
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow (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 C…
Acting
- 2026Harry PotterAlbus Dumbledore1 ep.
- 2025Dexter: ResurrectionArthur Mitchell1 ep.
- 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf1 ep.
- 2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSelf3 ep.
- 2022The Old ManHarold Harper15 ep.
- 2021Dexter: New BloodArthur Mitchell1 ep.
- 2020Perry MasonElias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan8 ep.
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest1 ep.
- 2018Firing Line with Margaret Hoover1 ep.
- 2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf2 ep.
- 2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2017Trial & ErrorLarry Henderson13 ep.
- 2016The CrownWinston Churchill12 ep.
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest6 ep.
- 2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryJames Roosevelt (voice)7 ep.
- 2013Once Upon a Time in WonderlandThe White Rabbit (voice)13 ep.
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
- 2011ProhibitionReader / H.L. Mencken (voice)3 ep.
- 2010ConanSelf2 ep.
- 2006Twenty Good YearsJohn Mason13 ep.
- 200630 RockJohn Lithgow1 ep.
- 2006DexterArthur Mitchell12 ep.
- 2005The Colbert Report1 ep.
- 2005The Apprentice: Martha Stewart1 ep.
- 2005How I Met Your MotherJerry Whittaker4 ep.
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2003VH1 Goes Inside1 ep.
- 2003DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories CollectionGhost of Farquaad (voice)1 ep.
- 2002Live from E!Self1 ep.
- 1997The ViewSelf10 ep.
- 1996CosbyJohn Lithgow1 ep.
- 1996The WestSelf9 ep.
- 19963rd Rock from the SunDick Solomon139 ep.
- 1994World War II: When Lions RoaredFranklin Delano Roosevelt2 ep.
- 1994American CinemaSelf - Host13 ep.
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest4 ep.
- 1989The SimpsonsGus (voice)2 ep.
- 1989Tales from the CryptDr. Oscar Charles1 ep.
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreGoldilocks' Father1 ep.
- 1974NOVANarrator6 ep.
- 1971Film '72Self3 ep.
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter12 ep.
- 1952TodaySelf1 ep.
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameLaird Riordan3 ep.
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee5 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest4 ep.
- 2002The ViewSelf, Self - Guest10 ep.
- 2024The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2020The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf, Self - Guest6 ep.
- 2025Dexter: ResurrectionArthur Mitchell1 ep.
- 2025The One ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf1 ep.
- 2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSelf3 ep.
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2019The SimpsonsGus (voice), John Lithgow (voice)2 ep.
- 2021Dexter: New BloodArthur Mitchell1 ep.
- 2021The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021Firing Line with Margaret Hoover1 ep.
- 2021Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
- 2020Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
- 2019ConanSelf2 ep.
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest1 ep.
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf2 ep.
- 2019The Daily ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2017The CrownWinston Churchill2 ep.
- 2019The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf2 ep.
- 2017The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2017Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2017Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2017Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2011How I Met Your MotherJerry Whittaker4 ep.
- 2014Ultra City SmithsOl' Gregory Timms1 ep.
- 2011The Colbert Report1 ep.
- 1993Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Winner5 ep.
- 2001NOVANarrator6 ep.
- 2009DexterArthur Mitchell12 ep.
- 1966Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Performer, Self - Presenter, Self - Winner12 ep.
- 200930 RockJohn Lithgow1 ep.
- 2007The Early ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2007Live from E!Self1 ep.
- 1997Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest4 ep.
- 2006TodaySelf1 ep.
- 2005The Tony Danza ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2005The Apprentice: Martha Stewart1 ep.
- 2004VH1 Goes Inside1 ep.
- 2003DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories CollectionGhost of Farquaad (voice)1 ep.
- 1999CosbyJohn Lithgow1 ep.
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 1996The WestSelf / Uriah Oblinger (voice)1 ep.
- 1974Hallmark Hall of FameLaird Riordan, Major Kendall Laird, Paul Unger3 ep.
- 1995FrasierMadman Martinez (voice)1 ep.
- 1995Tales from the CryptDr. Oscar Charles1 ep.
- 1984Film '72Self3 ep.
- 1985Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host3 ep.
- 1986Amazing StoriesJohn Walters1 ep.
- 1984The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf1 ep.
- 1984Faerie Tale TheatreGoldilocks' Father1 ep.
- 1977Great PerformancesCapt. Thorne1 ep.
Also known as: 莊李富高 · John Arthur Lithgow · 約翰.李斯高 · جان لیتگو