John Lithgow
John Lithgow
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Lithgow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted Movies
Director: Vicky Jenson
Writers: Julia Miranda,
Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Dennis Stowe, Giovanna Bush, Javier Bardem, Jenifer Lewis, John Lithgow, Miguel Bernardeau, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Zegler, Susan Fitzer,
Director: Edward Berger
Writers: Peter Straughan,
Cast: Brían F. O'Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Merab Ninidze, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, Stanley Tucci, Thomas Loibl,
Director: Jay Roach
Writers: Charles Randolph,
Cast: Allison Janney, Charlize Theron, Connie Britton, Jack Haven, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Liv Hewson, Malcolm McDowell, Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman,
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writers: Bill Dubuque,
Cast: Alison Wright, Andy Umberger, Anna Kendrick, Ben Affleck, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Jean Smart, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Jon Bernthal,
Director: Morgan Neville
Writers: Morgan Neville,
Cast: Christopher Hitchens, Dick Cavett, Gore Vidal, John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammer, Noam Chomsky, William F. Buckley Jr.,
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan,
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Casey Affleck, Ellen Burstyn, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Mackenzie Foy, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine, Topher Grace, Wes Bentley,
Director: Ira Sachs
Writers: Mauricio Zacharias,
Cast: Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan, Cheyenne Jackson, Christian Coulson, Christina Kirk, Darren E. Burrows, John Lithgow, Manny Perez, Marisa Tomei, Tank Burt,
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Writers: Wesley Oliver,
Cast: Barry Corbin, Evan Jones, Grace Gummer, Hilary Swank, James Spader, John Lithgow, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones,
Director: Judd Apatow
Writers: Judd Apatow,
Cast: Chris O'Dowd, Graham Parker, Iris Apatow, Jason Segel, John Lithgow, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Megan Fox, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Rudd,
Director: Jay Roach
Writers: Chris Henchy,
Cast: Brian Cox, Dan Aykroyd, Dylan McDermott, Jason Sudeikis, John Lithgow, Karen Maruyama, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis,
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writers: Amanda Silver,
Cast: Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, Christopher Gordon, Freida Pinto, James Franco, John Lithgow, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Tom Felton, Tyler Labine,
Director: Anand Tucker
Writers: Harry Elfont,
Cast: Adam Scott, Alan Devlin, Amy Adams, Dominique McElligott, Ian McElhinney, John Lithgow, Matthew Goode, Noel O'Donovan, Pat Laffan, Tony Rohr,
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Bill Condon,
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Dylan Baker, John Lithgow, Julianne Nicholson, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Curry, Timothy Hutton,
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writers: Mike White,
Cast: Carly Pope, Catherine O'Hara, Chevy Chase, Colin Hanks, George Murdock, Jack Black, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, Mike White, Schuyler Fisk,
Director: Vicky Jenson
Writers: Terry Rossio,
Cast: Bobby Block, Cameron Diaz, Chris Miller, Clive Pearse, Eddie Murphy, Jim Cummings, John Lithgow, Mike Myers, Peter Dennis, Vincent Cassel,
Director: Bruce Beresford
Writers: Akiva Goldsman,
Cast: Ben Faulkner, Brandon Stouffer, J. T. Walsh, John Lithgow, John McGee Jr., Linda Hamilton, Liv Tyler, Richard Dreyfuss, Treva Moniik King, Zahn McClarnon,
Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Sylvester Stallone,
Cast: Caroline Goodall, Craig Fairbrass, Denis Forest, Gregory Scott Cummins, Janine Turner, John Lithgow, Leon, Michael Rooker, Rex Linn, Sylvester Stallone,
Director: Brian De Palma
Writers: Brian De Palma,
Cast: Barton Heyman, Frances Sternhagen, Gabrielle Carteris, Gregg Henry, John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Mel Harris, Steven Bauer, Teri Austin, Tom Bower,
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writers: Steven E. de Souza,
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ice-T, John Amos, John Cothran, John Lithgow, Josh Evans, Kevin Pollak, Lindsay Wagner, Mary Ellen Trainor, Victoria Dillard,
Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Peter Hyams,
Cast: Bob Balaban, Douglas Rain, Helen Mirren, James McEachin, John Lithgow, Keir Dullea, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Roy Scheider, Savely Kramarov, Taliesin Jaffe,
Director: Herbert Ross
Writers: Dean Pitchford,
Cast: Chris Penn, Dianne Wiest, Elizabeth Gorcey, Frances Lee McCain, Jim Youngs, John Laughlin, John Lithgow, Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Sarah Jessica Parker,
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Writers: Edward Hume,
Cast: Amy Madigan, Bibi Besch, Georgann Johnson, Jason Robards, Jeff East, JoBeth Williams, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Lori Lethin, Steve Guttenberg,
Director: James L. Brooks
Writers: James L. Brooks,
Cast: Betty King, Danny DeVito, Debra Winger, Huckleberry Fox, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, Lisa Hart Carroll, Shirley MacLaine, Troy Bishop,
Director: George Miller
Writers: John Landis,
Cast: Albert Brooks, Bill Quinn, Charles Hallahan, Dan Aykroyd, Doug McGrath, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Murray Matheson, Scatman Crothers, Vic Morrow,
Director: Brian De Palma
Writers: Bill Mesce Jr.,
Cast: Deborah Everton, Dennis Franz, J. Patrick McNamara, John Aquino, John Lithgow, John McMartin, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Peter Boyden, Roger Wilson,
