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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Burbank, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 46

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ritter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Dr. Richard Manning
Hawaii Five-O
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7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Mike Welles
Touched by an Angel
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7

Touched by an Angel

(1994) Mike O'Conner
Starsky & Hutch
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7

Starsky & Hutch

(1975) Tom Cole
Felicity
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7

Felicity

(1998) Mr. Andrew Covington
Nature
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8

Nature

(1982) Narrator (voice)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
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6

Clifford the Big Red Dog

(2000) Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
Batman Beyond
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8

Batman Beyond

(1999) Dr. David Wheeler (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self (archive footage)
2015 Himself (archive footage)
2010 Self (archive footage)
2005 Self (archive footage)
2004 Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
Clifford (voice)
2003 Bob Chipeska
N/A
Eli
Self
N/A
2002 Paul Hennessy
Stanley Grubman
N/A
Bill
N/A
2001 Narrator
Sam Dorian
2000 Josh
Bob Carter
N/A
Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)
Tom Williams
Christian Therapist
1999 Self
David Farris
Dr. Richard Manning
N/A
Donald Bridges
Joe Cass
Dr. David Wheeler (voice)
1998 Dr. Carter Elston
Chief Warren Kincaid
Bruce Simon Barker
Mr. Andrew Covington
Robert Forrest
Steven Mayer
Tom Maguire
Dr. Wexler
1997 N/A
Hank
George Madison
Self
Duncan the Bartender
Moses Helper
Ted Buchanan
Self
Ed Chandler
Eugene Grandy (voice)
1996 Date #5 (uncredited)
Jonas Ambler
Vaughan Cunningham
N/A
Self
Paul Hegstrom
Quote Reader
1995 Rick Knowlton
Clarke MacGruder
Frank Westford
1994 Mike O'Conner
N/A
Ward Nelson
1993 Jeremy Carlisle
Self - Interviewee
Self - Narrator (voice)
N/A
Self - Guest
Bill Grant
1992 John Hartman
John Ritter
Roy Knable
Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain
N/A
Self
Self
Self
1991 Piney (voice)
Ben Healy
Paul
1990 L. Frank Baum
Ben Hanscom
Ben
N/A
1989 Barney
Zach
1988 Donald Todsen (uncredited)
Dudley Goode
N/A
1987 Bob Wilson
Detective Harry Hooperman
David Royce
Phillip Reed
1986 Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)
Frank Coleman
John Ritter
1985 Alex
1984 Self
Self
N/A
Jack Tripper
N/A
Danny Loeb
Himself
1983 Alan O'Black
Self - Host
1982 Robert
Narrator (voice)
Self
Peter Dickinson
Tom McPherson
1981 Charles Rutledge
1980 Satan (The Devil)
Self / Various
Bubba Newman
Steve Nichols
1979 President Chet Roosevelt
Self - Host
N/A
1978 Himself
Paul Stallings
Marty Flesh
Self
Self
1977 Dale Riley
Jack Tripper
1976 Franklin Frank
1975 Walter Wingate
N/A
Tom Cole
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
N/A
1974 N/A
N/A
1973 Kenny Soames
Hart
Bauer
1972 N/A
Private Carter
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rider
Priest (uncredited)
1971 Wendell
Roger
Richard
1969 N/A
1968 Ryan Moore
Mike Welles
1967 N/A
1961 Self - Co-Host
Self
1950 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 In Memory Of
2003 In Memory Of
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1980 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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