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.
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)
Panic
as Josh
(2000)
Terror Tract
as Bob Carter
(2000)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Christian Therapist
(2000)
TripFall
as Tom Williams
(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)
Montana
as Dr. Wexler
(1998)
Shadow of Doubt
as Steven Mayer
(1998)
Dead Husbands
as Dr. Carter Elston
(1998)
Chance of a Lifetime
as Tom Maguire
(1998)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Robert Forrest
(1998)
Loss of Faith
as Bruce Simon Barker
(1997)
Nowhere
as Moses Helper
(1997)
Sink Or Swim
as Hank
(1997)
A Child's Wish
as Ed Chandler
(1997)
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Duncan the Bartender
(1996)
Sling Blade
as Vaughan Cunningham
(1996)
Mercenary
as Jonas Ambler
(1996)
Unforgivable
as Paul Hegstrom
(1996)
For Hope
as Date #5 (uncredited)
(1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(1996)
(1995)
The Colony
as Rick Knowlton
(1995)
Gramps
as Clarke MacGruder
(1994)
North
as Ward Nelson
(1993)
Heartbeat
as Bill Grant
(1993)
The Only Way Out
as Jeremy Carlisle
(1992)
Noises Off...
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
(1992)
Stay Tuned
as Roy Knable
(1992)
(1992)
The Making of High Noon
as Self
(1991)
Problem Child 2
as Ben Healy
(1991)
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
as Piney (voice)
(1991)
The Summer My Father Grew Up
as Paul
(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)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Dudley Goode
(1988)
Tricks of the Trade
as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
(1987)
Real Men
as Bob Wilson
(1987)
The Last Fling
as Phillip Reed
(1987)
Prison for Children
as David Royce
(1987)
(1986)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
(1986)
Unnatural Causes
as Frank Coleman
(1985)
Letting Go
as Alex
(1984)
(1984)
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
(1984)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Danny Loeb
(1984)
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
as Himself
(1983)
Sunset Limousine
as Alan O'Black
(1982)
The Flight of Dragons
as Peter Dickinson (voice)
(1982)
In Love with an Older Woman
as Robert
(1982)
(1982)
Pray TV
as Tom McPherson
(1981)
They All Laughed
as Charles Rutledge
(1980)
Hero at Large
as Steve Nichols
(1980)
Wholly Moses
as Satan (The Devil)
(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)
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
as Self
(1978)
The Goldie Hawn Special
as Self
(1978)
Leave Yesterday Behind
as Paul Stallings
(1978)
(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 Stone Killer
as Hart
(1973)
The Lie
as Bauer
(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)