John Lithgow
Current Interest
3.3
▼ 0.6Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 102 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
Interstellar
as Donald
2014
24.9
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Prosecutor Peter Leaward
2023
12.7
Shrek
as Lord Farquaad (voice)
2001
12.5
The Accountant
as Lamar Blackburn
2016
10.1
Memphis Belle
as Bruce Derringer
1990
9.2
Harry Potter
as Albus Dumbledore
2026
8.7
The Homesman
as Reverend Alfred Dowd
2014
7.2
Conclave
as Tremblay
2024
6.8
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Charles Rodman
2011
6.5
The Pelican Brief
as Smith Keen
1993
6.3
Bombshell
as Roger Ailes
2019
6.2
Blow Out
as Burke
1981
5.9
Raising Cain
as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
1992
5.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Dick Solomon
1996
5.5
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Lord John Whorfin
1984
5.4
Pet Sematary
as Jud Crandall
2019
5.4
Footloose
as Rev. Shaw Moore
1984
5.3
Cliffhanger
as Qualen
1993
5.2
Terms of Endearment
as Sam Burns
1983
5.1
Miss Sloane
as Senator Ronald Sperling
2016
5.0
Leap Year
as Jack Brady
2010
4.9
The Old Man
as Harold Harper
2022
4.8
Pitch Perfect 3
as Fergus
2017
4.7
2010
as Dr. Walter Curnow
1984
4.6
Daddy's Home 2
as Don
2017
4.4
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Valentine
1983
4.3
Spellbound
as Bolinar (voice)
2024
4.2
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Edgar West
2009
4.2
The World According to Garp
as Roberta Muldoon
1982
4.2
Dreamgirls
as Jerry Harris
2006
4.1
Jimpa
as Jimpa
2026
4.0
Obsession
as Robert Lasalle
1976
4.0
This Is 40
as Oliver
2012
4.0
All That Jazz
as Lucas Sergeant
1979
3.9
The Day After
as Joe Huxley
1983
3.8
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
as Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
2001
3.7
Santa Claus: The Movie
as B.Z.
1985
3.6
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Jean-Claude (voice)
2000
3.5
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
as The White Rabbit (voice)
2013
3.4
Ricochet
as Earl Talbott Blake
1991
3.4
The Campaign
as Glen Motch
2012
3.3
Sharper
as Richard Hobbes
2023
3.3
Cabrini
as Mayor Gould
2024
3.3
Best of Enemies
as Voice of Gore Vidal
2015
3.3
The West
as Self
1996
3.3
Late Night
as Walter Lovell
2019
3.3
The Rule of Jenny Pen
as Dave Crealy
2025
3.0
Orange County
as Bud Brumder
2002
3.0
Beatriz at Dinner
as Doug Strutt
2017
3.0
Harry and the Hendersons
as George Henderson
1987
2.9
A Civil Action
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
1998
2.9
Prohibition
as Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
2011
2.9
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as James Roosevelt (voice)
2014
2.9
Silent Fall
as Dr. Rene Harlinger
1994
2.8
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Blake Edwards
2004
2.7
Kinsey
as Alfred Seguine Kinsey
2004
2.7
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
as Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
2003
2.6
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
as Philip Drummond
2021
2.5
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Senator Conyers
1995
2.5
Princess Caraboo
as Professor Wilkinson
1994
2.4
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
2018
2.2
The Manhattan Project
as John Mathewson
1986
2.2
Homegrown
as Malcolm / Robert Stockman
1998
2.1
The Pulitzer At 100
as Self
2017
2.1
Love Is Strange
as Ben
2014
2.0
The Tomorrow Man
as Ed Hemsler
2019
2.0
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Leslie Huben
1991
2.0
Out Cold
as Dave
1989
2.0
The Big Fix
as Sam Sebastian
1978
1.8
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Mr. Brunner
1982
1.8
Distant Thunder
as Mark Lambert
1988
1.8
Don Quixote
as Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
2000
1.6
Resting Place
as Maj. Kendall Laird
1986
1.5
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as John
1972
1.4
Mesmerized
as Oliver Thompson
1985
1.4
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Paul Harrington
1993
1.4
Hollow Point
as Thomas Livingston
1996
1.4
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Marty Wellborn
1984
1.4
Redwood Curtain
as Laird Riordan
1995
1.4
The Wrong Man
as Phillip Mills
1993
1.3
Rich Kids
as Paul Philips
1979
1.3
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
1.3
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
as Narrator
1996
1.2
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
as Alexander (voice)
1993
1.2
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self
2002
0.1
Einstein's Big Idea
as Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
2005
0.1
Dogs and More Dogs
as Narrator
2004
0.1
Car of the Future
as Narrator
2008
0.1
95 Worlds and Counting
as Narrator
2000
0.1
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Self
2013
0.1
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
as Posket
2013
0.1
Shrek Stories
as Lord Farquaad (voice)
2013
0.1
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
as Maurice (voice)
2014
0.1
Big Blonde
as Herbie Morse
1980
0.1
Bark, George
2003
0.1
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Clarence
1980
0.1
Timms Valley
as Ol' Gregory Timms
2013
0.1
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
2016
0.1
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
as Wally
1980
0.1
Hickory Dickory Doc
as Himself
2017
0.1
On Broadway
as Self
2019
0.1
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self
2011
0.1
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
as God
2009
0.1
The Country Girl
as Paul Unger
1974
0.1
Sangre
as Cafe chef and owner
2006
0.1
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
as Narrator
2009
0.1
Lord John
2015
0.1
They All Saw a Cat
2017
0.1
Chez Bob
2022
0.1
Frequently Asked Questions About John Lithgow
John Lithgow has appeared in 109 titles, including 102 movies and 7 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.
