Birth Name:�Jonathan Southworth Ritter
Birth Date:�September 17, 1948
Date of Death: September 11, 2003
Birth Place: Burbank, California
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6'1
Fame Starter: his claim to fame was his role on Threes Company as Jack Tripper
Family:
Wife: Amy Yasbeck - actress - married on September 18. 1999, in Wilmington, Ohio
Ex-Wife: Nancy Morgan
Father: Tex Ritter
Mother: Dorothy Fay Southworth Ritter
Brother: Tom Ritter
Sons: Jason Ritter, Tyler Ritter (mother- Nancy Morgan)
Daughters: Carly Ritter (mother- Nancy Morgan) Stella Ritter (mother - Amy Yasbeck)
Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California - Studied acting with Stella Adler & Nina Foch - Harvey Lembeck Comedy Workshop (studied four years)
Movie Credits:
Bad Santa (2003) .... Bob Chipeska
Manhood (2003) .... Eli
Man of the Year (2002) .... Bill
Tadpole (2002) .... Stanley Grubman
Terror Tract (2000) .... Bob Carter
TripFall (2000) .... Tom Williams
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000) .... Christian Therapist
Panic (2000) .... Dr. Josh Parks
Lethal Vows (1999) .... Dr. David Farris
It Came From the Sky (1999) .... Donald Bridges
Holy Joe (1999) .... Joe Cass
Dead Husbands (1998) .... Dr. Carter Elston
Bride of Chucky (1998) .... Chief Warren Kincaid
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) .... Robert Forrest
Shadow of Doubt (1998) .... Steven Mayer
Chance of a Lifetime (1998) .... Tom Maguire
Montana (1998) .... Dr. Wexler
The Truth About Lying (1997) .... Bruce Simon Barker
The Big Twist (1997) .... Hank
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997) .... Duncan/The Bartender
Nowhere (1997) .... Moses Helper
Dead Man's Gun (1997) .... Harry McDonacle
A Child's Wish (1997) .... Ed Chandler
Mercenary (1997) .... Jonas Ambler
Sling Blade (1996) .... Vaughan Cunningham
Unforgivable (1996) .... Paul Hegstrom
The Colony (1995) .... Rick Knowlton
Gramps (1995) .... Clarke MacGruder
North (1994) .... Ward Nelson
The Only Way Out (1993) .... Jeremy Carlisle
Heartbeat (1993) .... Bill Grant
Stay Tuned (1992) .... Roy Knable
Noises Off... (1992) .... Garry Lejeune/Roger Tramplemain
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree (1991) .... Piney
Problem Child 2 (1991) .... Ben Healy
The Summer My Father Grew Up (1991) .... Paul
The Dreamer of Oz (1990) .... Lyman Frank Baum
It (1990) .... Ben 'Haystack' Hanscom
Problem Child 1 (1990) .... 'Little' Ben Healy
My Brother's Wife (1989) .... Barney
Skin Deep (1989) .... Zach
Tricks of the Trade (1988) .... Donald Todsen
Real Men (1987) .... Bob Wilson
Prison for Children (1987) .... David Royce
The Last Fling (1987) .... Phillip Reed
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986) .... Judge Harold Benton
Unnatural Causes (1986) .... Frank Coleman
The Flight of Dragons (1986) .... Peter Dickenson
Letting Go (1985) .... Alex
Love Thy Neighbor (1984) .... Danny Loeb
Sunset Limousine (1983) .... Alan O'Black
In Love with an Older Woman (1982) .... Young lawyer
Pray TV (1982) .... Tom McPherson
They All Laughed (1981) .... Charles Rutledge
Wholly Moses (1980) .... Satan (The Devil)
Hero at Large (1980) .... Steve Nichols
The Comeback Kid (1980) .... Bubba Newman
Americathon (1979) .... President Chet Roosevelt
Leave Yesterday Behind (1978) .... Paul Stallings
Breakfast in Bed (1978) .... Paul
Nickelodeon (1976) .... Franklin Frank
The Night That Panicked America (1975) .... Walter Wingate
The Stone Killer (1973) .... Officer Mort
The Other (1972) .... Rider
Evil Roy Slade (1972) .... Minister
Scandalous John (1971) .... Wandell
The Barefoot Executive (1971) .... Roger
TV shows:
"8 Simple Rules For Dating my Teenage Daughter" (2002-2003) .... Paul Hennessy
"Clifford the Big Red Dog" (2000-2003) .... Clifford (voice)
"Hearts Afire" (1992-1995) .... John Hartman
"Fish Police" (1991-1992) .... Inspector Gil (voice)
"Hooperman" (1987-1989) .... Detective Harry Hooperman
"Three's a Crowd" (1984-1985) .... Jack Tripper
"Three's Company" (1977-1984) .... Jack Tripper
"The Waltons" (1972) .... Reverend Matthew Fordwick
Guest-star Appearances:
"Ally McBeal" (1997) .... George Madison (19 October 1998, 26 October 1998)
"Anything But Love" (1989) .... Patrick Serreau (6 February 1991, 13 February 1991, 27 February 1991, 4 December 1991, 11 December 1991)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) .... Ted Buchanan (8 December 1997)
"Dave's World" (1993) .... Himself (26 September 1994, 20 February 1995) .... John Hartman (3 October 1994)
"Felicity" (1998) .... Andrew Covington (11 October 2000, 18 October 2000, 15 November 2000, 14 November 2001, 21 November 2001, 19 December 2001, 27 March 2002)
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968) .... Mike Wells (3 October 1968) .... Ryan Moore (12 October 1971) .... Mike Welles (3 February 1977)
"Hollywood Squares" ... Himself (29 November 2003-3 October 2003, 10 February 2003-14 February 2003, 20 January 2003-24 January 2003)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) .... Dr. Richard Manning (2 January 2002)
"Life with Lucy" (1986) .... Himself (27 September 1986)
"NewsRadio" (1995) .... Dr. Frank Westford (7 November 1995)
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) .... Reverend Chatfield (8 November 1975)
"M*A*S*H" (1972) .... Pvt. Carter (8 December 1973)
"Rhoda" (1974) .... Vince Mazuma (3 February 1975) .... Jerry Blocker (12 January 1976)
"Scrubs" (2001) .... Mr. Sam Dorian (30 October 2002,5 December 2002)
"The Love Boat" (1977) .... Dale (1 October 1977) .... (5 November 1983)
"The Cosby Show" (1984) .... Ray Evans (31 January 1991)
"The Ropers" (1979) .... Jack Tripper (15 September 1979)
"Touched by an Angel" (1994) .... Mike O'Connor (22 September 1996) .... Tom McKinsley (2 May 1999)
"TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV" (2003) .... Host
"Veronica's Closet" (1997) .... Tim (18 February 1999)
"Wings" (1990) .... Stuart Davenport (14 May 1996)
Small Facts:
John & Amy's wedding song was: "You Belong To Me"
John's favorite Band & Song are: The Beatles - In My Life
John's funeral song was: "In My Life"
