The son of singing cowboy Tex Ritter and actress Dorothy Fay, John Ritter was born Sept. 17, 1948, in Burbank, Calif. He attended the University of Southern California, changing his major to theater after taking a class with acting coach Nina Foch.Ritter's father, who discouraged John's acting career, lived to see him land a recurring role on "The Waltons," Tex's favorite program. Ritter appeared on numerous TV shows before winning the role (in 1972) that launched his career: Jack Tripper, the ladies' man pretending to be gay, in the sitcom "Three's Company" (opposite Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt). The show, which ran eight years, earned Ritter an Emmy and enduring fame.
After the series' demise, Ritter continued to appear on television and in films such as Noises Off (1992) and Sling Blade (1996). Ritter died on Sept. 11, 2003; his last movie was Bad Santa (with Billy Bob Thornton).
AddLethal VowsAfter suffering from a mysterious illness for 15 years, Ellen Farris (Marg Helgenberger) begins to suspect her ex-husband, David (John Ritter), may have had a hand in her poor health when his current wife, Lorraine (Megan Gallagher), displays similar symptoms before her sudden death. Now, she must... Read More
AddThree's Company: Season 1Lovable klutz Jack Tripper (John Ritter), dim-witted Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers) and pragmatic Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) make an improbable and hilarious troika of roommates in this hit sitcom from the 1970s and '80s. Six original episodes from Season 1 include "A Man About the House," "And Mother... Read More
Add AllThree's Company: Season 2Slapstick and sexual innuendo abound in this wildly successful sitcom that follows Jack Tripper (John Ritter), Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers) as they get caught up in one hilarious misunderstanding after another. Jack poses as a gay man so his landlord will allow him to... Read More
AddThe OtherSet in bucolic 1935 Connecticut, director Robert Mulligan's chiller follows identical Perry twins Niles (Chris Udvarnoky) and Holland (Martin Udvarnoky) as a string of tragedies befalls their family. With the Perry clan still reeling from the untimely demise of the boys' father, their mother (Diana... Read More
AddStay TunedCouch potato Roy Knable (John Ritter) has entered a new dimension of TV viewing -- the other side of the screen. When Roy sells his soul for the ultimate satellite system, he and his wife, Helen (Pam Dawber), are sucked into the cable version of hell. If they can survive "Driving Over Miss Daisy,"... Read More
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