John Ritter
Date of birth: 1948-09-17
Place of birth: Burbank, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: جان ریتر
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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Bad Santa
2003-11-26
You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've
Tricks of the Trade
1988-12-06
After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker C
The Stone Killer
1973-08-08
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Maf
Shadow of Doubt
1998-04-09
An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.
The Summer My Father Grew Up
1991-03-03
A divorced and remarried doctor tries to reconnect with his eleven-year-old son whom he has always n
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998-09-13
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!
Panic
2000-12-01
Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage
Problem Child
1990-07-27
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon dis
Stay Tuned
1992-08-14
Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, H
Montana
1998-01-16
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitt
North
1994-07-22
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't
Bride of Chucky
1998-10-15
Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound.
They All Laughed
1981-11-20
New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected
Wholly Moses
1980-06-13
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
1980-05-04
John Ritter shows off his comedic talent with a collection of comedy sketches.
Skin Deep
1989-03-03
Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him
Sling Blade
1996-08-30
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since t
Noises Off...
1992-03-20
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to contr
The Flight of Dragons
1982-08-17
The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides
Problem Child 2
1991-07-03
Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's de
The Other
1972-05-24
A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, enci
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986-12-14
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsma
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997-06-01
In this homage to film noir, a wheelchair bound (Jim Metzler) paraplegic fantasizes about the new bl
Hero at Large
1980-02-08
An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery w
Real Men
1987-09-25
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes
It Came from the Sky
1999-05-15
Jarvis and Pepper crash land their small plane on the roof of the Bridges family. Pepper finds herse
Tadpole
2002-07-19
Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks
Americathon
1979-08-10
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankru
Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004-02-20
Fearing that he costs too much to feed, Clifford decides to join a traveling carnival so he can ente
Man of the Year
2002-04-12
Bill is the guest of honor as the "Man of the Year". A very successful head of a large energy firm,
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
1996-05-28
A one man CBS Special featuring classic close-up magic, card tricks and other sleight of hand.
The Colony
1995-09-13
A man and his family move from a crime-ridden inner city suburb to a self-proclaimed violence-free h
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984-12-09
A tribute to Lucille ball, with an humanitarian award for her quest to end juvenile diabetes.
Terror Tract
2000-10-18
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're
TripFall
2000-06-27
A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
Nickelodeon
1976-12-21
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an ille
Chance of a Lifetime
1998-03-29
Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief
Manhood
2003-01-23
Filled with both laughter and tears, Manhood is a fascinating exploration of the interpersonal relat
Heartbeat
1993-02-08
A divorced father falls in love with a pregnant woman whose husband had abandoned her when he discov
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982-09-17
Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Cli
Lethal Vows
1999-10-13
A seemingly upstanding, caring husband and father is accused of foul play by his ex-wife regarding t
Holy Joe
1999-03-28
In the sleepy town of Vine Creek, preacher and volunteer fireman Joe Cass wakes up to realize his fa
Loss of Faith
1998-10-01
A crime novelist searches for a missing baby at his sister's behest and makes painful discoveries ab
Mercenary
1996-10-17
Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman whose wife is killed by kidnappers, so he decides to get even. He
The Lie
1973-04-24
An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The
Prison for Children
1987-03-14
Contemporary drama dealing with an orphaned teenager trapped in an antiquated juvenile disciplinary
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979-07-25
A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era
Unnatural Causes
1986-11-10
Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemica
Nuncrackers
2001-12-01
Fourth musical in the Nunsense series.
The Comeback Kid
1980-04-11
A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged yo
The Last Fling
1987-02-09
A young woman decides to have one more romantic escapade before marrying her dull fiancé.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975-03-14
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middl
A Child's Wish
1997-01-21
A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.
The Dreamer of Oz
1990-12-10
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2003-01-01
Take a nostalgic ride through movie history and relive the glory days of the Western -- when kids sp
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996-01-01
Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.
Scandalous John
1971-06-22
A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way
Evil Roy Slade
1972-02-18
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his
Letting Go
1985-05-11
Letting Go stars John Ritter as a widower and Sharon Gless as a lonely unmarried woman. They meet du
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978-05-14
A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with a yo
Sink Or Swim
1997-09-19
Brian is a television writer-producer who has to script a 22-episode anthology, but lacks inspiratio
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
2006-01-03
Stanley goes with his family and friend's to his great uncle's dude ranch. The local land baron is t
The Barefoot Executive
1971-03-17
In the great Disney tradition of wild family fun, a young Kurt Russell stars as Steven Post - an amb
Unforgivable
1996-04-30
Paul Hegstrom is a so-called family man who puts his wife through domestic violence and his children
Gramps
1995-05-20
After a long search, lawyer Clarke MacGruder finally locates his long lost father Jack. At first, ev
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003-01-01
Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty Wh
Ringo
1978-04-25
Ringo Starr, bored and disillusioned with fame, meets a doppelgänger in Hollywood named Ognir Rrats
Nowhere
1997-05-09
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. Th
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat f
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000-06-09
In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled
My Brother's Wife
1989-12-17
Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is Barney f
The Goldie Hawn Special
1978-03-01
Goldie Hawn’s second TV special was in 1978, “The Goldie Hawn Special” and it was a sort of comeback
Love Thy Neighbor
1984-05-23
When Danny’s wife and Linda’s husband run away together, the two neighbors form an unlikely bond.
In Love with an Older Woman
1982-11-24
A 29-year-old lawyer falls for a 43-year-old woman.
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
1984-01-01
Strong Kids, Safe Kids was put together because so many of us are concerned about the horrible poten
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992-01-01
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the hottest act in America in the 1950's & the highest paid comedy te
The Making of High Noon
1992-01-02
Documentary about High Noon featuring Fred Zinnemann and Stanley Kramer.
Pray TV
1982-02-01
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep confli
Dead Husbands
1998-12-02
Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Ca
Sunset Limousine
1983-10-12
Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978-02-22
A 1978 special starring Mary Tyler Moore, Harvey Korman, and John Ritter. Dick Van Dyke guest stars.
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984-11-13
Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other c
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
1978-10-27
This was Robin's first HBO special, part of the HBO On Location series. It was taped on location at
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005-06-07
A 14-part documentary that explores the life and career of Billy Bob Thornton, chronicling his journ
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
1991-12-21
In this children's video a little girl asks a little pine tree to stay green through the winter to r
The Only Way Out
1993-12-19
Jeremy Carlisle's ex-wife Lynn is trying to stay away from her dangerously disturbed ex-boyfriend To
The Night That Panicked America
1975-10-31
A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the World
For Hope
1996-11-17
The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.