John Ritter
Birthday
1948/09/17
Day of death
2003/09/11 (55 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Johnathan Southworth "John" Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively. Don Knotts called him the "Greatest physical comedian on the planet". Ritter's final films Bad Santa, Clifford's Really Big Movie and Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up were all dedicated in his memory. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ritter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(2003) Bad Santa
as Bob Chipeska
(1988) Tricks of the Trade
as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
(1973) The Stone Killer
as Hart
(1998) Shadow of Doubt
as Steven Mayer
(1991) The Summer My Father Grew Up
as Paul
(1998) I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Robert Forrest
(2000) Panic
as Josh
(1990) Problem Child
as Ben
(1992) Stay Tuned
as Roy Knable
(1998) Montana
as Dr. Wexler
(1994) North
as Ward Nelson
(1998) Bride of Chucky
as Chief Warren Kincaid
(1981) They All Laughed
as Charles Rutledge
(1980) Wholly Moses
as Satan (The Devil)
(1980) John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
as Self / Various
(1989) Skin Deep
as Zach
(1996) Sling Blade
as Vaughan Cunningham
(1992) Noises Off...
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
(1982) The Flight of Dragons
as Peter Dickinson (voice)
(1991) Problem Child 2
as Ben Healy
(1972) The Other
as Rider
(1986) A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
(1997) A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Duncan the Bartender
(1980) Hero at Large
as Steve Nichols
(1987) Real Men
as Bob Wilson
(1999) It Came From the Sky
as Donald Bridges
(2002) Tadpole
as Stanley Grubman
(1979) Americathon
as President Chet Roosevelt
(2004) Clifford's Really Big Movie
as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
(2002) Man of the Year
as Bill
(1996) Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
as Self
(1995) The Colony
as Rick Knowlton
(1984) All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
(2000) Terror Tract
as Bob Carter
(2000) TripFall
as Tom Williams
(1976) Nickelodeon
as Franklin Frank
(2003) Manhood
as Eli
(1998) Chance of a Lifetime
as Tom Maguire
(1993) Heartbeat
as Bill Grant
(1982) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Self
(1999) Lethal Vows
as David Farris
(1999) Holy Joe
as Joe Cass
(1998) Loss of Faith
as Bruce Simon Barker
(1996) Mercenary
as Jonas Ambler
(1973) The Lie
as Bauer
(1987) Prison for Children
as David Royce
(1979) Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self - Host
(1986) Unnatural Causes
as Frank Coleman
(2001) Nuncrackers
as Narrator
(1980) The Comeback Kid
as Bubba Newman
(1987) The Last Fling
as Phillip Reed
(1975) The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
(1997) A Child's Wish
as Ed Chandler
(1990) The Dreamer of Oz
as L. Frank Baum
(2003) Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
as Self
(1996) Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(1971) Scandalous John
as Wendell
(1972) Evil Roy Slade
as Priest (uncredited)
(1985) Letting Go
as Alex
(1978) Leave Yesterday Behind
as Paul Stallings
(1997) Sink or Swim
as Hank
(2006) Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
as Great Uncle Stew (voice)
(1971) The Barefoot Executive
as Roger
(1996) Unforgivable
as Paul Hegstrom
(1995) Gramps
as Clarke MacGruder
(2003) The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Narrator (voice)
(1978) Ringo
as Marty Flesh
(1997) Nowhere
as Moses Helper
(1988) Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Dudley Goode
(2000) Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Christian Therapist
(1989) My Brother's Wife
as Barney
(1978) The Goldie Hawn Special
as Self
(1984) Love Thy Neighbor
as Danny Loeb
(1982) In Love with an Older Woman
as Robert
(1984) Strong Kids, Safe Kids
as Himself
(1992) The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
as Self
(1992) The Making of High Noon
as Self
(1982) Pray TV
as Tom McPherson
(1998) Dead Husbands
as Dr. Carter Elston
(1983) Sunset Limousine
as Alan O'Black
(1978) How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
as Self
(1984) Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
(1978) Robin Williams: Off the Wall
as Himself
(2005) Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
as Piney (voice)
(1993) The Only Way Out
as Jeremy Carlisle
(1975) The Night That Panicked America
as Walter Wingate
(1996) For Hope
as Date #5 (uncredited)
(2010) Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Life with Lucy
as John Ritter
(1999) Batman Beyond
as Dr. David Wheeler (voice)
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Private Carter
(1984) Muppet Babies
as ---
(1972) The Rookies
as ---
(1974) Rhoda
as ---
(1984) Three's a Crowd
as Jack Tripper
(1997) Ally McBeal
as George Madison
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Tom Cole
(1977) The Love Boat
as Dale Riley
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Mike O'Conner
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Ryan Moore
(1997) King of the Hill
as Eugene Grandy (voice)
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Ray Evans
(1972) The Bob Newhart Show
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---
(1990) Wings
as Stuart Davenport
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Richard Manning
(1992) Hearts Afire
as John Hartman
(1967) Mannix
as ---
(1979) The Ropers
as ---
(1995) NewsRadio
as Frank Westford
(1977) Three's Company
as Jack Tripper
(1973) Kojak
as Kenny Soames
(1969) Medical Center
as ---
(1999) The Early Show
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2002) 8 Simple Rules
as Paul Hennessy
(2001) Scrubs
as Sam Dorian
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1994) Chicago Hope
as ---
(1972) The Waltons
as ---
(1975) Doc
as ---
(2000) Clifford the Big Red Dog
as ---
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self - Interviewee
(1987) Hooperman
as Detective Harry Hooperman
(1999) Family Law
as Father Andrews
(2002) Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
as ---
(1993) Dave's World
as John Ritter
(2002) Breaking News
as ---
(1992) Fish Police
as ---
(1982) Nature
as Narrator (voice)
(1990) It
as Ben Hanscom
(1975) The Bob Crane Show
as ---
(2003) TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
as ---
(1983) Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
as Self - Host
(1998) Felicity
as Mr. Andrew Covington
(1992) The Larry Sanders Show
as John Ritter
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1997) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Self
(2021) Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(2000) Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Mike Welles
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as ---
(1992) Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
as Self
(1997) Over the Top
as Justin
(2015) Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
as Himself (archive footage)
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Sheriff Tom McKinsley
(1974) Petrocelli
as John Oleson
(1981) Entertainment Tonight
as Self
(2000) TV Funhouse
as Narrator (voice)
(1997) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Ted Buchanan
(1972) The Waltons
as Rev. Matthew Fordwick
(1989) Anything But Love
as Patrick Serreau
(1997) Veronica's Closet
as Tim Margolin
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1971) Great Performances
as Richard
(1972) The Waltons
as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self