John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1945-10-19 (79 years old)

Biography

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).


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Filmography

all 207

Movies 148

TV Shows 59

self 56

Voice 15

Narrator 12

Producer 2

Dave Crealy / Executive Producer
The Rule of Jenny Pen

The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)

Movie
9
Richard Hobbes
Sharper

Sharper (2023)

Movie
Self - Guest
Sherri

Sherri (2022)

TV
Tom the Studio Chairman
The Bubble

The Bubble (2022)

Movie
1
'There's No Business Like Show Business' Performer
Show of Titles

Show of Titles (2021)

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

Perry Mason (2020)

TV
8
Self - Special Guest
Stars in the House

Stars in the House (2020)

TV
Senator Ronald Sperling
Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane (2016)

Movie
5.5
Winston Churchill
The Crown

The Crown (2016)

TV
8.25
Self - Narrator (voice)
Projections of America

Projections of America (2015)

Movie
Reverend Alfred Dowd
The Homesman

The Homesman (2014)

Movie
1
Ol' Gregory Timms
Timms Valley

Timms Valley (2013)

Movie
Lord Farquaad (voice)
Shrek Stories

Shrek Stories (2013)

Movie
Jonathan Cox (uncredited)
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve (2011)

Movie
5.78
Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
Prohibition

Prohibition (2011)

TV
6
René Gallimard (segment 'M. Butterfly')
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)

Movie
Cafe chef and owner
Sangre

Sangre (2006)

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

Einstein's Big Idea (2005)

Movie
Alfred Seguine Kinsey
Kinsey

Kinsey (2004)

Movie
4
Lord Farquaad (voice)
Shrek

Shrek (2001)

Movie
6.87
Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano / Executive Producer
Don Quixote

Don Quixote (2000)

Movie
Judge Walter J. Skinner
A Civil Action

A Civil Action (1998)

Movie
6
Malcolm / Robert Stockman
Homegrown

Homegrown (1998)

Movie
Sergeant Larry Skovik
Johnny Skidmarks

Johnny Skidmarks (1998)

Movie
Self / Self - Guest
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Thomas Livingston
Hollow Point

Hollow Point (1996)

Movie
John Lithgow
Cosby

Cosby (1996)

TV
6
Self / Self / Self / Uriah Oblinger (voice)
The West

The West (1996)

TV
2
Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley
My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper (1995)

Movie
Dr. Rene Harlinger
Silent Fall

Silent Fall (1994)

Movie
Professor Wilkinson
Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo (1994)

Movie
Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa (1994)

Movie
Madman Martinez (voice)
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
Raising Cain

Raising Cain (1992)

Movie
6
Earl Talbott Blake
Ricochet

Ricochet (1991)

Movie
2.5
Gus (voice) / John Lithgow (voice)
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.68
Maj. Kendall Laird
Resting Place

Resting Place (1986)

Movie
Oliver Thompson
Mesmerized

Mesmerized (1985)

Movie
Dr. Walter Curnow
2010

2010 (1984)

Movie
5.39
Sgt. Marty Wellborn
The Glitter Dome

The Glitter Dome (1984)

Movie
Rev. Shaw Moore
Footloose

Footloose (1984)

Movie
5
Robert Lasalle
Obsession

Obsession (1976)

Movie
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Winner / Self - Nominee/Performer / Self - Nominee & Performer
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Self - Presenter
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Laird Riordan / Paul Unger / Major Kendall Laird
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

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

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Movie
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter

Harry Potter

TV
Don Quixote de La Mancha
Don Quixote

Don Quixote

TV
Inner Voice of Arthur (voice)
Untitled Trinity Killer Prequel Show

Untitled Trinity Killer Prequel Show

TV
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1945-10-19 (79 years old)

Birth Place
Rochester, United States

Height

Children
Ian Lithgow

Father
Arthur Lithgow

Mother
Sara Jane Lithgow

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
莊李富高, John Arthur Lithgow, 約翰.李斯高, جان لیتگو

Awards
honorary doctor of Harvard University, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship

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