Acting
John Lithgow
- Titles
- 145movies66TV shows
- Career
Active from 1972 to 2026, busiest in 1984 and 1993 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 68top 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.
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Nostalgia4.0average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Violence3.4, average 4.3
- Adrenaline4.3, average 5.1
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
- Coming of Age2.3, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Social Commentary 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Family-Friendly 6
- Character Study 6
- Suspenseful 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Biographical Drama 4
- Lighthearted 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Neo-Noir Thriller 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Isabella RosselliniActorConclave, Don Quixote, Ivory Hunters, Tales from the Crypt: You, Murderer
John KortyDirectorResting Place, Redwood Curtain, Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn, Baby Girl Scott
Paul HirschEditorBlow Out, Footloose, Raising Cain, Obsession
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, Amazing Stories: The Movie II, The Smurfs Movie
Cameron DiazActorShrek, Shrek 3-D, Shrek Stories
Mike MyersActorShrek, Shrek 3-D, Shrek Stories
Eddie MurphyActorShrek, Shrek 3-D, Shrek Stories
Brian De PalmaWriterBlow Out, Raising Cain, Obsession
Richard HartleyComposerThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Princess Caraboo, Don Quixote
Kevin KlineActorPrincess Caraboo, The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Movies and TV shows
442020s
5 titles · average score 71
45
as Jimpa
80
as Tremblay
74
as Mayor Gould
83
as Prosecutor Peter Leaward
73
TV show · as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
2010s
15 titles · average score 72
67
as Roger Ailes
62
as President Donald J. Trump
70
as Walter Lovell
63
as Doug Strutt
82
TV show · as Winston Churchill
71
as Senator Ronald Sperling
81
as Voice of Gore Vidal
65
TV show · as Self / Self - Guest
76
as Ben
68
as Reverend Alfred Dowd
57
as Glen Motch
75
as Charles Rodman
2000s
3 titles · average score 72
71
TV show
69
as Blake Edwards
76
as Alfred Seguine Kinsey
1990s
8 titles · average score 61
64
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
66
TV show · as Dick Solomon
80
as Senator Conyers
29
as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
59
as Professor Wilkinson
59
as Smith Keen
68
as Leslie Huben
as Robert Carter
1980s
10 titles · average score 64
83
TV show · as Gus (voice) / John Lithgow (voice)
57
as John Mathewson
64
as Maj. Kendall Laird
45
as Sgt. Marty Wellborn
55
as Valentine
77
as Joe Huxley
70
as Roberta Muldoon
47
as Mr. Brunner
81
as Burke
as Clarence
1970s
3 titles · average score 71
61
as Paul Philips
80
as Lucas Sergeant
73
as Sam Sebastian