Joe Ritchie was the only child of Bud Ritchie (Joseph Boon)a vaudeville
artist born in Liverpool to oil cloth merchant Charles Boon.
Was both a stage and TV actor appearing as a leading man on the stage
in his early years. He suffered from Parkinson's disease towards the
end of his life. He was married and divorced. Joe died 11 February 1988
in London England.