John Lithgow
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Rating Distribution
Based on 101 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Interstellar
as Donald
2014
71
Shrek
as Lord Farquaad (voice)
2001
61
The Accountant
as Lamar Blackburn
2016
57
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Prosecutor Peter Leaward
2023
56
Conclave
as Tremblay
2024
55
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Charles Rodman
2011
53
The Homesman
as Reverend Alfred Dowd
2014
53
Footloose
as Rev. Shaw Moore
1984
53
Bombshell
as Roger Ailes
2019
52
The Pelican Brief
as Smith Keen
1993
52
Pet Sematary
as Jud Crandall
2019
52
Cliffhanger
as Qualen
1993
51
This Is 40
as Oliver
2012
51
Blow Out
as Burke
1981
50
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Valentine
1983
50
Pitch Perfect 3
as Fergus
2017
50
2010
as Dr. Walter Curnow
1984
50
Spellbound
as Bolinar (voice)
2024
50
Miss Sloane
as Senator Ronald Sperling
2016
49
Terms of Endearment
as Sam Burns
1983
49
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Lord John Whorfin
1984
49
Dreamgirls
as Jerry Harris
2006
49
All That Jazz
as Lucas Sergeant
1979
48
Leap Year
as Jack Brady
2010
47
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Edgar West
2009
47
Obsession
as Robert Lasalle
1976
47
Daddy's Home 2
as Don
2017
46
The Campaign
as Glen Motch
2012
46
The Day After
as Joe Huxley
1983
46
Harry and the Hendersons
as George Henderson
1987
44
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Jean-Claude (voice)
2000
44
A Civil Action
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
1998
44
Orange County
as Bud Brumder
2002
43
Raising Cain
as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
1992
43
The World According to Garp
as Roberta Muldoon
1982
43
Sharper
as Richard Hobbes
2023
43
Cabrini
as Mayor Gould
2024
41
Memphis Belle
as Bruce Derringer
1990
41
Kinsey
as Alfred Seguine Kinsey
2004
40
Late Night
as Walter Lovell
2019
40
Ricochet
as Earl Talbott Blake
1991
39
The Rule of Jenny Pen
as Dave Crealy
2025
38
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Blake Edwards
2004
38
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
2003
36
Santa Claus: The Movie
as B.Z.
1985
33
Jimpa
as Jimpa
2026
33
Princess Caraboo
as Professor Wilkinson
1994
31
Harry Potter
as Albus Dumbledore
2026
30
Beatriz at Dinner
as Doug Strutt
2017
29
Silent Fall
as Dr. Rene Harlinger
1994
29
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Senator Conyers
1995
28
Homegrown
as Malcolm / Robert Stockman
1998
28
Love Is Strange
as Ben
2014
27
Resting Place
as Maj. Kendall Laird
1986
26
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Leslie Huben
1991
21
The Big Fix
as Sam Sebastian
1978
21
Distant Thunder
as Mark Lambert
1988
20
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Philip Drummond
2021
19
The Manhattan Project
as John Mathewson
1986
18
Best of Enemies
as Voice of Gore Vidal
2015
17
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
16
The Tomorrow Man
as Ed Hemsler
2019
16
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Mr. Brunner
1982
15
Don Quixote
as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
2000
14
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
2016
13
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Paul Harrington
1993
12
Redwood Curtain
as Laird Riordan
1995
12
The Old Man
as Harold Harper
2022
11
Shrek Stories
as Lord Farquaad (voice)
2013
11
Out Cold
as Dave
1989
10
Einstein's Big Idea
as Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
2005
8
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as John
1972
8
Timms Valley
as Ol' Gregory Timms
2013
7
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
as Wally
1980
6
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
as Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
2001
5
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
as Maurice (voice)
2014
5
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
as Narrator
1996
4
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
2018
4
On Broadway
as Self
2019
4
The Wrong Man
as Phillip Mills
1993
4
Hollow Point
as Thomas Livingston
1996
4
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Self
2013
4
Mesmerized
as Oliver Thompson
1985
4
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
as The White Rabbit (voice)
2013
4
The Pulitzer At 100
as Self
2017
4
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self
2002
3
Big Blonde
as Herbie Morse
1980
3
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Marty Wellborn
1984
2
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
as God
2009
2
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Clarence
1980
1
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self
2011
1
Sangre
as Cafe chef and owner
2006
1
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
as Narrator
2009
1
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
as Posket
2013
1
Lord John
2015
1
Rich Kids
as Paul Philips
1979
1
Bark, George
2003
0
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
as Alexander (voice)
1993
0
Chez Bob
2022
0
Dogs and More Dogs
as Narrator
2004
0
Car of the Future
as Narrator
2008
0
95 Worlds and Counting
as Narrator
2000
0
Hickory Dickory Doc
as Himself
2017
0
The Country Girl
as Paul Unger
1974
0
They All Saw a Cat
2017
0
The West
as Self
1996
0
Prohibition
as Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
2011
0
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as James Roosevelt (voice)
2014
0
Frequently Asked Questions About John Lithgow
John Lithgow has appeared in 108 titles, including 102 movies and 6 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in John Lithgow's filmography is Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972).
The most recent title featuring John Lithgow is Harry Potter (2026).
One of the highest rated titles featuring John Lithgow is The Roosevelts: An Intimate History with an IMDb rating of 8.8.
John Lithgow has been active for approximately 54 years, with credits spanning from 1972 to 2026.
Titles featuring John Lithgow currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.7.
The busiest years in John Lithgow's career include 2017, 1993, 2013.
