Acting

John Lithgow

Titles: 144movies66TV shows

Career: Active from 1972 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 70
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: Shrek
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 99 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Lithgow Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
3.3, average 4.3
Adrenaline
4.3, average 5.1
Scare
2.0, average 2.6
Crime
3.2, average 3.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 8
Psychological Thriller 7
Character Study 6
Political Intrigue 6
Social Commentary 6
Family-Friendly 6
Suspenseful 5
Historical Setting 4
Thought-Provoking 4
Lighthearted 4
Feel-Good Movie 4
Quirky Characters 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18

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2020s

18 titles · average score 71

Poster for Giant

as Roald Dahl

Poster for Harry Potter

TV show · as Albus Dumbledore

Poster for The Rule of Jenny Pen

as Dave Crealy

Poster for Jimpa

as Jimpa

Poster for Dexter: Resurrection

TV show · as Arthur Mitchell

Poster for Conclave

as Tremblay

Poster for Cabrini

as Mayor Gould

Poster for Spellbound

as Bolinar (voice)

Poster for Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

Executive Producer

Poster for Killers of the Flower Moon

as Prosecutor Peter Leaward

Poster for Sharper

as Richard Hobbes

Poster for The Old Man

TV show · as Harold Harper

Poster for The Bubble

as Tom the Studio Chairman

Poster for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

as Philip Drummond

Poster for Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

as Sir Isaac Newton (voice)

Poster for Dexter: New Blood

TV show · as Arthur Mitchell

Poster for Show of Titles

as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

Poster for Perry Mason

TV show · as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan

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