
    • Foster Hall
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Associate Director
      • 2004
    • Eric Roberts, Andy Dick, Andrea Parker, Sara Rue, Sherri Shepherd, and Zachary Levi in Less Than Perfect (2002)
      Less Than Perfect
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Associate Director
      • 2004
    • Stuck in the Middle with You
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Associate Director
      • 2003
    • John Cleese, Ed Begley Jr., Ivan Sergei, Melinda McGraw, and Sherri Shepherd in My Adventures in Television (2002)
      My Adventures in Television
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Associate Director
      • 2002
    • Cédric (2001)
      Cédric
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Associate Director
      • 2001
    • Oh, Baby (2001)
      Oh, Baby
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • Associate Director
      • 2001

    Additional Crew

    • Eric Roberts, Andy Dick, Andrea Parker, Sara Rue, Sherri Shepherd, and Zachary Levi in Less Than Perfect (2002)
      Less Than Perfect
      6.9
      TV Series
      • technical coordinator
      • 2002–2003
    • Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
      7.2
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 1996
    • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
      Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
      8.9
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 1983
    • It's a Living (1980)
      It's a Living
      7.0
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 1982
    • Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cathryn Damon, Jay Johnson, Robert Mandan, Richard Mulligan, and Arthur Peterson in Soap (1977)
      Soap
      8.3
      TV Series
      • stage manager (as Howard L. Ritter)
      • 1979–1980
    • Visions (1976)
      Visions
      6.0
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 1980
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Jerry Nelson in The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
      The Muppets Go Hollywood
      6.9
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 1979
    • John Hillerman and Betty White in The Betty White Show (1977)
      The Betty White Show
      6.8
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 1977–1978

    Director

    • The Members
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt in One on One (2001)
      One on One
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Shawn Batten, J.R. Cacia, and Christina Chambers in Spyder Games (2001)
      Spyder Games
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Flex Alexander and Darryl M. Bell in Homeboys in Outer Space (1996)
      Homeboys in Outer Space
      3.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
      The Parent 'Hood
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Sinbad in The Sinbad Show (1993)
      The Sinbad Show
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)
      Night Court
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–1991

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