John Ritter

Acting

September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003 (died at 54)

Burbank, California, USA

Male

97 Movies

83 TV Shows

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.

Problem Child

1990 6.2

as Ben

Age 41 (now 54)

Problem Child 2

1991 5.9

as Ben Healy

Age 42 (now 54)

Three's Company

1977 7.6

as Jack Tripper

Age 28 (now 54) 171 eps

171 eps

Sling Blade

1996 7.5

as Vaughan Cunningham

Age 47 (now 54)

Bad Santa

2003 6.6

as Bob Chipeska

Age 55 (now 54)

Stay Tuned

1992 6.2

as Roy Knable

Age 43 (now 54)

Bride of Chucky

1998 6.1

as Chief Warren Kincaid

Age 50 (now 54)

8 Simple Rules

2002 6.8

as Paul Hennessy

Age 53 (now 54) 31 eps

31 eps

Clifford the Big Red Dog

2000 6.7

as Clifford (voice)

Age 51 (now 54) 130 eps

130 eps

Skin Deep

1989 6.2

as Zach

Age 40 (now 54)

The Flight of Dragons

1982 6.7

as Peter Dickinson (voice)

Age 33 (now 54)

Real Men

1987 6.2

as Bob Wilson

Age 39 (now 54)

Terror Tract

2000 6.0

as Bob Carter

Age 52 (now 54)

Tadpole

2002 5.7

as Stanley Grubman

Age 53 (now 54)

Clifford's Really Big Movie

2004 6.2

as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

Age 55 (now 54)

Hero at Large

1980 5.9

as Steve Nichols

Age 31 (now 54)

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

2006 5.5

as Great Uncle Stew (voice)

Age 57 (now 54)

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

2006 5.5

In Memory Of

Age 57 (now 54)

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

2005 7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 56 (now 54)

Clifford's Really Big Movie

2004 6.2

as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

Age 55 (now 54)

Clifford's Really Big Movie

2004 6.2

In Memory Of

Age 55 (now 54)

Bad Santa

2003 6.6

as Bob Chipeska

Age 55 (now 54)

Bad Santa

2003 6.6

In Memory Of

Age 55 (now 54)

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003 8.0

as Self

Age 54

Manhood

2003 4.5

as Eli

Age 54

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

2003 9.4

as Narrator (voice)

Age 54

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

2003 9.0

as Self

Age 54

Tadpole

2002 5.7

as Stanley Grubman

Age 53 (now 54)

Man of the Year

2002 5.1

as Bill

Age 53 (now 54)

Nuncrackers

2001 9.3

as Narrator

Age 53 (now 54)

Panic

2000 6.2

as Josh

Age 52 (now 54)

Terror Tract

2000 6.0

as Bob Carter

Age 52 (now 54)

TripFall

2000 4.8

as Tom Williams

Age 51 (now 54)

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000 5.0

as Christian Therapist

Age 51 (now 54)

Lethal Vows

1999 5.8

as David Farris

Age 51 (now 54)

It Came from the Sky

1999 5.3

as Donald Bridges

Age 50 (now 54)

Holy Joe

1999 4.2

as Joe Cass

Age 50 (now 54)

Dead Husbands

1998 5.2

as Dr. Carter Elston

Age 50 (now 54)

Bride of Chucky

1998 6.1

as Chief Warren Kincaid

Age 50 (now 54)

Loss of Faith

1998 5.5

as Bruce Simon Barker

Age 50 (now 54)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 5.1

as Robert Forrest

Age 49 (now 54)

Shadow of Doubt

1998 4.8

as Steven Mayer

Age 49 (now 54)

Chance of a Lifetime

1998 7.7

as Tom Maguire

Age 49 (now 54)

Montana

1998 5.7

as Dr. Wexler

Age 49 (now 54)

Sink Or Swim

1997 5.3

as Hank

Age 49 (now 54)

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

1997 4.9

as Duncan the Bartender

Age 48 (now 54)

Nowhere

1997 6.8

as Moses Helper

Age 48 (now 54)

A Child's Wish

1997 6.3

as Ed Chandler

Age 48 (now 54)

For Hope

1996 6.3

as Date #5 (uncredited)

Age 48 (now 54)

Mercenary

1996 5.7

as Jonas Ambler

Age 48 (now 54)

Sling Blade

1996 7.5

as Vaughan Cunningham

Age 47 (now 54)

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

1996

as Self

Age 47 (now 54)

Unforgivable

1996 7.1

as Paul Hegstrom

Age 47 (now 54)

The Colony

1995 5.5

as Rick Knowlton

Age 46 (now 54)

Gramps

1995 7.5

as Clarke MacGruder

Age 46 (now 54)

North

1994 5.1

as Ward Nelson

Age 45 (now 54)

The Only Way Out

1993 6.5

as Jeremy Carlisle

Age 45 (now 54)

Heartbeat

1993 3.6

as Bill Grant

Age 44 (now 54)

Stay Tuned

1992 6.2

as Roy Knable

Age 43 (now 54)

Noises Off...

