John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Acting

Birthday

1945/10/19 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Also know as

莊李富高, John Arthur Lithgow, 約翰.李斯高

Biography

John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. Prolific in films, television and on stage, Lithgow is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lithgow studied at Harvard University winning a Fulbrigh...Read more

Acting
Shrek
7.7

(2001) Shrek

as Lord Farquaad (voice)

Footloose
6.7

(1984) Footloose

as Rev. Shaw Moore

Sharper
7.0

(2023) Sharper

as Richard Hobbes

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
6.6

(2004) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Blake Edwards

Confessions of a Shopaholic
6.5

(2009) Confessions of a Shopaholic

as Edgar West

2010
6.7

(1984) 2010

as Dr. Walter Curnow

Obsession
6.6

(1976) Obsession

as Robert Lasalle

The Manhattan Project
6.2

(1986) The Manhattan Project

as John Mathewson

Terms of Endearment
7.1

(1983) Terms of Endearment

as Sam Burns

Kinsey
6.6

(2004) Kinsey

as Alfred Seguine Kinsey

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
6.0

(1984) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

as Lord John Whorfin

The World According to Garp
6.7

(1982) The World According to Garp

as Roberta Muldoon

Blow Out
7.4

(1981) Blow Out

as Burke

The Day After
6.7

(1983) The Day After

as Joe Huxley

The Tuskegee Airmen
7.0

(1995) The Tuskegee Airmen

as Senator Conyers

Give My Regards to Broadway
0.0

(2020) Give My Regards to Broadway

as Self

Leap Year
6.9

(2010) Leap Year

as Jack Brady

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
6.0

(2004) The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)

Harry and the Hendersons
6.1

(1987) Harry and the Hendersons

as George Henderson

A Civil Action
6.5

(1998) A Civil Action

as Judge Walter J. Skinner

Ricochet
6.1

(1991) Ricochet

as Earl Talbott Blake

Bark, George
0.0

(2003) Bark, George

as ---

The Pelican Brief
6.6

(1993) The Pelican Brief

as Smith Keen

Cliffhanger
6.5

(1993) Cliffhanger

as Eric Qualen

Santa Claus: The Movie
6.3

(1985) Santa Claus: The Movie

as B.Z.

A Good Man in Africa
5.2

(1994) A Good Man in Africa

as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner

Inside 'Interstellar'
6.9

(2015) Inside 'Interstellar'

as Self

Raising Cain
6.1

(1992) Raising Cain

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

The Big Fix
5.6

(1978) The Big Fix

as Sam Sebastian

The Wrong Man
4.8

(1993) The Wrong Man

as Phillip Mills

5.2

(2004) Dogs and More Dogs

as Narrator

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
7.5

(2021) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

as Philip Drummond

Officer Buckle and Gloria
0.0

(1997) Officer Buckle and Gloria

as Narrator (voice)

Princess Caraboo
5.4

(1994) Princess Caraboo

as Professor Wilkinson

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
6.6

(2000) Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

as Jean-Claude (voice)

All That Jazz
7.4

(1979) All That Jazz

as Lucas Sergeant

Homegrown
5.6

(1998) Homegrown

as Malcolm / Robert Stockman

Silent Fall
5.2

(1994) Silent Fall

as Dr. Rene Harlinger

They All Saw a Cat
0.0

(2017) They All Saw a Cat

as ---

Casting By
7.1

(2012) Casting By

as Self

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
6.3

(1991) At Play in the Fields of the Lord

as Leslie Huben

Resting Place
6.2

(1986) Resting Place

as Maj. Kendall Laird

Mesmerized
5.0

(1985) Mesmerized

as Oliver Thompson

Love, Cheat & Steal
4.7

(1993) Love, Cheat & Steal

as Paul Harrington

Hollow Point
5.2

(1996) Hollow Point

as Thomas Livingston

Rich Kids
5.0

(1979) Rich Kids

as Paul Philips

Projections of America
5.0

(2015) Projections of America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Campaign
5.8

