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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="জন রিটার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জন রিটার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="جان ریتر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جان ریتر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B4_%EB%A6%AC%ED%84%B0" title="존 리터 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="존 리터" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="John Ritter" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8" title="ג'ון ריטר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'ון ריטר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="جون ريتر – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جون ريتر" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/John_Ritter_1977.jpg/330px-John_Ritter_1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/John_Ritter_1977.jpg/500px-John_Ritter_1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="1468" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ritter in 1977</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Johnathan Southworth Ritter</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1948-09-17</span>)</span>September 17, 1948<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">September 11, 2003<span style="display:none">(2003-09-11)</span> (aged 54)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace">Burbank, California, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause of death</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aortic_dissection" title="Aortic dissection">Aortic dissection</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a>, California, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1968–2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_a_Crowd" title="Three's a Crowd">Three's a Crowd</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Morgan" title="Nancy Morgan">Nancy Morgan</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1977; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1996)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712" /></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Yasbeck" title="Amy Yasbeck">Amy Yasbeck</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1999)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4, including <a href="/wiki/Jason_Ritter" title="Jason Ritter">Jason</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ritter" title="Tyler Ritter">Tyler</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tex_Ritter" title="Tex Ritter">Tex Ritter</a> (father)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Fay" title="Dorothy Fay">Dorothy Fay</a> (mother)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Johnathan Southworth Ritter</b><sup id="cite_ref-realname_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realname-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-realname2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realname2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. He was a son of the <a href="/wiki/Singing_cowboy" title="Singing cowboy">singing cowboy</a> star <a href="/wiki/Tex_Ritter" title="Tex Ritter">Tex Ritter</a> and the father of actors <a href="/wiki/Jason_Ritter" title="Jason Ritter">Jason</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ritter" title="Tyler Ritter">Tyler Ritter</a>. He is best known for playing <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tripper" title="Jack Tripper">Jack Tripper</a> on the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a></i> (1977–1984), and received a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series">Primetime Emmy Award</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy">Golden Globe Award</a> for the role in 1984. Ritter briefly reprised the role on the spin-off <i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_a_Crowd" title="Three's a Crowd">Three's a Crowd</a></i>, which aired for one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985. </p><p>He appeared in over 100 films and television series combined and performed on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a>, with roles including adult <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hanscom" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Hanscom">Ben Hanscom</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/It_(miniseries)" title="It (miniseries)">It</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_(film)" title="Problem Child (film)">Problem Child</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_2" title="Problem Child 2">Problem Child 2</a></i> (1991), a dramatic turn in <i><a href="/wiki/Sling_Blade" title="Sling Blade">Sling Blade</a></i> (1996), and <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Santa" title="Bad Santa">Bad Santa</a></i> in 2003 (his final live action film, which was dedicated to his memory). In 2002, <a href="/wiki/Don_Knotts" title="Don Knotts">Don Knotts</a> called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet". His final roles include <a href="/wiki/Voice_acting" title="Voice acting">voicing</a> the <a href="/wiki/Clifford_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford (character)">title character</a> on the <a href="/wiki/PBS_Kids" title="PBS Kids">PBS</a> children's program <i><a href="/wiki/Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog_(2000_TV_series)" title="Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)">Clifford the Big Red Dog</a></i> (2000–2003), for which he received four <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytime Emmy Award">Daytime Emmy Award</a> nominations, and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/8_Simple_Rules" title="8 Simple Rules">8 Simple Rules</a></i> (2002–2003). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Johnathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17, 1948, at <a href="/wiki/Providence_Saint_Joseph_Medical_Center" title="Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center">Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-people_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-people-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>His father, <a href="/wiki/Tex_Ritter" title="Tex Ritter">Tex Ritter</a> (1905–1974), was a <a href="/wiki/Singing_cowboy" title="Singing cowboy">singing cowboy</a> and film star, and his mother, <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Fay" title="Dorothy Fay">Dorothy Fay</a> (née Southworth; 1915–2003), was an actress.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had an older brother, Thomas "Tom" Ritter.<sup id="cite_ref-bioweb_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bioweb-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ritter attended <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_High_School" title="Hollywood High School">Hollywood High School</a>, where he was student body president. While a teenager, Ritter's right eye was permanently injured by a projectile flying into the car in which he was riding. This resulted in his right <a href="/wiki/Pupil" title="Pupil">pupil</a> having a strange appearance and only having <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_vision" title="Peripheral vision">peripheral vision</a> in that eye for the rest of his life. Ritter attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a> and majored in <a href="/wiki/Psychology" title="Psychology">psychology</a> with plans to have a career in politics.