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John Ritter

John Ritter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/09/1948

Day of Death

11/09/2003
(55) years old

Place of Birth

Burbank, California, USA

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 "greate... Read More

Known For

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Clifford's Really Big Movie

Clifford's Really Big Movie

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

Manhood

Manhood

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Tadpole

Tadpole

Man of the Year

Man of the Year

Nuncrackers

Nuncrackers

Filmography

Cast

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

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

as Self

2003

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Port...

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

TripFall

as Tom Williams

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

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

1997

Sink Or Swim

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

1996

For Hope

as Date #5 (uncredited)

1996

Mercenary

as Jonas Ambler

1996

Sling Blade

as Vaughan Cunningham

1996

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

as Self

1996

Unforgivable

as Paul Hegstrom

1996

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

as Quote Reader

1995

The Colony

as Rick Knowlton

1995

Gramps

as Clarke MacGruder

1994

North

as Ward Nelson

1993

The Only Way Out

as Jeremy Carlisle

1993

Heartbeat

as Bill Grant

1992

Stay Tuned

as Roy Knable

1992

Noises Off...

as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain

1992

The Making of High Noon

as Self

1992

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great...

as Self

1991

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

1990

The Dreamer of Oz

as L. Frank Baum

1990

Problem Child

as Ben

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

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

1987

Prison for Children

as David Royce

1987

The Last Fling

as Phillip Reed

1986

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)

1986

Unnatural Causes

as Frank Coleman

1985

Letting Go

as Alex

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

1983

Sunset Limousine

as Alan O'Black

1982

In Love with an Older Woman

as Robert

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

as Self

1982

The Flight of Dragons

as Peter Dickinson (voice)

1982

Pray TV

as Tom McPherson

1981

They All Laughed

as Charles Rutledge

1980

Wholly Moses

as Satan (The Devil)

1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Bod...

as Self / Various

1980

The Comeback Kid

as Bubba Newman

1980

Hero at Large

as Steve Nichols

1979

Americathon

as President Chet Roosevelt

1979

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

as Self - Host

1978

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

as Self

1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

as Paul Stallings

1978

Ringo

as Marty Flesh

1978

The Goldie Hawn Special

as Self

1978

How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even B...

as Self

1976

Nickelodeon

as Franklin Frank

1975

The Night That Panicked America

as Walter Wingate

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

1973

The Stone Killer

as Hart

1973

The Lie

as Bauer

1972

The Other

as Rider

1972

Evil Roy Slade

as Priest (uncredited)

1971

Scandalous John

as Wendell

1971

The Barefoot Executive

as Roger

Crew

2006

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

as In Memory Of

2004

Clifford's Really Big Movie

as In Memory Of

2003

Bad Santa

as In Memory Of

1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Bod...

as Writer