(2012) The Campaign

as Glen Motch

This Is 40
5.9

(2012) This Is 40

as Oliver

Out Cold
5.9

(1989) Out Cold

as Dave

Chez Bob
0.0

(2022) Chez Bob

as ---

Car of the Future
6.0

(2008) Car of the Future

as Narrator

The Bubble
4.6

(2022) The Bubble

as Tom the Studio Chairman

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
4.0

(1972) Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

as John

Redwood Curtain
6.0

(1995) Redwood Curtain

as Laird Riordan

Interstellar
8.4

(2014) Interstellar

as Donald

95 Worlds and Counting
0.0

(2000) 95 Worlds and Counting

as Narrator

Don Quixote
6.1

(2000) Don Quixote

as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
9.0

(2013) Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

as Self

Distant Thunder
5.6

(1988) Distant Thunder

as Mark Lambert

Cabrini
7.8

(2024) Cabrini

as Mayor Gould

6.0

(1987) Baby Girl Scott

as Neil Scott

Love Is Strange
6.4

(2014) Love Is Strange

as Ben

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
0.0

(1996) Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

as Narrator

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
6.0

(2013) National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

as Posket

Orange County
6.0

(2002) Orange County

as Bud Brumder

Spellbound
6.8

(2024) Spellbound

as Bolinar (voice)

1.0

(1995) My Brother's Keeper

as Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.3

(2011) Rise of the Planet of the Apes

as Charles Rodman

Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5

(1983) Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Valentine

Memphis Belle
6.7

(1990) Memphis Belle

as Bruce Derringer

The Rule of Jenny Pen
0.0

(2025) The Rule of Jenny Pen

as ---

Ivory Hunters
4.2

(1990) Ivory Hunters

as Robert Carter

The Homesman
6.5

(2014) The Homesman

as Reverend Alfred Dowd

0.0

(2006) Sangre

as Cafe chef and owner

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
7.5

(2023) Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

(1990) Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Johnny Skidmarks
5.8

(1998) Johnny Skidmarks

as Sergeant Larry Skovik

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
0.0

(2024) Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

as Self

The Accountant
7.1

(2016) The Accountant

as Lamar Blackburn

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
0.0

(2009) Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

as Narrator

Les As de la Jungle 2 : Le Trésor du Vieux Jim
5.7

(2014) The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

as Maurice (voice)

0.0

(2015) Lord John

as ---

9 Kisses
6.2

(2014) 9 Kisses

as Man in Club

Dreamgirls
6.7

(2006) Dreamgirls

as Jerry Harris

Broadway: The Next Generation
10.0

(2017) Broadway: The Next Generation

as Self

Best of Enemies
7.2

(2015) Best of Enemies

as Self

Shrek Stories
8.0

(2013) Shrek Stories

as Lord Farquaad (voice)

6.2

(2013) Timms Valley

as Ol' Gregory Timms

The Oldest Living Graduate
0.0

(1980) The Oldest Living Graduate

as Clarence

The Glitter Dome
4.5

(1984) The Glitter Dome

as Sgt. Marty Wellborn

Jimpa
0.0

(2025) Jimpa

as Jimpa

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
6.0

(1982) I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

as Mr. Brunner

0.0

(2016) Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

as Narrator

Miss Sloane
7.4

(2016) Miss Sloane

as Senator Ronald Sperling

Amazing Stories: The Movie II
0.0

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

as John Walters (archive footage)

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.5

(2016) Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

as Self - Performer

Beatriz at Dinner
5.8

(2017) Beatriz at Dinner

as Doug Strutt

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
5.0

(1984) Goldilocks and the Three Bears

as Goldilocks' Father

Daddy's Home 2
6.3

(2017) Daddy's Home 2

as Don

Einstein's Big Idea
7.2

(2005) Einstein's Big Idea

as Narrator (voice) U.S. edition

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
8.4

(2002) Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

as Self

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
7.0

(2007) ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

as Self

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
6.4

(2001) Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

as Lord Farquaad (singing voice)

The Pulitzer At 100
6.0

(2017) The Pulitzer At 100

as Self

Pitch Perfect 3
6.5

(2017) Pitch Perfect 3

as Fergus

Secret Service
0.0

(1977) Secret Service

as Capt. Thorne

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
7.9

(2018) Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

as Self

Late Night
6.4

(2019) Late Night

as Walter Lovell

Pet Sematary
5.7

(2019) Pet Sematary

as Jud Crandall

Traveling Man
3.3

(1989) Traveling Man

as Ben Cluett

0.0

(2006) The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge

as Narrator

Bombshell
6.8

(2019) Bombshell

as Roger Ailes

The Amazing Bone
0.0

(1987) The Amazing Bone

as Narrator

Hickory Dickory Doc
0.0

(2017) Hickory Dickory Doc

as Himself

6.0

(1982) Not in Front of the Children

as Richard Carruthers

The Tomorrow Man
5.8

(2019) The Tomorrow Man

as Ed Hemsler

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
10.0

(1993) Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

as Narrator

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0.0

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

as René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
5.0

(1985) Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

as Self

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
7.6

(2019) The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

as President Donald J. Trump

Big Blonde
5.0

(1980) Big Blonde

as Herbie Morse

The Boys
0.0

(1991) The Boys

as ---

New Year's Eve
5.9

(2011) New Year's Eve

as Jonathan Cox (uncredited)

