John Ritter
From The TV IV
| John Ritter | |
| Birth name | John Southworth Ritter |
| Born | September 17, 1948 in Burbank, California |
| Died | September 11, 2003 in Burbank, California from an aortic dissection |
| Notable Roles | Three's Company: Jack Tripper Clifford the Big Red Dog: Clifford 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter: Paul Hennessy |
| Notable Episodes | |
| Awards | 1 Emmy Award, USA
1 Golden Globe Award, USA 1 Peoples' Choice Award, USA Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
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Contents |
[edit] Biography
[edit] Roles
[edit] Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three's Company | Jack Tripper | 1977–1984 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Three's a Crowd | Jack Tripper | 1984–1985 | 1 | |||||||
| Hooperman | Det. Harry Hooperman | 1987–1989 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Fish Police | Inspector Gil | 1992 | ||||||||
| Hearts Afire | John Hartman | 1992–1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Clifford | 2000–2003 | ||||||||
| 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter | Paul Hennessy | 2002–2003 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
[edit] Recurring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Waltons | Rev. Matthew Fordwick | 1973–1976 | |||||||||
[edit] Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan August | unknown | 1x13 - Quadrangle for Death | December 16, 1970 |
| Medical Center | Ronnie | 4x18 - End of the Line | January 17, 1973 |
| M*A*S*H | Pvt. Carter | 2x13 - Deal Me Out | December 8, 1973 |
| Kojak | Kenny Soames | 1x15 - Deliver Us Some Evil | February 13, 1974 |
| NewsRadio | Dr. Frank Westford | 2x05 - The Shrink | November 7, 1995 |
| Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Greg | 3x21 - To Keep and Bear Arms | March 23, 1974 |
- King of the Hill: Eugene Grandy in Stressed for Success (2 May 2004)
- Entertainment Tonight: Himself (4 November 2003)
- Entertainment Tonight: Himself (16 October 2003)
- Extra: Himself (15 October 2003)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (3 October 2003)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (2 October 2003)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (1 October 2003)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (30 September 2003)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (29 September 2003)
- King of the Hill: Eugene Grandy in The Witches of East Arlen (18 May 2003)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn: Himself (10 February 2003)
- ET in TV Land: Himself in Three's Company: Three's a Crowd
- Scrubs: Mr. Sam Dorian in My Lucky Day (5 December 2002)
- Biography: Himself in John Ritter: In Good Company (30 October 2002)
- Mad TV: Himself (28 September 2002)
- Access Hollywood: Himself (24 September 2002)
- Good Day Live: Himself (24 September 2002)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (20 September 2002)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (19 September 2002)
- Access Hollywood: Himself (18 September 2002)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (18 September 2002)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (17 September 2002)
- Good Morning America: Himself (16 September 2002)
- Hollywood Squares: Himself (16 September 2002)
- The View: Himself (16 September 2002)
- The Wayne Brady Show: Himself (2 September 2002)
- Entertainment Tonight: Himself (27 August 2002)
- KTLA Morning News: Himself (30 July 2002)
- Breaking News: Lloyd Fuchs in Pilot (17 July 2002)
- Fox and Friends: Himself (16 July 2002)
- The Daily Show: Himself (15 July 2002)
- Live with Regis and Kathie Lee: Himself (15 July 2002)
- Scrubs: Mr. Sam Dorian in My Old Man (9 April 2002)
- Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central): Himself in The Art of Groveling (3 April 2002)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in Kiss and Tell (27 March 2002)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Dr. Richard Manning in Monogamy (4 January 2002)
- The Ellen Show: Percy Moss in Gathering Moss (2002)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in A Perfect Match (19 December 2001)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in The Storm (21 November 2001)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in Oops... Noel Did It Again (14 November 2001)
- Nature: Himself in Dogs: The Early Years (11 November 2001)
- I've Got a Secret: Himself (24 October 2001)
- Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer: Himself in Calista Flockhart (20 August 2001)
- Tucker: Marty in Homewrecker for the Holidays (6 March 2001)
- TV Funhouse: Himself in Chinese New Year's Day (24 January 2001)
- King of the Hill: Eugene Grandy in What Makes Bobby Run? (10 December 2000)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in Kissing Mr. Covington (15 November 2000)
- Saturday Night Live: Himself - Audience Member (11 November 2000)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in Hello, I Must Be Going (18 October 2000)
- Felicity: Mr. Andrew Covington in The Anti-Natalie Intervention (11 October 2000)
- Larry King Live: Himself (7 October 2000)
- Family Law: Father Andrews in Possession Is Nine Tenths of the Law (8 May 2000)
- Batman Beyond: Dr. David Wheeler in The Last Resort (4 March 2000)
- Chicago Hope: Joe Dysmerski in Simon Sez (24 February 2000)
- Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer: Himself in Don Knotts (2000)
- Entertainment Tonight: Himself (16 October 1999)
- Touched by an Angel: Tom McKinsley in Black Like Monica (2 May 1999)
- Veronica's Closet: Tim in Veronica's Favorite Year (18 February 1999)
- Ally McBeal: George Madison in Story of Love (26 October 1998)
- Ally McBeal: George Madison in It's My Party (19 October 1998)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ted Buchanan in Ted (8 December 1997)
- King of the Hill: Eugene Grandy in The Son That Got Away (23 November 1997)
- Over the Top: Justin Talbot in The Nemesis (4 November 1997)
- Touched by an Angel: Mike O'Connor in Random Acts (22 September 1996)
- Wings: Stuart Davenport in Love Overboard (14 May 1996)
- NewsRadio: Dr. Frank Westford in The Shrink (7 November 1995)
- Dave's World: Himself in The Accidental Tourists (20 February 1995)
- Dave's World: John Hartman in Please Won't You Be My Neighbor (3 October 1994)
- Dave's World: Himself in A Room with a View (26 September 1994)
- The Larry Sanders Show: Himself in The Fourteenth Floor (21 September 1994)
- The Larry Sanders Show: Himself in Off Camera (15 September 1993)
- Anything But Love: Patrick Serreau in Stop Me Before I... Again: Part 2 (11 December 1991)
- Anything But Love: Patrick Serreau in Stop Me Before I... Again: Part 1 (4 December 1991)
- Anything But Love: Patrick Serreau in Hello... Mali (27 February 1991)
- Anything But Love: Patrick Serreau in Martus Interruptus (13 February 1991)
- Anything But Love: Patrick Serreau in Say It Again, Han (6 February 1991)
- The Cosby Show: Ray Evans in Total Control (31 January 1991)
- Life with Lucy: Himself in Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter (27 September 1986)
- Pryor's Place:
- The Love Boat:
- The Love Boat:
- Insight: Frankie in Little Miseries (15 November 1981)
- Omnibus: Himself (28 December 1980)
- The Associates: Chick in The Censors (10 April 1980)
- The Ropers: Jack Tripper in The Party (15 September 1979)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Himself (16 October 1978)
- Family Feud: Himself in Three's Company, Eight Is Enough, Soap, Love Boat (8 May 1978)
- The Merv Griffin Show: Himself (4 October 1977)
- The Love Boat: Dale in A Oh Dale/Main Event, The/Tasteful Affair (1 October 1977)
- Hawaii Five-O: Mike Welles in Dealer's Choice -- Blackmail (3 February 1977)
- Phyllis: Crooked City Supervisor in The New Job (20 September 1976)
- Rhoda: Jerry Blocker in Attack on Mr. Right (12 January 1976)
- Starsky and Hutch: Tom Cole in The Hostages (7 January 1976)
- The Rookies: Hap Dawson in Reluctant Hero (25 November 1975)
- Mary Tyler Moore: Reverend Chatfield in Ted's Wedding (8 November 1975)
- The Streets of San Francisco: John 'Johnny' Steiner in Murder By Proxy (23 October 1975)
- Barnaby Jones: Joe Rockwell in The Price of Terror (10 October 1975)
- Petrocelli: John Oleson in Chain of Command (8 October 1975)
- Mannix: Cliff Elgin in Hardball (13 April 1975)
- Rhoda: Vince Mazuma in Chest Pains (3 February 1975)
- Movin' On: Casey (16 January 1975)
- The Bob Newhart Show: Dave in Sorry, Wrong Mother (12 October 1974)
- Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law: Greg in To Keep and Bear Arms (23 March 1974)
- Kojak: Kenny Soames in Deliver Us Some Evil (13 February 1974)
- M*A*S*H: Pvt. Carter in Deal Me Out (8 December 1973)
- Medical Center: Ronnie in End of the Line (17 January 1973)
- The Waltons: Reverend Matthew Fordwick in The Sinner (26 October 1972)
- Hawaii Five-O: Ryan Moore in Two Doves and Mr. Heron (12 October 1971)
- Dan August:
- Hawaii Five-O: Mike Wells in Strangers in Our Own Land (3 October 1968)



