

John Lithgow
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
19 Oct 1945
Age
81 Years
Born In
Rochester, New York, USA
Total Projects
222
Years Active
82 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Harry Potter
Harry Potter
as Albus Dumbledore

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Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
as Self

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Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
as Himself

movie
Jimpa
Jimpa
as Jimpa

tv
Dexter: Resurrection
Dexter: Resurrection
as Arthur Mitchell

movie
The Rule of Jenny Pen
The Rule of Jenny Pen
as Dave Crealy

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SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self

movie
Spellbound
Spellbound
as Bolinar (voice)

movie
Conclave
Conclave
as Tremblay

movie
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
as Self

movie
Cabrini
Cabrini
as Mayor Gould

movie
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self

movie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Prosecutor Peter Leaward

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Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
as Self

movie
Sharper
Sharper
as Richard Hobbes

movie
Chez Bob
Chez Bob

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Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest

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The Old Man
The Old Man
as Harold Harper

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The Bubble
The Bubble
as Tom the Studio Chairman

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

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Dexter: New Blood
Dexter: New Blood
as Arthur Mitchell

movie
Show of Titles
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

movie
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Sir Isaac Newton (voice)

movie
Myths and Hymns
Myths and Hymns

movie
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Self

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Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan

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Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest

movie
Bombshell
Bombshell
as Roger Ailes

movie
On Broadway
On Broadway
as Self

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The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self

movie
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
as President Donald J. Trump

movie
The Tomorrow Man
The Tomorrow Man
as Ed Hemsler

movie
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
as Jud Crandall

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Late Night
Late Night
as Walter Lovell

movie
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
as Jud Crandall

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

tv
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self

movie
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self

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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest

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Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 3
as Fergus

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Daddy's Home 2
Daddy's Home 2
as Don

movie
The Pulitzer At 100
The Pulitzer At 100
as Self

movie
Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz at Dinner
as Doug Strutt

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Trial & Error
Trial & Error
as Larry Henderson

movie
Hickory Dickory Doc
Hickory Dickory Doc
as Himself

movie
They All Saw a Cat
They All Saw a Cat

movie
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
as Senator Ronald Sperling

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The Crown
The Crown
as Winston Churchill

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The Accountant
The Accountant
as Lamar Blackburn

movie
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer

movie
Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
as Narrator

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self

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Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
as Voice of Gore Vidal

movie
Lord John
Lord John

movie
Inside 'Interstellar'
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self

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The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest

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Projections of America
Projections of America
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self

movie
Interstellar
Interstellar
as Donald

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as James Roosevelt (voice)

movie
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
as Maurice (voice)

movie
Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange
as Ben

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The Homesman
The Homesman
as Reverend Alfred Dowd

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest

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9 Kisses
9 Kisses
as Man in Club

movie
Timms Valley
Timms Valley
as Ol' Gregory Timms

movie
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Self

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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
as The White Rabbit (voice)

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Shrek Stories
Shrek Stories
as Lord Farquaad (voice)

movie
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
as Posket

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This Is 40
This Is 40
as Oliver

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Casting By
Casting By
as Self

movie
The Campaign
The Campaign
as Glen Motch

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Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
as Self

movie
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self

movie
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
as Jonathan Cox (uncredited)

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Prohibition
Prohibition
as Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Charles Rodman

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Conan
Conan
as Self

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Leap Year
Leap Year
as Jack Brady

movie
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
as Narrator

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

movie
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
as God

movie
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Edgar West

movie
Car of the Future
Car of the Future
as Narrator

movie
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self

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The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self

movie
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
as Jerry Harris

tv
Twenty Good Years
Twenty Good Years
as John Mason

tv
30 Rock
30 Rock
as John Lithgow

tv
Dexter
Dexter
as Arthur Mitchell

tv
The One Show
The One Show
as Self

movie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")

movie
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
as Narrator

movie
Sangre
Sangre
as Cafe chef and owner

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The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report

movie
Einstein's Big Idea
Einstein's Big Idea
as Narrator (voice) U.S. edition

tv
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

tv
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
as Jerry Whittaker

movie
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Blake Edwards

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The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
as Self

movie
Kinsey
Kinsey
as Alfred Seguine Kinsey

movie
Shrek 3-D
Shrek 3-D
as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)

movie
Dogs and More Dogs
Dogs and More Dogs
as Narrator

tv
VH1 Goes Inside
VH1 Goes Inside

tv
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)

tv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest

movie
Bark, George
Bark, George

tv
Live from E!
Live from E!
as Self

movie
Orange County
Orange County
as Bud Brumder

movie
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self

movie
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
as Lord Farquaad (singing voice)

movie
Shrek
Shrek
as Lord Farquaad (voice)

