John Ritter

Born

September 17, 1948

Died

September 11, 2003 (54 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Burbank, California, USA

IMDb

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

7.9

Scrubs

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

Great Uncle Stew (voice)

3.2

2006

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

7.0

2005

Clifford's Really Big Movie

Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

5.9

2004

Bad Santa

Bob Chipeska

6.5

2003

Manhood

Eli

3.6

2003

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Self

0.0

2003

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Narrator (voice)

9.4

2003

8 Simple Rules

Paul Hennessy · (31 episodes)

6.8

2002

Breaking News

(1 episode)

5.0

2002

Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

(1 episode)

0.0

2002

Scrubs

Sam Dorian · (1 episode)

8.0

2001

Clifford the Big Red Dog

(0 episode)

6.6

2000

The Early Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.3

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dr. Richard Manning · (1 episode)

7.9

1999

Family Law

Father Andrews · (1 episode)

8.2

1999

Batman Beyond

Dr. David Wheeler (voice) · (1 episode)

8.1

1999

Ally McBeal

George Madison · (2 episodes)

6.6

1997

The View

Self · (2 episodes)

4.4

1997

King of the Hill

Eugene Grandy (voice) · (4 episodes)

7.3

1997

For Hope

Date #5 (uncredited)

6.0

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

(4 episodes)

8.1

1996

NewsRadio

Frank Westford · (1 episode)

7.3

1995

Touched by an Angel

Mike O'Conner · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

Chicago Hope

(1 episode)

7.2

1994

Intimate Portrait

Self - Interviewee · (1 episode)

4.5

1993

Dave's World

John Ritter · (3 episodes)

6.4

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

7.2

1993

Hearts Afire

John Hartman · (54 episodes)

7.3

1992

Wings

Stuart Davenport · (1 episode)

6.9

1990

Hooperman

Detective Harry Hooperman · (42 episodes)

6.1

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

5.7

1987

Life with Lucy

John Ritter · (1 episode)

8.3

1986

Three's a Crowd

Jack Tripper · (22 episodes)

6.6

1984

The Cosby Show

Ray Evans · (1 episode)

7.0

1984

The Love Boat

Dale Riley · (1 episode)

6.3

1977

The Night That Panicked America

Walter Wingate

6.8

1975

It - Uma Obra-Prima do Medo

Ben Hanscom

0.0

Superstar

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

5.7

2021

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

Himself (archive footage) · (1 episode)

9.0

2015

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

(1 episode)

0.0

2003

Tadpole

Stanley Grubman

5.7

2002

Man of the Year

Bill

4.5

2002

Nuncrackers

Narrator

9.0

2001

TV Funhouse

Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)

6.4

2000

Panic

Josh

6.2

2000

Terror Tract

Bob Carter

6.1

2000

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford (voice) · (130 episodes)

6.6

2000

TripFall

Tom Williams

3.3

2000

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Christian Therapist

5.5

2000

Lethal Vows

David Farris

5.7

1999

It Came From the Sky

Donald Bridges

4.8

1999

Holy Joe

Joe Cass

3.3

1999

Dead Husbands

Dr. Carter Elston

4.8

1998

Bride of Chucky

Chief Warren Kincaid

6.1

1998

Loss of Faith

Bruce Simon Barker

4.0

1998

Felicity

Mr. Andrew Covington · (7 episodes)

6.6

1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Robert Forrest

5.1

1998

Shadow of Doubt

Steven Mayer

4.7

1998

Chance of a Lifetime

Tom Maguire

8.0

1998

Montana

Dr. Wexler

5.6

1998

Over the Top

Justin · (1 episode)

7.3

1997

Veronica's Closet

Tim Margolin · (1 episode)

5.2

1997

Sink Or Swim

Hank

4.8

1997

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

Duncan the Bartender

4.8

1997

Nowhere

Moses Helper

6.8

1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Ted Buchanan · (1 episode)

8.1

1997

A Child's Wish

Ed Chandler

6.2

1997

Mercenary

Jonas Ambler

5.7

1996

Sling Blade

Vaughan Cunningham

7.5

1996

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

Self

0.0

1996

Unforgivable

Paul Hegstrom

6.3

1996

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Quote Reader

4.7

1996

The Colony

Rick Knowlton

5.3

1995

Gramps

Clarke MacGruder

7.0

1995

Touched by an Angel

Sheriff Tom McKinsley · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

North

Ward Nelson

5.0

1994

The Only Way Out

Jeremy Carlisle

5.0

1993

Intimate Portrait

Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)

4.5

1993

Heartbeat

Bill Grant

3.3

1993

The Larry Sanders Show

John Ritter · (1 episode)

7.7

1992

Stay Tuned

Roy Knable

6.2

1992

Noises Off...

Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain

7.2

1992

Fish Police

Inspector Gil (voice) · (6 episodes)

5.4

1992

The Making of High Noon

Self

6.0

1992

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Self

0.0

1992

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

Self · (3 episodes)

0.0

1992

The Real Story of O Christmas Tree

Piney (voice)

6.0

1991

Problem Child 2

Ben Healy

5.9

1991

The Summer My Father Grew Up

Paul

0.0

1991

The Dreamer of Oz

L. Frank Baum

7.3

1990

It

Ben Hanscom · (2 episodes)

6.9

1990

Problem Child

Ben

6.1

1990

My Brother's Wife

Barney

0.0

1989

Anything But Love

Patrick Serreau · (5 episodes)

5.9

1989

Skin Deep

Zach

6.1

1989

Tricks of the Trade

Donald Todsen (uncredited)

2.8

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Dudley Goode

6.8

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(1 episode)

5.5

1988

Real Men

Bob Wilson

6.2

1987

Prison for Children

David Royce

5.3

1987

The Last Fling

Phillip Reed

4.2

1987

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)

5.8

1986

Unnatural Causes

Frank Coleman

6.8

1986

Letting Go

Alex

7.3

1985

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

Self

6.0

1984

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

Self

6.0

1984

Muppet Babies

(1 episode)

7.9

1984

Love Thy Neighbor

Danny Loeb

3.5

1984

Strong Kids, Safe Kids

Himself

6.0

1984

Sunset Limousine

Alan O'Black

4.0

1983

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

Self - Host · (1 episode)

6.0

1983

In Love with an Older Woman

Robert

4.0

1982

Nature

Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)

8.1

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Self

8.5

1982

The Flight of Dragons

Peter Dickinson (voice)

6.7

1982

Pray TV

Tom McPherson

0.0

1982

They All Laughed

Charles Rutledge

5.9

1981

Entertainment Tonight

Self · (1 episode)

4.3

1981

Wholly Moses

Satan (The Devil)

4.7

1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

Self / Various

7.0

1980

The Comeback Kid

Bubba Newman

5.9

1980

Hero at Large

Steve Nichols

6.0

1980

Americathon

President Chet Roosevelt

3.6

1979

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

Self - Host

0.0

1979

The Ropers

(1 episode)

5.7

1979

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

Self

7.7

1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

Paul Stallings

6.2

1978

Ringo

Marty Flesh

5.6

1978

The Goldie Hawn Special

Self

0.0

1978

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

Self

0.0

1978

The Love Boat

Ben Cummins · (2 episodes)

6.3

1977

Three's Company

Jack Tripper · (171 episodes)

7.7

1977

Nickelodeon

Franklin Frank

6.1

1976

Doc

(1 episode)

0.0

1975

Starsky & Hutch

Tom Cole · (1 episode)

7.3

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

6.7

1975

The Bob Crane Show

(1 episode)

5.5

1975

Dinah!

Self · (1 episode)

6.7

1974

Petrocelli

John Oleson · (1 episode)

7.1

1974

Rhoda

Vince Mazuma · (1 episode)

6.3

1974

Rhoda

Jerry Blocker · (1 episode)

6.3

1974

Kojak

Kenny Soames · (1 episode)

7.0

1973

The Stone Killer

Hart

6.2

1973

The Lie

Bauer

6.0

1973

Barnaby Jones

Joe Rockwell · (1 episode)

6.9

1973

The Streets of San Francisco

John 'Johnny' Steiner · (1 episode)

6.9

1972

MAS*H

Private Carter · (1 episode)

7.9

1972

The Bob Newhart Show

Dave · (1 episode)

7.5

1972

The Waltons

Rev. Matthew Fordwick · (17 episodes)

7.1

1972

The Rookies

(1 episode)

6.8

1972

The Other

Rider

6.5

1972

Evil Roy Slade

Priest (uncredited)

6.2

1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Greg · (1 episode)

6.3

1971

Scandalous John

Wendell

6.1

1971

The Barefoot Executive

Roger

5.5

1971

Great Performances

Richard · (1 episode)

5.5

1971

Dan August

Coley Smith · (1 episode)

6.8

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Reverend Chatfield · (1 episode)

7.5

1970

Medical Center

Ronnie · (1 episode)

6.1

1969

Hawaii Five-O

Ryan Moore · (1 episode)

7.1

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Mike Welles · (1 episode)

7.1

1968

Mannix

Cliff Elgin · (1 episode)

6.7

1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · (9 episodes)

7.5

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.2

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)

5.4

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · (3 episodes)

5.4

1961

The Bob Hope Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1950

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

7.2

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self · (2 episodes)

7.2

1944