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Tex Ritter (father) Dorothy Fay (mother) Johnathan Southworth Ritter [1] [2] (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received ...
John Ritter. Actor: Sling Blade. Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born in Burbank, California, on September 17, 1948. He was the son of legendary country singer/actor Tex Ritter (born Woodward Maurice Ritter) and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay (née Dorothy Fay Southworth).
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John Ritter. Actor: Sling Blade. Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born in Burbank, California, on September 17, 1948. He was the son of legendary country singer/actor Tex Ritter (born Woodward Maurice Ritter) and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay (née Dorothy Fay Southworth). The couple married in 1941 and had their first child, Tom Ritter, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. John was destined ...
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- September 11, 2003
Feb 7, 2024 · John Ritter in 1977. ABC via Getty Images. Ritter's official cause of death was an undetected aortic dissection, when the body's main artery, aka the aorta, tears. However, doctors initially ...
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Oct 15, 2021 · John Ritter was an American actor and comedian. He made guest appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Waltons in 1970, Hawaii Five-O in 1971 and M.A.S.H. in 1973 before landing the role ...
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Oct 11, 2022 · When actor John Ritter died on September 11, 2003, it shocked everyone around him. He was only 54 years old when an undetected flaw in his heart killed him. Getty Images John Ritter, with co-stars Joyce Dewitt and Suzanne Somers, on the set of Three’s Company. The beloved actor and comedian died from an undiagnosed heart condition on ...
Sep 13, 2003 · John Ritter, who played the lovably goofy closet heterosexual Jack Tripper in the television comedy series ''Three's Company,'' a smash hit in the 1970's, died on Thursday night in Burbank, Calif.
