John Ritter

John Ritter

Known for
Acting
Born
September 17, 1948
Died
September 11, 2003 (aged 54)
Birthplace
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 "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.

Known For

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Filmography

2021
Superstar poster

Superstar

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2015
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales poster

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

TV · as Himself (archive footage) · 1 ep

2006
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up poster

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

Movie · as Great Uncle Stew (voice)

2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood poster

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Clifford's Really Big Movie poster

Clifford's Really Big Movie

Movie · as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

2003
Bad Santa poster

Bad Santa

Movie · as Bob Chipeska

2003
Manhood poster

Manhood

Movie · as Eli

2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King poster

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Movie · as Self

2003
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series poster

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

2003
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

TV · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Tadpole poster

Tadpole

Movie · as Stanley Grubman

2002
Man of the Year poster

Man of the Year

Movie · as Bill

2002
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade poster

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Movie · as Self

2002
8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules

TV · as Paul Hennessy · 31 eps

2002
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) poster

Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

TV · as John Ritter · 1 ep

2002
Breaking News poster

Breaking News

TV · 1 ep

2001
Nuncrackers poster

Nuncrackers

Movie · as Narrator

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Sam Dorian · 1 ep

2000
Panic poster

Panic

Movie · as Josh

2000
Terror Tract poster

Terror Tract

Movie · as Bob Carter

2000
TripFall poster

TripFall

Movie · as Tom Williams

2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel poster

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Movie · as Christian Therapist

2000
Clifford the Big Red Dog poster

Clifford the Big Red Dog

TV · as Clifford (voice) · 130 eps

2000
TV Funhouse poster

TV Funhouse

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

2000
Clifford The Big Red Dog: Best Buddies poster

Clifford The Big Red Dog: Best Buddies

TV · as Clifford · 6 eps

1999
It Came from the Sky poster

It Came from the Sky

Movie · as Donald Bridges

1999
Lethal Vows poster

Lethal Vows

Movie · as David Farris

1999
Holy Joe poster

Holy Joe

Movie · as Joe Cass

1999
Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond

TV · as Dr. David Wheeler (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Richard Manning · 1 ep

1999
The Early Show poster

The Early Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Father Andrews · 1 ep

1998
Shadow of Doubt poster

Shadow of Doubt

Movie · as Steven Mayer

1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died poster

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Movie · as Robert Forrest

1998
Montana poster

Montana

Movie · as Dr. Wexler

1998
Bride of Chucky poster

Bride of Chucky

Movie · as Chief Warren Kincaid

1998
Chance of a Lifetime poster

Chance of a Lifetime

Movie · as Tom Maguire

1998
Loss of Faith

Loss of Faith

Movie · as Bruce Barker

1998
Dead Husbands poster

Dead Husbands

Movie · as Dr. Carter Elston

1998
Felicity poster

Felicity

TV · as Mr. Andrew Covington · 7 eps

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 10 eps

1997
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde poster

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

Movie · as Duncan the Bartender

1997
A Child's Wish poster

A Child's Wish

Movie · as Ed Chandler

1997
Sink Or Swim poster

Sink Or Swim

Movie · as Hank

1997
Nowhere poster

Nowhere

Movie · as Moses Helper

1997
The History of Toys and Games poster

The History of Toys and Games

Movie · as Self - Host

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as George Madison · 2 eps

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Eugene Grandy (voice) · 4 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Over the Top poster

Over the Top

TV · as Justin · 1 ep

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV · as Ted Buchanan · 1 ep

1997
Veronica's Closet poster

Veronica's Closet

TV · as Tim Margolin · 1 ep

1997
Dead Man's Gun poster

Dead Man's Gun

TV · as Harry McDonacle · 1 ep

1996
Sling Blade poster

Sling Blade

Movie · as Vaughan Cunningham

1996
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade poster

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

Movie · as Self

1996
Mercenary poster

Mercenary

Movie · as Jonas Ambler

1996
Unforgivable poster

Unforgivable

Movie · as Paul Hegstrom

1996
For Hope poster

For Hope

Movie · as Date #5 (uncredited)

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 4 eps

1995
The Colony poster

The Colony

Movie · as Rick Knowlton

1995
Gramps poster

Gramps

Movie · as Clarke MacGruder

1995
NewsRadio poster

NewsRadio

TV · as Frank Westford · 1 ep

1994
North poster

North

Movie · as Ward Nelson

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Mike O'Conner, Sheriff Tom McKinsley · 1 ep

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Joe Dysmerski · 1 ep

1993
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

Movie · as Bill Grant

1993
The Only Way Out poster

The Only Way Out

Movie · as Jeremy Carlisle

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self - Interviewee, Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Dave's World poster

Dave's World

TV · as John Ritter · 3 eps

1992
Stay Tuned poster

Stay Tuned

Movie · as Roy Knable

1992
Noises Off... poster

Noises Off...

