John Lithgow

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... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

4.1

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Birthday

October 19, 1945

Known for

Shrek

Shrek

2001
7.8
Footloose

Footloose

1984
6.7
Sharper

Sharper

2023
6.9
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004
6.6
Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009
6.5
2010

2010

1984
6.6
Obsession

Obsession

1976
6.6
The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986
6.2
Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

1983
7.1
Kinsey

Kinsey

2004
6.6
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984
6.0
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

1982
6.7
Blow Out

Blow Out

1981
7.4
The Day After

The Day After

1983
6.8
The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995
7.1
Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

2020
0.0
Leap Year

Leap Year

2010
6.9
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

2003
6.0
Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

1987
6.1
A Civil Action

A Civil Action

1998
6.5
Ricochet

Ricochet

1991
6.1
Bark, George

Bark, George

2003
0.0
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993
6.6
Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

1993
6.5
Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

1985
6.3
A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa

1994
4.9
Inside 'Interstellar'

Inside 'Interstellar'

2015
6.9
Raising Cain

Raising Cain

1992
6.1
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978
5.7
The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1993
5.0
Dogs and More Dogs

Dogs and More Dogs

2004
5.2
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

2021
7.5
Officer Buckle and Gloria

Officer Buckle and Gloria

1997
7.0
Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

1994
5.4
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

2000
6.7
All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979
7.5
Homegrown

Homegrown

1998
5.6
Silent Fall

Silent Fall

1994
5.3
They All Saw a Cat

They All Saw a Cat

2017
0.0
Casting By

Casting By

2012
6.9
At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991
6.4
Resting Place

Resting Place

1986
6.1
Mesmerized

Mesmerized

1985
4.7
Love, Cheat & Steal

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993
4.1
Hollow Point

Hollow Point

1996
5.0
Rich Kids

Rich Kids

1979
4.8
Projections of America

Projections of America

2015
5.0
The Campaign

The Campaign

2012
5.8
This Is 40

This Is 40

2012
5.9
Out Cold

Out Cold

1989
5.9
Chez Bob

Chez Bob

2022
0.0
Car of the Future

Car of the Future

2008
6.0
The Bubble

The Bubble

2022
4.6
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

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

1972
4.8
Redwood Curtain

Redwood Curtain

1995
5.8
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014
8.5
95 Worlds and Counting

95 Worlds and Counting

2000
0.0
Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2000
6.3
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

2013
9.0
Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder

1988
5.6
Cabrini

Cabrini

2024
7.9
Baby Girl Scott

Baby Girl Scott

1987
6.0
Love Is Strange

Love Is Strange

2014
6.3
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

1996
0.0
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

2013
6.0
Orange County

Orange County

2002
6.0
Spellbound

Spellbound

2024
6.6
My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

1995
1.0
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011
7.3
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983
6.5
Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle

1990
6.7
The Rule of Jenny Pen

The Rule of Jenny Pen

2025
6.0
Ivory Hunters

Ivory Hunters

1990
4.2
The Homesman

The Homesman

2014
6.5
Sangre

Sangre

2006
0.0
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023
7.8
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990
4.0
Johnny Skidmarks

Johnny Skidmarks

1998
5.4
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

2024
0.0
The Accountant

The Accountant

2016
7.1
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

2009
0.0
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

2014
5.7
Lord John

Lord John

2015
0.0
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006
6.7
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017
10.0
Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

2015
7.2
Shrek Stories

Shrek Stories

2013
8.1
Timms Valley

Timms Valley

2013
6.2
The Oldest Living Graduate

The Oldest Living Graduate

1980
4.0
The Glitter Dome

The Glitter Dome

1984
4.1
Jimpa

Jimpa

2025
0.0
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982
6.0
Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

2016
0.0
Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

2016
7.4
Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

1990
0.0
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016
7.2
Beatriz at Dinner

Beatriz at Dinner

2017
5.8
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984
5.0
Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2

2017
6.3
Einstein's Big Idea

Einstein's Big Idea

2005
7.2
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

2002
8.4
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007
7.2
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

2001
6.3
The Pulitzer At 100

The Pulitzer At 100

2017
6.0
Pitch Perfect 3

Pitch Perfect 3

2017
6.5
Secret Service

Secret Service

1977
0.0
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018
7.9
Late Night

Late Night

2019
6.4
Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

2019
5.7
Traveling Man

Traveling Man

1989
2.8
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge

The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge

2006
0.0
Bombshell

Bombshell

2019
6.8
The Amazing Bone

The Amazing Bone

1987
0.0
Hickory Dickory Doc

Hickory Dickory Doc

2017
0.0
Not in Front of the Children

Not in Front of the Children

1982
6.0
The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

2019
5.7
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

1993
10.0
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006
0.0
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

1985
5.0
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

2019
7.6
Big Blonde

Big Blonde

1980
5.0
The Boys

The Boys

1991
0.0
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011
5.9
John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert

John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert

1990
5.0
Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

2011
7.5
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

2009
6.0
Mom, the Wolfman and Me

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

1980
0.0
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999
8.7
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

1993
0.0
Myths and Hymns

Myths and Hymns

2021
0.0
The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1974
0.0
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

2021
0.0
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman

Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman

2018
7.0
Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023
7.4
On Broadway

On Broadway

2019
8.7
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994
0.0
Conclave

Conclave

2024
7.2
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

2021
0.0
2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

1984
0.0
Sequestered - Inside Conclave

Sequestered - Inside Conclave

...
0.0
3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996
7.5
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005
8.1
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004
6.1
Twenty Good Years

Twenty Good Years

2006
8.5
Today

Today

1952
5.6
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989
7.9
The View

The View

1997
4.3
Frasier

Frasier

1993
7.7
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

2005
0.0
The Early Show

The Early Show

1999
6.2
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012
6.4
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018
7.4
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
8.1
30 Rock

30 Rock

2006
7.5
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005
6.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
7.2
Cosby

Cosby

1996
6.1
VH1 Goes Inside

VH1 Goes Inside

2003
10.0
The West

The West

1996
8.4
American Cinema

American Cinema

1994
8.0
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

2013
6.9
Dexter

Dexter

2006
8.2
Live from E!

Live from E!

2002
3.7
NOVA

NOVA

1974
7.0
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996
6.4
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
The View

The View

1997
4.3
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985
7.4
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023
7.7
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.3
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Dexter: New Blood

Dexter: New Blood

2021
7.9
The Crown

The Crown

2016
8.2
World War II: When Lions Roared

World War II: When Lions Roared

1994
6.5
Trial & Error

Trial & Error

2017
7.1
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
5.9
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014
7.7
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007
7.2
Sherri

Sherri

2022
3.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996
3.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009
5.1
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

2020
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
The West

The West

1996
8.4
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

2018
6.8
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019
6.3
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020
0.0
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015
6.2
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018
7.5
Prohibition

Prohibition

2011
7.9
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971
5.8
The Old Man

The Old Man

2022
7.2
Conan

Conan

2010
7.1
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014
4.6
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025
7.8
Harry Potter

Harry Potter

...
0.0
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
The One Show

The One Show

2006
4.4
Dexter: Resurrection

Dexter: Resurrection

2025
8.5
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

2003
7.0
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

1992
0.0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2

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