John Lithgow

John Lithgow

b. 1945 (age 81) Rochester, New York, USA

Actor Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio. He also has written and published several books of poetry and children's literature. He appeared in the films The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each. Lithgow is known for his roles as the Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose, Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, the voice of Lord Farquaad in Shrek, and The Trinity Killer on Showtime's Dexter for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards. On the stage, he appeared in the musical adaptation of Sweet Smell of Success, winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He again appeared in a musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, again receiving the Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He has also recorded music, such as the 1999 album of children's music, Singin' in the Bathtub, and has written poetry and short stories for children, such as Marsupial Sue. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Lithgow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Cliffhanger

Filmography

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

Albus Dumbledore

The Rule of Jenny Pen

The Rule of Jenny Pen

Jimpa

Conclave

Cabrini

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

Prosecutor Peter Leaward

Sharper

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled (TV)

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled (TV)

Spellbound

The Late Show with Kitt Adams

Arthur Mitchell

The Old Man

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'

The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway's Back!

Give My Regards to Broadway

Bombshell

Pet Sematary

Late Night

The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

Live in Front of a Studio Audience

Phillip Drummond

The Tale of Timmy Baterman

The Tale of Timmy Baterman

Beyond the Deadfall

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Daddy's Home 2

Beatriz at Dinner

Beatriz at Dinner

Trial & Error

Larry Henderson

Trial & Error: Mystery Now

Larry Henderson

The British Academy Britannia Awards

Stuart Davis: In Full Swing

The Accountant

Lamar Blackburn

Miss Sloane

Senator Ronald Sperling

PBS Special - Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Interstellar

Love Is Strange

Love Is Strange

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

Projections of America

Projections of America

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

Game Day with Rex and Kevo

The Campaign

LA Philharmonic's LIVE with Gustavo Dudamel

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Prohibition

Leap Year

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

The Real Revolutionaries

William Shockley

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show

Twenty Good Years

Twenty Good Years

Kinsey

Alfred Seguine Kinsey

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Jan van de Bunt

Orange County

Storyline Online

Shrek

Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek'

Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek'

Don Quixote

Don Quixote de La Mancha

95 Worlds and Counting

95 Worlds and Counting

Adventures in Time: The National Geographic Millennium Special

Adventures in Time: The National Geographic Millennium Special

A Civil Action

Judge Walter J. Skinner

Homegrown

Robert Stockman

Johnny Skidmarks

Johnny Skidmarks

The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Courage: Profiles in Creativity

Courage: Profiles in Creativity

Three Nights at the Keck

Three Nights at the Keck

Officer Buckle and Gloria

Officer Buckle and Gloria

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

Dr. Dick Solomon

The West

Hollow Point

Thomas Livingston

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Christmas in Washington

The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen

Senator Conyers

Redwood Curtain

Redwood Curtain

American Cinema

American Cinema

My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

Silent Fall

Dr. Rene Harlinger

Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

Professor Wilkinson

A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa

World War II: When Lions Roared

World War II: When Lions Roared

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Cliffhanger

Love, Cheat & Steal

Love, Cheat & Steal

Paul Harrington

The Wrong Man

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Raising Cain

Ricochet

Earl Talbot Blake

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

The Boys

Artie Margulies

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