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later changed his major to theater arts and attended the <a href="/wiki/USC_School_of_Dramatic_Arts" title="USC School of Dramatic Arts">USC School of Dramatic Arts</a> (formerly School of Theatre). Ritter was a member of <a href="/wiki/Phi_Gamma_Delta" title="Phi Gamma Delta">Phi Gamma Delta</a> fraternity at USC. While still in college, Ritter traveled to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and West Germany to perform in plays. Ritter graduated in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-lipton_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lipton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_and_television">Film and television</h3></div> <p>Ritter headlined several stage performances. After his graduation from USC in 1970, his first television acting experience was as a campus revolutionary in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Dan_August" title="Dan August">Dan August</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a> and future <i>Three's Company</i> co-star <a href="/wiki/Norman_Fell" title="Norman Fell">Norman Fell</a>. Ritter made his film debut in the 1971 Disney film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Barefoot_Executive" title="The Barefoot Executive">The Barefoot Executive</a></i>. He made guest appearances on the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" title="M*A*S*H (TV series)">M*A*S*H</a></i>, and many others. He had a recurring role as the Reverend Matthew Fordwick on the drama series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Waltons" title="The Waltons">The Waltons</a></i> from October 1972 to December 1976. Because he was not a weekly cast member, he had time to pursue other roles, which he did until December 1976, when he left for a starring role in the hit sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a></i> (the Americanized version of the 1970s British <a href="/wiki/Thames_Television" title="Thames Television">Thames Television</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Man_About_the_House" title="Man About the House">Man About the House</a></i>) in 1977. In 1978, Ritter played <a href="/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a>'s manager on the television special <i><a href="/wiki/Ringo_(1978_film)" title="Ringo (1978 film)">Ringo</a></i>. In 1982, Ritter provided the voice of <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dickinson" title="Peter Dickinson">Peter Dickinson</a> in the animated film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flight_of_Dragons" title="The Flight of Dragons">The Flight of Dragons</a></i>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg/220px-John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg/330px-John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg/440px-John_Ritter_at_the_1988_Emmy_Awards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="776" data-file-height="1036" /></a><figcaption>Ritter in 1988</figcaption></figure> <p>Ritter became a household name on <i>Three's Company</i>, portraying struggling culinary student <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tripper" title="Jack Tripper">Jack Tripper</a> with two female roommates. Ritter co-starred opposite <a href="/wiki/Joyce_DeWitt" title="Joyce DeWitt">Joyce DeWitt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Somers" title="Suzanne Somers">Suzanne Somers</a>, and then later <a href="/wiki/Jenilee_Harrison" title="Jenilee Harrison">Jenilee Harrison</a> and <a href="/wiki/Priscilla_Barnes" title="Priscilla Barnes">Priscilla Barnes</a>. Much of the comedy centered around Jack's pretending to be gay to keep the old-fashioned landlords appeased over the co-ed living arrangements. The series spent several seasons near the top of the ratings in the United States before ending in 1984. A year-long spin-off, <i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_a_Crowd" title="Three's a Crowd">Three's a Crowd</a></i>, ensued, as the Jack Tripper character has a live-in girlfriend and runs his own bistro. The original series has been seen continuously in reruns and is available on DVD. During the run of <i>Three's Company</i>, Ritter appeared in the films <i><a href="/wiki/Hero_at_Large" title="Hero at Large">Hero at Large</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Americathon" title="Americathon">Americathon</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/They_All_Laughed" title="They All Laughed">They All Laughed</a></i>. In 1986, he played the role of Dad in the music video for <a href="/wiki/Graham_Nash" title="Graham Nash">Graham Nash</a>'s song "Innocent Eyes" from the <a href="/wiki/Innocent_Eyes_(Graham_Nash_album)" title="Innocent Eyes (Graham Nash album)">album of the same name</a>. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Hooperman" title="Hooperman">Hooperman</a></i> was Ritter's first regular television role after <i>Three's Company</i>. Detective Harry Hooperman inherits a run-down apartment building and hires Susan Smith (<a href="/wiki/Debrah_Farentino" title="Debrah Farentino">Debrah Farentino</a>) to run it. A relationship follows, and Hooperman must juggle work, love, and the antics of Bijoux the dog. In 1988, John was nominated for both an <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe Award</a> for his work on <i>Hooperman</i>. Ritter won a <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Awards" title="People's Choice Awards">People's Choice Award</a> for this role. From 1992 to 1995, Ritter returned to television for three seasons as John Hartman, aide to a U.S. Senator, in <i><a href="/wiki/Hearts_Afire" title="Hearts Afire">Hearts Afire</a></i>. This series starred <a href="/wiki/Markie_Post" title="Markie Post">Markie Post</a> as Georgie Anne Lahti and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bob_Thornton" title="Billy Bob Thornton">Billy Bob Thornton</a> as Billy Bob Davis. He also played Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain in the production <i><a href="/wiki/Noises_Off" title="Noises Off">Noises Off</a></i> in 1992. </p><p>After his time on television, he appeared in a number of films, most notably <i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_(film)" title="Problem Child (film)">Problem Child</a></i> and its <a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_2" title="Problem Child 2">first sequel</a>. He co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Belushi" title="Jim Belushi">Jim Belushi</a> in 1987's <a href="/wiki/Real_Men_(film)" title="Real Men (film)"><i>Real Men</i></a> and played the lead role in <a href="/wiki/Blake_Edwards" title="Blake Edwards">Blake Edwards</a>' 1989 film <i><a href="/wiki/Skin_Deep_(1989_film)" title="Skin Deep (1989 film)">Skin Deep</a>.