Clint Ritchie, best known for his work as cowboy Clint Buchanan on One Life to Live, has died after a brief illness, according to the actor's website. He was 70.
Ritchie died Saturday in Roseville, Calif., and details were not released. He retired in 1998 from the role he had played more than 20 years on the ABC soap, but he also made occasional guest appearances up until 2004.
"We are deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend Clint Ritchie," the show's executive producer Frank Valentini said in a statement."He will always ...
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Laura Wright (Cassie) isn't the only Guiding Light star jumping ship to an ABC soap. One Life to Live confirms that Jerry verDorn has won the coveted role of Viki's ex-husband, Clint Buchanan. He last airs on GL Oct. 13 and makes his debut on OLTL Oct. 25. Clint Ritchie, who played Clint for more than 20 years before retiring to his ranch in Northern California, reportedly was not approached to reprise the role.
As for verDorn, the soap vet was GL's longest-running cast member, having played Springfield attorney Ross Marler for 26 years. He was among the stars bumped from contract to recurring status after CBS slashed the sudser's budget earlier this year. Fortunately, his street cred in the small world of daytime TV meant it wasn't long before another soap snapped him up.
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