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John Lithgow
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-10-19,Rochester, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
John Arthur Lithgow (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 transgender 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).

Filmography

7.764

Shrek
2001-05-18

6.689

Footloose
1984-02-17

6.847

Sharper
2023-02-10

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

6.585

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004-10-01

Confessions of a Shopaholic

6.49

Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009-02-05

6.654

2010
1984-12-06

6.7

Obsession
1976-08-01

The Manhattan Project

6.191

The Manhattan Project
1986-06-13

Terms of Endearment

7.128

Terms of Endearment
1983-11-20

6.599

Kinsey
2004-09-04

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

5.964

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984-08-10

The World According to Garp

6.662

The World According to Garp
1982-07-23

7.355

Blow Out
1981-07-24

6.789

The Day After
1983-12-10

The Tuskegee Airmen

7.083

The Tuskegee Airmen
1995-08-25

Give My Regards to Broadway

0

Give My Regards to Broadway
2020-07-16

6.899

Leap Year
2010-01-08

6

Shrek 3-D
2004-04-03

Harry and the Hendersons

6.1

Harry and the Hendersons
1987-06-05

6.471

A Civil Action
1998-12-25

6.099

Ricochet
1991-10-04

0

Bark, George
2003-01-01

The Pelican Brief

6.598

The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17

6.516

Cliffhanger
1993-05-28

Santa Claus: The Movie

6.296

Santa Claus: The Movie
1985-10-29

A Good Man in Africa

4.977

A Good Man in Africa
1994-07-14

Inside 'Interstellar'