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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Jean-Claude (voice)

movie
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano

movie
95 Worlds and Counting
95 Worlds and Counting
as Narrator

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The Early Show
The Early Show
as Self

movie
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Dr. Oscar Charles

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A Civil Action
A Civil Action
as Judge Walter J. Skinner

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Homegrown
Homegrown
as Malcolm / Robert Stockman

movie
Johnny Skidmarks
Johnny Skidmarks
as Sergeant Larry Skovik

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The View
The View
as Self

tv
The View
The View
as Self - Guest

movie
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Officer Buckle and Gloria
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Hollow Point
Hollow Point
as Thomas Livingston

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Cosby
Cosby
as John Lithgow

tv
The West
The West
as Self

tv
The West
The West
as Self / Uriah Oblinger (voice)

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The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self

movie
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
as Narrator

tv
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest

tv
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Dick Solomon

movie
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Senator Conyers

movie
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain
as Laird Riordan

movie
My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper
as Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley

movie
Silent Fall
Silent Fall
as Dr. Rene Harlinger

movie
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
as Professor Wilkinson

movie
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner

movie
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self

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World War II: When Lions Roared
World War II: When Lions Roared
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

tv
American Cinema
American Cinema
as Self - Host

movie
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
as Alexander (voice)

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Love, Cheat & Steal
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Paul Harrington

movie
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
as Smith Keen

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Frasier
Frasier
as Madman Martinez (voice)

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest

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The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man
as Phillip Mills

movie
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
as Qualen

movie
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
as Narrator

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Raising Cain
Raising Cain
as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo

movie
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Leslie Huben

movie
Ricochet
Ricochet
as Earl Talbott Blake

movie
The Boys
The Boys
as Artie Margulies

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Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as John Walters (archive footage)

movie
Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle
as Bruce Derringer

movie
Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters
as Robert Carter

movie
John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert
John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert

movie
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

tv
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Gus (voice)

tv
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as John Lithgow (voice)

movie
Traveling Man
Traveling Man
as Ben Cluett

tv
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Dr. Oscar Charles

movie
Out Cold
Out Cold
as Dave

movie
Distant Thunder
Distant Thunder
as Mark Lambert

movie
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons
as George Henderson

movie
The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone
as Narrator

movie
Baby Girl Scott
Baby Girl Scott
as Neil Scott

movie
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project
as John Mathewson

movie
Resting Place
Resting Place
as Maj. Kendall Laird

movie
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
as Self

movie
Mesmerized
Mesmerized
as Oliver Thompson

movie
Santa Claus: The Movie
Santa Claus: The Movie
as B.Z.

tv
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as John Walters

movie
2010
2010
as Dr. Walter Curnow

movie
The Glitter Dome
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Marty Wellborn

movie
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Lord John Whorfin

movie
Footloose
Footloose
as Rev. Shaw Moore

movie
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as Goldilocks' Father

movie
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself

movie
The Day After
The Day After
as Joe Huxley

movie
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
as Sam Burns

movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Valentine

movie
Not in Front of the Children
Not in Front of the Children
as Richard Carruthers

tv
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Goldilocks' Father

movie
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
as Roberta Muldoon

movie
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Mr. Brunner

movie
Blow Out
Blow Out
as Burke

movie
Big Blonde
Big Blonde
as Herbie Morse

movie
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
as Wally

movie
The Oldest Living Graduate
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Clarence

movie
All That Jazz
All That Jazz
as Lucas Sergeant

movie
Rich Kids
Rich Kids
as Paul Philips

movie
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Sam Sebastian

movie
Secret Service
Secret Service
as Capt. Thorne

movie
Obsession
Obsession
as Robert Lasalle

tv
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

tv
NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator

movie
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
as Paul Unger

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

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Capt. Thorne

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer

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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter

tv
Today
Today
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Paul Unger

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Major Kendall Laird

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Laird Riordan

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner

movie
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self

movie
Sequestered - Inside Conclave
Sequestered - Inside Conclave
as Self

movie
99 Nights in the Forest
99 Nights in the Forest
as Pelt Trader

movie
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
as Self