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John Ritter

John Ritter beat out 50 people, including a young Billy Crystal, to get a major role. The first pilot was trashed, and in order for it to be improved, Joyce DeWitt, an unknown actress, played the role of "Janet Wood", along with Suze Lanier-Bramlett as the dumb blonde, "Chrissy Snow". It did better than the first pilot, but the producers still needed a change and Suzanne Somers came to the show at the very last minute to play "Chrissy". The series, Three's Company (1976), was born. When it debut

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Bride of Chucky

1998
as Chief Warren Kincaid

Bad Santa

2003
as Bob Chipeska

Montana

1998
as Dr. Wexler

Panic

2000
as Dr. Josh Parks

The Other

1972
as Rider

The Making of High Noon

1992
as John Ritter

North

1994
as Ward Nelson

Americathon

1979
as President Chet Roosevelt

The Flight of Dragons

1982
as Peter Dickenson

Wholly Moses

1980
as Satan (The Devil)

Chance of a Lifetime

1998
as Tom Maguire

Heartbeat

1993
as Bill Grant

Manhood

2003
as Eli

Stay Tuned

1992
as Roy Knable

The Last Fling

1987
as Phillip Reed

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

2006
as Great Uncle Stew (voice)

Unforgivable

1996
as Paul Hegstrom

Problem Child 2

1991
as Ben Healy

The Dreamer of Oz

1990
as L. Frank Baum

Ringo

1978
as Marty Flesh

Shadow of Doubt

1998
as Steven Mayer

It Came From the Sky

1999
as Donald Bridges

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000
as Christian Therapist

Holy Joe

1999
as Joe Cass

A Child's Wish

1997
as Ed Chandler

The Goldie Hawn Special

1978
as John Ritter

Nuncrackers

2001
as Narrator

Nowhere

1997
as Moses Helper

Noises Off...

1992
as Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain

Sling Blade

1996
as Vaughan Cunningham

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986
as Judge Harold Benton

The Comeback Kid

1980
as Bubba Newman

The Colony

1995
as Rick Knowlton

Real Men

1987
as Bob Wilson

Lethal Vows

1999
as Dr. David Farris

Prison for Children

1987
as David Royce

Loss of Faith

1998
as Bruce Simon Barker

Nickelodeon

1976
as Franklin Frank

Skin Deep

1989
as Zachary Hutton

Tadpole

2002
as Stanley Grubman

Gramps

1995
as Clarke MacGruder

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978
as Paul Stallings

Terror Tract

2001
as Bob Carter

They All Laughed

1981
as Charles Rutledge

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

1997
as Duncan the Bartender

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988
as Dudley Goode

TripFall

2000
as Tom Williams

Sunset Limousine

1983
as Alan O'Black

Tricks of the Trade

1988
as Donald Todsen

Hero at Large

1980
as Steve Nichols

Producer

Movie Poochinski 1990