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John Ritter profile
Actor

John Ritter

Acting

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Acting credits

156

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.3

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Movies: 88Series: 69Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 27772

IMDb ID: nm0000615

Known for: Acting

Born: September 17, 1948

Died: September 11, 2003

Age: 54

Place of birth: Burbank, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2021

Years active: 78

Average TMDB rating: 6.58

Wikidata: Q314812

Also known as

جان ریتر

Other jobs

In Memory Of (3)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)

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.

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with John Ritter.

Superstar poster
5.7

Superstar

as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps

2021 Series
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales poster
9.0

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

as Himself (archive footage) • 1 eps

2015 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self • 1 eps

2003 Series
8 Simple Rules poster
6.8

8 Simple Rules

as Paul Hennessy • 31 eps

2002 Series
Breaking News poster
5.0

Breaking News

1 eps

2002 Series
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) poster

Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

1 eps

2002 Series
Scrubs poster
8.0

Scrubs

as Sam Dorian • 1 eps

2001 Series
TV Funhouse poster
6.4

TV Funhouse

as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps

2000 Series
Clifford the Big Red Dog poster
6.6

Clifford the Big Red Dog

as Clifford (voice) • 130 eps

2000 Series
The Early Show poster
6.2

The Early Show

as Self • 1 eps

1999 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster
7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Richard Manning • 1 eps

1999 Series
Family Law poster
8.2

Family Law

as Father Andrews • 1 eps

1999 Series
Batman Beyond poster
8.2

Batman Beyond

as Dr. David Wheeler (voice) • 1 eps

1999 Series
Felicity poster
6.6

Felicity

as Mr. Andrew Covington • 7 eps

1998 Series
Over the Top poster
7.3

Over the Top

as Justin • 1 eps

1997 Series
Veronica's Closet poster
5.2

Veronica's Closet

as Tim Margolin • 1 eps

1997 Series
Ally McBeal poster
6.5

Ally McBeal

as George Madison • 2 eps

1997 Series
The View poster
4.3

The View

as Self • 2 eps

1997 Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster
8.1

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Ted Buchanan • 1 eps

1997 Series
King of the Hill poster
7.4

King of the Hill

as Eugene Grandy (voice) • 4 eps

1997 Series
E! True Hollywood Story poster
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

4 eps

1996 Series
NewsRadio poster
7.3

NewsRadio

as Frank Westford • 1 eps

1995 Series
Touched by an Angel poster
7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Mike O'Conner • 1 eps

1994 Series
Chicago Hope poster
7.2

Chicago Hope

as Joe Dysmerski • 1 eps

1994 Series
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