Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director, actor, and playwright who worked in both film and theater. He was born in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Ritt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

KNOWN FOR

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
The Long, Hot Summer
1958
Hombre
1967
Hud
1963
Stanley & Iris
1990
Paris Blues
1961
The Molly Maguires
1970
The Front
1976
Norma Rae
1979
Edge of the City
1957
The Slugger's Wife
1985
No Down Payment
1957

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
9
Directing
26
Producing
9
2007
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
1985
The Slugger's Wife
as Burly De Vito
1979
Norma Rae
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
1975
End of the Game
as Hans Bärlach
1973
James Wong Howe: Cinematographer
as Self
1972
Awake and Sing!
as Uncle Morty
1944
Winged Victory
as Gleason