John Lithgow

John Lithgow

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 Fulbright scholarship and getting a chance to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. From there he focused his training on the New York stage beginning a distinguished career on Broadway. In 1973, Lithgow received his first Tony Award for his performance in The Changing Room. In 1976 Lithgow acted alongside Meryl Streep in three plays 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, A Memory of Two Mondays and Secret Service. In the 1980s he continued to receive Tony Awards nominations for his performances in Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985) and M. Butterfly (1988). In 2002, Lithgow received his second Tony Award, this time for a musical, The Sweet Smell of Success and another nomination for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005). In 2007, he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Malvolio in Neil Bartlett's production of Twelfth Night. He has also appeared on Broadway in the acclaimed plays The Columnist (2012) and A Delicate Balance (2014). He portrayed Bill Clinton in Hillary and Clinton (2019) alongside Laurie Metcalf as Hillary Clinton. Lithgow is also known for his television roles such as Dick Solomon in the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance. He also played Arthur Mitchell in the drama Dexter (2009) and he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama. In 2004, Lithgow played Blake Edwards in the HBO television movie, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. He has also appeared on 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, Louie and Drunk History. Lithgow won great acclaim for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Peter Morgan's historical drama The Crown (2016–2019) on Netflix. For acting in The Crown he won a Primetime Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2020, he had a recurring role on the HBO period series Perry Mason. He is also well known for his film roles. His early screen roles included Bob Fosse's All That Jazz (1979) and Brian De Palma's Blow Out (1981). He received his first Academy Award nomination for his breakout performance in The World According to Garp (1982) and received a second Academy Award nomination for Terms of Endearment (1983). He then starred in the films Footloose (1984), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), The Pelican Brief and Cliffhanger (1993), A Civil Action (1998), Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), Shrek (2001), Kinsey (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Love Is Strange (2014), Miss Sloane (2016) and Beatriz at Dinner (2017). In 2019 he appeared in Mindy Kaling's comedy Late Night and portrayed Roger Ailes in Bombshell.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 19, 1945

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Shrek
Shrek

2001-05-18

Footloose
Footloose

1984-02-17

Sharper
Sharper

2023-02-10

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004-10-01

Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009-02-05

2010
2010

1984-12-06

Obsession
Obsession

1976-08-01

The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project

1986-06-13

Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment

1983-11-20

Kinsey
Kinsey

2004-09-04

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

1984-08-10

The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp

1982-08-13

Blow Out
Blow Out

1981-07-24

The Day After
The Day After

1983-11-20

The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen

1995-08-25

Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway

2020-07-16

Leap Year
Leap Year

2010-01-08

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

2003-05-23

Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons

1987-06-05

A Civil Action
A Civil Action

1998-12-25

Ricochet
Ricochet

1991-10-04

Bark, George
Bark, George

2003-01-01

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief

1993-09-17

Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger

1993-05-28

Santa Claus: The Movie
Santa Claus: The Movie

1985-10-29

A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa

1994-07-14

Inside 'Interstellar'
Inside 'Interstellar'

2015-03-31

Raising Cain
Raising Cain

1992-08-07

The Big Fix
The Big Fix

1978-10-06

The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man

1993-09-05

Dogs and More Dogs
Dogs and More Dogs

2004-02-03

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

2021-12-07

Officer Buckle and Gloria
Officer Buckle and Gloria

1997-01-01

Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo

1994-09-16

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

2000-11-17

All That Jazz
All That Jazz

1979-12-16

Homegrown
Homegrown

1998-04-17

Silent Fall
Silent Fall

1994-10-28

They All Saw a Cat
They All Saw a Cat

2017-01-01

Casting By
Casting By

2012-11-01

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991-12-06

Resting Place
Resting Place

1986-04-27

Mesmerized
Mesmerized

1985-11-18

Love, Cheat & Steal
Love, Cheat & Steal

1993-12-05

Hollow Point
Hollow Point

1996-10-21

Rich Kids
Rich Kids

1979-08-17

Projections of America
Projections of America

2015-02-10

The Campaign
The Campaign

2012-08-09

This Is 40
This Is 40

2012-12-20

Out Cold
Out Cold

1989-03-03

Chez Bob
Chez Bob

2022-12-15

Car of the Future
Car of the Future

2008-04-22

The Bubble
The Bubble

2022-03-25

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

1972-02-25

Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain

1995-01-01

Interstellar
Interstellar

2014-11-05

95 Worlds and Counting
95 Worlds and Counting

2000-01-01

Don Quixote
Don Quixote

2000-04-09

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

2013-10-12

Distant Thunder
Distant Thunder

1988-11-11

Cabrini
Cabrini

2024-03-07

Baby Girl Scott
Baby Girl Scott

1987-01-01

Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange

2014-08-22

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

1996-07-04

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

2013-01-17

Orange County
Orange County

2002-01-11

Spellbound
Spellbound

2024-11-22

My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper

1995-03-14

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011-08-03

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983-06-24

Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle

1990-09-07

The Rule of Jenny Pen
The Rule of Jenny Pen

2025-03-14

Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters

1990-08-20

The Homesman
The Homesman

2014-05-18

Sangre
Sangre

2006-01-01

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023-12-21

Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

Johnny Skidmarks
Johnny Skidmarks

1998-01-18

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

2024-04-26

The Accountant
The Accountant

2016-10-13

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

2009-10-10

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

2014-08-27

Lord John
Lord John

2015-07-20

9 Kisses
9 Kisses

2014-12-11

Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls

2006-12-25

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation

2017-11-16

Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies

2015-07-31

Shrek Stories
Shrek Stories

2013-10-01

Timms Valley
Timms Valley

2013-12-31

The Oldest Living Graduate
The Oldest Living Graduate

1980-04-07

The Glitter Dome
The Glitter Dome

1984-11-18

Jimpa
Jimpa

2025-01-23

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982-03-05

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

2016-04-05

Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane

2016-11-25

Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016-04-23

Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz at Dinner

2017-06-09

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984-01-09

Daddy's Home 2
Daddy's Home 2

2017-11-09

Einstein's Big Idea
Einstein's Big Idea

2005-10-11

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

2002-01-04

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007-04-19

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

2001-11-02

The Pulitzer At 100
The Pulitzer At 100

2017-07-21

Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 3

2017-12-20

Secret Service
Secret Service

1977-01-12

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018-03-06

Late Night
Late Night

2019-01-25

Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary

2019-04-04

Traveling Man
Traveling Man

1989-06-25

The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge

2006-03-28

Bombshell
Bombshell

2019-12-13

The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone

1987-06-01

Hickory Dickory Doc
Hickory Dickory Doc

2017-01-30

Not in Front of the Children
Not in Front of the Children

1982-10-26

The Tomorrow Man
The Tomorrow Man

2019-05-22

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

1993-01-01

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006-05-02

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

1985-12-01

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

2019-06-24

Big Blonde
Big Blonde

1980-12-01

The Boys
The Boys

1991-04-15

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve

2011-12-08

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

1990-06-01

Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Shrek: Once Upon a Time

2011-12-30

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

2009-05-31

Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Mom, the Wolfman and Me

1980-10-20

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999-09-07

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

1993-12-08

American Cinema
American Cinema

1995-01-23

Myths and Hymns
Myths and Hymns

2021-01-13

The Country Girl
The Country Girl

1974-02-05

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

2021-05-07

Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman

2018-11-13

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon

2023-10-18

On Broadway
On Broadway

2019-10-12

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994-05-22

Conclave
Conclave

2024-10-25

Show of Titles
Show of Titles

2021-06-13