John Arthur Lithgow, born in 1945, is a versatile American actor celebrated for his prolific work in theater, television, and film. Graduating from Harvard and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he has won six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and two Tony Awards, alongside numerous other nominations. His Broadway debut in "The Changing Room" earned him a Tony, followed by another for "Sweet Smell of Success." Lithgow's television roles include "3rd Rock from the Sun," "Dexter," and "The Crown," where he portrayed Winston Churchill. In film, he received Oscar nods for "The World According to Garp" and "Terms of Endearment," and has since starred in a range of notable productions, from "Footloose" to "Interstellar" and "Conclave.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shrek 25 Aniversario | Lord Farquaad (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | Jimpa | Jimpa | Film |
| 2026 | Harry Potter | Albus Dumbledore | TV |
| 2026 | Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Giant | Roald Dahl | Film |
| 2025 | The Rule of Jenny Pen | Dave Crealy | Film |
| 2024 | Spellbound | Bolinar (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | Conclave | Tremblay | Film |
| 2024 | Cabrini | Mayor Gould | Film |
| 2023 | Sharper | Richard Hobbes | Film |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Prosecutor Peter Leaward | Film |
| 2022 | The Old Man | Harold Harper | TV |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Roger Ailes | Film |
| 2019 | Pet Sematary | Jud Crandall | Film |
| 2017 | Beatriz at Dinner | Doug Strutt | Film |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 | Don | Film |
| 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | Fergus | Film |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | Senator Ronald Sperling | Film |
| 2016 | The Accountant | Lamar Blackburn | Film |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Donald | Film |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | The White Rabbit (voice) | TV |
| 2012 | This Is 40 | Oliver | Film |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Glen Motch | Film |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Charles Rodman | Film |
| 2010 | Leap Year | Jack Brady | Film |
| 2009 | Dexter 4 | Film | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Edgar West | Film |
| 2009 | The Getaway | Film | |
| 2008 | Car of the Future | Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | John Mason | TV |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Jerry Harris | Film |
| 2005 | Einstein's Big Idea | Narrator (voice) U.S. edition | Film |
| 2004 | Dogs and More Dogs | Narrator | Film |
| 2004 | Kinsey | Alfred Seguine Kinsey | Film |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Blake Edwards | Film |
| 2004 | Footloose: A Modern Musical | Self | Film |
| 2004 | Shrek 3-D | Ghost of Farquaad (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | Buckaroo Banzai Declassified | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Orange County | Bud Brumder | Film |
| 2001 | Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | Lord Farquaad (singing voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Shrek | Lord Farquaad (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Jean-Claude (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | 95 Worlds and Counting | Narrator | Film |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano | Film |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Judge Walter J. Skinner | Film |
| 1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Sergeant Larry Skovik | Film |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Malcolm / Robert Stockman | Film |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Dick Solomon | TV |
| 1996 | Hollow Point | Thomas Livingston | Film |
| 1995 | Redwood Curtain | Laird Riordan | Film |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Senator Conyers | Film |
| 1994 | Princess Caraboo | Professor Wilkinson | Film |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner | Film |
| 1994 | Silent Fall | Dr. Rene Harlinger | Film |
| 1994 | World War II: When Lions Roared | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | TV |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | Qualen | Film |
| 1993 | The Wrong Man | Phillip Mills | Film |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Smith Keen | Film |
| 1993 | Love, Cheat & Steal | Paul Harrington | Film |
| 1992 | Raising Cain | Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo | Film |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Leslie Huben | Film |
| 1991 | Ricochet | Earl Talbott Blake | Film |
| 1991 | The Boys | Artie Margulies | Film |
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Bruce Derringer | Film |
| 1989 | Out Cold | Dave | Film |
| 1988 | Distant Thunder | Mark Lambert | Film |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson | Film |
| 1987 | Baby Girl Scott | Neil Scott | Film |
| 1986 | Resting Place | Maj. Kendall Laird | Film |
| 1986 | The Manhattan Project | John Mathewson | Film |
| 1985 | Mesmerized | Oliver Thompson | Film |
| 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie | B.Z. | Film |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Lord John Whorfin | Film |
| 1984 | Footloose | Rev. Shaw Moore | Film |
| 1984 | 2010 | Dr. Walter Curnow | Film |
| 1984 | The Glitter Dome | Sgt. Marty Wellborn | Film |
| 1983 | The Day After | Joe Huxley | Film |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Valentine | Film |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | Roberta Muldoon | Film |
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