10/19/1945
Rochester, New York, USA:
John Arthur Lithgow (* 19. Oktober 1945 in Rochester, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Er spielte in zahlreichen Filmen wie Footloose (1984 mit Kevin Bacon), Cliffhanger – Nur die Starken überleben (1993 mit Sylvester Stallone) und Die Akte (1993 mit Julia Roberts und Denzel Washington). In Shrek – Der tollkühne Held lieh Lithgow Lord Farquaard seine Stimme. Danach übernahm er Rollen in Nix wie raus aus Orange County, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, in dem er Blake Edwards darstellte, sowie in Kinsey – Die Wahrheit über Sex. In der Fassung von Don Quichotte aus dem Jahr 2000 gab er die Titelfigur. In der vierten Staffel der Fernsehserie Dexter übernahm Lithgow als „Trinity Killer“ die Rolle eines Serienmörders. Ab 2011 spielte er in der US-Sitcom How I Met Your Mother den Vater von Barney Stinson, Jerry Whitaker. Quelle: Wikipedia
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Jimpa (2026) as Jimpa |
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The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) as Dave Crealy |
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Spellbound (2024) as Bolinar (voice) |
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Conclave (2024) as Tremblay |
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Art Happens Here with John Lithgow (2024) as Self |
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Cabrini (2024) as Mayor Gould |
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023) as Self |
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) as Prosecutor Peter Leaward |
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Sharper (2023) as Richard Hobbes |
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Chez Bob (2022) as |
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The Bubble (2022) as Tom the Studio Chairman |
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021) as Philip Drummond |
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Show of Titles (2021) as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer |
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Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021) as Sir Isaac Newton (voice) |
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Myths and Hymns (2021) as |
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Give My Regards to Broadway (2020) as Self |
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Bombshell (2019) as Roger Ailes |
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On Broadway (2019) as Self |
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019) as President Donald J. Trump |
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The Tomorrow Man (2019) as Ed Hemsler |
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Pet Sematary (2019) as Jud Crandall |
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Late Night (2019) as Walter Lovell |
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Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman (2018) as Jud Crandall |
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Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018) as Self |
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Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) as Fergus |
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Daddy's Home 2 (2017) as Don |
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The Pulitzer At 100 (2017) as Self |
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Beatriz at Dinner (2017) as Doug Strutt |
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Hickory Dickory Doc (2017) as Himself |
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They All Saw a Cat (2017) as |
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Miss Sloane (2016) as Senator Ronald Sperling |
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The Accountant (2016) as Lamar Blackburn |
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) as Self - Performer |
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Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (2016) as Narrator |
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Best of Enemies (2015) as Voice of Gore Vidal |
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Lord John (2015) as |
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Inside 'Interstellar' (2015) as Self |
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Projections of America (2015) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Interstellar (2014) as Donald |
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Les As de la Jungle 2 : Le Trésor du Vieux Jim (2014) as Maurice (voice) |
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Love Is Strange (2014) as Ben |
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The Homesman (2014) as Reverend Alfred Dowd |
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9 Kisses (2014) as Man in Club |
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Timms Valley (2013) as Ol' Gregory Timms |
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Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love (2013) as Self |
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Shrek Stories (2013) as Lord Farquaad (voice) |
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National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2013) as Posket |
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This Is 40 (2012) as Oliver |
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Casting By (2012) as Self |
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The Campaign (2012) as Glen Motch |
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Shrek: Once Upon a Time (2011) as Self |
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New Year's Eve (2011) as Jonathan Cox (uncredited) |
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) as Charles Rodman |
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Leap Year (2010) as Jack Brady |
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Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn (2009) as Narrator |
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The Macabre World of Lavender Williams (2009) as God |
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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) as Edgar West |
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Car of the Future (2008) as Narrator |
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) as Self |
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Dreamgirls (2006) as Jerry Harris |
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) as René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly") |
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The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge (2006) as Narrator |
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Sangre (2006) as Cafe chef and owner |
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Einstein's Big Idea (2005) as Narrator (voice) U.S. edition |
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) as Blake Edwards |
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Kinsey (2004) as Alfred Seguine Kinsey |
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Shrek 3-D (2004) as Ghost of Farquaad (voice) |
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Dogs and More Dogs (2004) as Narrator |
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Bark, George (2003) as |
