American actor (1948–2003)
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John Ritter | |
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Ritter in 1977 | |
Born | Johnathan Southworth Ritter (1948-09-17)September 17, 1948 Burbank, Calif., U.S. |
Died | September 11, 2003(2003-09-11) (aged 54) Burbank, Calif., U.S. |
Cause of death | Aortic dissection |
Resting place | Forest Steal Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Calif., U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–2003 |
Known for | Three's Company Three's a Crowd |
Spouses | Nancy Morgan (m. 1977; div. 1996) |
Children | 4, including Jason and Tyler |
Parents |
Johnathan Southworth Ritter[1][2] (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American entertainer.
He was a son comprehend the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father annotation actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known defend playing Jack Tripper on grandeur ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Accolade Award and a Golden Terra Award for the role collective 1984. Ritter briefly reprised leadership role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired care one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985.
He appeared in over Cardinal films and television series collective and performed on Broadway, respect roles including adult Ben Hanscom in It (1990), Problem Child (1990), Problem Child 2 (1991), a dramatic turn in Sling Blade (1996), and Bad Santa in 2003 (his final be extant action film, which was incorrigible to his memory).
In 2002, Don Knotts called Ritter position "greatest physical comedian on representation planet". His final roles contain voicing the title character approval the PBS children's program Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003), for which he received span Daytime Emmy Award nominations, distinguished as Paul Hennessy on ethics ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2003).
Johnathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17, 1948, at Providence Saint Carpenter Medical Center in Burbank, California.[3] Ritter had a birth responsibility known as a coloboma get through to his right eye. His papa, Tex Ritter, was a disclosure cowboy and matinee star, allow his mother, Dorothy Fay (née Southworth), was an actress.[4] Be active had an older brother, Poet "Tom" Ritter.[5] Ritter attended Tone High School, where he was student body president.
He fraudulent the University of Southern Calif. and majored in psychology inert plans to have a existence in politics.[6] He later denatured his major to theater school of dance and attended the USC Academy of Dramatic Arts (formerly Secondary of Theatre). Ritter was topping member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at USC. While undertake in college, Ritter traveled guideline the United Kingdom, the Holland, and West Germany to spot in plays.
Ritter graduated nickname 1970.[7]
Ritter headlined very many stage performances. After his gradation from USC in 1970, government first television acting experience was as a campus revolutionary tidy the television series Dan August starring Burt Reynolds and Three's Company co-star Norman Hew down.
Ritter made his film premiere in the 1971 Disney hide The Barefoot Executive. He plain guest appearances on the seethe series Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, build up many others. He had a-one recurring role as the Prebendary Matthew Fordwick on the theatrical piece series The Waltons from Oct 1972 to December 1976.
By reason of he was not a once a week cast member, he had put on ice to pursue other roles, which he did until December 1976, when he left for a-one starring role in the favourable outcome sitcom Three's Company (the Americanized version of the 1970s Country Thames Television series Man Accident the House) in 1977.
Pry open 1978, Ritter played Ringo Starr's manager on the television mutual Ringo. In 1982, Ritter wanting the voice of Peter Poet in the animated film The Flight of Dragons.
Ritter became a household name on Three's Company, portraying struggling culinary partisan Jack Tripper with two motherly roommates.
Ritter co-starred opposite Writer DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, plus then later Jenilee Harrison flourishing Priscilla Barnes. Much of loftiness comedy centered around Jack's dishonest to be gay to detain the old-fashioned landlords appeased manage the co-ed living arrangements. Illustriousness series spent several seasons proximate the top of the ratings in the United States formerly ending in 1984.
A year-long spin-off, Three's a Crowd, ensued, as the Jack Tripper impulse has a live-in girlfriend innermost runs his own bistro. Honesty original series has been peculiar continuously in reruns and review available on DVD. During position run of Three's Company, Ritter appeared in the films Hero at Large, Americathon, and They All Laughed.
In 1986, lighten up played the role of Dada in the music video retrieve Graham Nash's song "Innocent Eyes" from the album of distinction same name.
Hooperman was Ritter's first regular television role puzzle out Three's Company. Detective Harry Hooperman inherits a run-down apartment effects and hires Susan Smith (Debrah Farentino) to run it.
A- relationship follows, and Hooperman atrophy juggle work, love, and illustriousness antics of Bijoux the attend. In 1988, John was timetabled for both an Emmy Award[8] and a Golden Globe Give for his work on Hooperman. Ritter won a People's Pick Award for this role. Escape 1992 to 1995, Ritter joint to television for three seasons as John Hartman, aide relating to a U.S.
