Acting
John Lithgow
- Titles
- 144movies64TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19722026
- Leading roles
- 70top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Shrek93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 98 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Situational Comedy3.2average 2.7
- Family Dynamics5.1average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.0average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Violence3.3, average 4.3
- Adrenaline4.3, average 5.1
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
- Crime3.2, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Family-Friendly 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Social Commentary 6
- Character Study 6
- Suspenseful 5
- Nostalgic 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Quirky Characters 4
- Lighthearted 4
- Feel-Good Movie 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Isabella RosselliniActorConclave, Don Quixote, Ivory Hunters, Tales from the Crypt: You, Murderer
Mike MyersActorShrek, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, Shrek, Shrek Stories
Cameron DiazActorShrek, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, Shrek, Shrek Stories
John KortyDirectorResting Place, Redwood Curtain, Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn, Baby Girl Scott
Paul HirschEditorFootloose, Blow Out, Obsession, Raising Cain
Danny DeVitoActorTerms of Endearment, Amazing Stories: The Movie II, The Smurfs Movie
Eddie MurphyActorShrek, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, Shrek Stories
George GrizzardActorThe Oldest Living Graduate, Not in Front of the Children, The Country Girl
Mary Beth HurtActorThe World According to Garp, Baby Girl Scott, Secret Service
Richard HartleyComposerPrincess Caraboo, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Don Quixote
Brian De PalmaDirectorBlow Out, Obsession, Raising Cain
Bob HoskinsActorWorld War II: When Lions Roared, Don Quixote
Movies and TV shows
155Upcoming
5 titles
93
as Lord Farquaad
as John Walters (archive footage)
as Gargamel (Voice)
TV show · as Albus Dumbledore
TV show · as Inner Voice of Arthur (voice)
2020s
17 titles · average score 69
60
as Dave Crealy
56
as Jimpa
72
as Tremblay
75
as Mayor Gould
61
as Bolinar (voice)
74
as Prosecutor Peter Leaward
67
as Richard Hobbes
73
TV show · as Harold Harper
77
as Philip Drummond
as Sir Isaac Newton (voice)
79
TV show · as Arthur Mitchell
74
TV show · as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
2010s
34 titles · average score 67
57
as Jud Crandall
58
as Ed Hemsler
67
as Roger Ailes
75
TV show · as Larry Henderson
58
as Doug Strutt
62
as Don
72
as Lamar Blackburn
65
as Ben
60
as Oliver
59
as Glen Motch
74
as Charles Rodman
66
as Jack Brady
2000s
28 titles · average score 67
61
as Edgar West
72
TV show
84
TV show · as Arthur Mitchell
as Cafe chef and owner
82
TV show · as Jerry Whittaker
67
as Blake Edwards
68
as Alfred Seguine Kinsey
61
as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
61
as Bud Brumder
78
as Lord Farquaad (voice)
61
as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
64
as Jean-Claude (voice)
1990s
32 titles · average score 64
56
as Sergeant Larry Skovik
65
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
76
TV show · as Dick Solomon
54
as Thomas Livingston
51
as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
56
as Dr. Rene Harlinger
78
TV show
65
as Eric Qualen
48
as Paul Harrington
60
as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
61
as Earl Talbott Blake
66
as Leslie Huben
1980s
29 titles · average score 65
57
as Dave
57
as Mark Lambert
61
as George Henderson
61
as John Mathewson
62
as Maj. Kendall Laird
46
as Oliver Thompson
66
as Rev. Shaw Moore
66
as Dr. Walter Curnow
60
as Lord John Whorfin
64
as Valentine
73
as Burke
1970s
9 titles · average score 64
57
as Paul Philips
86
as Lucas Sergeant
60
as Sam Sebastian
as Capt. Thorne
67
as Robert Lasalle
TV show · as Narrator
as Paul Unger
67
TV show · as Capt. Thorne
1950s
1 titles · average score 83
83
TV show · as Paul Unger / Laird Riordan