6.917

Inside 'Interstellar'
2015-03-31

6.074

Raising Cain
1992-08-07

5.769

The Big Fix
1978-10-06

5.095

The Wrong Man
1993-09-05

Dogs and More Dogs

5.2

Dogs and More Dogs
2004-02-03

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

7.5

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021-12-07

Officer Buckle and Gloria

8.5

Officer Buckle and Gloria
1997-01-01

Princess Caraboo

5.621

Princess Caraboo
1994-09-16

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

6.67

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000-11-17

7.505

All That Jazz
1979-12-16

5.6

Homegrown
1998-04-17

5.313

Silent Fall
1994-10-28

They All Saw a Cat

0

They All Saw a Cat
2017-01-01

6.857

Casting By
2012-11-01

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

6.518

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991-12-06

6.278

Resting Place
1986-04-27

4.833

Mesmerized
1985-11-18

Love, Cheat & Steal

4.409

Love, Cheat & Steal
1993-12-05

5.257

Hollow Point
1996-10-21

4.906

Rich Kids
1979-08-17

Projections of America

5

Projections of America
2015-03-28

5.84

The Campaign
2012-08-09

5.901

This Is 40
2012-12-20

5.907

Out Cold
1989-03-03

0

Chez Bob
2022-12-15

Car of the Future

6

Car of the Future
2008-04-22

4.607

The Bubble
2022-03-25

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

5.333

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972-02-25

Redwood Curtain

6.5

Redwood Curtain
1995-04-23

8.477

Interstellar
2014-11-05

95 Worlds and Counting

7

95 Worlds and Counting
2000-01-01

6.275

Don Quixote
2000-04-09

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

9

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
2013-10-12

Distant Thunder

5.7

Distant Thunder
1988-11-11

7.8

Cabrini
2024-03-07

Baby Girl Scott

7.5

Baby Girl Scott
1987-01-01

Love Is Strange

6.3

Love Is Strange
2014-08-22

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

10

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
1996-07-04

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

6

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
2013-01-17

6.011

Orange County
2002-01-11

6.591

Spellbound
2024-11-22

My Brother's Keeper

1

My Brother's Keeper
1995-03-19

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

7.3

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011-08-03

Twilight Zone: The Movie

6.485

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983-06-24

6.7

Memphis Belle
1990-09-07

The Rule of Jenny Pen

6.2

The Rule of Jenny Pen
2025-03-07

4.857

Ivory Hunters
1990-08-20

6.534

The Homesman
2014-05-18

0

Sangre
2006-01-01

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

7.8

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023-12-21

Night of 100 Stars III

4

Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21

Johnny Skidmarks

5.5

Johnny Skidmarks
1998-01-18

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

0

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
2024-04-26

7.138

The Accountant
2016-10-13

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

0

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
2009-10-10

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

5.7

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
2014-08-27

0

Lord John
2015-07-20

6.715

Dreamgirls
2006-12-25

Broadway: The Next Generation

0

Broadway: The Next Generation

Best of Enemies

7.155

Best of Enemies
2015-07-31

8.1

Shrek Stories
2013-10-01

6.2

Timms Valley
2013-12-31

The Oldest Living Graduate

4

The Oldest Living Graduate
1980-04-07

The Glitter Dome

4.5

The Glitter Dome
1984-11-18

8.167

Jimpa
2026-02-06

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

7.333

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982-03-05

Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

0

Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
2016-04-05

7.4

Miss Sloane
2016-11-25

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

0

Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990-11-25

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

7.2

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016-04-23

Beatriz at Dinner

5.758

Beatriz at Dinner
2017-06-09

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

6.667

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984-01-09

6.3

Daddy's Home 2
2017-11-09

Einstein's Big Idea

7.3

Einstein's Big Idea
2005-10-11

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

8.5

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002-01-04

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

7.214

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

6.36

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
2001-11-02

The Pulitzer At 100

6

The Pulitzer At 100
2017-07-21

Pitch Perfect 3

6.507

Pitch Perfect 3
2017-12-20

9

Secret Service
1977-01-12

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

7.9

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018-03-06

6.385

Late Night
2019-01-25

5.747

Pet Sematary
2019-04-04

4

Traveling Man
1989-06-25

The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge

0

The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
2006-03-28

6.777

Bombshell
2019-12-13

The Amazing Bone

0

The Amazing Bone
1987-06-01

Hickory Dickory Doc

0

Hickory Dickory Doc
2017-01-30

Not in Front of the Children

7.5

Not in Front of the Children
1982-10-26

The Tomorrow Man

5.725

The Tomorrow Man
2019-05-22

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

10

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
1993-01-01

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

0

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006-05-02

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

5.4

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985-12-01

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

7.6

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019-06-24

6

Big Blonde
1980-12-01

7

The Boys
1991-04-15

5.888

New Year's Eve
2011-12-08

John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert

5

John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert
1990-06-01

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

7.5

Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011-12-30

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

6

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009-05-31

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

7

Mom, the Wolfman and Me
1980-10-20

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

8.7

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999-09-07

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

8

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993-12-08

Myths and Hymns

0

Myths and Hymns
2021-01-13

The Country Girl

10

The Country Girl
1974-02-05

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

0

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
2021-05-07

Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman

7

Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
2018-11-13

Killers of the Flower Moon

7.401

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023-10-18

8.7

On Broadway
2019-10-12

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

9

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994-05-22

7.2

Conclave
2024-10-25

0

Show of Titles
2021-06-13

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

10

2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984-01-01

Sequestered - Inside Conclave

0

Sequestered - Inside Conclave

5

9 Kisses
2014-02-14

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

7.9

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026-04-05

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

0

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

GIANT - The Play

0

GIANT - The Play
2026-07-30

0

Giant
2026-11-19

Shrek 25 Aniversario

0

Shrek 25 Aniversario
2026-05-29

Footloose: A Modern Musical

0

Footloose: A Modern Musical
2004-09-28

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.504

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

How I Met Your Mother

8.132

How I Met Your Mother
2005-09-19

The Tony Danza Show

6.375

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

Twenty Good Years

8.5

Twenty Good Years
2006-10-11

5.71

Today
1952-01-14

Tales from the Crypt

7.969

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

7.693

Frasier
1993-09-16

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

10

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005-09-21

6.333

The Early Show
1999-11-01

Finding Your Roots

6.368

Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

7.1

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018-03-06

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11

7.485

30 Rock
2006-10-11

The Colbert Report

6.923

The Colbert Report
2005-10-17

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

6.048

Cosby
1996-09-16

VH1 Goes Inside

8.5

VH1 Goes Inside
2003-06-20

8.368

The West
1996-09-15

American Cinema

8.333

American Cinema
1994-01-01

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

6.8

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013-10-10

8.238

Dexter
2006-10-01

3.7

Live from E!
2002-01-13

7

NOVA
1974-03-03

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

Amazing Stories

7.478

Amazing Stories
1985-09-29

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

7.7

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
2023-05-21

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Dexter: New Blood

7.915

Dexter: New Blood
2021-11-07

8.187

The Crown
2016-11-04

World War II: When Lions Roared

6.8

World War II: When Lions Roared
1994-04-19

7.1

Trial & Error
2017-03-14

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

7.7

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014-09-14

8.019

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

2.607

Sherri
2022-09-12

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

4.056

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.966

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

7.2

Perry Mason
2020-06-21

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

8.368

The West
1996-09-15

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

6.8

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018-04-29

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

Stars in the House

0

Stars in the House
2020-03-16

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

7.5

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018-06-22

7.9

Prohibition
2011-10-02

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

8.019

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

7.224

The Old Man
2022-06-16

7.177

Conan
2010-11-08

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.231

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

0

Harry Potter
2026-12-25

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

4.4

The One Show
2006-08-14

Dexter: Resurrection

8.57

Dexter: Resurrection
2025-07-13

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

7

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003-05-23

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

8

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025-01-16

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.194

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.358

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic

0

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
2026-04-05

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17