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John Ritter

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.


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Born:
Sep 17, 1948 In Burbank, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
153
First Appeared:
In the series Golden Globe Awards 1944-01-20
Latest Project:
Series Superstar 2021-08-11
Known For
Poster of Over the Top
Poster of Touched by an Angel
Poster of Wings
Poster of Mickey's 60th Birthday
Filmography
Series Superstar Self (archive footage) 2021-08-11
Series Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales Himself (archive footage) 2015-11-07
Movie Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage) 2010-05-04
Movie Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up Great Uncle Stew (voice) 2006-01-03
Movie Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2005-06-07
Movie Clifford's Really Big Movie Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice) 2004-02-20
Movie The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series Narrator (voice) 2003-01-01
Movie Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King Self 2003-01-01
Movie Manhood Eli 2003-01-23
Movie Bad Santa Bob Chipeska 2003-11-26
Series TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV Unknown 2003-03-12
Series Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) Unknown 2002-03-27
Movie Man of the Year Bill 2002-04-12
Movie Tadpole Stanley Grubman 2002-07-19
Series Breaking News Unknown 2002-07-17
Series 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter Paul Hennessy 2002-09-17
Series Scrubs Sam Dorian 2001-10-02
Movie Nuncrackers Narrator 2001-12-01
Movie Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel Christian Therapist 2000-01-01
Series TV Funhouse Narrator (voice) 2000-12-06
Series Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice) 2000-09-04
Movie TripFall Tom Williams 2000-06-27
Movie Panic Josh 2000-12-01
Movie Terror Tract Bob Carter 2000-10-18
Movie Holy Joe Joe Cass 1999-03-28
Series Batman Beyond Dr. David Wheeler (voice) 1999-01-10
Movie It Came From the Sky Donald Bridges 1999-05-15
Movie Lethal Vows David Farris 1999-10-13
Series Family Law Unknown 1999-09-20
Series The Early Show Self 1999-11-01
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Richard Manning 1999-09-20
Movie Shadow of Doubt Steven Mayer 1998-04-09
Movie Montana Dr. Wexler 1998-01-16
Movie I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Robert Forrest 1998-09-13
Movie Chance of a Lifetime Tom Maguire 1998-03-29
Movie Dead Husbands Dr. Carter Elston 1998-12-02
Movie Bride of Chucky Chief Warren Kincaid 1998-10-16
Series Felicity Mr. Andrew Covington 1998-09-29
Movie Loss of Faith Bruce Simon Barker 1998-10-01
Movie Nowhere Moses Helper 1997-05-09
Series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Self 1997-03-10
Series King of the Hill Eugene Grandy (voice) 1997-01-12
Movie A Gun, a Car, a Blonde Duncan the Bartender 1997-06-01
Movie A Child's Wish Ed Chandler 1997-01-21
Series The View Self 1997-08-11
Series Over the Top Justin 1997-10-21
Movie Sink or Swim Hank 1997-09-19
Series Veronica's Closet Tim Margolin 1997-09-25
Series Ally McBeal George Madison 1997-09-08
Movie Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade Self 1996-05-28
Movie Unforgivable Paul Hegstrom 1996-04-30
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen Quote Reader 1996-01-01
Movie Sling Blade Vaughan Cunningham 1996-08-30
Movie For Hope Date #5 (uncredited) 1996-11-17
Movie Mercenary Jonas Ambler 1996-10-17
Movie Gramps Clarke MacGruder 1995-05-20
Series NewsRadio Frank Westford 1995-03-21
Movie The Colony Rick Knowlton 1995-09-13
Movie North Ward Nelson 1994-07-22
Series Chicago Hope Unknown 1994-09-18
Series Touched by an Angel Sheriff Tom McKinsley 1994-09-21
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993-09-13
Movie Heartbeat Bill Grant 1993-02-08
Series Dave's World John Ritter 1993-09-20
Series Intimate Portrait Self - Narrator (voice) 1993-11-14
Movie The Only Way Out Jeremy Carlisle 1993-12-19
Movie The Making of High Noon Self 1992-01-02
Series Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy Self 1992-01-01
Series Fish Police 1992-02-28
Movie The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team Self 1992-01-01
Movie Noises Off... Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain 1992-03-20
Series Hearts Afire John Hartman 1992-09-14
Series The Larry Sanders Show John Ritter 1992-08-15
Movie Stay Tuned Roy Knable 1992-08-14
Movie The Summer My Father Grew Up Paul 1991-03-03
Movie Problem Child 2 Ben Healy 1991-07-03
Movie The Real Story of O Christmas Tree Piney (voice) 1991-12-21
Series Wings Stuart Davenport 1990-04-19
Movie Problem Child Ben 1990-07-27
Series It Ben Hanscom 1990-11-18
Movie The Dreamer of Oz L. Frank Baum 1990-12-10
Series Anything But Love Patrick Serreau 1989-03-07
Movie Skin Deep Zach 1989-03-03
Movie My Brother's Wife Barney 1989-12-17
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Mickey's 60th Birthday Dudley Goode 1988-11-13
Movie Tricks of the Trade Donald Todsen (uncredited) 1988-12-06
Movie The Last Fling Phillip Reed 1987-02-09
Movie Prison for Children David Royce 1987-03-14
Movie Real Men Bob Wilson 1987-09-25
Series Hooperman Detective Harry Hooperman 1987-09-23
Movie Unnatural Causes Frank Coleman 1986-11-10
Series Life with Lucy John Ritter 1986-09-20
Movie A Smoky Mountain Christmas Judge Harold Benton (uncredited) 1986-12-14
Movie Letting Go Alex 1985-05-11
Movie Love Thy Neighbor Danny Loeb 1984-05-23
Series The Cosby Show Ray Evans 1984-09-20
Movie Strong Kids, Safe Kids Himself 1984-01-01
Series Muppet Babies Unknown 1984-11-05
Movie Donald Duck's 50th Birthday Self 1984-11-13
Series Three's a Crowd Jack Tripper 1984-09-25
Movie All Star Party for Lucille Ball Self 1984-12-09
Series Life's Most Embarrassing Moments Self - Host 1983-04-27
Movie Sunset Limousine Alan O'Black 1983-10-12
Movie Pray TV Tom McPherson 1982-02-01
Movie In Love with an Older Woman Robert 1982-11-24
Movie The Flight of Dragons Peter Dickinson (voice) 1982-08-17
Movie The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show Self 1982-09-17
Series Nature Narrator (voice) 1982-10-10
Series Entertainment Tonight Self 1981-09-15
Movie They All Laughed Charles Rutledge 1981-11-20
Movie Hero at Large Steve Nichols 1980-02-08
Movie The Comeback Kid Bubba Newman 1980-04-11
Movie John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body Self / Various 1980-05-04
Movie Wholly Moses Satan (The Devil) 1980-06-13
Series The Ropers Unknown 1979-03-13
Movie Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip Self - Host 1979-07-25
Movie Americathon President Chet Roosevelt 1979-08-10
Movie How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness Self 1978-02-22
Movie Ringo Marty Flesh 1978-04-25
Movie The Goldie Hawn Special Self 1978-03-01
Movie Leave Yesterday Behind Paul Stallings 1978-05-14
Movie Robin Williams: Off the Wall Himself 1978-10-27
Series Three's Company Jack Tripper 1977-03-15
Series The Love Boat Dale Riley 1977-09-24
Movie Nickelodeon Franklin Frank 1976-12-21
Series The Bob Crane Show Unknown 1975-03-06
Movie The Prisoner of Second Avenue Elevator Passenger (uncredited) 1975-03-14
Series Starsky & Hutch Tom Cole 1975-09-10
Series Doc Unknown 1975-09-13
Movie The Night That Panicked America Walter Wingate 1975-10-31
Series Rhoda Unknown 1974-09-09
Series Petrocelli John Oleson 1974-09-11
Movie The Stone Killer Hart 1973-08-08
Movie The Lie Bauer 1973-04-24
Series Kojak Kenny Soames 1973-10-24
Series The Rookies Unknown 1972-09-11
Movie Evil Roy Slade Priest (uncredited) 1972-02-18
Series The Waltons Rev. Matthew Fordwick 1972-09-14
Movie The Other Rider 1972-05-24
Series The Bob Newhart Show Unknown 1972-09-16
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Series M*A*S*H Private Carter 1972-09-17
Movie The Barefoot Executive Roger 1971-03-17
Series Great Performances Richard 1971-01-28
Movie Scandalous John Wendell 1971-06-22
Series Medical Center Unknown 1969-09-24
Series Hawaii Five-O Mike Welles 1968-09-20
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Series The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961-12-11
Series The Bob Hope Show Self 1950-04-09
Series Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944-01-20