Ritchie Valens

Career Overview

Ritchie Valens has 5 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Signature works include The True Buddy Holly Story, Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died, Go, Johnny, Go!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

5

Birth Date

1941-05-13

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• The True Buddy Holly Story
• Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
• 

  Go, Johnny, Go!
• 

  Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2

Frequent Collaborators

• Buddy Holly (3 collaborations)
• The Big Bopper (3 collaborations)
• Bobby Darin (2 collaborations)
• Dion DiMucci (1 collaborations)
• Jim Forbes (1 collaborations)
• Tommy Allsupp (1 collaborations)
• Gary Busey (1 collaborations)
• Bob Hope (1 collaborations)
• Waylon Jennings (1 collaborations)
• Don McLean (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (5 credits)

  • The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The True Buddy Holly Story

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Go, Johnny, Go!

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1959