ACTOR · FROM BURBANK, USA
John Ritter
1948–2003131 credits since 1967
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ABOUT JOHN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 September 1948
Died11 September 2003
BirthplaceBurbank, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora82 of 131 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 82
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- NatureIMDb 8.9
- Working since
- 1967
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
20 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Great Uncle Stew (voice)
Movieas Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
Movieas Bob Chipeska
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Not on Cineora1 episode
as Eli
as Narrator (voice)
Seriesas Paul Hennessy · 31 episodes
Movieas Stanley Grubman
The 1990s
49 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas David Farris
Seriesas Dr. Richard Manning · 1 episode
Seriesas Father Andrews · 1 episode
Movieas Donald Bridges
as Joe Cass
Seriesas Dr. David Wheeler (voice) · 1 episode
as Dr. Carter Elston
Movieas Chief Warren Kincaid
The 1980s
26 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Barney
as Patrick Serreau · 5 episodes
Movieas Zach
as Donald Todsen (uncredited)
Movieas Dudley Goode
Movieas Bob Wilson
Seriesas Detective Harry Hooperman · 42 episodes
as David Royce
The 1970s
31 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas President Chet Roosevelt
Series1 episode
as Paul Stallings
as Marty Flesh
Seriesas Dale Riley · 1 episode
Seriesas Jack Tripper · 171 episodes
Movieas Franklin Frank
Movieas Walter Wingate
The 1960s
3 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
Seriesas Ronnie · 1 episode
Seriesas Ryan Moore · 1 episode
Seriesas Cliff Elgin · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.
Billy Bob ThorntonBad Santa, Sling Blade and 1 more
Amy YasbeckProblem Child, Problem Child 2 and 1 more
Peter BogdanovichDirector · Noises Off..., They All Laughed and 1 more
Jack BenderThe Barefoot Executive, The Dreamer of Oz and 1 more
Norman FellThree's Company, The Stone Killer and 1 more
Patrick WilliamsComposer · The Streets of San Francisco, Wholly Moses and 1 more
Stephen RootKing of the Hill and NewsRadio