</i> He appeared in the film version of <i><a href="/wiki/Noises_Off_(film)" title="Noises Off (film)">Noises Off</a></i>, rejoined Billy Bob Thornton in the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Oscar</a>-winning <i><a href="/wiki/Sling_Blade" title="Sling Blade">Sling Blade</a></i> (playing a kindhearted, gay, discount-store manager), and co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Olivier_Gruner" title="Olivier Gruner">Olivier Gruner</a> in the 1996 action film <i>Mercenary</i>. </p><p>Ritter starred in many television films, including <i>Gramps</i> (1995), co-starring with <a href="/wiki/Andy_Griffith" title="Andy Griffith">Andy Griffith</a>, Rob Hedden's <i>The Colony</i> (1995) with <a href="/wiki/Hal_Linden" title="Hal Linden">Hal Linden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/It_(miniseries)" title="It (miniseries)">It</a></i>, <i>Danielle Steel's Heartbeat</i> with <a href="/wiki/Polly_Draper" title="Polly Draper">Polly Draper</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/It_Came_from_the_Sky" title="It Came from the Sky">It Came from the Sky</a></i> in 1999 with <a href="/wiki/Yasmine_Bleeth" title="Yasmine Bleeth">Yasmine Bleeth</a>. Ritter also made guest appearances on television shows, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Felicity_(TV_series)" title="Felicity (TV series)">Felicity</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ally_McBeal" title="Ally McBeal">Ally McBeal</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Scrubs_(TV_series)" title="Scrubs (TV series)">Scrubs</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i>. He also provided the voice of the <a href="/wiki/Clifford_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford (character)">title character</a> in the animated children's show <i><a href="/wiki/Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog_(2000_TV_series)" title="Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)">Clifford the Big Red Dog</a></i> and its animated film adaptation <i><a href="/wiki/Clifford%27s_Really_Big_Movie" title="Clifford's Really Big Movie">Clifford's Really Big Movie</a></i> (2004), a role for which he received four <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Emmy</a> nominations. His final film was <i><a href="/wiki/Stanley%27s_Dinosaur_Round-Up" title="Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up">Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up</a></i> (2006), an animated direct-to-DVD film based on the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_(2001_TV_series)" title="Stanley (2001 TV series)">television series</a>, which was dedicated to his memory. At the time of his death, he was starring in <i><a href="/wiki/8_Simple_Rules" title="8 Simple Rules">8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-jritter_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jritter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-whatew_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whatew-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theater">Theater</h3></div> <p>In 2000, Ritter co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Henry_Winkler" title="Henry Winkler">Henry Winkler</a> in <a href="/wiki/Neil_Simon" title="Neil Simon">Neil Simon</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dinner_Party_(play)" title="The Dinner Party (play)">The Dinner Party</a></i> at the <a href="/wiki/Music_Box_Theatre" title="Music Box Theatre">Music Box Theatre</a> on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a>, portraying Claude Pichon.<sup id="cite_ref-var1020_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-var1020-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It ran for 364 performances. Ritter won the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_World_Award" title="Theatre World Award">Theatre World Award</a> in 2001 for his performance in that work.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, Ritter made his final stage appearance in <i>All About Eve</i> at the <a href="/wiki/Ahmanson_Theatre" title="Ahmanson Theatre">Ahmanson Theatre</a>. </p><p>J For J at LA's Court Theatre March 14-April 21, 2002. Starring John Ritter, Jeff Kober and Jenny Sullivan. Directed by Joseph Fuqua. Written by Jenny Sullivan.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>On October 16, 1977, Ritter married actress <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Morgan" title="Nancy Morgan">Nancy Morgan</a>, with whom he had three children: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Ritter" title="Jason Ritter">Jason</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carly, and <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ritter" title="Tyler Ritter">Tyler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lipton_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lipton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They divorced on September 1, 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He married actress <a href="/wiki/Amy_Yasbeck" title="Amy Yasbeck">Amy Yasbeck</a> on September 18, 1999, at the <a href="/wiki/Murphy_Theatre" title="Murphy Theatre">Murphy Theatre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Ohio" title="Wilmington, Ohio">Wilmington, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had a child born in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-bioweb_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bioweb-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yasbeck played his love interest in the first two <i>Problem Child</i> films, though as two different characters. Yasbeck also played Ritter's wife in two sitcom appearances. In 1991, both were guest stars on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a></i>, in which Yasbeck played the in-labor wife of Ritter's basketball coach character. In 1996, Ritter guest-starred on Yasbeck's sitcom, <i><a href="/wiki/Wings_(1990_TV_series)" title="Wings (1990 TV series)">Wings</a></i>, as the estranged husband of Yasbeck's character, Casey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Johnritterstone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Johnritterstone.jpg/250px-Johnritterstone.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Johnritterstone.jpg/375px-Johnritterstone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Johnritterstone.jpg/500px-Johnritterstone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Ritter's grave marker</figcaption></figure> <p>On September 11, 2003, Ritter was rehearsing for <i><a href="/wiki/8_Simple_Rules" title="8 Simple Rules">8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter</a></i> on the <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_(Burbank)" title="Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)">Walt Disney Studios</a> lot in <a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank, California</a> when he suddenly fell ill: sweating profusely, vomiting, and complaining of chest pain. He was taken across the street to the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Saint_Joseph_Medical_Center" title="Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center">Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center</a> (the same hospital where he had been born)<sup id="cite_ref-people_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-people-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at 6:00 pm. Ritter was initially treated by emergency room physicians for an assumed <a href="/wiki/Heart_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart attack">heart attack</a>; however, his condition quickly worsened.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ritter was then diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Aortic_dissection" title="Aortic dissection">aortic dissection</a> and taken into surgery, but was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m., at the age of 54.