1992 7.1

as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain

Age 43 (now 54)

The Making of High Noon

1992 7.0

as Self

Age 43 (now 54)

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992 9.0

as Self

Age 43 (now 54)

The Real Story of O Christmas Tree

1991 6.5

as Piney (voice)

Age 43 (now 54)

Problem Child 2

1991 5.9

as Ben Healy

Age 42 (now 54)

The Summer My Father Grew Up

1991 8.0

as Paul

Age 42 (now 54)

The Dreamer of Oz

1990 7.6

as L. Frank Baum

Age 42 (now 54)

Problem Child

1990 6.2

as Ben

Age 41 (now 54)

Poochinski

1990 5.4

Executive Producer

Age 41 (now 54)

Help Save Planet Earth

1990 9.0

as Self

Age 41 (now 54)

My Brother's Wife

1989 10.0

as Barney

Age 41 (now 54)

Skin Deep

1989 6.2

as Zach

Age 40 (now 54)

Tricks of the Trade

1988 4.0

as Donald Todsen (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 54)

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988 6.8

as Dudley Goode

Age 40 (now 54)

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

1987 7.0

as Himself - Guest

Age 39 (now 54)

Real Men

1987 6.2

as Bob Wilson

Age 39 (now 54)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 6.0

as Self

Age 38 (now 54)

Prison for Children

1987 5.8

as David Royce

Age 38 (now 54)

The Last Fling

1987 4.5

as Phillip Reed

Age 38 (now 54)

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986 5.9

as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 54)

Unnatural Causes

1986 7.4

as Frank Coleman

Age 38 (now 54)

Letting Go

1985 7.2

as Alex

Age 36 (now 54)

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984 6.0

as Self

Age 36 (now 54)

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

1984 6.7

as Self

Age 36 (now 54)

The Secret World of the Very Young

1984

as Self - Host

Age 35 (now 54)

Love Thy Neighbor

1984 4.5

as Danny Loeb

Age 35 (now 54)

Strong Kids, Safe Kids

1984 7.0

as Himself

Age 35 (now 54)

Sunset Limousine

1983 4.5

as Alan O'Black

Age 35 (now 54)

In Love with an Older Woman

1982 6.0

as Robert

Age 34 (now 54)

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982 8.3

as Self

Age 33 (now 54)

The Flight of Dragons

1982 6.7

as Peter Dickinson (voice)

Age 33 (now 54)

Pray TV

1982 8.0

as Tom McPherson

Age 33 (now 54)

They All Laughed

1981 5.9

as Charles Rutledge

Age 33 (now 54)

Wholly Moses

1980 4.8

as Satan (The Devil)

Age 31 (now 54)

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

1980 7.0

Writer

Age 31 (now 54)

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

1980 7.0

as Self / Various

Age 31 (now 54)

The Comeback Kid

1980 6.0

as Bubba Newman

Age 31 (now 54)

Hero at Large

1980 5.9

as Steve Nichols

Age 31 (now 54)

Americathon

1979 3.6

as President Chet Roosevelt

Age 30 (now 54)

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

1979

as Self - Host

Age 30 (now 54)

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

1978 7.6

as Self

Age 30 (now 54)

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978 5.2

as Paul Stallings

Age 29 (now 54)

Ringo

1978 5.6

as Marty Flesh

Age 29 (now 54)

The Goldie Hawn Special

1978 9.0

as Self

Age 29 (now 54)

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

1978

as Self

Age 29 (now 54)

Nickelodeon

1976 6.1

as Franklin Frank

Age 28 (now 54)

The Night That Panicked America

1975 6.9

as Walter Wingate

Age 27 (now 54)

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975 6.6

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 54)

The Stone Killer

1973 6.2

as Hart

Age 24 (now 54)

The Lie

1973 6.0

as Bauer

Age 24 (now 54)

The Other

1972 6.5

as Rider

Age 23 (now 54)

Evil Roy Slade

1972 6.5

as Priest (uncredited)

Age 23 (now 54)

Scandalous John

1971 6.4

as Wendell

Age 22 (now 54)

The Barefoot Executive

1971 5.5

as Roger

Age 22 (now 54)