John Ritter
September 17, 1948 (76 years old) in Burbank, California, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales as Himself (archive footage)
- 2010 · Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up as Great Uncle Stew (voice)
- 2005 · Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Clifford's Really Big Movie as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
- 2003 · Bad Santa as Bob Chipeska
- 2003 · TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV as
- 2003 · Manhood as Eli
- 2003 · The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King as Self
- 2002 · 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter as Paul Hennessy
- 2002 · Tadpole as Stanley Grubman
- 2002 · Breaking News as
- 2002 · Man of the Year as Bill
- 2002 · Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) as
- 2001 · Nuncrackers as Narrator
- 2001 · Scrubs as Sam Dorian
- 2000 · TV Funhouse as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Panic as Josh
- 2000 · Terror Tract as Bob Carter
- 2000 · Clifford the Big Red Dog as
- 2000 · Clifford the Big Red Dog as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
- 2000 · TripFall as Tom Williams
- 2000 · Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Christian Therapist
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Lethal Vows as David Farris
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Richard Manning
- 1999 · Family Law as Father Andrews
- 1999 · It Came From the Sky as Donald Bridges
- 1999 · Holy Joe as Joe Cass
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Dr. David Wheeler (voice)
- 1998 · Dead Husbands as Dr. Carter Elston
- 1998 · Bride of Chucky as Chief Warren Kincaid
- 1998 · Loss of Faith as Bruce Simon Barker
- 1998 · Felicity as Mr. Andrew Covington
- 1998 · I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Robert Forrest
- 1998 · Shadow of Doubt as Steven Mayer
- 1998 · Chance of a Lifetime as Tom Maguire
- 1998 · Montana as Dr. Wexler
- 1997 · Over the Top as Justin
- 1997 · Veronica's Closet as Tim Margolin
- 1997 · Sink or Swim as Hank
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as George Madison
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · A Gun, a Car, a Blonde as Duncan the Bartender
- 1997 · Nowhere as Moses Helper
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Self
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Ted Buchanan
- 1997 · A Child's Wish as Ed Chandler
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Eugene Grandy (voice)
- 1996 · For Hope as Date #5 (uncredited)
- 1996 · Mercenary as Jonas Ambler
- 1996 · Sling Blade as Vaughan Cunningham
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade as Self
- 1996 · Unforgivable as Paul Hegstrom
- 1996 · Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
- 1995 · The Colony as Rick Knowlton
- 1995 · Gramps as Clarke MacGruder
- 1995 · NewsRadio as Frank Westford
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Mike O'Conner
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Sheriff Tom McKinsley
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · North as Ward Nelson
- 1993 · The Only Way Out as Jeremy Carlisle
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self - Interviewee
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · Dave's World as John Ritter
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Heartbeat as Bill Grant
- 1992 · Hearts Afire as John Hartman
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as John Ritter
- 1992 · Stay Tuned as Roy Knable
- 1992 · Noises Off... as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
- 1992 · Fish Police as
- 1992 · The Making of High Noon as Self
- 1992 · Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy as Self
- 1992 · The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team as Self
- 1991 · The Real Story of O Christmas Tree as Piney (voice)
- 1991 · Problem Child 2 as Ben Healy
- 1991 · The Summer My Father Grew Up as Paul
- 1990 · The Dreamer of Oz as L. Frank Baum
- 1990 · It as Ben Hanscom
- 1990 · Problem Child as Ben
- 1990 · Wings as Stuart Davenport
- 1989 · My Brother's Wife as Barney
- 1989 · Anything But Love as Patrick Serreau
- 1989 · Skin Deep as Zach
- 1988 · Tricks of the Trade as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
- 1988 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Dudley Goode
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · Real Men as Bob Wilson
- 1987 · Hooperman as Detective Harry Hooperman
- 1987 · Prison for Children as David Royce
- 1987 · The Last Fling as Phillip Reed
- 1986 · A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
- 1986 · Unnatural Causes as Frank Coleman
- 1986 · Life with Lucy as John Ritter
- 1985 · Letting Go as Alex
- 1984 · All Star Party for Lucille Ball as Self
- 1984 · Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
- 1984 · Muppet Babies as
- 1984 · Three's a Crowd as Jack Tripper
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Ray Evans
- 1984 · Love Thy Neighbor as Danny Loeb
- 1984 · Strong Kids, Safe Kids as Himself
- 1983 · Sunset Limousine as Alan O'Black
- 1983 · Life's Most Embarrassing Moments as Self - Host
- 1982 · In Love with an Older Woman as Robert
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Self
- 1982 · The Flight of Dragons as Peter Dickinson (voice)
- 1982 · Pray TV as Tom McPherson
- 1981 · They All Laughed as Charles Rutledge
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1980 · Wholly Moses as Satan (The Devil)
- 1980 · John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Self / Various
- 1980 · The Comeback Kid as Bubba Newman
- 1980 · Hero at Large as Steve Nichols
- 1979 · Americathon as President Chet Roosevelt
- 1979 · Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self - Host
- 1979 · The Ropers as
- 1978 · Robin Williams: Off the Wall as Himself
- 1978 · Leave Yesterday Behind as Paul Stallings
- 1978 · Ringo as Marty Flesh
- 1978 · The Goldie Hawn Special as Self
- 1978 · How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness as Self
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Dale Riley
- 1977 · Three's Company as Jack Tripper
- 1976 · Nickelodeon as Franklin Frank
- 1975 · The Night That Panicked America as Walter Wingate
- 1975 · Doc as
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as Tom Cole
- 1975 · The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- 1975 · The Bob Crane Show as
- 1974 · Petrocelli as John Oleson
- 1974 · Rhoda as
- 1973 · Kojak as Kenny Soames
- 1973 · The Stone Killer as Hart
- 1973 · The Lie as Bauer
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Private Carter
- 1972 · The Bob Newhart Show as
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · The Waltons as Rev. Matthew Fordwick
- 1972 · The Waltons as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1972 · The Other as Rider
- 1972 · Evil Roy Slade as Priest (uncredited)
- 1971 · Scandalous John as Wendell
- 1971 · The Barefoot Executive as Roger
- 1971 · Great Performances as Richard
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Ryan Moore
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Mike Welles
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee