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John Ritter
Known for: ActingJohnathan Southworth "John" Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms "Three's Company" and "8 Simple Rules," respectively. Don Knotts called him the "greatest physical comedian on the planet." Ritter's final films "Bad Santa," "Clifford's Really Big Movie" and "Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up" were all dedicated in his memory.
Filmography 40
Three's Company
as Jack Tripper 
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Clifford (voice) 
It
as Ben Hanscom 
Problem Child 2
as Ben Healy 
Hearts Afire
as John Hartman 
Bride of Chucky
as Chief Warren Kincaid 
Problem Child
as Ben 
Sling Blade
as Vaughan Cunningham 
Tadpole
as Stanley Grubman 
Bad Santa
as Bob Chipeska 
Three's a Crowd
as Jack Tripper 
Noises Off...
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain 
Stay Tuned
as Roy Knable 
The Flight of Dragons
as Peter Dickinson (voice) 
North
as Ward Nelson 
Clifford's Really Big Movie
as Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice) 
Real Men
as Bob Wilson 
Skin Deep
as Zach 
The Stone Killer
as Hart 
Nickelodeon
as Franklin Frank 
They All Laughed
as Charles Rutledge 
Panic
as Josh 
The Night That Panicked America
as Walter Wingate 
Hero at Large
as Steve Nichols 
Montana
as Dr. Wexler 
Mercenary
as Jonas Ambler 
Wholly Moses
as Satan (The Devil) 
The Other
as Rider 
It Came from the Sky
as Donald Bridges 
The Barefoot Executive
as Roger 
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Duncan the Bartender 
Americathon
as President Chet Roosevelt 
Sink Or Swim
as Hank 
My Brother's Wife
as Barney 
The Last Fling
as Phillip Reed 
Man of the Year
as Bill 
Unforgivable
as Paul Hegstrom 
Scandalous John
as Wendell