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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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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up as Great Uncle Stew (voice) | 2006-01-03 |
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood as Self (archive footage) | 2005-06-07 |
Clifford's Really Big Movie as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice) | 2004-02-20 |
Bad Santa as Bob Chipeska | 2003-11-26 |
Manhood as Eli | 2003-01-23 |
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King as Self | 2003-01-01 |
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Narrator (voice) | 2003-01-01 |
Tadpole as Stanley Grubman | 2002-07-19 |
Man of the Year as Bill | 2002-04-12 |
Nuncrackers as Narrator | 2001-12-01 |
Panic as Josh | 2000-12-01 |
Terror Tract as Bob Carter | 2000-10-18 |
TripFall as Tom Williams | 2000-06-27 |
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Christian Therapist | 2000-01-01 |
Lethal Vows as David Farris | 1999-10-13 |
It Came From the Sky as Donald Bridges | 1999-05-15 |
Holy Joe as Joe Cass | 1999-03-28 |
Dead Husbands as Dr. Carter Elston | 1998-12-02 |
Bride of Chucky as Chief Warren Kincaid | 1998-10-16 |
Loss of Faith as Bruce Simon Barker | 1998-10-01 |
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Robert Forrest | 1998-09-13 |
Shadow of Doubt as Steven Mayer | 1998-04-09 |
Chance of a Lifetime as Tom Maguire | 1998-03-29 |
Montana as Dr. Wexler | 1998-01-16 |
Sink or Swim as Hank | 1997-09-19 |
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde as Duncan the Bartender | 1997-06-01 |
Nowhere as Moses Helper | 1997-05-09 |
A Child's Wish as Ed Chandler | 1997-01-21 |
For Hope as Date #5 (uncredited) | 1996-11-17 |
Mercenary as Jonas Ambler | 1996-10-17 |
Sling Blade as Vaughan Cunningham | 1996-08-30 |
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade as Self | 1996-05-28 |
Unforgivable as Paul Hegstrom | 1996-04-30 |
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader | 1996-01-01 |
The Colony as Rick Knowlton | 1995-09-13 |
Gramps as Clarke MacGruder | 1995-05-20 |
North as Ward Nelson | 1994-07-22 |
The Only Way Out as Jeremy Carlisle | 1993-12-19 |
Heartbeat as Bill Grant | 1993-02-08 |
Stay Tuned as Roy Knable | 1992-08-14 |
Noises Off... as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain | 1992-03-20 |
The Making of High Noon as Self | 1992-01-02 |
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team as Self | 1992-01-01 |
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree as Piney (voice) | 1991-12-21 |
Problem Child 2 as Ben Healy | 1991-07-03 |
The Summer My Father Grew Up as Paul | 1991-03-03 |
The Dreamer of Oz as L. Frank Baum | 1990-12-10 |
Problem Child as Ben | 1990-07-27 |
My Brother's Wife as Barney | 1989-12-17 |
Skin Deep as Zach | 1989-03-03 |
Tricks of the Trade as Donald Todsen (uncredited) | 1988-12-06 |
Mickey's 60th Birthday as Dudley Goode | 1988-11-13 |
Real Men as Bob Wilson | 1987-09-25 |
Prison for Children as David Royce | 1987-03-14 |
The Last Fling as Phillip Reed | 1987-02-09 |
A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Judge Harold Benton (uncredited) | 1986-12-14 |
Unnatural Causes as Frank Coleman | 1986-11-10 |
Letting Go as Alex | 1985-05-11 |
All Star Party for Lucille Ball as Self | 1984-12-09 |
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self | 1984-11-13 |
Love Thy Neighbor as Danny Loeb | 1984-05-23 |
Strong Kids, Safe Kids as Himself | 1984-01-01 |
Sunset Limousine as Alan O'Black | 1983-10-12 |
In Love with an Older Woman as Robert | 1982-11-24 |
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as Self | 1982-09-17 |
The Flight of Dragons as Peter Dickinson (voice) | 1982-08-17 |
Pray TV as Tom McPherson | 1982-02-01 |
They All Laughed as Charles Rutledge | 1981-11-20 |
Wholly Moses as Satan (The Devil) | 1980-06-13 |
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Self / Various | 1980-05-04 |
The Comeback Kid as Bubba Newman | 1980-04-11 |
Hero at Large as Steve Nichols | 1980-02-08 |
Americathon as President Chet Roosevelt | 1979-08-10 |
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self - Host | 1979-07-25 |
Robin Williams: Off the Wall as Himself | 1978-10-27 |
Leave Yesterday Behind as Paul Stallings | 1978-05-14 |
Ringo as Marty Flesh | 1978-04-25 |
The Goldie Hawn Special as Self | 1978-03-01 |
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness as Self | 1978-02-22 |
Nickelodeon as Franklin Frank | 1976-12-21 |
The Night That Panicked America as Walter Wingate | 1975-10-31 |
The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) | 1975-03-14 |
The Stone Killer as Hart | 1973-08-08 |
The Lie as Bauer | 1973-04-24 |
The Other as Rider | 1972-05-24 |
Evil Roy Slade as Priest (uncredited) | 1972-02-18 |
Scandalous John as Wendell | 1971-06-22 |
The Barefoot Executive as Roger | 1971-03-17 |