MOVIZZ

John Ritter1948 - 2003

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Actor

Popularity

3.9

Famous

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ritter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Bad Santa

2003

as: Bob Chipeska

6.5(2,195)

2.2

Tricks of the Trade

1988

as: Donald Todsen (uncredited)

3.2(5)

0.3

The Stone Killer

1973

as: Hart

6.2(78)

0.7

Shadow of Doubt

1998

as: Steven Mayer

4.7(43)

0.5

The Summer My Father Grew Up

1991

as: Paul

0(0)

0.2

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

as: Robert Forrest

5.6(16)

0.6

Panic

2000

as: Josh

6.2(116)

0.9

Problem Child

1990

as: Ben

6.1(848)

2.4

Stay Tuned

1992

as: Roy Knable

6.1(171)

1.3

Montana

1998

as: Dr. Wexler

5.7(27)

1.1

North

1994

as: Ward Nelson

5(257)

1.4

Bride of Chucky

1998

as: Chief Warren Kincaid

6.1(1,973)

4.7

They All Laughed

1981

as: Charles Rutledge

5.9(44)

0.6

Wholly Moses

1980

as: Satan (The Devil)

4.7(35)

0.7

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

1980

as: Self / Various

7(1)

0.1

Skin Deep

1989

as: Zach

6.2(79)

0.9

Sling Blade

1996

as: Vaughan Cunningham

7.5(806)

2.9

Noises Off...

1992

as: Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain

7.2(195)

0.7

The Flight of Dragons

1982

as: Peter Dickinson (voice)

6.7(103)

1.3

Problem Child 2

1991

as: Ben Healy

5.9(625)

2.2

The Other

1972

as: Rider

6.5(144)

0.8

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986

as: Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)

6(23)

0.3

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

1997

as: Duncan the Bartender

4.6(7)

0.2

Hero at Large

1980

as: Steve Nichols

6.1(41)

0.6

Real Men

1987

as: Bob Wilson

6.2(78)

1.3

It Came From the Sky

1999

as: Donald Bridges

5.1(11)

0.3

Tadpole

2002

as: Stanley Grubman

5.7(91)

1.1

Americathon

1979

as: President Chet Roosevelt

3.6(10)

0.6

Clifford's Really Big Movie

2004

as: Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

6.1(37)

0.7

Man of the Year

2002

as: Bill

4.5(3)

0.9

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

1996

as: Self

0(0)

0.3

The Colony

1995

as: Rick Knowlton

5.3(7)

0.8

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984

as: Self

6(1)

0.4

Terror Tract

2000

as: Bob Carter

6(43)

0.6

TripFall

2000

as: Tom Williams

3.3(3)

0.4

Nickelodeon

1976

as: Franklin Frank

6.1(42)

Manhood

2003

as: Eli

4.5(3)

0.5

Chance of a Lifetime

1998

as: Tom Maguire

8(2)

0.2

Heartbeat

1993

as: Bill Grant

3.3(7)

0.4

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982

as: Self

8.5(2)

0.3

Lethal Vows

1999

as: David Farris

5.5(21)

0.4

Holy Joe

1999

as: Joe Cass

4(3)

0.5

Loss of Faith

1998

as: Bruce Simon Barker

4(3)

0.2

Mercenary

1996

as: Jonas Ambler

5.8(15)

0.7

The Lie

1973

as: Bauer

6(1)

0.3

Prison for Children

1987

as: David Royce

6.7(3)

0.2

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

1979

as: Self - Host

0(0)

0.4

Unnatural Causes

1986

as: Frank Coleman

6.8(4)

0.2

Nuncrackers

2001

as: Narrator

9(2)

0.1

The Comeback Kid

1980

as: Bubba Newman

6(10)

0.3

The Last Fling

1987

as: Phillip Reed

4.8(5)

0.5

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

as: Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

6.7(67)

0.7

A Child's Wish

1997

as: Ed Chandler

6.2(5)

0.5

The Dreamer of Oz

1990

as: L. Frank Baum

7.3(9)

0.3

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

2003

as: Self

0(0)

0.2

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

1996

as: Quote Reader

4.7(3)

0.3

Scandalous John

1971

as: Wendell

6.3(6)

0.3

Evil Roy Slade

1972

as: Priest (uncredited)

6.2(16)

0.4

Letting Go

1985

as: Alex

8.5(2)

0.3

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978

as: Paul Stallings

6.2(6)

0.1

Hacks

1997

as: Hank

4.8(4)

0.5

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

2006

as: Great Uncle Stew (voice)

3.2(2)

0.2

The Barefoot Executive

1971

as: Roger

5.6(40)

0.4

Unforgivable

1996

as: Paul Hegstrom

5.6(5)

0.9

Gramps

1995

as: Clarke MacGruder

7(3)

0.3

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

2003

as: Narrator (voice)

9.4(5)

0.3

Ringo

1978

as: Marty Flesh

5.6(5)

0.5

Nowhere

1997

as: Moses Helper

6.8(180)

1.7

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

as: Dudley Goode

6.8(15)

0.4

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000

as: Christian Therapist

5.5(4)

0.2

My Brother's Wife

1989

as: Barney

0(0)

0.7

The Goldie Hawn Special

1978

as: Self

0(0)

0.1

Love Thy Neighbor

1984

as: Danny Loeb

3.5(2)

0.3

In Love with an Older Woman

1982

as: Robert

4(1)

0.1

Strong Kids, Safe Kids

1984

as: Himself

6(1)

0.2

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992

as: Self

0(0)

0.2

The Making of High Noon

1992

as: Self

6(1)

0.1

Pray TV

1982

as: Tom McPherson

0(0)

0.3

Dead Husbands

1998

as: Dr. Carter Elston

4.7(3)

0.4

Sunset Limousine

1983

as: Alan O'Black

4(7)

0.3

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

1978

as: Self

0(0)

0.3

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

1984

as: Self

6(2)

0.3

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

1978

as: Self

7.7(6)

0.1

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

2005

as: Self (archive footage)

7(1)

0.3

The Real Story of O Christmas Tree

1991

as: Piney (voice)

6(1)

0.2

The Only Way Out

1993

as: Jeremy Carlisle

5(1)

0.2

The Night That Panicked America

1975

as: Walter Wingate

7.1(16)

0.4

For Hope

1996

as: Date #5 (uncredited)

6(2)

0.5

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

as: Self (archive footage)

7.8(160)

1.9

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as: Self

7.5(4)

0.9