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John Ritter
Actor
Died September 11, 2003 (54 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2006 | Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up · as Great Uncle Stew |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie · as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice) |
| 2003 | Bad Santa · as Bob Chipeska |
| 2003 | Manhood · as Eli |
| 2002 | Tadpole · as Stanley Grubman |
| 2002 | Man of the Year · as Bill |
| 2002 | Breaking News (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules (TV Series) · as Paul Hennessy |
| 2001 | Nuncrackers · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Sam Dorian |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show (TV Series) · as Percy Moss |
| 2000 | Terror Tract · as Bob Carter |
| 2000 | Tripfall · as Tom Williams |
| 2000 | Panic · as Dr. Josh Parks |
| 2000 | Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV Series) · as Clifford the Big Red Dog |
| 2000 | T.V. Funhouse (TV Series) · as John Ritter |
| 1999 | It Came from the Sky · as Donald Bridges |
| 1999 | Holy Joe · as Joe Cass |
| 1999 | Lethal Vows · as Dr. David Farris |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Dr. David Wheeler (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Dr. Richard Manning |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died · as Robert Forrest |
| 1998 | Bride of Chucky · as Chief Warren Kincaid |
| 1998 | Montana · as Dr. Wexler |
| 1998 | Shadow of Doubt · as Steven Mayer |
| 1998 | Chance of a Lifetime · as Tom Maguire |
| 1998 | Loss of Faith · as Bruce Simon Barker |
| 1998 | Dead Husbands · as Dr. Carter Elston |
| 1998 | Felicity (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Nowhere · as Moses Helper |
| 1997 | Hacks · as Hank |
| 1997 | A Child's Wish · as Ed Chandler |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun (TV Series) · as Harry McDonacle |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) · as Ted Buchanan |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet (TV Series) · as Tim Margolin |
| 1997 | Over the Top (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as George Madison |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Eugene Grandy (voice) |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun · as Harry McDonacle (segment "The Great McDonacle") |
| 1996 | Mercenary · as Jonas Ambler |
| 1996 | Unforgivable · as Paul Hegstrom |
| 1996 | For Hope · as Date #5 (uncredited) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Sling Blade · as Vaughan Cunningham |
| 1996 | Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader |
| 1995 | The Colony · as Rick Knowlton |
| 1995 | NewsRadio (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | North · as Ward Nelson |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Mike O'Conner |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Heartbeat · as Bill Grant |
| 1992 | Fish Police (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as John Ritter |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire (TV Series) · as John Hartman |
| 1992 | Stay Tuned · as Roy Knable |
| 1992 | Noises Off... · as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain |
| 1991 | Problem Child 2 · as Ben Healy |
| 1990 | Problem Child · as Ben |
| 1990 | The Dreamer of Oz · as L. Frank Baum |
| 1990 | Stephen King's It (TV Series) · as Ben Hanscom |
| 1990 | Wings (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | It · as Ben Hanscom |
| 1990 | Stephen King's It · as Ben Hanscom |
| 1989 | Skin Deep · as Zachary Hutton |
| 1989 | My Brother's Wife · as Barney |
| 1988 | Tricks of the Trade · as Donald Todsen |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Real Men · as Bob Wilson |
| 1987 | The Last Fling · as Phillip Reed |
| 1986 | A Smoky Mountain Christmas · as Judge Harold Benton |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causes · as Frank Coleman |
| 1986 | Life with Lucy (TV Series) · as John Ritter |
| 1984 | Muppet Babies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | Three's a Crowd (TV Series) · as Jack Tripper |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Sunset Limousine · as Alan O'Black |
| 1982 | Pray TV · as Tom McPherson |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | The Flight of Dragons · as Peter Dickinson |
| 1981 | They All Laughed · as Charles Rutledge |
| 1980 | Wholly Moses! · as Satan (The Devil) |
| 1980 | Hero at Large · as Steve Nichols |
| 1979 | Americathon · as President Chet Roosevelt |
| 1979 | The Ropers (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Dale Riley |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon · as Franklin Frank |
| 1976 | Three's Company (TV Series) · as Jack Tripper |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue · as Unknown |
| 1975 | The Night That Panicked America · as Walter Wingate |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Movin' On (TV Series) · as Casey Crawford |
| 1974 | Rhoda (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer · as Hart |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Kenny Soames |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Joe Rockwell |
| 1972 | Evil Roy Slade · as Priest |
| 1972 | The Other · as Rider |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Private Carter |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive · as Roger |
| 1971 | Scandalous John · as Wendell |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Richard |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Reverend Chatfield |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Ryan Moore |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |