John Ritter
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-09-17
Day of Death
2003-09-11 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
John Ritter
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.
Known For
Acting
(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)
Manhood
as Eli
(2003)
(2003)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
Tadpole
as Stanley Grubman
(2002)
Man of the Year
as Bill
(2001)
Nuncrackers
as Narrator
(2000)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Christian Therapist
(2000)
TripFall
as Tom Williams
(2000)
Terror Tract
as Bob Carter
(2000)
Panic
as Josh
(1999)
Holy Joe
as Joe Cass
(1999)
Lethal Vows
as David Farris
(1999)
It Came from the Sky
as Donald Bridges
(1998)
Bride of Chucky
as Chief Warren Kincaid
(1998)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Robert Forrest
(1998)
Loss of Faith
as Bruce Simon Barker
(1998)
Shadow of Doubt
as Steven Mayer
(1998)
Dead Husbands
as Dr. Carter Elston
(1998)
Chance of a Lifetime
as Tom Maguire
(1998)
Montana
as Dr. Wexler
(1997)
Nowhere
as Moses Helper
(1997)
A Child's Wish
as Ed Chandler
(1997)
Sink Or Swim
as Hank
(1997)
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Duncan the Bartender
(1996)
Unforgivable
as Paul Hegstrom
(1996)
Sling Blade
as Vaughan Cunningham
(1996)
For Hope
as Date #5 (uncredited)
(1996)
Mercenary
as Jonas Ambler
(1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(1996)
(1995)
Gramps
as Clarke MacGruder
(1995)
The Colony
as Rick Knowlton
(1994)
North
as Ward Nelson
(1993)
Heartbeat
as Bill Grant
(1993)
The Only Way Out
as Jeremy Carlisle
(1992)
Stay Tuned
as Roy Knable
(1992)
The Making of High Noon
as Self
(1992)
(1992)
Noises Off...
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
(1991)
Problem Child 2
as Ben Healy
(1991)
The Summer My Father Grew Up
as Paul
(1991)
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
as Piney (voice)
(1990)
Problem Child
as Ben
(1990)
The Dreamer of Oz
as L. Frank Baum
(1989)
Skin Deep
as Zach
(1989)
My Brother's Wife
as Barney
(1988)
Tricks of the Trade
as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
(1988)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Dudley Goode
(1987)
Prison for Children
as David Royce
(1987)
Real Men
as Bob Wilson
(1987)
The Last Fling
as Phillip Reed
(1987)
(1986)
Unnatural Causes
as Frank Coleman
(1986)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
(1985)
Letting Go
as Alex
(1984)
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
as Himself
(1984)
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
(1984)
(1984)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Danny Loeb
(1983)
Sunset Limousine
as Alan O'Black
(1982)
(1982)
The Flight of Dragons
as Peter Dickinson (voice)
(1982)
Pray TV
as Tom McPherson
(1982)
In Love with an Older Woman
as Robert
(1981)
They All Laughed
as Charles Rutledge
(1980)
Wholly Moses
as Satan (The Devil)
(1980)
Hero at Large
as Steve Nichols
(1980)
The Comeback Kid
as Bubba Newman
(1980)
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
as Self / Various
(1979)
Americathon
as President Chet Roosevelt
(1979)
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self - Host
(1978)
Ringo
as Marty Flesh
(1978)
Leave Yesterday Behind
as Paul Stallings
(1978)
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
as Self
(1978)
(1978)
The Goldie Hawn Special
as Self
(1976)
Nickelodeon
as Franklin Frank
(1975)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
(1975)
The Night That Panicked America
as Walter Wingate
(1973)
The Lie
as Bauer
(1973)
The Stone Killer
as Hart
(1972)
The Other
as Rider
(1972)
Evil Roy Slade
as Priest (uncredited)
(1971)
The Barefoot Executive
as Roger
(1971)
Scandalous John
as Wendell
Crew
(2006)
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
In Memory Of
(2004)
Clifford's Really Big Movie
In Memory Of
(2003)
Bad Santa
In Memory Of
(1990)
Poochinski
Executive Producer
(1980)