Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1945-10-19 (79 years)
- Place of BirthRochester, New York, USA
- Also Known As莊李富高John Arthur Lithgow約翰.李斯高جان لیتگو
John Lithgow
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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Jimpa
As: Jimpa
- 2025
The Rule of Jenny Pen
As: Dave Crealy
- 2024
Spellbound
As: Bolinar (voice)
- 2024
Conclave
As: Tremblay
- 2024
Cabrini
As: Mayor Gould
- 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
As: Prosecutor Peter Leaward
- 2023
Sharper
As: Richard Hobbes
- 2022
The Old Man
As: Harold Harper
2022The Bubble
As: Tom the Studio Chairman
2021Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
As: Philip Drummond
2021Dexter: New Blood
As: Arthur Mitchell
2021Show of Titles
As: "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
As: Sir Isaac Newton (voice)
2020Perry Mason
As: Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
2019Bombshell
As: Roger Ailes
2019The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
As: President Donald J. Trump
2019The Tomorrow Man
As: Ed Hemsler
2019Pet Sematary
As: Jud Crandall
2019Late Night
As: Walter Lovell
2018Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
As: Jud Crandall
2017Pitch Perfect 3
As: Fergus
2017Daddy's Home 2
As: Don
2017Beatriz at Dinner
As: Doug Strutt
2017Trial & Error
As: Larry Henderson
2016Miss Sloane
As: Senator Ronald Sperling
2016The Crown
As: Winston Churchill
- 2016
The Accountant
As: Lamar Blackburn
20149 Kisses
As: Man in Club
- 2014
Interstellar
As: Donald
2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
As: James Roosevelt (voice)
2014The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
As: Maurice (voice)
2014Love Is Strange
As: Ben
2014The Homesman
As: Reverend Alfred Dowd
2013Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
As: The White Rabbit (voice)
2013Shrek Stories
As: Lord Farquaad (voice)
2013National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
As: Posket
2012This Is 40
As: Oliver
2012The Campaign
As: Glen Motch
2011New Year's Eve
As: Jonathan Cox (uncredited)
2011Prohibition
As: Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
- 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
As: Charles Rodman
2010Leap Year
As: Jack Brady
2009Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
As: Narrator
2009The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
As: God
2009Confessions of a Shopaholic
As: Edgar West
2008Car of the Future
As: Narrator
2006Dreamgirls
As: Jerry Harris
200630 Rock
As: John Lithgow
2006Dexter
As: Arthur Mitchell
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
As: René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")
2005Einstein's Big Idea
As: Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
2005How I Met Your Mother
As: Jerry Whittaker
2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
As: Blake Edwards
2004Kinsey
As: Alfred Seguine Kinsey
2003The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
As: Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
2002Orange County
As: Bud Brumder
2001Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
As: Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
- 2001
Shrek
As: Lord Farquaad (voice)
2000Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
As: Jean-Claude (voice)
2000Don Quixote
As: Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
200095 Worlds and Counting
As: Narrator
1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
As: Dr. Oscar Charles
1998A Civil Action
As: Judge Walter J. Skinner
1998Homegrown
As: Malcolm / Robert Stockman
1998Johnny Skidmarks
As: Sergeant Larry Skovik
1997Officer Buckle and Gloria
As: Narrator (voice)
1996Hollow Point
As: Thomas Livingston
1996Cosby
As: John Lithgow
1996Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
As: Narrator
19963rd Rock from the Sun
As: Dick Solomon
1995The Tuskegee Airmen
As: Senator Conyers
1995Tales from the Crypt: You, Murderer
As: Dr. Oscar Charles
1995American Cinema
As: Narrator
1995Redwood Curtain
As: Laird Riordan
1994Silent Fall
As: Dr. Rene Harlinger
1994Princess Caraboo
As: Professor Wilkinson
1994A Good Man in Africa
As: Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
1994World War II: When Lions Roared
As: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1993The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
As: Alexander (voice)
1993Love, Cheat & Steal
As: Paul Harrington
1993The Pelican Brief
As: Smith Keen
1993Frasier
As: Madman Martinez (voice)
1993The Wrong Man
As: Phillip Mills
1993Cliffhanger
As: Eric Qualen
1993Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
As: Narrator
1992Raising Cain
As: Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
1991At Play in the Fields of the Lord
As: Leslie Huben
1991Ricochet
As: Earl Talbott Blake
1991The Boys
As: Artie Margulies
1990Memphis Belle
As: Bruce Derringer
1990Ivory Hunters
As: Robert Carter
1989The Simpsons
As: Gus (voice)
- 1989
The Simpsons
As: John Lithgow (voice)
1989Traveling Man
As: Ben Cluett
1989Tales from the Crypt
As: Dr. Oscar Charles
1989Out Cold
As: Dave
1988Distant Thunder
As: Mark Lambert
1987Harry and the Hendersons
As: George Henderson
1987The Amazing Bone
As: Narrator
1986The Manhattan Project
As: John Mathewson
1986Resting Place
As: Maj. Kendall Laird
1985Mesmerized
As: Oliver Thompson
1985Santa Claus: The Movie
As: B.Z.
1985Amazing Stories
As: John Walters
19842010
As: Dr. Walter Curnow
1984The Glitter Dome
As: Sgt. Marty Wellborn
1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
As: Lord John Whorfin
1984Footloose
As: Rev. Shaw Moore
1984Goldilocks and the Three Bears
As: Goldilocks' Father
1983Terms of Endearment
As: Sam Burns
1983The Day After
As: Joe Huxley
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie
As: Valentine
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
As: Goldilocks' Father
1982The World According to Garp
As: Roberta Muldoon
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
As: Mr. Brunner
1981Blow Out
As: Burke
1980Big Blonde
As: Herbie Morse
1980Mom, the Wolfman and Me
As: Wally
1980The Oldest Living Graduate
As: Clarence
1979All That Jazz
As: Lucas Sergeant
1979Rich Kids
As: Paul Philips
1978The Big Fix
As: Sam Sebastian
1977Secret Service
As: Capt. Thorne
1976Obsession
As: Robert Lasalle
1974NOVA
As: Narrator
1974The Country Girl
As: Paul Unger
1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
As: John
1971Great Performances
As: Capt. Thorne
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Paul Unger
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Major Kendall Laird
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Laird Riordan