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John Lithgow
Born · October 19, 1945 (79 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, USA
Bio
John Arthur Lithgow (/ˈlɪθɡoʊ/ LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Grammy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Lithgow won two Tony Awards, his first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut in The Changing Room (1972) and his second for Best Actor in a Musical for the musical Sweet Smell of Success (2002). He was Tony-nominated for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985), M. Butterfly (1988), and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005). He has acted in the plays The Columnist (2012), A Delicate Balance (2014), and Hillary and Clinton (2019). He portrayed Roald Dahl in the play Giant on the West End, for which he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor. He starred as Dick Solomon in the television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He received further Primetime Emmy Awards for his performances as Arthur Mitchell in the drama Dexter (2009) and as Winston Churchill in the Netflix drama The Crown (2016–2019). He also starred in HBO's Perry Mason (2020) and FX's The Old Man (2022). On film, he has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his roles as a transsexual ex-football player in The World According to Garp (1982) and a lonely banker in Terms of Endearment (1983). He also acted in All That Jazz (1979), Blow Out (1981), Footloose (1984), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), A Civil Action (1998), Shrek (2001), Kinsey (2004), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Love Is Strange (2014), Interstellar (2014), Late Night (2019), Bombshell (2019), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), and Conclave (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Lithgow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Dave Crealy
7.2
2025
Jimpa
Jimpa
0.0
2025
Spellbound
Bolinar (voice)
6.7
2024
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
Self
0.0
2024
Cabrini
Mayor Gould
7.8
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
7.5
2023
Sharper
Richard Hobbes
6.9
2023
Chez Bob
0.0
2022
The Bubble
Tom the Studio Chairman
4.6
2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Philip Drummond
7.5
2021
Give My Regards to Broadway
Self
0.0
2020
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Self
7.9
2018
Pitch Perfect 3
Fergus
6.5
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
10.0
2017
Daddy's Home 2
Don
6.3
2017
The Pulitzer At 100
Self
6.0
2017
Beatriz at Dinner
Doug Strutt
5.8
2017
They All Saw a Cat
0.0
2017
Miss Sloane
Senator Ronald Sperling
7.4
2016
The Accountant
Lamar Blackburn
7.1
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
7.5
2016
Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
Narrator
0.0
2016
Best of Enemies
Self
7.2
2015
Lord John
0.0
2015
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self
6.9
2015
Projections of America
Self - Narrator (voice)
5.0
2015
9 Kisses
Man in Club
6.2
2014
Interstellar
Donald
8.5
2014
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
Maurice (voice)
5.7
2014
Love Is Strange
Ben
6.4
2014
The Homesman
Reverend Alfred Dowd
6.5
2014
Timms Valley
Ol' Gregory Timms
6.2
2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Self
9.0
2013
Shrek Stories
Lord Farquaad (voice)
8.1
2013
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
Posket
6.0
2013
This Is 40
Oliver
5.9
2012
Casting By
Self
7.1
2012
The Campaign
Glen Motch
5.8
2012
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Charles Rodman
7.3
2011
Leap Year
Jack Brady
6.9
2010
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Narrator
0.0
2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Edgar West
6.5
2009
Car of the Future
Narrator
6.0
2008
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
7.2
2007
Dreamgirls
Jerry Harris
6.7
2006
Sangre
Cafe chef and owner
0.0
2006
Einstein's Big Idea
Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
7.2
2005
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Blake Edwards
6.6
2004
Kinsey
Alfred Seguine Kinsey
6.6
2004
Dogs and More Dogs
Narrator
5.2
2004
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
6.0
2003
Bark, George
0.0
2003
Orange County
Bud Brumder
6.0
2002
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Self
8.4
2002
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
6.4
2001
Shrek
Lord Farquaad (voice)
7.8
2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Jean-Claude (voice)
6.6
2000
Don Quixote
Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
6.1
2000
95 Worlds and Counting
Narrator
0.0
2000
A Civil Action
Judge Walter J. Skinner
6.5
1998
Homegrown
Malcolm / Robert Stockman
5.6
1998
Johnny Skidmarks
Sergeant Larry Skovik
5.8
1998
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1997
Hollow Point
Thomas Livingston
5.2
1996
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Narrator
0.0
1996
The Tuskegee Airmen
Senator Conyers
7.1
1995
My Brother's Keeper
Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley
1.0
1995
Redwood Curtain
Laird Riordan
6.0
1995
Silent Fall
Dr. Rene Harlinger
5.2
1994
Princess Caraboo
Professor Wilkinson
5.4
1994
A Good Man in Africa
Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
5.2
1994
Love, Cheat & Steal
Paul Harrington
4.7
1993
The Pelican Brief
Smith Keen
6.6
1993
The Wrong Man
Phillip Mills
4.8
1993
Cliffhanger
Eric Qualen
6.5
1993
Raising Cain
Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
6.1
1992
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Leslie Huben
6.4
1991
Ricochet
Earl Talbott Blake
6.1
1991
Memphis Belle
Bruce Derringer
6.7
1990
Ivory Hunters
Robert Carter
4.2
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
4.0
1990
Out Cold
Dave
5.9
1989
Distant Thunder
Mark Lambert
5.6
1988
Harry and the Hendersons
George Henderson
6.1
1987
Baby Girl Scott
Neil Scott
6.0
1987
The Manhattan Project
John Mathewson
6.3
1986
Resting Place
Maj. Kendall Laird
6.2
1986
Mesmerized
Oliver Thompson
5.0
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie
B.Z.