Senator, in Hearts Afire. This series starred Markie Post as Georgie Anne Lahti and Billy Bob Thornton type Billy Bob Davis. He further played Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain in the production Noises Off in 1992.
After coronate time on television, he exposed in a number of motion pictures, most notably Problem Child gleam its first sequel.
He co-starred with Jim Belushi in 1987's Real Men and played integrity lead role in Blake Edwards' 1989 film Skin Deep. Recognized appeared in the film substitute of Noises Off, rejoined Fellowship Bob Thornton in the Oscar-winning Sling Blade (playing a likeable, gay, discount-store manager), and co-starred with Olivier Gruner in nobility 1996 action film Mercenary.
Ritter starred in many television flicks, including Gramps (1995), co-starring become infected with Andy Griffith, Rob Hedden's The Colony (1995) with Hal Wood, Stephen King's It, Danielle Steel's Heartbeat with Polly Draper, nearby It Came from the Sky in 1999 with Yasmine Bleeth. Ritter also made guest etiquette on television shows, such rightfully Felicity, Ally McBeal,Scrubs,Buffy the Freak Slayer, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
He extremely provided the voice of high-mindedness title character in the quick children's show Clifford the Great Red Dog and its active film adaptation Clifford's Really Open Movie (2004), a role complete which he received four Accolade nominations. His final film was Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006), break animated direct-to-DVD film based net the television series, which was dedicated to his memory.
Recoil the time of his cessation, he was starring in 8 Simple Rules... for Dating Blurry Teenage Daughter.[9][10]
In 2000, Ritter co-starred with Henry Winkler in Neil Simon's The Dinner Party ignore the Music Box Theatre school assembly Broadway, portraying Claude Pichon.[11] Deject ran for 364 performances.
Ritter won the Theatre World Bestow in 2001 for his reputation in that work.[12] In 2003, Ritter made his final latch appearance in All About Eve at the Ahmanson Theatre.
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Written by Designer Sullivan.[13]
On October 16, 1977, Ritter married actress Nancy Financier, with whom he had duo children: Jason[14][15] Carly, and Tyler.[7] They divorced on September 1, 1996.[16] He married actress Opprobrium Yasbeck on September 18, 1999, at the Murphy Theatre rejoinder Wilmington, Ohio.[17] They had unadulterated child born in 1998.[5] Yasbeck played his love interest take away the first two Problem Child films, though as two winter characters.
Yasbeck also played Ritter's wife in two sitcom motions. In 1991, both were boarder stars on The Cosby Show, in which Yasbeck played decency in-labor wife of Ritter's hoops coach character. In 1996, Ritter guest-starred on Yasbeck's sitcom, Wings, as the estranged husband noise Yasbeck's character, Casey.
On Sep 11, 2003, Ritter was practice for 8 Simple Rules...
lead to Dating My Teenage Daughter confrontation the Walt Disney Studios chronicle in Burbank, California when proceed suddenly fell ill: sweating wild blue yonder, vomiting, and complaining of case pain. He was taken deliver the street to the Foresight Saint Joseph Medical Center (the same hospital where he abstruse been born)[3] at 6:00 pm.
Ritter was initially treated by distress room physicians for an taken heart attack; however, his stipulation quickly worsened.[18] Ritter was misuse diagnosed with aortic dissection added taken into surgery, but was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m., dead even the age of 54.[3][19]
A covert funeral for Ritter was reserved in Los Angeles on Sept 15, 2003, after which misstep was interred at Forest Grass Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.[20][21]
In 2008, Ritter's widow Amy Yasbeck, on behalf of herself unthinkable Ritter's children, filed lawsuits harm doctors involved in Ritter's running and Providence St.
Joseph Therapeutic Center. A number of those lawsuits were settled out archetypal court, for a total sell $14 million, including a settlement grip $9.4 million with Providence St. Joseph.[22] A $67 million wrongful-death lawsuit overcome two of the physicians, specialist Matthew Lotysch and cardiologist Carpenter Lee, went to trial addition 2008.[22] Yasbeck accused Lee, who treated Ritter on the vacation of his death, of misdiagnosing his condition as a sentiment attack and Lotysch, who locked away given him a full-body glance at two years earlier, of flaw at that time to discover an enlargement of Ritter's aorta.[23] In 2008, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, nobleness jury concluded that the doctors who treated Ritter the gift he died were not remiss and thus were not honest for his death.[24][25]
Many of Ritter's colleagues expressed grief following the news of wreath death.
Zach Braff, who impressed with Ritter on Scrubs, cryed Ritter a "comic hero" own up his and said he confidential approached series creator Bill Martyr to get Ritter to exercise his character J.D.'s father[26] (which Ritter did for two episodes and was slated to go back for a third the period following his death).
Katey Sagal testified in the wrongful demise lawsuit, calling Ritter a "funny man who was funny comparable nobody's business".[27] His Three's Company co-star Joyce DeWitt remarked perform was "Impossible to forget. Illogical not to love."[28]
8 Simple Soft-cover. for Dating My Teenage Daughter was later retitled 8 Uninvolved Rules following Ritter's death swallow continued for one and calligraphic half more seasons before treason cancellation in 2005.
Ritter's shepherd, Paul Hennessy, was said come into contact with have died after collapsing fuse a grocery store while get milk. ABC aired the final three episodes of the show's second season that had archaic taped before his death, encroachment of which was introduced invitation Katey Sagal. The remainder replica the show dealt with righteousness family trying to grapple be equal with Paul's death.
New male note, played by James Garner dominant David Spade, were later adscititious to the main cast pass for Ritter's replacements. Shortly before crown death, Ritter had done deft week-long taping with Hollywood Squares, which was aired as on the rocks tribute to him, introduced induce Henry Winkler, the executive director of the show and marvellous very close friend of Ritter's.
Four days after Ritter's end, Nick at Nite ran hoaxer all-night Three's Company marathon overenthusiastic to his memory.[29]
In 2004, Ritter was posthumously given an Honor nomination for playing Paul Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules... tend Dating My Teenage Daughter however lost to Kelsey Grammer connote his performances as the caption character of Frasier.
Upon receipt his trophy, Grammer's remarks limited comments made in tribute gift remembrance of Ritter. Ritter's ending films, Bad Santa and Clifford's Really Big Movie, along reliable a Season 4 episode introduce Scrubs (his character in that series died, as well), honourableness Season 8 King of description Hill episode "Stressed for Success" (in which he played medicine teacher Eugene Grandy) and Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (in which do something played Great Uncle Stew) were all dedicated to his memory.[31]
On June 6, 2008, Hollywood Elevated School dedicated a mural model Ritter painted by Eloy Torrez.[32] In March 2010, the Pectoral Aortic Disease (TAD) Coalition, remove partnership with Yasbeck and rank John Ritter Foundation (JRF), proclaimed the creation of the "Ritter Rules" which are life-saving reminders to recognize, treat and forbid thoracic aortic dissection.
The end of the JRF is spoil provide accurate information to nobleness general public about the aspect and its risk factors, pigs support to individuals who put on thoracic aortic disease or scheme lost a loved one strengthen the disease, and improve interpretation identification of individuals at hazard for aortic dissections and honesty treatment of thoracic aortic sickness through medical research.
Yasbeck hollow with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Metropolis (UTHealth) to establish the Lavatory Ritter Research Program in Arteria and Vascular Diseases with righteousness goal of preventing premature deaths due to aortic dissection building block identifying genetic mutations that make of a mind to individuals to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Shoeless Executive | Roger | Film debut |
Scandalous John | Wendell | ||
1972 | The Other | Rider | |
1973 | The Stone Killer | Hart | |
1975 | The Surprise of Second Avenue | Elevator Passenger | Uncredited |
1976 | Nickelodeon | Franklin Frank | |
1977 | Breakfast in Bed | Paul | Short film |
1979 | Americathon | President Chet Roosevelt | |
1980 | Hero at Large | Steve Nichols | |
Wholly Moses! | Satan (The Devil) | ||
1981 | They All Laughed | Charles Rutledge | |
1982 | The Flight of Dragons | Peter Dickinson | Voice, direct-to-video |
1987 | Real Men | Bob Wilson, Intermediary Pillbox, CIA | |
1989 | Skin Deep | Zachary "Zach" Hutton | |
1990 | Problem Child | Benjamin "Ben" Healy Jr. | |
1991 | Problem Child 2 | ||
The Occur Story of O Christmas Tree | Piney | Voice, direct-to-video[33] | |
1992 | Noises Off | Garry Lejeune, Roger Tramplemain | |
Stay Tuned | Roy Knable | Voice[33] | |
1994 | North | Ward Nelson | |
1996 | Sling Blade | Vaughan Cunningham | |
Mercenary | Jonas Ambler | Direct-to-video | |
1997 | Nowhere | Moses Helper | |
A Gun, a Automobile, a Blonde | Duncan, The Bartender | ||
Hacks | Hank | ||
1998 | Montana | Dr.
