John William Getz (born October 15, 1946 Davenport, Iowa, USA) is an American actor. After starting his acting career on stage, he has appeared in numerous television series and films.
His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees (1974). Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World.
Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller (in the 1977 episode "Atomic Bomb") and Three's Company (1980), where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper (John Ritter). More recently, he guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice.
