What is John Lithgow known for? What movies is John Lithgow in?

John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen.

Lithgow made his made his Broadway debut in 1973 in The Changing Room for which he received his first Tony Award.

Three years later, he starred alongside Meryl Streep in the plays;

• 27 Wagons Full of Cotton,
• A Memory of Two Mondays and
• Secret Service at The Public Theatre.

Lithgow starred as Dick Solomon in the television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance.

In 2002, Lithgow received his second Tony Award, this time for a musical, The Sweet Smell of Success.

In 2004, Lithgow played Blake Edwards in the HBO movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and has also appeared on 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, and Louie.

Three years later, he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Malvolio in Twelfth Night.

He also played Arthur Mitchell in the drama Dexter (2009) for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama.

Lithgow portrayed Winston Churchill in the Netflix drama The Crown (2016–2019) receiving a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

He starred in HBO’s Perry Mason (2020) and FX’s The Old Man (2022).

Lithgow has also starred in the films;

• Footloose (1984),
• Harry and the Hendersons (1987),
• The Pelican Brief and Cliffhanger (1993),
• A Civil Action (1998),
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000),
• Shrek (2001),
• Kinsey (2004),
• Dreamgirls (2006),
• Love Is Strange (2014),
• Miss Sloane (2016),
• Beatriz at Dinner (2017),
• Late Night, and Bombshell (both 2019), and
• Killers of the Flower Moon (2022).