Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for having played Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively. He is also known for being the voice of the title character Clifford in the PBS television series Clifford the Big Red Dog. Don Knotts called him the "Greatest physical comedian on the planet".
Ritter's final films—the screwball dark comedy Bad Santa and the two children's animated films Clifford's Really Big Movie and Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up—were all dedicated in his memory.
John Ritter was born in Burbank, California, the son of Dorothy Fay (née Southworth), an actress, and singing cowboy/matinee-star Tex Ritter. He attended Hollywood High School, where he was student body president. He went on to the University of Southern California, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity, and majored in psychology and minored in architecture. In 1966 at the age of 18, Ritter was a contestant on The Dating Game.
John Ritter E! True Hollywood Story
John Ritter E! True Hollywood Story
John Ritter Biography
John Ritter Biography
Robin Williams & John Ritter
John Ritter's widow speaks about his death
John Ritter on Conan (1997-02-21)
Remembering John Ritter - Three's Company Reunion with Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt
In Love with an Older Woman (1982) John Ritter, Karen Carlson
Sunset Limousine (1983) John Ritter, Susan Dey
Life With Lucy - Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter (1 of 3)
Life With Lucy - Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter (2 of 3)
Up Close interview with John Ritter & Robin Williams
JOHN RITTER Gravesite
Plot
'Three's Company', the comedy centered on two attractive, young women who made the rent on their Santa Monica beach-side apartment by taking in a third roommate - a male forced to pretend he's gay to fool the landlords and the girls' parents. The series rocketed in the ratings as an instant hit - despite the outcry of critics and moralists - who objected to the double-entendres and quasi-sexual hijinks on the show. However, the true behind-the-scenes story of 'Three's Company' will expose a once idyllic workplace that deteriorated into a battleground beset by business dealings, contact disputes, cast rivalries, clashes between producers and network executives and finally, a round of cast replacements which hastened the demise of the show.
Keywords: actor, agent, bad-landlord, behind-the-scenes, blonde-stereotype, closeted-homosexual, number-in-title, roommate, sitcom, sitcom-star
Jealousy. Deception. Betrayal. Welcome to America's favorite comedy.
Jay Bernstein: You wanna smoke me, give it your best shot.
[first lines]::First reporter: Doctor, is it true that through your experiments in endocrine glands you can cure crime?::Second reporter: What about this crime cure?::Dr. Herbert Stander: Boys, after the grand jury's decision, I'll have a statement to make. If making a criminal mind is normal... than I'll be indicted.
Mary Linden: Robinson of the City Trust could be sold on a proposition to buy Ritter's stock for you, and pay for it out of the profits.::James Duneen: [grabs her cigarette and sniffs it] No, it isn't hashish.
John Ritter E! True Hollywood Story
John Ritter E! True Hollywood Story
John Ritter Biography
John Ritter Biography
Robin Williams & John Ritter
John Ritter's widow speaks about his death
John Ritter on Conan (1997-02-21)
Remembering John Ritter - Three's Company Reunion with Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt
In Love with an Older Woman (1982) John Ritter, Karen Carlson
Sunset Limousine (1983) John Ritter, Susan Dey
Life With Lucy - Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter (1 of 3)
Life With Lucy - Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter (2 of 3)
Up Close interview with John Ritter & Robin Williams
JOHN RITTER Gravesite
The Comeback Kid (1980) John Ritter, Susan Dey
"John Ritter" (Even cooler than Laurence Fishburne?
The Colony (1995) John Ritter, Mary Page Keller
Don Knotts and John Ritter last scene together
John Ritter Tribute
8 Simple Rules - I miss you
John Ritter Clips & Interviews
John Ritter 8 Simple Rules- 8 Semplici regole
Katey Sagal introduces one of John Ritter's final "8 Simple Rules" episodes
The Colony (1995) John Ritter, Mary Page Keller
The Colony (1995) John Ritter, Mary Page Keller
Get Rick Quick Pilot Game Show John Ritter & Robert Urich
Best of Three's Company - Season 1 & 2
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Teenage America 1987 TV Special w/John Ritter
Gary Norman Movie Madness HD: John Ritter Tribute
Goldie Hawn Special - George Burns - John Ritter - Shaun Cassidy - Subtitles Español 1978
Problem Child 2 full movie - John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden movies
Real Men 1987
Letting Go (1985) John Ritter, Sharon Gless
Unnatural Causes (1986) John Ritter
John Ritter Fish Police - 1x01 - The Shell Game
John Ritter Il tocco di un angelo- Tocuhed by angel
Jerry Lewis Telethon - 2003 Scenes with John Ritter, Red Buttons, Jack Jones,
Unnatural Causes 1986 John Ritter Full Movie
John Ritter Dead Man's Gun 1x1
Tex Ritter Westerns "Cowboy from Sundown" (John Ritter's Father)
John Ritter in Love boat
John Ritter interview 1978
Suzanne Somers discusses co-star John Ritter - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
Up Close interview with John Ritter & Robin Williams
Up Close interview with John Ritter & Robin Williams
Jason Ritter talks Swapping spit with actresses & living in the shadow of Father: John Ritter
John Ritter- clips and interview
Tyler Ritter Continues A Family Tradition with 'The McCarthys'
DON KNOTTS GETS HIS STAR, ANDY GRIFFITH & JOHN RITTER SPEAK.m4v
Billy Currington Interview with John Ritter
Billy Currington Interview with John Ritter
Keith Urban Interview with John Ritter
Keith Urban Interview with John Ritter
Interview with John Ritter
An Interview With Robin Williams & John Ritter
Problem Child cast reunites for John Ritter Foundation (2012)
JumpStarts Keith Urban - Learn From a Child
Problem Child Full Movie 1990
Real Men Online Free
Problem Child Full Movie Online
Hooperman season 2 episode 7
Hooperman season 2 episode 8
Hooperman season 2 episode 13
Hooperman season 2 episode 14
Hooperman season 2 episode 15
Hooperman season 2 episode 16
Hooperman season 2 episode 17
Hooperman season 2 episode 18
Hooperman season 2 episode 19
Hooperman season 2 episode 20
Sunset Limousine (1983) Full Comedy Movie - John Ritter Movies Full Length
The Comeback Kid (1980) Full Comedy, Romance, Sport Movie - John Ritter Movies Full Length
Real Men ™
I am Forever Phillip Ritter - Football Player
Benedictus John Ritter
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter
A Grande Paixão aka A ultima aventura TVRIP - John Ritter
The Colony (1995) John Ritter, Mary Page Keller
Jason Ritter talks Swapping spit with actresses & living in the shadow of Father: John Ritter
All Things Bright & Beautiful
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning,
That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the weather,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden -
He made them every one.