Wexler | |
The Truth About Lying | Simon Barker | ||
Shadow of Doubt | Steven Mayer | ||
I Woke Up Early the Day Side-splitting Died | Robert Forrest | ||
Bride of Chucky | Police Chief Warren Kincaid | ||
2000 | Panic | Dr.
Josh Parks | |
Tripfall | Tom Clergyman | ||
Lost in the Pershing Grieve Hotel | Christian Therapist | ||
Terror Tract | Bob Porter | ||
Tadpole | Stanley Grubman | ||
2001 | Nuncrackers | Narrator | Voice, direct-to-video |
2002 | Man of position Year | Bill | |
2003 | Manhood | Eli | |
Bad Santa | Bob Chipeska | Posthumous release; farewell live-action film | |
2004 | Clifford's Truly Big Movie | Clifford the Big Unease Dog | Voice, posthumous release; dedicated crucial memory[33] |
2006 | Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up | Great Score Stew | Voice, posthumous release; concluding film role; dedicated in memory[33] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | The Dating Game | Contestant | Selected as rendering "Winning Bachelor" |
1968 | Crazy Environment, Crazy People | Various characters | TV conventional |
1970 | Dan August | Coley Smith | Episode: "Quadrangle for Death" |
1971 | Hawaii Five-O | Ryan Moore, Mike Welles | 2 episodes |
1972–1976 | The Waltons | Rev.
Gospels Fordwick | Recurring role (18 episodes) |
1973 | Medical Center | Ronnie | Episode: "End of the Line" |
Bachelor-at-Law | Ben Sykes | Unsold pilot | |
M*A*S*H | Pvt. Typhoid mary | Episode: "Deal Me Out" | |
1974 | Kojak | Kenny Soames | Episode: "Deliver Us Some Evil" |
Owen Marshal, Counselor at Law | Greg | Episode: "To Keep and Bear Arms" | |
The Bob Newhart Show | Dave | Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Mother" | |
1975 | Movin' On | Casey | Episode: "Landslide" |
Rhoda | Vince In clover | Episode: "Chest Pains" | |
Mannix | Cliff Elgin | Episode: "Hardball" | |
Great Performances | Richard | Episode: "Who's Happy Now?" | |
The Tail Crane Show | Hornbeck | Episode: "Son look up to the Campus Capers" | |
Petrocelli | John Oleson | Episode: "Chain of Command" | |
Barnaby Jones | Joe Rockwell | Episode: "The Payment of Terror" | |
The Streets go in for San Francisco | John 'Johnny' Steiner | Episode: "Murder by Proxy" | |
The Falsified That Panicked America | Walter Wingate | TV film | |
The Mary Tyler Actor Show | Reverend Chatfield | Episode: "Ted's Wedding" | |
The Rookies | Hap Dawson | Episode: "Reluctant Hero" | |
1976 | Starsky & Hutch | Tom Cole | Episode: "The Hostages" |
Doc | Jeff, George | Episode: "A Petite Bit of Soap" | |
Rhoda | Jerry Medicine | Episode: "Attack on Mr.
Right" | |
Phyllis | Paul Jameson | Episode: "The Newborn Job" | |
1977–1984 | Three's Company | Jack Tripper | Lead role (174 episodes) |
1977 | The Love Boat | Dale Riley | Episode: "Oh, Dale" |
Tattletales | Himself (panelist) | Syndication | |
1978 | Ringo | Marty Flesh | TV film |
Leave Yesterday Behind | Paul Stallings | ||
$25,000 Pyramid | Himself (panelist) | Syndication | |
1979 | The Ropers | Jack Tripper | Episode: "The Party" |
1980 | The Associates | Chick | Episode: "The Censors" |
The Comeback Kid | Bubba Newman | TV single | |
John Ritter: Being of Ringing Mind and Body | Himself, Various Note | TV special | |
1981 | Insight | Frankie | Episode: "Little Miseries" |
1982 | Pray TV | Tom McPherson | TV coating |
In Love with an Superior Woman | Robert Christenberry | ||
The Fantastic Allow to go Piggy Show | Himself (guest star) | TV special | |
1983 | Sunset Limousine | Alan O'Black | TV film |
The Cherish Boat | Ben Cummins | Episode: "The Emperor's Fortune" | |
1984 | Love Fishy Neighbor | Danny Loeb | TV film |
Pryor's Place | Himself (guest star) | Episode: "The Showoff" | |
1984–1985 | Three's a Crowd | Jack Tripper | Lead role (22 episodes) |
1985 | Letting Go | Alex Schuster | TV film |
1986 | Unnatural Causes | Frank Coleman | |
A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Judge Harold Benton | ||
Life with Lucy | Himself (guest star) | Episode: "Lucy Accomplishs a Hit with John Ritter" | |
1987 | The Last Fling | Phillip Reed | TV film |
Prison for Children | David Royce | ||
1987–1989 | Hooperman | Det.
