Birthday: 1948-09-17
Place of birth: Burbank, California, USA
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.
Bad Santa
Bob Chipeska
6.546
Tricks of the Trade
Donald Todsen (uncredited)
2.833
The Stone Killer
Hart
6.195
Shadow of Doubt
Steven Mayer
4.7
The Summer My Father Grew Up
Character: Paul
0
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Robert Forrest
5.1
Panic
Josh
6.2
Problem Child
Ben
6.147
Stay Tuned
Roy Knable
6.156
Montana
Dr. Wexler
5.6
North
Ward Nelson
4.985
Bride of Chucky
Chief Warren Kincaid
6.096
They All Laughed
Charles Rutledge
5.9
Wholly Moses
Satan (The Devil)
4.7
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Self / Various
7
Skin Deep
Zach
6.144
Sling Blade
Vaughan Cunningham
7.543
Noises Off...
Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
7.2
The Flight of Dragons
Peter Dickinson (voice)
6.7
Problem Child 2
Ben Healy
5.878
The Other
Rider
6.497
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
5.8
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
Duncan the Bartender
4.8
Hero at Large
Steve Nichols
6
Real Men
Bob Wilson
6.19
It Came from the Sky
Donald Bridges
4.8
Tadpole
Stanley Grubman
5.707
Americathon
President Chet Roosevelt
3.6
Clifford's Really Big Movie
Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
5.9
Man of the Year
Bill
4.5
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
Self
0
The Colony
Rick Knowlton
5.3
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Character: Self
6
Terror Tract
Bob Carter
6.156
TripFall
Tom Williams
3.3
Nickelodeon
Franklin Frank
6.125
Manhood
Eli
3.625
Chance of a Lifetime
Tom Maguire
8
Heartbeat
Bill Grant
3.3
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Self
8.5
Lethal Vows
David Farris
5.7
Holy Joe
Joe Cass
3.25
Loss of Faith
Character: Bruce Simon Barker
4
Mercenary
Jonas Ambler
5.7
The Lie
Bauer
6
Prison for Children
Character: David Royce
5.25
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Self - Host
0
Unnatural Causes
Frank Coleman
6.8
Nuncrackers
Narrator
9
The Comeback Kid
Bubba Newman
5.9
The Last Fling
Phillip Reed
4.167
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
6.7
A Child's Wish
Ed Chandler
6.2
The Dreamer of Oz
L. Frank Baum
7.3
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self
0
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Character: Quote Reader
4.7
Scandalous John
Wendell
6.143
Evil Roy Slade
Priest (uncredited)
6.206
Letting Go
Alex
7.333
Leave Yesterday Behind
Paul Stallings
6.2
Sink Or Swim
Hank
4.8
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
Great Uncle Stew (voice)
3.2
The Barefoot Executive
Roger
5.549
Unforgivable
Paul Hegstrom
6.333
Gramps
Clarke MacGruder
7
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Narrator (voice)
9.4
Ringo
Marty Flesh
5.6
Nowhere
Moses Helper
6.8
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Dudley Goode
6.8
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Christian Therapist
5.5
My Brother's Wife
Barney
0
The Goldie Hawn Special
Self
0
Love Thy Neighbor
Danny Loeb
3.5
In Love with an Older Woman
Robert
4
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
Himself
6
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Self
0
The Making of High Noon
Self
6
Pray TV
Tom McPherson
0
Dead Husbands
Dr. Carter Elston
4.75
Sunset Limousine
Alan O'Black
4
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Character: Self
0
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self
6
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
Self
7.667
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
7
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
Piney (voice)
6
The Only Way Out
Jeremy Carlisle
5
The Night That Panicked America
Walter Wingate
6.765
For Hope
Date #5 (uncredited)
6
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
5.667