Acting
John Lithgow
- Titles
- 141movies65TV shows
- Career
Active from 1972 to 2026, busiest in 1984 and 1993 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 65top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 103 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism5.7average 5.4
- Family Dynamics5.1average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline4.2, average 4.9
- Violence3.6, average 4.2
- Coming of Age2.4, average 3.0
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Political Intrigue 6
- Family-Friendly 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Lighthearted 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Feel-Good Movie 3
- Quirky Characters 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John KortyDirectorResting Place, Redwood Curtain, Baby Girl Scott, Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Paul HirschEditorFootloose, Blow Out, Raising Cain, Obsession
Isabella RosselliniActorConclave, Don Quixote, Ivory Hunters
Mary Beth HurtActorThe World According to Garp, Baby Girl Scott, Secret Service
George GrizzardActorThe Oldest Living Graduate, Not in Front of the Children, The Country Girl
Danny DeVitoActorTerms of Endearment, The Smurfs Movie, Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Cameron DiazActorShrek, Shrek 3-D, Shrek Stories
Mike MyersActorShrek, Shrek 3-D, Shrek Stories
Eddie MurphyActorShrek, Shrek 3-D, Shrek Stories
Richard HartleyComposerPrincess Caraboo, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Don Quixote
Brian De PalmaDirectorBlow Out, Raising Cain, Obsession
Jorge Cervera Jr.ActorThe Big Fix, The Wrong Man
Movies and TV shows
150Upcoming
1 title
as Gargamel (Voice)
2020s
18 titles · average score 67
as Jimpa
as Dave Crealy
TV show · as Arthur Mitchell
as Tremblay
as Mayor Gould
as Prosecutor Peter Leaward
as Richard Hobbes
TV show · as Harold Harper
as Philip Drummond
as Sir Isaac Newton (voice)
TV show · as Arthur Mitchell
TV show · as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
2010s
33 titles · average score 65
as Jud Crandall
as Ed Hemsler
as Roger Ailes
TV show · as Larry Henderson
as Don
as Doug Strutt
as Lamar Blackburn
as Ben
as Oliver
as Glen Motch
as Charles Rodman
as Jack Brady
2000s
28 titles · average score 66
as Edgar West
TV show · as John Mason
TV show · as Arthur Mitchell
TV show · as John Lithgow
TV show · as Jerry Whittaker
TV show
as Blake Edwards
as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
as Alfred Seguine Kinsey
as Bud Brumder
as Lord Farquaad (voice)
as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
1990s
31 titles · average score 59
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
as Sergeant Larry Skovik
TV show · as Dick Solomon
as Thomas Livingston
as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
as Dr. Rene Harlinger
as Qualen
as Paul Harrington
as Phillip Mills
as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
as Earl Talbott Blake
as Leslie Huben
1980s
29 titles · average score 62
as Dave
as George Henderson
as John Mathewson
as Maj. Kendall Laird
as Oliver Thompson
as Rev. Shaw Moore
as Dr. Walter Curnow
as Lord John Whorfin
as Sam Burns
as Valentine
as Burke
1970s
9 titles · average score 67
as Paul Philips
as Lucas Sergeant
as Sam Sebastian
as Capt. Thorne
as Robert Lasalle
TV show · as Narrator
as Paul Unger
TV show · as Capt. Thorne
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Laird Riordan / Paul Unger