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John Ritter

Actor

John Ritter

Born September 17, 1948 in Burbank, California, USADied September 11, 200372 films

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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Sling Blade posterFirst watchSling Blade19967.5as Vaughan CunninghamKarl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover.View film

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Bad Santa poster6.6Bad Santa2003Bride of Chucky poster6.1Bride of Chucky1998Problem Child poster6.2Problem Child1990Problem Child 2 poster6.0Problem Child 21991Noises Off... poster7.2Noises Off...1992Nowhere poster6.7Nowhere1997The Other poster6.5The Other1972Stay Tuned poster6.2Stay Tuned1992

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. 2006Stanley's Dinosaur Round-UpGreat Uncle Stew (voice)
  2. 2004Clifford's Really Big MovieClifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
  3. 2003Bad SantaBob Chipeska
  4. 2003ManhoodEli
  5. 2002TadpoleStanley Grubman
  6. 2002Man of the YearBill
  7. 2001NuncrackersNarrator
  8. 2000PanicJosh
  9. 2000Terror TractBob Carter
  10. 2000TripFallTom Williams
  11. 2000Lost in the Pershing Point HotelChristian Therapist
  12. 1999Lethal VowsDavid Farris
  13. 1999It Came from the SkyDonald Bridges
  14. 1999Holy JoeJoe Cass
  15. 1998Dead HusbandsDr. Carter Elston
  16. 1998Bride of ChuckyChief Warren Kincaid
  17. 1998Loss of FaithBruce Barker
  18. 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedRobert Forrest
  19. 1998Shadow of DoubtSteven Mayer
  20. 1998Chance of a LifetimeTom Maguire
  21. 1998MontanaDr. Wexler
  22. 1997Sink Or SwimHank
  23. 1997A Gun, a Car, a BlondeDuncan the Bartender
  24. 1997NowhereMoses Helper
  25. 1997A Child's WishEd Chandler
  26. 1996For HopeDate #5 (uncredited)
  27. 1996MercenaryJonas Ambler
  28. 1996Sling BladeVaughan Cunningham
  29. 1996UnforgivablePaul Hegstrom
  30. 1995The ColonyRick Knowlton
  31. 1995GrampsClarke MacGruder
  32. 1994NorthWard Nelson
  33. 1993The Only Way OutJeremy Carlisle
  34. 1993HeartbeatBill Grant
  35. 1992Stay TunedRoy Knable
  36. 1992Noises Off...Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
  37. 1991The Real Story of O Christmas TreePiney (voice)
  38. 1991Problem Child 2Ben Healy
  39. 1991The Summer My Father Grew UpPaul
  40. 1990The Dreamer of OzL. Frank Baum
  41. 1990Problem ChildBen
  42. 1989My Brother's WifeBarney
  43. 1989Skin DeepZach
  44. 1988Tricks of the TradeDonald Todsen (uncredited)
  45. 1988Mickey's 60th BirthdayDudley Goode
  46. 1987Real MenBob Wilson
  47. 1987Prison for ChildrenDavid Royce
  48. 1987The Last FlingPhillip Reed
  49. 1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasJudge Harold Benton (uncredited)
  50. 1986Unnatural CausesFrank Coleman
  51. 1985Letting GoAlex
  52. 1984Love Thy NeighborDanny Loeb
  53. 1983Sunset LimousineAlan O'Black
  54. 1982In Love with an Older WomanRobert
  55. 1982The Flight of DragonsPeter Dickinson (voice)
  56. 1982Pray TVTom McPherson
  57. 1981They All LaughedCharles Rutledge
  58. 1980Wholly MosesSatan (The Devil)
  59. 1980The Comeback KidBubba Newman
  60. 1980Hero at LargeSteve Nichols
  61. 1979AmericathonPresident Chet Roosevelt
  62. 1978Leave Yesterday BehindPaul Stallings
  63. 1978RingoMarty Flesh
  64. 1976NickelodeonFranklin Frank
  65. 1975The Night That Panicked AmericaWalter Wingate
  66. 1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueElevator Passenger (uncredited)
  67. 1973The Stone KillerHart
  68. 1973The LieBauer
  69. 1972The OtherRider
  70. 1972Evil Roy SladePriest (uncredited)
  71. 1971Scandalous JohnWendell
  72. 1971The Barefoot ExecutiveRoger