Movie · as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain

1992
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team poster

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Movie · as Self

1992
The Making of High Noon poster

The Making of High Noon

Movie · as Self

1992
Hearts Afire poster

Hearts Afire

TV · as John Hartman · 54 eps

1992
Fish Police poster

Fish Police

TV · as Inspector Gil (voice) · 6 eps

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as John Ritter · 2 eps

1992
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1991
The Summer My Father Grew Up poster

The Summer My Father Grew Up

Movie · as Paul

1991
Problem Child 2 poster

Problem Child 2

Movie · as Ben Healy

1991
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree poster

The Real Story of O Christmas Tree

Movie · as Piney (voice)

1990
Problem Child poster

Problem Child

Movie · as Ben

1990
The Dreamer of Oz poster

The Dreamer of Oz

Movie · as L. Frank Baum

1990
Help Save Planet Earth poster

Help Save Planet Earth

Movie · as Self

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Stuart Davenport · 1 ep

1990
It poster

It

TV · as Ben Hanscom · 2 eps

1989
Skin Deep poster

Skin Deep

Movie · as Zach

1989
My Brother's Wife poster

My Brother's Wife

Movie · as Barney

1989
Anything but Love poster

Anything but Love

TV · as Patrick Serreau · 5 eps

1988
Tricks of the Trade poster

Tricks of the Trade

Movie · as Donald Todsen (uncredited)

1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday poster

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Movie · as Dudley Goode

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1987
Real Men poster

Real Men

Movie · as Bob Wilson

1987
Prison for Children poster

Prison for Children

Movie · as David Royce

1987
The Last Fling poster

The Last Fling

Movie · as Phillip Reed

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1987
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration poster

It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration

Movie · as Himself - Guest

1987
Superstars and their Moms poster

Superstars and their Moms

Movie · as Self

1987
Hooperman poster

Hooperman

TV · as Detective Harry Hooperman · 42 eps

1986
A Smoky Mountain Christmas poster

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Movie · as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)

1986
Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes

Movie · as Frank Coleman

1986
Life with Lucy poster

Life with Lucy

TV · as John Ritter · 1 ep

1985
Letting Go poster

Letting Go

Movie · as Alex

1984
All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

Movie · as Self

1984
Love Thy Neighbor poster

Love Thy Neighbor

Movie · as Danny Loeb

1984
Strong Kids, Safe Kids poster

Strong Kids, Safe Kids

Movie · as Himself

1984
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday poster

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

Movie · as Self

1984
The Secret World of the Very Young poster

The Secret World of the Very Young

Movie · as Self - Host

1984
Muppet Babies poster

Muppet Babies

TV · 1 ep

1984
Three's a Crowd poster

Three's a Crowd

TV · as Jack Tripper · 22 eps

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Ray Evans · 1 ep

1983
Sunset Limousine poster

Sunset Limousine

Movie · as Alan O'Black

1983
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments poster

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1982
The Flight of Dragons poster

The Flight of Dragons

Movie · as Peter Dickinson (voice)

1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show poster

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Movie · as Self

1982
In Love with an Older Woman poster

In Love with an Older Woman

Movie · as Robert

1982
Pray TV poster

Pray TV

Movie · as Tom McPherson

1982
Nature poster

Nature

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1981
They All Laughed poster

They All Laughed

Movie · as Charles Rutledge

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
Wholly Moses poster

Wholly Moses

Movie · as Satan (The Devil)

1980
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body poster

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

Movie · as Self / Various

1980
Hero at Large poster

Hero at Large

Movie · as Steve Nichols

1980
The Comeback Kid poster

The Comeback Kid

Movie · as Bubba Newman

1979
Americathon poster

Americathon

Movie · as President Chet Roosevelt

1979
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip poster

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

Movie · as Self - Host

1979
The Ropers poster

The Ropers

TV · 1 ep

1978
Leave Yesterday Behind poster

Leave Yesterday Behind

Movie · as Paul Stallings

1978
Ringo poster

Ringo

Movie · as Marty Flesh

1978
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness

How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness

Movie · as Self

1978
Robin Williams: Off the Wall poster

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

Movie · as Self

1978
The Goldie Hawn Special poster

The Goldie Hawn Special

Movie · as Self

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Dale Riley, Ben Cummins · 1 ep

1977
Three's Company poster

Three's Company

TV · as Jack Tripper · 171 eps

1976
Nickelodeon poster

Nickelodeon

Movie · as Franklin Frank

1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue poster

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Movie · as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

1975
The Night That Panicked America poster

The Night That Panicked America

Movie · as Walter Wingate

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Tom Cole · 1 ep

1975
Doc

Doc

TV · 1 ep

1975
The Bob Crane Show

The Bob Crane Show

TV · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Audience Member (uncredited) · 1 ep

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as John Oleson · 1 ep

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · as Vince Mazuma, Jerry Blocker · 1 ep

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The Stone Killer poster

The Stone Killer

Movie · as Hart

1973
The Lie poster

The Lie

Movie · as Bauer

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Kenny Soames · 1 ep

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Joe Rockwell · 1 ep

1972
The Other poster

The Other

Movie · as Rider

1972
Evil Roy Slade poster

Evil Roy Slade

Movie · as Priest (uncredited)

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Private Carter · 1 ep

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Dave · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as John 'Johnny' Steiner · 1 ep

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Rev. Matthew Fordwick · 17 eps

1971
Scandalous John poster

Scandalous John

Movie · as Wendell

1971
The Barefoot Executive poster

The Barefoot Executive

Movie · as Roger

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Richard · 1 ep

1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

TV · as Greg · 1 ep

1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

TV · as Reverend Chatfield · 1 ep

1970
Dan August poster

Dan August

TV · as Coley Smith · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Ryan Moore, Mike Welles · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Ronnie · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Cliff Elgin · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 9 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep