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
| Birth Location | Burbank, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948-09-17 |
| Died | 2003-09-11 |
Movies
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Clifford's Really Big Movie
as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
2004
Clifford the Big Red Dog: Rock N' Roll Clifford
as Clifford (voice)
2004
Bad Santa
as Bob Chipeska
2003
Manhood
as Eli
2003
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Narrator (voice)
2003
2003
Tadpole
as Stanley Grubman
2002
Man of the Year
as Bill
2002
Nuncrackers
as Narrator
2001
Panic
as Josh
2000
Terror Tract
as Bob Carter
2000
TripFall
as Tom Williams
2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Christian Therapist
2000
Lethal Vows
as David Farris
1999
It Came From the Sky
as Donald Bridges
1999
Man of Miracles
as Joe Cass
1999
Dead Husbands
as Dr. Carter Elston
1998
Bride of Chucky
as Chief Warren Kincaid
1998
Loss of Faith
as Bruce Simon Barker
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
1998
Hacks
as Hank
1997
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Duncan the Bartender
1997
Nowhere
as Moses Helper
1997
A Child's Wish
as Ed Chandler
1997
For Hope
as Date #5 (uncredited)
1996
Mercenary
as Jonas Ambler
1996
Sling Blade
as Vaughan Cunningham
1996
1996
Unforgivable
as Paul Hegstrom
1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
1996
The Colony
as Rick Knowlton
1995
Gramps
as Clarke MacGruder
1995
North
as Ward Nelson
1994
The Only Way Out
as Jeremy Carlisle
1993
Heartbeat
as Bill Grant
1993
Stay Tuned
as Roy Knable
1992
Noises Off...
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
1992
The Making of High Noon
as Self
1992
1992
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
1991
The Dreamer of Oz
as L. Frank Baum
1990
Problem Child
as Ben
1990
My Brother's Wife
as Barney
1989
Skin Deep
as Zach
1989
Tricks of the Trade
as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Dudley Goode
1988
Real Men
as Bob Wilson
1987
Prison for Children
as David Royce
1987
The Last Fling
as Phillip Reed
1987
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
1986
Unnatural Causes
as Frank Coleman
1986
Letting Go
as Alex
1985
The Flight of Dragons
as Peter Dickinson (voice)
1984
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
1984
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
as Self
1984
Love Thy Neighbor
as Danny Loeb
1984
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
as Himself
1984
Sunset Limousine
as Alan O'Black
1983
In Love with an Older Woman
as Robert
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Self
1982
Pray TV
as Tom McPherson
1982
They All Laughed
as Charles Rutledge
1981
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
1980
Americathon
as President Chet Roosevelt
1979
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self - Host
1979
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
Nickelodeon
as Franklin Frank
1976
The Night That Panicked America
as Walter Wingate
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1975
The Stone Killer
as Hart
1973
The Lie
as Bauer
1973
The Other
as Rider
1972
Evil Roy Slade
as Priest (uncredited)
1972
Scandalous John
as Wendell
1971
The Barefoot Executive
as Roger
1971
