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John Ritter

John Ritter

Birthday: 1948-09-17 | Place of Birth: Burbank, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

as    Great Uncle Stew (voice)

2004
Clifford's Really Big Movie

as    Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

2003
Bad Santa

as    Bob Chipeska

2003
Manhood

as    Eli

2002
Man of the Year

as    Bill

2002
Tadpole

as    Stanley Grubman

2000
Terror Tract

as    Bob Carter

2000
Clifford the Big Red Dog

as    Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)

2000
Panic

as    Josh

2000
TripFall

as    Tom Williams

1999
Lethal Vows

as    David Farris

1999
It Came From the Sky

as    Donald Bridges

1999
Holy Joe

as    Joe Cass

1998
Loss of Faith

as    Bruce Simon Barker

1998
Bride of Chucky

as    Chief Warren Kincaid

1998
Dead Husbands

as    Dr. Carter Elston

1998
Montana

as    Dr. Wexler

1998
Chance of a Lifetime

as    Tom Maguire

1997
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

as    Duncan the Bartender

1997
A Child's Wish

as    Ed Chandler

1996
Mercenary

as    Jonas Ambler

1996
Unforgivable

as    Paul Hegstrom

1996
Sling Blade

as    Vaughan Cunningham

1995
The Colony

as    Rick Knowlton