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John Ritter

John Ritter

Johnathan Southworth Ritter

Born September 17, 1948· Burbank, California, USA

† Died September 11, 2003

70Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Emerging from a Hollywood lineage-son of singing-cowboy star Tex Ritter and actress Dorothy Fay-he shifted from a psychology major at the University of Southern California to theater arts, graduating in 1970 after studying at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts and the Stella Adler Academy. Early TV spots on Dan August, The Waltons and a Disney film debut paved the way for his breakout as Jack Tripper o…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

ScrubsSeries★ 8.2
Scrubs2001
Sam Dorian
Batman BeyondSeries★ 8.2
Batman Beyond1999
Dr. David Wheeler (voice)
Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries★ 8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997
Ted Buchanan
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries★ 8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Dr. Richard Manning
Muppet BabiesSeries★ 7.9
Muppet Babies1984
NatureSeries★ 7.9
Nature1982
Narrator (voice)
M*A*S*HSeries★ 7.9
M*A*S*H1972
Private Carter
King of the HillSeries★ 7.4
King of the Hill1997
Eugene Grandy (voice)
Hawaii Five-OSeries★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O1969
Ryan Moore
The Cosby ShowSeries★ 7
The Cosby Show1984
Ray Evans
ItSeries★ 6.9
It1990
Ben Hanscom
The RookiesSeries★ 6.9
The Rookies1972
Clifford the Big Red DogSeries★ 6.7
Clifford the Big Red Dog2000
Clifford (voice)
Bad Santa★ 6.6
Bad Santa2003
Bob Chipeska
Problem Child★ 6.2
Problem Child1990
Ben
Bride of Chucky★ 6.1
Bride of Chucky1998
Chief Warren Kincaid
Problem Child 2★ 6
Problem Child 21991
Ben Healy