John Ritter died from a heart attack.
== Filmography ===== Film ====== Television ====== Video games ===== Awards and honors ==1983: Star on the Walk of Fame  6627 Hollywood Boulevard; he and Tex Ritter were the first father-and-son pair to be so honored in different categories
In 2004, Ritter was posthumously given an Emmy nomination for playing Paul Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules

