Deceased

How Did John Ritter Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54

Also known asجان ریتر, Johnathan Southworth RitterGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/09/1948Born inBurbank, California, USADied11/09/2003 (aged 54)Died inBurbankCauseaortic dissectionWikidataQ314812 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#27772 ↗

Johnathan Southworth Ritter was an American actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He played Jack Tripper on the popular ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984. Ritter briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985.

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Filmography137 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2015	Behind Closed Doors with Natalie MoralesSeries	Himself (archive footage)	67
2006	Stanley's Dinosaur Round-UpMovie	Great Uncle Stew (voice)	58
2005	Mr. Thornton Goes to HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	57
2004	Clifford's Really Big MovieMovie	Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)	56
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series	Self	55
2003	Bad SantaMovie	Bob Chipeska	55
2003	ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationMovie	Self	55
2002	8 Simple RulesSeries	Paul Hennessy	54
2002	TadpoleMovie	Stanley Grubman	54
2002	Breaking NewsSeries	—	54
2001	ScrubsSeries	Sam Dorian	53
2001	NuncrackersMovie	Narrator	53
2000	PanicMovie	Josh	52
2000	Terror TractMovie	Bob Carter	52
2000	TV FunhouseSeries	Narrator (voice)	52
2000	Clifford the Big Red DogSeries	Clifford (voice)	52
2000	TripFallMovie	Tom Williams	52
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Dr. Richard Manning	51
1999	Family LawSeries	Father Andrews	51
1999	Batman BeyondSeries	Dr. David Wheeler (voice)	51
1999	The Early ShowSeries	Self	51
1999	Holy JoeMovie	Joe Cass	51
1998	Hollywood SquaresSeries	Self - Panelist	50
1998	FelicitySeries	Mr. Andrew Covington	50
1998	MontanaMovie	Dr. Wexler	50
1998	Loss of FaithMovie	Bruce Simon Barker	50
1998	I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedMovie	Robert Forrest	50
1998	Bride of ChuckyMovie	Chief Warren Kincaid	50
1998	Dead HusbandsMovie	Dr. Carter Elston	50
1998	Shadow of DoubtMovie	Steven Mayer	50
1997	King of the HillSeries	Eugene Grandy (voice)	49
1997	Ally McBealSeries	George Madison	49
1997	Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries	Ted Buchanan	49
1997	The ViewSeries	Self	49
1997	Veronica's ClosetSeries	Tim Margolin	49
1997	Over the TopSeries	Justin	49
1997	NowhereMovie	Moses Helper	49
1997	Dead Man's GunSeries	Harry McDonacle	49
1997	A Child's WishMovie	Ed Chandler	49
1997	Sink Or SwimMovie	Hank	49
1997	A Gun, a Car, a BlondeMovie	Duncan the Bartender	49
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	48
1996	MercenaryMovie	Jonas Ambler	48
1996	Sling BladeMovie	Vaughan Cunningham	48
1996	UnforgivableMovie	Paul Hegstrom	48
1996	For HopeMovie	Date #5 (uncredited)	48
1995	NewsRadioSeries	Frank Westford	47
1995	GrampsMovie	Clarke MacGruder	47
1995	The ColonyMovie	Rick Knowlton	47
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Sheriff Tom McKinsley	46
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Joe Dysmerski	46
1994	NorthMovie	Ward Nelson	46
1993	Dave's WorldSeries	John Ritter	45
1993	Intimate PortraitSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	45
1993	The Only Way OutMovie	Jeremy Carlisle	45
1992	The Larry Sanders ShowSeries	John Ritter	44
1992	Hearts AfireSeries	John Hartman	44
1992	Fish PoliceSeries	Inspector Gil (voice)	44
1992	Noises Off...Movie	Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain	44
1992	The Making of High NoonMovie	Self	44
1991	Problem Child 2Movie	Ben Healy	43