John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert
5.0

(1990) John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert

as ---

Shrek: Once Upon a Time
7.5

(2011) Shrek: Once Upon a Time

as Self

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
6.0

(2009) The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

as God

Mom, the Wolfman and Me
0.0

(1980) Mom, the Wolfman and Me

as Wally

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
8.7

(1999) Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

as Dr. Oscar Charles

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
0.0

(1993) The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

as Alexander (voice)

American Cinema
0.0

(1995) American Cinema

as Narrator

Myths and Hymns
0.0

(2021) Myths and Hymns

as ---

The Country Girl
0.0

(1974) The Country Girl

as Paul Unger

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
0.0

(2021) Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

as Sir Isaac Newton (voice)

Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
7.0

(2018) Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman

as Jud Crandall

Killers of the Flower Moon
7.4

(2023) Killers of the Flower Moon

as Prosecutor Peter Leaward

On Broadway
8.7

(2019) On Broadway

as Self

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
0.0

(1994) Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

as Self

Conclave
7.1

(2024) Conclave

as Tremblay

The Fall of 2008
0.0

The Fall of 2008

as Glenn Motch (The Campaign)

3rd Rock from the Sun
7.5

(1996) 3rd Rock from the Sun

as Dick Solomon

How I Met Your Mother
8.2

(2005) How I Met Your Mother

as Jerry Whittaker

6.1

(2004) The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Twenty Good Years
8.5

(2006) Twenty Good Years

as ---

Today
5.5

(1952) Today

as Self

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Dr. Oscar Charles

The View
4.4

(1997) The View

as Self

Frasier
7.7

(1993) Frasier

as Madman Martinez (voice)

0.0

(2005) The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

as ---

The Early Show
5.7

(1999) The Early Show

as Self

Finding Your Roots
6.2

(2012) Finding Your Roots

as Self

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
7.5

(2018) The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

as Self - Guest

Faerie Tale Theatre
8.2

(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre

as Goldilocks' Father

30 Rock
7.4

(2006) 30 Rock

as John Lithgow

The Colbert Report
6.8

(2005) The Colbert Report

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Paul Unger

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Cosby
5.9

(1996) Cosby

as John Lithgow

10.0

(2003) VH1 Goes Inside

as ---

The West
8.4

(1996) The West

as Self

American Cinema
8.0

(1994) American Cinema

as ---

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
6.9

(2013) Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

as The White Rabbit (voice)

Dexter
8.2

(2006) Dexter

as Arthur Mitchell

E! Live from the Red Carpet
3.2

(2002) E! Live from the Red Carpet

as Self

NOVA
6.9

(1974) NOVA

as Narrator

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.6

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The View
4.4

(1997) The View

as Self - Guest

Amazing Stories
7.5

(1985) Amazing Stories

as John Walters

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
8.0

(2023) Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.5

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee & Performer

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Dexter: New Blood
8.0

(2021) Dexter: New Blood

as Arthur Mitchell

The Crown
8.2

(2016) The Crown

as Winston Churchill

World War II: When Lions Roared
6.8

(1994) World War II: When Lions Roared

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Trial & Error
7.3

(2017) Trial & Error

as Larry Henderson

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
8.3

(2014) The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as James Roosevelt (voice)

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as Gus (voice)

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Sherri
4.2

(2022) Sherri

as Self - Guest

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Major Kendall Laird

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Laird Riordan

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.5

(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Perry Mason
7.3

(2020) Perry Mason

as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.6

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as ---

The West
8.4

(1996) The West

as Self / Uriah Oblinger (voice)

Ultra City Smiths
6.4

(2021) Ultra City Smiths

as Ol' Gregory Timms

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
6.8

(2018) James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Stars in the House
0.0

(2020) Stars in the House

as Self - Special Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as ---

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.7

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7.5

(2018) Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

as ---

Prohibition
7.9

(2011) Prohibition

as Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.6

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as John Lithgow (voice)

Great Performances
5.2

(1971) Great Performances

as Capt. Thorne

The Old Man
7.2

(2022) The Old Man

as Harold Harper

Conan
7.0

(2010) Conan

as Self

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee/Performer

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.4

(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

0.0

Untitled Trinity Killer Prequel Show

as Inner Voice of Arthur (voice)