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.
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Acting
(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)
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)
TripFall
as Tom Williams
(2000)
Terror Tract
as Bob Carter
(2000)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Christian Therapist
(1999)
Lethal Vows
as David Farris
(1999)
It Came From the Sky
as Donald Bridges
(1999)
Holy Joe
as Joe Cass
(1998)
Bride of Chucky
as Chief Warren Kincaid
(1998)
Montana
as Dr. Wexler
(1998)
Shadow of Doubt
as Steven Mayer
(1998)
Loss of Faith
as Bruce Simon Barker
(1998)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Robert Forrest
(1998)
Chance of a Lifetime
as Tom Maguire
(1998)
Dead Husbands
as Dr. Carter Elston
(1997)
Nowhere
as Moses Helper
(1997)
Hacks
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)
Stay Tuned
as Roy Knable
(1992)
Noises Off...
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
(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)
My Brother's Wife
as Barney
(1989)
Skin Deep
as Zach
(1988)
Tricks of the Trade
as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
(1988)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Dudley Goode
(1987)
Real Men
as Bob Wilson
(1987)
(1987)
The Last Fling
as Phillip Reed
(1987)
Prison for Children
as David Royce
(1986)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
(1986)
Unnatural Causes
as Frank Coleman
(1985)
Letting Go
as Alex
(1984)
(1984)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Danny Loeb
(1984)
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
(1984)
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
as Himself
(1983)
Sunset Limousine
as Alan O'Black
(1982)
The Flight of Dragons
as Peter Dickinson (voice)
(1982)
Pray TV
as Tom McPherson
(1982)
(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)
(1978)
The Goldie Hawn Special
as Self
(1978)
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
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 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
(1980)