
John Ritter
Acting
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.
Born: September 17, 1948 · Burbank, California, USA
Filmography (115)

Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004

Bad Santa
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

8 Simple Rules
2002

Tadpole
2002

Breaking News
2002

Scrubs
2001

TV Funhouse
2000

Panic
2000

Terror Tract
2000

Clifford the Big Red Dog
2000

The Early Show
1999

Lethal Vows
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Family Law
1999

It Came from the Sky
1999

Batman Beyond
1999

Bride of Chucky
1998

Felicity
1998

Hollywood Squares
1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998

Shadow of Doubt
1998

Montana
1998

Veronica's Closet
1997

Sink Or Swim
1997

Ally McBeal
1997

The View
1997

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997

Nowhere
1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997

King of the Hill
1997

Mercenary
1996

Sling Blade
1996

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Unforgivable
1996

The Colony
1995

NewsRadio
1995

Touched by an Angel
1994

Chicago Hope
1994

North
1994

Intimate Portrait
1993

Dave's World
1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Heartbeat
1993

Hearts Afire
1992

The Larry Sanders Show
1992

Stay Tuned
1992

Noises Off...
1992

Fish Police
1992

Problem Child 2
1991

The Dreamer of Oz
1990

It
1990

Problem Child
1990

Poochinski
1990

Wings
1990

Anything But Love
1989

Skin Deep
1989

Tricks of the Trade
1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Real Men
1987

Hooperman
1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987

The Last Fling
1987

A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986

Muppet Babies
1984

Three's a Crowd
1984

The Cosby Show
1984

Sunset Limousine
1983

Nature
1982

The Flight of Dragons
1982

They All Laughed
1981

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Wholly Moses
1980

The Comeback Kid
1980

Hero at Large
1980

Americathon
1979

The Ropers
1979

Robin Williams: Off the Wall
1978

Leave Yesterday Behind
1978

Ringo
1978

The Love Boat
1977

Three's Company
1977

Nickelodeon
1976

The Night That Panicked America
1975

Starsky & Hutch
1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975

People's Choice Awards
1975

Dinah!
1974

Petrocelli
1974

Rhoda
1974

Kojak
1973

The Stone Killer
1973

Barnaby Jones
1973

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

M*A*S*H
1972

The Bob Newhart Show
1972

The Waltons
1972

The Rookies
1972

The Other
1972

Evil Roy Slade
1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

Scandalous John
1971

The Barefoot Executive
1971

Great Performances
1971

Dan August
1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970

Medical Center
1969

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Mannix
1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Bob Hope Show
1950

Golden Globe Awards
1944
