FrameThrower · Actors · John Ritter
John Ritter
2 films · 87 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1998–1998
Born 17 September 1948 · Burbank, California, USA · died 11 September 2003
Johnathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms "Three's Company" and "8 Simple Rules," respectively. Don Knotts called him the "greatest physical comedian on the planet." Ritter's final films "Bad Santa," "Clifford's Really Big Movie" and "Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up" were all dedicated in his memory.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 87 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1998–1998
- Golden Globe Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1984
- Emmy Award
- Theatre World Award2001
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 87 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work John takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 76% of their frames are night, 62% low key — the look of the work John takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 87 frames from John Ritter's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.