camelot77 opened this issue on Sep 14, 2003 ยท 12 posts
camelot77 posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 2:26 AM
My understanding he passed away yesterday along with Johnny Cash, ironically on the same day, I enjoyed watching three's company.
neftis posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 2:34 AM
Oh I loved him so much! he was an excellent comedian!he will be missed...so young and leave this world already.
Dizzie posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 4:24 AM
It breaks my heart....and he died on his daughter's 5th birthday.....
sirkrite posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 6:42 AM
He was a great Actor/Comedian. He's put a lot of smiles on people's faces.
Jackson posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 6:47 AM
I really liked the movie he made where he dressed up as a super hero but was just a normal guy. Can't remember the name tho. Johnny Cash was good too. I knew all the words to "A Boy Named Sue."
Little_Dragon posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 6:53 AM
Hero at Large (1980)
No DVD yet, but available on VHS.
spurlock5 posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 6:57 AM
I remember a role he played in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as a demented android. It showed his versatility as a actor; he could do more than comedy. He could also play an excellent villain. He will be missed!
Gwiz posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 10:19 AM
I loved that Buffy episode. It seemed he was having fun with his nice guy image. Even when he started to malfunction he managed to make the evil android character funny. But personally I'll always remember him in a 3's company scene where he was trying to get into a hammock. Physical comedy genius.
DigitalVixxen posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 4:59 PM
Three's Company was the best show, and John Ritter made it that way. I loved him and will truly miss his work. Rest in Peace, John.
bclaytonphoto posted Sun, 14 September 2003 at 10:23 PM
he was great in SlingBlade too.... he'll be missed..
spurlock5 posted Mon, 15 September 2003 at 6:00 AM
The Three's Company show had pretty much the same plot. Someone overhears a conversation, misunderstands what was said, bedlam ensues, finally everything gets resolved. It was really the comic ability of the actors that kept the show so successful for so long. That is a very high tribute to all of the actors, but especially John Ritter.
bikermouse posted Tue, 16 September 2003 at 4:53 AM
I think Henry Winkler said it better than I could ever do when he stated that now he knows the true meaning of sadness. It was quite a shock.