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Orange County (2002) as Bud Brumder |
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Buckaroo Banzai Declassified (2002) as Self |
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Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) as Lord Farquaad (singing voice) |
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Shrek (2001) as Lord Farquaad (voice) |
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) as Jean-Claude (voice) |
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Don Quixote (2000) as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano |
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95 Worlds and Counting (2000) as Narrator |
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Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999) as Dr. Oscar Charles |
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A Civil Action (1998) as Judge Walter J. Skinner |
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Homegrown (1998) as Malcolm / Robert Stockman |
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Johnny Skidmarks (1998) as Sergeant Larry Skovik |
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Officer Buckle and Gloria (1997) as Narrator (voice) |
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Hollow Point (1996) as Thomas Livingston |
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Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996) as Narrator |
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The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) as Senator Conyers |
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Redwood Curtain (1995) as Laird Riordan |
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My Brother's Keeper (1995) as Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley |
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Silent Fall (1994) as Dr. Rene Harlinger |
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Princess Caraboo (1994) as Professor Wilkinson |
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A Good Man in Africa (1994) as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner |
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) as Self |
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The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale (1993) as Alexander (voice) |
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Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) as Paul Harrington |
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The Pelican Brief (1993) as Smith Keen |
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The Wrong Man (1993) as Phillip Mills |
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Cliffhanger (1993) as Qualen |
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1993) as Narrator |
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Raising Cain (1992) as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo |
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) as Leslie Huben |
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Ricochet (1991) as Earl Talbott Blake |
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The Boys (1991) as Artie Margulies |
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Amazing Stories: The Movie II (1990) as John Walters (archive footage) |
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Memphis Belle (1990) as Bruce Derringer |
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Ivory Hunters (1990) as Robert Carter |
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John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert (1990) as |
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Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self |
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Traveling Man (1989) as Ben Cluett |
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Out Cold (1989) as Dave |
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Distant Thunder (1988) as Mark Lambert |
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Harry and the Hendersons (1987) as George Henderson |
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The Amazing Bone (1987) as Narrator |
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Baby Girl Scott (1987) as Neil Scott |
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The Manhattan Project (1986) as John Mathewson |
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Resting Place (1986) as Maj. Kendall Laird |
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Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (1985) as Self |
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Mesmerized (1985) as Oliver Thompson |
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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) as B.Z. |
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2010 (1984) as Dr. Walter Curnow |
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The Glitter Dome (1984) as Sgt. Marty Wellborn |
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) as Lord John Whorfin |
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Footloose (1984) as Rev. Shaw Moore |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984) as Goldilocks' Father |
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2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984) as Himself |
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The Day After (1983) as Joe Huxley |
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Terms of Endearment (1983) as Sam Burns |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as Valentine |
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Not in Front of the Children (1982) as Richard Carruthers |
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The World According to Garp (1982) as Roberta Muldoon |
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) as Mr. Brunner |
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Blow Out (1981) as Burke |
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Big Blonde (1980) as Herbie Morse |
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Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980) as Wally |
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The Oldest Living Graduate (1980) as Clarence |
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All That Jazz (1979) as Lucas Sergeant |
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Rich Kids (1979) as Paul Philips |
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The Big Fix (1978) as Sam Sebastian |
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Secret Service (1977) as Capt. Thorne |
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Obsession (1976) as Robert Lasalle |
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The Country Girl (1974) as Paul Unger |
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Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) as John |
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Broadway: The Next Generation () as Self |
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Sequestered - Inside Conclave () as Self |
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The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) Executive Producer |
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Art Happens Here with John Lithgow (2024) Executive Producer |
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Don Quixote (2000) Executive Producer |