Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

168

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-09-17

Deathday

2003-09-11 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Burbank, California, USA

Also Known As

جان ریتر

John Ritter

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.

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Acting

2021

Superstar as Self (archive footage)

2015

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales as Himself (archive footage)

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)

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		TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003		Manhood as Eli
2003		The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Narrator (voice)
2003		Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King as Self

2002		8 Simple Rules as Paul Hennessy
2002		Tadpole as Stanley Grubman
2002		Breaking News
2002		Man of the Year as Bill
2002		Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

2001		Nuncrackers as Narrator
2001		Scrubs as Sam Dorian

2000		TV Funhouse as Narrator (voice)
2000		Panic as Josh
2000		Terror Tract as Bob Carter
2000		Clifford the Big Red Dog
2000		Clifford the Big Red Dog as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
2000		TripFall as Tom Williams
2000		Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Christian Therapist

1999		The Early Show as Self
1999		Lethal Vows as David Farris
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Richard Manning
1999		Family Law as Father Andrews
1999		It Came From the Sky as Donald Bridges
1999		Holy Joe as Joe Cass
1999		Batman Beyond as Dr. David Wheeler (voice)

1998		Dead Husbands as Dr. Carter Elston
1998		Bride of Chucky as Chief Warren Kincaid
1998		Loss of Faith as Bruce Simon Barker
1998		Felicity as Mr. Andrew Covington
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		Over the Top as Justin
1997		Veronica's Closet as Tim Margolin
1997		Hacks as Hank
1997		Ally McBeal as George Madison
1997		The View as Self
1997		A Gun, a Car, a Blonde as Duncan the Bartender
1997		Nowhere as Moses Helper
1997		Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Self
1997		Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Ted Buchanan
1997		A Child's Wish as Ed Chandler
1997		King of the Hill as Eugene Grandy (voice)

1996		For Hope as Date #5 (uncredited)
1996		Mercenary as Jonas Ambler
1996		Sling Blade as Vaughan Cunningham
1996		E! True Hollywood Story
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
1995		NewsRadio as Frank Westford

1994		Touched by an Angel as Mike O'Conner
1994		Touched by an Angel as Sheriff Tom McKinsley
1994		Chicago Hope
1994		North as Ward Nelson

1993		The Only Way Out as Jeremy Carlisle
1993		Intimate Portrait as Self - Interviewee
1993		Intimate Portrait as Self - Narrator (voice)
1993		Dave's World as John Ritter
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Heartbeat as Bill Grant

1992		Hearts Afire as John Hartman
1992		The Larry Sanders Show as John Ritter
1992		Stay Tuned as Roy Knable
1992		Noises Off... as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
1992		Fish Police as Inspector Gil (voice)
1992		The Making of High Noon as Self
1992		The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team as Self
1992		Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy 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		It as Ben Hanscom
1990		Problem Child as Ben
1990		Wings as Stuart Davenport

1989		My Brother's Wife as Barney
1989		Anything But Love as Patrick Serreau
1989		Skin Deep as Zach

1988		Tricks of the Trade as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
1988		Mickey's 60th Birthday as Dudley Goode
1988		LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1987		Real Men as Bob Wilson
1987		Hooperman as Detective Harry Hooperman
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
1986		Life with Lucy as John Ritter

1985

Letting Go as Alex

1984		All Star Party for Lucille Ball as Self
1984		Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
1984		Muppet Babies
1984		Three's a Crowd as Jack Tripper
1984		The Cosby Show as Ray Evans
1984		Love Thy Neighbor as Danny Loeb
1984		Strong Kids, Safe Kids as Himself

1983		Sunset Limousine as Alan O'Black
1983		Life's Most Embarrassing Moments as Self - Host

1982		In Love with an Older Woman as Robert
1982		Nature as Narrator (voice)
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
1981		Entertainment Tonight as Self

1980		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

1979		Americathon as President Chet Roosevelt
1979		Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self - Host
1979		The Ropers

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 Bump Into Happiness as Self

1977		The Love Boat as Dale Riley
1977		The Love Boat as Ben Cummins
1977		Three's Company as Jack Tripper

1976

Nickelodeon as Franklin Frank

1975		The Night That Panicked America as Walter Wingate
1975		Doc
1975		Starsky & Hutch as Tom Cole
1975		The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1975		The Bob Crane Show

1974		Petrocelli as John Oleson
1974		Rhoda as Vince Mazuma
1974		Rhoda as Jerry Blocker

1973		Kojak as Kenny Soames
1973		The Stone Killer as Hart
1973		The Lie as Bauer
1973		Barnaby Jones as Joe Rockwell

1972		The Streets of San Francisco as John 'Johnny' Steiner
1972		MAS*H as Private Carter
1972		The Bob Newhart Show as Dave
1972		The Waltons as Rev. Matthew Fordwick
1972		The Rookies
1972		The Other as Rider
1972		Evil Roy Slade as Priest (uncredited)

1971		Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Greg
1971		Scandalous John as Wendell
1971		The Barefoot Executive as Roger
1971		Great Performances as Richard

1970		Dan August as Coley Smith
1970		The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Reverend Chatfield

1969

Medical Center as Ronnie

1968		Hawaii Five-O as Ryan Moore
1968		Hawaii Five-O as Mike Welles

1967

Mannix as Cliff Elgin

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1950

The Bob Hope Show as Self

1944		Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
1944		Golden Globe Awards as Self

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

Writing

1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Writer