1991	The Summer My Father Grew UpMovie	Paul	43
1990	WingsSeries	Stuart Davenport	42
1990	The Dreamer of OzMovie	L. Frank Baum	42
1990	Problem ChildMovie	Ben	42
1990	ItSeries	Ben Hanscom	42
1989	My Brother's WifeMovie	Barney	41
1989	Skin DeepMovie	Zach	41
1988	LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries	Self	40
1988	Mickey's 60th BirthdayMovie	Dudley Goode	40
1988	Tricks of the TradeMovie	Donald Todsen (uncredited)	40
1987	Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie	Self	39
1987	Real MenMovie	Bob Wilson	39
1987	It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year CelebrationMovie	Himself - Guest	39
1987	The Last FlingMovie	Phillip Reed	39
1987	Prison for ChildrenMovie	David Royce	39
1987	Superstars and their MomsMovie	Self	39
1987	HoopermanSeries	Detective Harry Hooperman	39
1986	A Smoky Mountain ChristmasMovie	Judge Harold Benton (uncredited)	38
1986	Life with LucySeries	John Ritter	38
1986	Unnatural CausesMovie	Frank Coleman	38
1985	Letting GoMovie	Alex	37
1984	The Cosby ShowSeries	Ray Evans	36
1984	Muppet BabiesSeries	—	36
1984	Donald Duck's 50th BirthdayMovie	Self	36
1984	Love Thy NeighborMovie	Danny Loeb	36
1984	Three's a CrowdSeries	Jack Tripper	36
1983	Sunset LimousineMovie	Alan O'Black	35
1982	NatureSeries	Narrator (voice)	34
1982	The Flight of DragonsMovie	Peter Dickinson (voice)	34
1982	In Love with an Older WomanMovie	Robert	34
1982	Pray TVMovie	Tom McPherson	34
1981	Entertainment TonightSeries	Self	33
1981	They All LaughedMovie	Charles Rutledge	33
1980	Wholly MosesMovie	Satan (The Devil)	32
1980	John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and BodyMovie	Self / Various	32
1979	AmericathonMovie	President Chet Roosevelt	31
1979	The RopersSeries	—	31
1979	Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical TripMovie	Self - Host	31
1978	How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into HappinessMovie	Self	30
1978	Leave Yesterday BehindMovie	Paul Stallings	30
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Ben Cummins	29
1977	Three's CompanySeries	Jack Tripper	29
1976	NickelodeonMovie	Franklin Frank	28
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Audience Member (uncredited)	27
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	Tom Cole	27
1975	People's Choice AwardsSeries	Self - Host	27
1975	The Prisoner of Second AvenueMovie	Elevator Passenger (uncredited)	27
1975	DocSeries	—	27
1975	The Night That Panicked AmericaMovie	Walter Wingate	27
1975	The Bob Crane ShowSeries	—	27
1974	PetrocelliSeries	John Oleson	26
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	26
1974	RhodaSeries	Jerry Blocker	26
1973	KojakSeries	Kenny Soames	25
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Joe Rockwell	25
1973	The Stone KillerMovie	Hart	25
1973	The LieMovie	Bauer	25
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	24
1972	MAS*HSeries	Private Carter	24
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	John 'Johnny' Steiner	24
1972	The WaltonsSeries	Rev. Matthew Fordwick	24
1972	Evil Roy SladeMovie	Priest (uncredited)	24
1972	The Bob Newhart ShowSeries	Dave	24
1972	The OtherMovie	Rider	24
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Richard	23
1971	Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries	Greg	23
1971	Scandalous JohnMovie	Wendell	23
1971	The Barefoot ExecutiveMovie	Roger	23
1970	The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries	Reverend Chatfield	22
1970	Dan AugustSeries	Coley Smith	22
1969	Medical CenterSeries	Ronnie	21
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Mike Welles	20
1967	MannixSeries	Cliff Elgin	19
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	14
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	13
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	2