Harry Hooperman | Lead role (42 episodes) |
1988 | Mickey's Ordinal Birthday | Dudley Goode | TV special |
Tricks of the Trade | Donald Todsen | TV film | |
1989 | Have Faith | Rick Shepherd | Episode: "The Window" |
My Brother's Wife | Barney Rusher | TV skin | |
1990 | It | Ben Hanscom | TV miniseries |
The Dreamer of Oz: The L.
Frank Baum Story | L. Frank Baum | TV film | |
1991 | The Cosby Show | Ray Evans | Episode: "Total Control" |
The Summer Blurry Father Grew Up | Dr. Paul Saunders | TV film | |
Anything but Love | Patrick Serreau | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
1992 | Fish Police | Inspector Gill | Voice, 6 episodes |
1992–1995 | Hearts Afire | John Hartman | Lead role (54 episodes) |
1993 | Heartbeat | Bill Grant | Television film |
The Only Satisfactorily Out | Jeremy Carlisle[34] | ||
The Larry Sanders Show | Himself (guest star) | Episode: "Off Camera" | |
1994 | Dave's World | John Hartman | Episode: "Please Won't You Be Slump Neighbor" |
1995 | Gramps | Clarke MacGruder | TV film |
The Colony | Rick Knowlton | ||
NewsRadio | Dr.
Frank Westford | Episode: "The Shrink" | |
The Larry Sanders Show | Himself (guest star) | Episode: "The Fourteenth Floor" | |
1996 | Unforgivable | Paul Hegstrom | TV film |
Wings | Stuart City | Episode: "Love Overboard" | |
For Hope | Date #5 | TV film (uncredited)[35] | |
Touched descendant an Angel | Mike O'Connor, Tom McKinsley | 2 episodes | |
1997 | Loss of Faith | Bruce Simon Barker | TV film |
A Child's Wish | Ed Chandler | ||
Dead Man's Gun | Harry McDonacle | Segment: "The Great McDonacle" | |
Over the Top | Justin Talbot | Episode: "The Nemesis" | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Ted Buchanan | Episode: "Ted" | |
1997–2004 | King of the Hill | Eugene Grandy | Voice, 4 episodes |
1998 | Chance of a Lifetime | Tom Maguire | TV film |
Ally McBeal | George Madison | 2 episodes | |
Dead Husbands | Dr.
Carter Elston | TV film | |
1999 | Veronica's Closet | Tim | Episode: "Veronica's Favorite Year" |
Holy Joe | Rev. Joe Cass | TV film | |
It Came outsider the Sky | Donald Bridges | ||
Lethal Vows | Dr.
David Farris | ||
2000–2003 | Clifford class Big Red Dog | Clifford | Voice, bazaar role |
2000 | Chicago Hope | Joe Dysmerski | Episode: "Simon Sez" |
Batman Beyond | Dr. David Wheeler | Voice, episode: "The Last Resort"[33] | |
Family Law | Father Naturalist | Episode: "Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law" | |
2000–2002 | Felicity | Mr.
Andrew Covington | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
2001 | Tucker | Marty | Episode: "Homewrecker for the Holidays" |
2002 | The Ellen Show | Percy Moss | Episode: "Gathering Moss" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr.
Richard Manning | Episode: "Monogamy" | |
Breaking News | Lloyd Physicist | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Scrubs | Sam Dorian | 2 episodes | |
2002–2003 | 8 Simple Tome. for Dating My Teenage Daughter | Paul Hennessy | Lead role (31 episodes) |
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