<sup id="cite_ref-people_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-people-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A private funeral for Ritter was held in Los Angeles on September 15, 2003, after which he was interred at <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Ritter's widow Amy Yasbeck, on behalf of herself and Ritter's children, filed lawsuits against doctors involved in Ritter's treatment and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. A number of those lawsuits were <a href="/wiki/Settled_out_of_court" class="mw-redirect" title="Settled out of court">settled out of court</a>, for a total of $14 million, including a settlement for $9.4 million with Providence St. Joseph.<sup id="cite_ref-lawsuits_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuits-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A $67 million <a href="/wiki/Wrongful-death" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrongful-death">wrongful-death</a> lawsuit against two of the physicians, radiologist Matthew Lotysch and cardiologist Joseph Lee, went to trial in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-lawsuits_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuits-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yasbeck accused Lee, who treated Ritter on the day of his death, of misdiagnosing his condition as a heart attack and Lotysch, who had given him a <a href="/wiki/Full-body_scan" class="mw-redirect" title="Full-body scan">full-body scan</a> two years earlier, of failing at that time to detect an enlargement of Ritter's aorta.<sup id="cite_ref-Deutsch_USA_Today_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deutsch_USA_Today-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a>, the jury concluded that the doctors who treated Ritter the day he died were not negligent and thus were not responsible for his death.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Response_and_legacy">Response and legacy</h3></div> <p>Many of Ritter's colleagues expressed sorrow following the news of his death. <a href="/wiki/Zach_Braff" title="Zach Braff">Zach Braff</a>, who worked with Ritter on <i>Scrubs</i>, called Ritter a "comic hero" of his and said he had approached series creator <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lawrence_(TV_producer)" title="Bill Lawrence (TV producer)">Bill Lawrence</a> to get Ritter to play his character <a href="/wiki/J.D._(Scrubs)" title="J.D. (Scrubs)">J.D.</a>'s father<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (which Ritter did for two episodes and was slated to return for a third the week following his death). <a href="/wiki/Katey_Sagal" title="Katey Sagal">Katey Sagal</a> testified in the wrongful death lawsuit, calling Ritter a "funny man who was funny like nobody's business".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His <i>Three's Company</i> co-star <a href="/wiki/Joyce_DeWitt" title="Joyce DeWitt">Joyce DeWitt</a> remarked he was "Impossible to forget. Impossible not to love."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter</i> was later retitled <i>8 Simple Rules</i> following Ritter's death and continued for one and a half more seasons before its cancellation in 2005. Ritter's character, Paul Hennessy, was said to have died after collapsing in a grocery store while buying milk. ABC aired the first three episodes of the show's second season that had been taped before his death, each of which was introduced by Katey Sagal. The remainder of the show dealt with the family trying to grapple with Paul's death. New male characters, played by <a href="/wiki/James_Garner" title="James Garner">James Garner</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Spade" title="David Spade">David Spade</a>, were later added to the main cast as Ritter's replacements. Shortly before his death, Ritter had done a week-long taping with <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Squares" title="Hollywood Squares">Hollywood Squares</a></i>, which was aired as a tribute to him, introduced by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Winkler" title="Henry Winkler">Henry Winkler</a>, the executive producer of the show and a very close friend of Ritter's. Four days after Ritter's death, <a href="/wiki/Nick_at_Nite" title="Nick at Nite">Nick at Nite</a> ran an all-night <i>Three's Company</i> marathon dedicated to his memory.<sup id="cite_ref-NickatNite_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NickatNite-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Ritter was <a href="/wiki/56th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards#Lead_performances" title="56th Primetime Emmy Awards">posthumously given an Emmy nomination</a> for playing Paul Hennessy in <i>8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter</i> but lost to <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a> for his performances as the <a href="/wiki/Frasier_Crane" title="Frasier Crane">title character</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i>. Upon accepting his trophy, Grammer's remarks included comments made in tribute and remembrance of Ritter.<sup id="cite_ref-KelseyGrammerRemarks_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KelseyGrammerRemarks-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ritter's final films, <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Santa" title="Bad Santa">Bad Santa</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Clifford%27s_Really_Big_Movie" title="Clifford's Really Big Movie">Clifford's Really Big Movie</a></i>, along with <a href="/wiki/Scrubs_season_4#ep74" title="Scrubs season 4">a Season 4 episode</a> of <i>Scrubs</i> (his character in this series died, as well), the Season 8 <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i> episode "Stressed for Success" (in which he played music teacher Eugene Grandy) and <i><a href="/wiki/Stanley%27s_Dinosaur_Round-Up" title="Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up">Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up</a></i> (in which he played Great Uncle Stew) were all dedicated to his memory.<sup id="cite_ref-CliffordDedication_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CliffordDedication-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 6, 2008, Hollywood High School dedicated a mural of Ritter painted by Eloy Torrez.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2010, the Thoracic Aortic Disease (TAD) Coalition, in partnership with Yasbeck and the John Ritter Foundation (JRF), announced the creation of the "Ritter Rules" which are life-saving reminders to recognize, treat and prevent thoracic aortic dissection. The purpose of the JRF is to provide accurate information to the general public about the disease and its risk factors, provide support to individuals who have thoracic aortic disease or have lost a loved one to the disease, and improve the identification of individuals at risk for aortic dissections and the treatment of thoracic aortic disease through medical research. Yasbeck worked with the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Health_Science_Center_at_Houston" title="University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston">University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston</a> (UTHealth) to establish the John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases with the goal of preventing premature deaths due to aortic dissection by identifying genetic mutations that predispose individuals to thoracic <a href="/wiki/Aortic_aneurysm" title="Aortic aneurysm">aortic aneurysms</a> and dissections. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Barefoot_Executive" title="The Barefoot Executive">The Barefoot Executive</a></i> </td> <td>Roger </td> <td>Film debut </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scandalous_John" title="Scandalous John">Scandalous John</a></i> </td> <td>Wendell </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_(1972_film)" title="The Other (1972 film)">The Other</a></i> </td> <td>Rider </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stone_Killer" title="The Stone Killer">The Stone Killer</a></i> </td> <td>Hart </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Second_Avenue" title="The Prisoner of Second Avenue">The Prisoner of Second Avenue</a></i> </td> <td>Elevator Passenger </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(film)" title="Nickelodeon (film)">Nickelodeon</a></i> </td> <td>Franklin Frank </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i>Breakfast in Bed</i> </td> <td>Paul </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Americathon" title="Americathon">Americathon</a></i> </td> <td>President Chet Roosevelt </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hero_at_Large" title="Hero at Large">Hero at Large</a></i> </td> <td>Steve Nichols </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wholly_Moses!" title="Wholly Moses!">Wholly Moses!</a></i> </td> <td>Satan (The Devil) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/They_All_Laughed" title="They All Laughed">They All Laughed</a></i> </td> <td>Charles Rutledge </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flight_of_Dragons" title="The Flight of Dragons">The Flight of Dragons</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Dickinson" title="Peter Dickinson">Peter Dickinson</a> </td> <td>Voice, direct-to-video </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Real_Men_(film)" title="Real Men (film)">Real Men</a></i> </td> <td>Bob Wilson, Agent Pillbox, CIA </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Skin_Deep_(1989_film)" title="Skin Deep (1989 film)">Skin Deep</a></i> </td> <td>Zachary "Zach" Hutton </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_(film)" title="Problem Child (film)">Problem Child</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Benjamin "Ben" Healy Jr. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_2" title="Problem Child 2">Problem Child 2</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Real Story of O Christmas Tree</i> </td> <td>Piney </td> <td>Voice, direct-to-video<sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Noises_Off_(film)" title="Noises Off (film)">Noises Off</a></i> </td> <td>Garry Lejeune, Roger Tramplemain </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stay_Tuned_(film)" title="Stay Tuned (film)">Stay Tuned</a></i> </td> <td>Roy Knable </td> <td>Voice<sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/North_(1994_film)" title="North (1994 film)">North</a></i> </td> <td>Ward Nelson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sling_Blade" title="Sling Blade">Sling Blade</a></i> </td> <td>Vaughan Cunningham </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Mercenary</i> </td> <td>Jonas Ambler </td> <td>Direct-to-video </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nowhere_(1997_film)" title="Nowhere (1997 film)">Nowhere</a></i> </td> <td>Moses Helper </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>A Gun, a Car, a Blonde</i> </td> <td>Duncan, The Bartender </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hacks_(1997_film)" title="Hacks (1997 film)">Hacks</a></i> </td> <td>Hank </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Montana_(1998_film)" title="Montana (1998 film)">Montana</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Wexler </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Truth About Lying</i> </td> <td>Simon Barker </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_Doubt_(1998_film)" title="Shadow of Doubt (1998 film)">Shadow of Doubt</a></i> </td> <td>Steven Mayer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Woke_Up_Early_the_Day_I_Died" title="I Woke Up Early the Day I Died">I Woke Up Early the Day I Died</a></i> </td> <td>Robert Forrest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bride_of_Chucky" title="Bride of Chucky">Bride of Chucky</a></i> </td> <td>Police Chief Warren Kincaid </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Panic_(2000_film)" title="Panic (2000 film)">Panic</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Josh Parks </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tripfall" title="Tripfall">Tripfall</a></i> </td> <td>Tom Williams </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_the_Pershing_Point_Hotel" title="Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel">Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel</a></i> </td> <td>Christian Therapist </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Terror_Tract" title="Terror Tract">Terror Tract</a></i> </td> <td>Bob Carter </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tadpole_(film)" title="Tadpole (film)">Tadpole</a></i> </td> <td>Stanley Grubman </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nunsense" title="Nunsense">Nuncrackers</a></i> </td> <td>Narrator </td> <td>Voice, direct-to-video </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_the_Year_(2002_film)" title="Man of the Year (2002 film)">Man of the Year</a></i> </td> <td>Bill </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manhood_(film)" title="Manhood (film)">Manhood</a></i> </td> <td>Eli </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Santa" title="Bad Santa">Bad Santa</a></i> </td> <td>Bob Chipeska </td> <td>Posthumous release; final live-action film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clifford%27s_Really_Big_Movie" title="Clifford's Really Big Movie">Clifford's Really Big Movie</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford (character)">Clifford the Big Red Dog</a> </td> <td>Voice, posthumous release; dedicated in memory<sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stanley%27s_Dinosaur_Round-Up" title="Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up">Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up</a></i> </td> <td>Great Uncle Stew </td> <td>Voice, posthumous release; final film role; dedicated in memory<sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dating_Game" title="The Dating Game">The Dating Game</a></i> </td> <td>Contestant </td> <td>Selected as the "Winning Bachelor" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><i>Crazy World, Crazy People</i> </td> <td>Various characters </td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dan_August" title="Dan August">Dan August</a></i> </td> <td>Coley Smith </td> <td>Episode: "Quadrangle for Death" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O</a></i> </td> <td>Ryan Moore, Mike Welles </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972–1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Waltons" title="The Waltons">The Waltons</a></i> </td> <td>Rev. Matthew Fordwick </td> <td>Recurring role (18 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Medical_Center_(TV_series)" title="Medical Center (TV series)">Medical Center</a></i> </td> <td>Ronnie </td> <td>Episode: "End of the Line" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Bachelor-at-Law</i> </td> <td>Ben Sykes </td> <td>Unsold pilot </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" title="M*A*S*H (TV series)">M*A*S*H</a></i> </td> <td>Pvt. Carter </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Deal_Me_Out" title="Deal Me Out">Deal Me Out</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kojak#1973_series" title="Kojak">Kojak</a></i> </td> <td>Kenny Soames </td> <td>Episode: "Deliver Us Some Evil" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Owen_Marshall,_Counselor_at_Law" title="Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law">Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law</a></i> </td> <td>Greg </td> <td>Episode: "To Keep and Bear Arms" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bob_Newhart_Show" title="The Bob Newhart Show">The Bob Newhart Show</a></i> </td> <td>Dave </td> <td>Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Mother" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11">1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_On_(TV_series)" title="Movin' On (TV series)">Movin' On</a></i> </td> <td>Casey </td> <td>Episode: "Landslide" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rhoda" title="Rhoda">Rhoda</a></i> </td> <td>Vince Mazuma </td> <td>Episode: "Chest Pains" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mannix" title="Mannix">Mannix</a></i> </td> <td>Cliff Elgin </td> <td>Episode: "Hardball" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a></i> </td> <td>Richard </td> <td>Episode: "Who's Happy Now?" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bob_Crane_Show" title="The Bob Crane Show">The Bob Crane Show</a></i> </td> <td>Hornbeck </td> <td>Episode: "Son of the Campus Capers" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Petrocelli" title="Petrocelli">Petrocelli</a></i> </td> <td>John Oleson </td> <td>Episode: "Chain of Command" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Barnaby_Jones" title="Barnaby Jones">Barnaby Jones</a></i> </td> <td>Joe Rockwell </td> <td>Episode: "The Price of Terror" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Streets_of_San_Francisco" title="The Streets of San Francisco">The Streets of San Francisco</a></i> </td> <td>John 'Johnny' Steiner </td> <td>Episode: "Murder by Proxy" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Night_That_Panicked_America" title="The Night That Panicked America">The Night That Panicked America</a></i> </td> <td>Walter Wingate </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show" title="The Mary Tyler Moore Show">The Mary Tyler Moore Show</a></i> </td> <td>Reverend Chatfield </td> <td>Episode: "Ted's Wedding" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rookies" title="The Rookies">The Rookies</a></i> </td> <td>Hap Dawson </td> <td>Episode: "Reluctant Hero" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Starsky_%26_Hutch" title="Starsky & Hutch">Starsky & Hutch</a></i> </td> <td>Tom Cole </td> <td>Episode: "The Hostages" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Doc_(1975_TV_series)" title="Doc (1975 TV series)">Doc</a></i> </td> <td>Jeff, George </td> <td>Episode: "A Little Bit of Soap" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rhoda" title="Rhoda">Rhoda</a></i> </td> <td>Jerry Blocker </td> <td>Episode: "Attack on Mr. Right" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_(TV_series)" title="Phyllis (TV series)">Phyllis</a></i> </td> <td>Paul Jameson </td> <td>Episode: "The New Job" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977–1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Tripper" title="Jack Tripper">Jack Tripper</a> </td> <td>Lead role (174 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Dale Riley </td> <td>Episode: "Oh, Dale" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tattletales" title="Tattletales">Tattletales</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (panelist) </td> <td>Syndication </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ringo_(1978_film)" title="Ringo (1978 film)">Ringo</a></i> </td> <td>Marty Flesh </td> <td rowspan="2">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Leave Yesterday Behind</i> </td> <td>Paul Stallings </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid (game show)">$25,000 Pyramid</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (panelist) </td> <td>Syndication </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ropers" title="The Ropers">The Ropers</a></i> </td> <td>Jack Tripper </td> <td>Episode: "The Party" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Associates_(American_TV_series)" title="The Associates (American TV series)">The Associates</a></i> </td> <td>Chick </td> <td>Episode: "The Censors" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Comeback_Kid_(film)" title="The Comeback Kid (film)">The Comeback Kid</a></i> </td> <td>Bubba Newman </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body</i> </td> <td>Himself, Various Characters </td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Insight_(American_TV_series)" title="Insight (American TV series)">Insight</a></i> </td> <td>Frankie </td> <td>Episode: "Little Miseries" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pray_TV_(1982_film)" title="Pray TV (1982 film)">Pray TV</a></i> </td> <td>Tom McPherson </td> <td rowspan="2">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>In Love with an Older Woman</i> </td> <td>Robert Christenberry </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fantastic_Miss_Piggy_Show" title="The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show">The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (guest star) </td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Limousine" title="Sunset Limousine">Sunset Limousine</a></i> </td> <td>Alan O'Black </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Ben Cummins </td> <td>Episode: "The Emperor's Fortune" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Thy_Neighbor_(1984_film)" title="Love Thy Neighbor (1984 film)">Love Thy Neighbor</a></i> </td> <td>Danny Loeb </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pryor%27s_Place" title="Pryor's Place">Pryor's Place</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (guest star) </td> <td>Episode: "The Showoff" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984–1985 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_a_Crowd" title="Three's a Crowd">Three's a Crowd</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Tripper" title="Jack Tripper">Jack Tripper</a> </td> <td>Lead role (22 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i>Letting Go</i> </td> <td>Alex Schuster </td> <td rowspan="3">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Unnatural_Causes_(1986_film)" title="Unnatural Causes (1986 film)">Unnatural Causes</a></i> </td> <td>Frank Coleman </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Smoky_Mountain_Christmas" title="A Smoky Mountain Christmas">A Smoky Mountain Christmas</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Harold Benton </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Lucy" title="Life with Lucy">Life with Lucy</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (guest star) </td> <td>Episode: "Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Fling" title="The Last Fling">The Last Fling</a></i> </td> <td>Phillip Reed </td> <td rowspan="2">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Prison_for_Children" title="Prison for Children">Prison for Children</a></i> </td> <td>David Royce </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987–1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hooperman" title="Hooperman">Hooperman</a></i> </td> <td>Det. Harry Hooperman </td> <td>Lead role (42 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mickey%27s_60th_Birthday" title="Mickey's 60th Birthday">Mickey's 60th Birthday</a></i> </td> <td>Dudley Goode </td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Tricks of the Trade</i> </td> <td>Donald Todsen </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Have_Faith" title="Have Faith">Have Faith</a></i> </td> <td>Rick Shepherd </td> <td>Episode: "The Window" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>My Brother's Wife</i> </td> <td>Barney Rusher </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It_(miniseries)" title="It (miniseries)">It</a></i> </td> <td>Ben Hanscom </td> <td>TV miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dreamer_of_Oz:_The_L._Frank_Baum_Story" title="The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story">The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L._Frank_Baum" title="L. Frank Baum">L. Frank Baum</a> </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a></i> </td> <td>Ray Evans </td> <td>Episode: "Total Control" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Summer My Father Grew Up</i> </td> <td>Dr. Paul Saunders </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anything_but_Love" title="Anything but Love">Anything but Love</a></i> </td> <td>Patrick Serreau </td> <td>Recurring role (5 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fish_Police_(TV_series)" title="Fish Police (TV series)">Fish Police</a></i> </td> <td>Inspector Gill </td> <td>Voice, 6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hearts_Afire" title="Hearts Afire">Hearts Afire</a></i> </td> <td>John Hartman </td> <td>Lead role (54 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_(1993_film)" title="Heartbeat (1993 film)">Heartbeat</a></i> </td> <td>Bill Grant </td> <td rowspan="2">Television film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Only Way Out</i> </td> <td>Jeremy Carlisle<sup id="cite_ref-out_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-out-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Larry_Sanders_Show" title="The Larry Sanders Show">The Larry Sanders Show</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (guest star) </td> <td>Episode: "Off Camera" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dave%27s_World" title="Dave's World">Dave's World</a></i> </td> <td>John Hartman </td> <td>Episode: "Please Won't You Be My Neighbor" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1995 </td> <td><i>Gramps</i> </td> <td>Clarke MacGruder </td> <td rowspan="2">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Colony_(1995_film)" title="The Colony (1995 film)">The Colony</a></i> </td> <td>Rick Knowlton </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NewsRadio" title="NewsRadio">NewsRadio</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Frank Westford </td> <td>Episode: "The Shrink" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Larry_Sanders_Show" title="The Larry Sanders Show">The Larry Sanders Show</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (guest star) </td> <td>Episode: "The Fourteenth Floor" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Unforgivable_(1996_film)" title="Unforgivable (1996 film)">Unforgivable</a></i> </td> <td>Paul Hegstrom </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_(1990_TV_series)" title="Wings (1990 TV series)">Wings</a></i> </td> <td>Stuart Davenport </td> <td>Episode: "Love Overboard" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/For_Hope" title="For Hope">For Hope</a></i> </td> <td>Date #5 </td> <td>TV film (uncredited)<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Touched_by_an_Angel" title="Touched by an Angel">Touched by an Angel</a></i> </td> <td>Mike O'Connor, Tom McKinsley </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1997 </td> <td><i>Loss of Faith</i> </td> <td>Bruce Simon Barker </td> <td rowspan="2">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Child%27s_Wish" title="A Child's Wish">A Child's Wish</a></i> </td> <td>Ed Chandler </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Gun" title="Dead Man's Gun">Dead Man's Gun</a></i> </td> <td>Harry McDonacle </td> <td>Segment: "The Great McDonacle" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Over_the_Top_(TV_series)" title="Over the Top (TV series)">Over the Top</a></i> </td> <td>Justin Talbot </td> <td>Episode: "The Nemesis" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i> </td> <td>Ted Buchanan </td> <td>Episode: "Ted" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i> </td> <td>Eugene Grandy </td> <td>Voice, 4 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1998 </td> <td><i>Chance of a Lifetime</i> </td> <td>Tom Maguire </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ally_McBeal" title="Ally McBeal">Ally McBeal</a></i> </td> <td>George Madison </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Husbands" title="Dead Husbands">Dead Husbands</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Carter Elston </td> <td>TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Veronica%27s_Closet" title="Veronica's Closet">Veronica's Closet</a></i> </td> <td>Tim </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Veronica%27s_Closet#Season_2_(1998–1999)" title="Veronica's Closet">Veronica's Favorite Year</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Holy Joe</i> </td> <td>Rev. Joe Cass </td> <td rowspan="3">TV film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It_Came_from_the_Sky" title="It Came from the Sky">It Came from the Sky</a></i> </td> <td>Donald Bridges </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lethal_Vows" title="Lethal Vows">Lethal Vows</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. David Farris </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog_(2000_TV_series)" title="Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)">Clifford the Big Red Dog</a></i> </td> <td>Clifford </td> <td>Voice, main role </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Hope" title="Chicago Hope">Chicago Hope</a></i> </td> <td>Joe Dysmerski </td> <td>Episode: "Simon Sez" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Beyond" title="Batman Beyond">Batman Beyond</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. David Wheeler </td> <td>Voice, episode: "The Last Resort"<sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Law_(American_TV_series)" title="Family Law (American TV series)">Family Law</a></i> </td> <td>Father Andrews </td> <td>Episode: "Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Felicity_(TV_series)" title="Felicity (TV series)">Felicity</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Andrew Covington </td> <td>Recurring role (7 episodes) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tucker_(2000_TV_series)" title="Tucker (2000 TV series)">Tucker</a></i> </td> <td>Marty </td> <td>Episode: "Homewrecker for the Holidays" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_Show" title="The Ellen Show">The Ellen Show</a></i> </td> <td>Percy Moss </td> <td>Episode: "Gathering Moss" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Richard Manning </td> <td>Episode: "Monogamy" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Breaking_News_(American_TV_series)" title="Breaking News (American TV series)">Breaking News</a></i> </td> <td>Lloyd Fuchs </td> <td>Episode: "Pilot" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scrubs_(TV_series)" title="Scrubs (TV series)">Scrubs</a></i> </td> <td>Sam Dorian </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/8_Simple_Rules" title="8 Simple Rules">8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter</a></i> </td> <td>Paul Hennessy </td> <td>Lead role (31 episodes) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_games">Video games</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i>Clifford the Big Red Dog: Learning Activities</i><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="3">Clifford </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i>Clifford the Big Red Dog: Musical Memory Games</i><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i>Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics</i><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-btva_33-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Association</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Work</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Daytime Emmy Awards</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/28th_Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="28th Daytime Emmy Awards">2001</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Performer_in_an_Animated_Program" title="Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program">Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><i>Clifford the Big Red Dog</i></td> <td rowspan="6" style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/29th_Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="29th Daytime Emmy Awards">2002</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/30th_Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="30th Daytime Emmy Awards">2003</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/31st_Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="31st Daytime Emmy Awards">2004</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/30th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="30th Primetime Emmy Awards">1978</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Three's Company</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/33rd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="33rd Primetime Emmy Awards">1981</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/36th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="36th Primetime Emmy Awards">1984</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/40th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="40th Primetime Emmy Awards">1988</a></td> <td><i>Hooperman</i></td> <td rowspan="5" style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/51st_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="51st Primetime Emmy Awards">1999</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series</a></td> <td><i>Ally McBeal</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/56th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="56th Primetime Emmy Awards">2004</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series</a></td> <td><i>8 Simple Rules</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/36th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="36th Golden Globe Awards">1979</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy">Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Three's Company</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/37th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="37th Golden Globe Awards">1980</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/42nd_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="42nd Golden Globe Awards">1984</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/44th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="44th Golden Globe Awards">1987</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Miniseries_or_Television_Film" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film">Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Unnatural_Causes_(1986_film)" title="Unnatural Causes (1986 film)">Unnatural Causes</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/45th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="45th Golden Globe Awards">1988</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy">Best TV Actor in a Musical/Comedy</a></td> <td><i>Hooperman</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Awards" title="People's Choice Awards">People's Choice Awards</a></td> <td align="center">1988</td> <td>Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><i>Hooperman</i></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; 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Alda">Alan Alda</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Randall" title="Tony Randall">Tony Randall</a> (1975)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Albertson" title="Jack Albertson">Jack Albertson</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_O%27Connor" title="Carroll O'Connor">Carroll O'Connor</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_O%27Connor" title="Carroll O'Connor">Carroll O'Connor</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_O%27Connor" title="Carroll O'Connor">Carroll O'Connor</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulligan" title="Richard Mulligan">Richard Mulligan</a> 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Fox">Michael J. Fox</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Fox" title="Michael J. Fox">Michael J. Fox</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Fox" title="Michael J. Fox">Michael J. Fox</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulligan" title="Richard Mulligan">Richard Mulligan</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Danson" title="Ted Danson">Ted Danson</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Craig_T._Nelson" title="Craig T. Nelson">Craig T. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Newhart" title="Bob Newhart">Bob Newhart</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Mickey Rooney</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dailey" title="Dan Dailey">Dan Dailey</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Flip_Wilson" title="Flip Wilson">Flip Wilson</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_O%27Connor" title="Carroll O'Connor">Carroll O'Connor</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Redd_Foxx" title="Redd Foxx">Redd Foxx</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Klugman" title="Jack Klugman">Jack Klugman</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Alda" title="Alan Alda">Alan Alda</a> 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Fox">Michael J. 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