John Ritter

Acting · Born 1948-09-17 · 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.

Known for

• Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood (2005)
• Bad Santa (2003)
• Manhood (2003)
• Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003)
• The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)
• ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
• Tadpole (2002)
• Man of the Year (2002)
• Nuncrackers (2001)
• Panic (2000)
• Terror Tract (2000)
• TripFall (2000)
• Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)
• It Came from the Sky (1999)
• Lethal Vows (1999)
• Holy Joe (1999)
• Shadow of Doubt (1998)
• I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
• Montana (1998)
• Bride of Chucky (1998)
• Chance of a Lifetime (1998)
• Loss of Faith (1998)
• Dead Husbands (1998)
• A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997)