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the gentle night to you.
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
Deep peace of Christ,
of Christ the light of the world to you.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And they right hand shall hold me.
If I climb up into heaven, thou art there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me.
Thou knoest me down-sitting and my uprising,
Thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways,
For there is not a word in my tongue,
But lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether:
Whither shall I go from they spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from they presence?
Lord, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me;
Even the night shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee.
But the night shineth as the day.
If I take the wings of the morning,
Jesu, my love, my joy, my rest,
Thy perfect love close in my breast.
That I thee love and never rest;
And make me love thee all things best,
And wounde my heart in they love free,
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious
And be gracious unto you
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you,
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you
And give you peace, and give you peace;
Open thou mine eyes and I shall see;
Incline my heart and I shall desire;
Order my steps and I shall walk
In the ways of thy commandments.
O Lord God, be thou to me a God
And beside thee let there be non else,
No other, naught else with thee.
Vouchsafe to me to worship thee and serve thee
According to thy commandments
In truth of spirit, in reverence of body,
In blessings of lips,
O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before His presence with a song,
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God
it is he that hath made us.
and not we ourselves;
we are his people,
and the sheep of His pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thankgiving,
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him,
and speak good of his Name.
For the Lord is gracious,
his mercy is everylasting;
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is not, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Loving Shepherd of thy sheep,
Keep thy lamb, in safety keep.
Nothing can they power withstand.
NOne can pluck me from they hand.
I would bles thee every day,
Gladly all they will obey.
Like thy blessed ones above,
Happy in thy perfect love.
Loving Shepherd, ever near.
Teach thy lamb thy voice to hear;
Suffer not my steps to stray,
From the straight and narrow way.
Where thou leadest I would go,
Walking in thy steps below,
Till before my Father's throne.
Look at the world, everything all around us
Look at the world and marvel every day.
Look at the world: so many joys and wonders,
So many miracles along our way
Praise to thee, O lord for all creation.
Give us thankful hearts that we may see
All the gifts we share, and every blessing,
All things come of thee.
Look at the earth bringing forth fruit and flower,
Look at the sky the sunshine and the rain.
Look at the hills, look at the trees and mountains,
Valley and flowing river, field and plain.
Think of the spring, think of the warmth of summer
Bringing the harvest before winter’s cold.
Everything grows, everything has a season,
till it is gathered to the Father's fold:
Every good gift, all that we need and cherish.
Comes from the Lord in token of his love
We are his hands, stewards of all his bounty
I will sing with the Spirit,
I will sing with the Spirit.
Alleluia, alleluia...
I will sing with the Spirit,
I will sing with the Spirit.
Alleluia, alleluia...
And I will sing with the understanding also,
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh thy help.
My help cometh even from the Lord;
who made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved;
and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
Behold, he that keepeth Isreal;
shall neither slumber nore sleep.
The Lord himself is thy keeper;
the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand;
So that the sun shall not burn thee by day;
neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil;
yea, it is even he that shall keep they soul.
The Lord shall preserve they going out,
and thy coming in;
from this time forth from evermore.
I believe in springtime: fresh and new and bright;
I believe in morning dew and shining morning light.
I believe in sunbeams, melting all the snow;
And I believe when winter's done
The streams will run and rivers flow.
I believe in eagles soaring up so high;
I believe in trees and mountains reaching to the sky.
I believe in green things; all the gifts of earth;
Growing up from tiny seeds that spring has brought to
birth.
I believe in summer; I believe in fall.
But most of all I believe in God.
Who made it and blessed it all.
I believe in people, living all as one;
Sharing all their songs and laughter, happiness and fun;
I believe in friendship; taking time to care;
And feeling sure of someone else,
And someone feeling glad you're there.
Then I start to wonder how it all might be
If the world could live together just like you and me.
I believe in hoping; I believe in prayer;
I believe in trying hard and learning how to share.
I believe in dreaming; and, when dreams are through,
Then I believe in trusting God
For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise.
For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise.
For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of heav'n.
Lord of all, to thee we raise
Blow, blow thou winter wind,
Blow, blow thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind,
As man's ingratitude,
As man's ingratitude,
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude,
Although thy breath be rude,
Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly;
Most friendship is feinging, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky,
Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky,
That does not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot,
As benefits forgot,
Thou the waters warp,
Thou sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not
As friend remembered not
Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly;
Most friendship is feinging, most loving mere folly:
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art;
Be thou my best thought in the dat and the night,
Both walking and sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word,
Be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord;
Be thou my great Father, and I thy true son;
Be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.
Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might;
Be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower;
O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise;
Be thou mine inheritance now and always;
Be thou and thou only the first in my heart::
O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.
High King of heaven, thou heaven's bright Sun,
O grant me its joys after vict'ry is won;
Great heart of my own heart, whatever befall,