6.3
1985
2010
Dr. Walter Curnow
6.7
1984
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Marty Wellborn
4.5
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Lord John Whorfin
6.0
1984
Footloose
Rev. Shaw Moore
6.7
1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks' Father
5.0
1984
Terms of Endearment
Sam Burns
7.1
1983
The Day After
Joe Huxley
6.7
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Valentine
6.5
1983
The World According to Garp
Roberta Muldoon
6.7
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Mr. Brunner
6.0
1982
Blow Out
Burke
7.4
1981
The Oldest Living Graduate
Clarence
0.0
1980
All That Jazz
Lucas Sergeant
7.5
1979
Rich Kids
Paul Philips
5.0
1979
The Big Fix
Sam Sebastian
5.6
1978
Obsession
Robert Lasalle
6.6
1976
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
John Walters (archive footage)
0.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · (4 episodes)
7.3
2025
Conclave
Tremblay
7.2
2024
Killers of the Flower Moon
Prosecutor Peter Leaward
7.4
2023
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Self · (3 episodes)
7.7
2023
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.2
2022
The Old Man
Harold Harper · (15 episodes)
7.2
2022
Dexter: New Blood
Arthur Mitchell · (1 episode)
8.0
2021
Ultra City Smiths
Ol' Gregory Timms · (1 episode)
6.4
2021
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
0.0
2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Sir Isaac Newton (voice)
0.0
2021
Myths and Hymns
0.0
2021
Perry Mason
Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan · (8 episodes)
7.3
2020
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
0.0
2020
Bombshell
Roger Ailes
6.8
2019
On Broadway
Self
8.7
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
President Donald J. Trump
7.6
2019
The Tomorrow Man
Ed Hemsler
5.7
2019
Pet Sematary
Jud Crandall
5.7
2019
Late Night
Walter Lovell
6.4
2019
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
Jud Crandall
7.0
2018
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
(1 episode)
7.5
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · (2 episodes)
6.8
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.5
2018
Trial & Error
Larry Henderson · (13 episodes)
7.3
2017
Hickory Dickory Doc
Himself
0.0
2017
The Crown
Winston Churchill · (12 episodes)
8.2
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.4
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
6.4
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
James Roosevelt (voice) · (7 episodes)
7.9
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.4
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
5.9
2014
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
The White Rabbit (voice) · (13 episodes)
6.9
2013
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self
7.5
2011
New Year's Eve
Jonathan Cox (uncredited)
5.9
2011
Prohibition
Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice) · (3 episodes)
7.9
2011
Conan
Self · (2 episodes)
7.1
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
God
6.0
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
Twenty Good Years
(9 episodes)
8.5
2006
30 Rock
John Lithgow · (1 episode)
7.4
2006
Dexter
Arthur Mitchell · (12 episodes)
8.2
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")
0.0
2006
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
Narrator
0.0
2006
The Colbert Report
(1 episode)
6.8
2005
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
(1 episode)
0.0
2005
How I Met Your Mother
Jerry Whittaker · (4 episodes)
8.1
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self · (3 episodes)
6.1
2004
VH1 Goes Inside
(1 episode)
10.0
2003
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self · (1 episode)
3.2
2002
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1999
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Dr. Oscar Charles
8.7
1999
The View
Self · (7 episodes)
4.5
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
4.5
1997
Cosby
John Lithgow · (1 episode)
5.9
1996
The West
Self · (9 episodes)
8.4
1996
The West
Self / Uriah Oblinger (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
3.5
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
Dick Solomon · (139 episodes)
7.5
1996
American Cinema
Narrator
0.0
1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
0.0
1994
World War II: When Lions Roared
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · (2 episodes)
6.7
1994
American Cinema
(13 episodes)
8.0
1994
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Alexander (voice)
0.0
1993
Frasier
Madman Martinez (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
7.1
1993
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Narrator
10.0
1993
The Boys
Artie Margulies
0.0
1991
John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert
5.0
1990
The Simpsons
Gus (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Simpsons
John Lithgow (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Traveling Man
Ben Cluett
3.3
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Oscar Charles · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Amazing Bone
Narrator
0.0
1987
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Self
5.0
1985
Amazing Stories
John Walters · (1 episode)
7.4
1985
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself
0.0
1984
Not in Front of the Children
Richard Carruthers
6.0
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Goldilocks' Father · (1 episode)
8.2
1982
Big Blonde
Herbie Morse
5.0
1980
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Wally
0.0
1980
Secret Service
Capt. Thorne
0.0
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
6.9
1975
NOVA
Narrator · (6 episodes)
6.9
1974
The Country Girl
Paul Unger
0.0
1974
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
John
4.0
1972
Great Performances
Capt. Thorne · (1 episode)
5.4
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (7 episodes)
4.6
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee & Performer · (1 episode)
4.6
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
4.6
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
4.6
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Performer · (1 episode)
4.6
1956
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.9
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Unger · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Major Kendall Laird · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Laird Riordan · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Harry Potter
Albus Dumbledore · (0 episode)
0.0