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, fo...
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Shrek
As Lord Farquaad (voice)
Footloose
As Rev. Shaw Moore
Sharper
As Richard Hobbes
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
As Blake Edwards
Confessions of a Shopaholic
As Edgar West
2010
As Dr. Walter Curnow
Obsession
As Robert Lasalle
The Manhattan Project
As John Mathewson
Terms of Endearment
As Sam Burns
Kinsey
As Alfred Seguine Kinsey
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
As Lord John Whorfin
The World According to Garp
As Roberta Muldoon
Blow Out
As Burke
The Day After
As Joe Huxley
The Tuskegee Airmen
As Senator Conyers
Give My Regards to Broadway
As Self
Leap Year
As Jack Brady
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
As Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
Harry and the Hendersons
As George Henderson
A Civil Action
As Judge Walter J. Skinner
Ricochet
As Earl Talbott Blake
Bark, George
The Pelican Brief
As Smith Keen
Cliffhanger
As Eric Qualen
Santa Claus: The Movie
As B.Z.
A Good Man in Africa
As Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
Inside 'Interstellar'
As Self
Raising Cain
As Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
The Big Fix
As Sam Sebastian
The Wrong Man
As Phillip Mills
Dogs and More Dogs
As Narrator
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
As Philip Drummond
Officer Buckle and Gloria
As Narrator (voice)
Princess Caraboo
As Professor Wilkinson
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
As Jean-Claude (voice)
All That Jazz
As Lucas Sergeant
Homegrown
As Malcolm / Robert Stockman
Silent Fall
As Dr. Rene Harlinger
They All Saw a Cat
Casting By
As Self
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
As Leslie Huben
Resting Place
As Maj. Kendall Laird
Mesmerized
As Oliver Thompson
Love, Cheat & Steal
As Paul Harrington
Hollow Point
As Thomas Livingston
Rich Kids
As Paul Philips
Projections of America
As Self - Narrator (voice)
The Campaign
As Glen Motch
This Is 40
As Oliver
Out Cold
As Dave
Chez Bob
Car of the Future
As Narrator
The Bubble
As Tom the Studio Chairman
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
As John
Redwood Curtain
As Laird Riordan
Interstellar
As Donald
95 Worlds and Counting
As Narrator
Don Quixote
As Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
As Self
Distant Thunder
As Mark Lambert
Cabrini
As Mayor Gould
Baby Girl Scott
As Neil Scott
Love Is Strange
As Ben
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
As Narrator
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
As Posket
Orange County
As Bud Brumder
Spellbound
As Bolinar (voice)
My Brother's Keeper
As Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
As Charles Rodman
Twilight Zone: The Movie
As Valentine
Memphis Belle
As Bruce Derringer
The Rule of Jenny Pen
As Dave Crealy
Ivory Hunters
As Robert Carter
The Homesman
As Reverend Alfred Dowd
Sangre
As Cafe chef and owner
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
As Self
Night of 100 Stars III
As Self
Johnny Skidmarks
As Sergeant Larry Skovik
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
As Self
The Accountant
As Lamar Blackburn
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
As Narrator
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
As Maurice (voice)
Lord John
9 Kisses
As Man in Club
Dreamgirls
As Jerry Harris
Broadway: The Next Generation
As Self
Best of Enemies
As Self
Shrek Stories
As Lord Farquaad (voice)
Timms Valley
As Ol' Gregory Timms
The Oldest Living Graduate
As Clarence
The Glitter Dome
As Sgt. Marty Wellborn
Jimpa
As Jimpa
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
As Mr. Brunner
Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
As Narrator
Miss Sloane
As Senator Ronald Sperling
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
As John Walters (archive footage)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
As Self - Performer
Beatriz at Dinner
As Doug Strutt
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
As Goldilocks' Father
Daddy's Home 2
As Don
Einstein's Big Idea
As Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
As Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
As Self
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
As Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
The Pulitzer At 100
As Self
Pitch Perfect 3
As Fergus
Secret Service
As Capt. Thorne
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
As Self
Late Night
As Walter Lovell
Pet Sematary
As Jud Crandall
Traveling Man
As Ben Cluett
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
As Narrator
Bombshell
As Roger Ailes
The Amazing Bone
As Narrator
Hickory Dickory Doc
As Himself
Not in Front of the Children
As Richard Carruthers
The Tomorrow Man
As Ed Hemsler
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
As Narrator
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
As René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
As Self
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
As President Donald J. Trump
Big Blonde
As Herbie Morse
The Boys
As Artie Margulies
New Year's Eve
As Jonathan Cox (uncredited)
John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
As Self
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
As God
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
As Wally
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
As Dr. Oscar Charles
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
As Alexander (voice)
American Cinema
As Narrator
Myths and Hymns
The Country Girl
As Paul Unger
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
As Sir Isaac Newton (voice)
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
As Jud Crandall
Killers of the Flower Moon
As Prosecutor Peter Leaward
On Broadway
As Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
As Self
Conclave
As Tremblay
Show of Titles
As "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
As Himself
3rd Rock from the Sun
As Dick Solomon
How I Met Your Mother
As Jerry Whittaker
The Tony Danza Show
As Self
Twenty Good Years
Today
As Self
Tales from the Crypt
As Dr. Oscar Charles
The View
As Self
Frasier
As Madman Martinez (voice)
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
The Early Show
As Self
Finding Your Roots
As Self
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
As Self - Guest
Faerie Tale Theatre
As Goldilocks' Father
30 Rock
As John Lithgow
The Colbert Report
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Paul Unger
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
As Self - Guest
Cosby
As John Lithgow
VH1 Goes Inside
The West
As Self
American Cinema
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
As The White Rabbit (voice)
Dexter
As Arthur Mitchell
E! Live from the Red Carpet
As Self
NOVA
As Narrator
The Daily Show
As Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
As Self - Guest
Tony Awards
As Self - Presenter
Amazing Stories
As John Walters
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
As Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
As Self
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
Dexter: New Blood
As Arthur Mitchell
The Crown
As Winston Churchill
World War II: When Lions Roared
As Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Trial & Error
As Larry Henderson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
As Self
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
As James Roosevelt (voice)
The Simpsons
As Gus (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
As Self
Sherri
As Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
As Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
As Self - Guest
Perry Mason
As Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
Ultra City Smiths
As Ol' Gregory Timms
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
As Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
As Self
Stars in the House
As Self - Special Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
As Self
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Prohibition
As Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
Great Performances
As Capt. Thorne
The Old Man
As Harold Harper
Conan
As Self
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Nominee
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
As Self
Untitled Trinity Killer Prequel Show
As Inner Voice of Arthur (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
As Self
Harry Potter
As Albus Dumbledore
The Oscars
As Self - Presenter
