---
title: 'John Lithgow'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film actor'
  - 'television actor'
  - 'banjoist'
  - 'voice actor'
  - 'stage actor'
born: '1945-10-19'
birthplace: 'Rochester'
films_in_library: 62
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '8.00/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lithgow'
updated: '2026-07-31'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lithgow'
wikidata: 'Q311271'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Lithgow

film actor, television actor, banjoist, voice actor, stage actor.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2025 · [Jimpa](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jimpa-2025) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2024 · [Conclave](https://cinepixo.com/movies/conclave-2024) — as Cardinal Tremblay · unreviewed here
- 2024 · [Cabrini](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cabrini-2024) — as Mayor Gould · unreviewed here
- 2024 · [The Rule Of Jenny Pen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rule-of-jenny-pen-2024) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2024 · [Spellbound](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spellbound-2024) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2023 · [Sharper](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sharper-2023) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2019 · [Pet Sematary](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pet-sematary-2019) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2019 · [Late Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/late-night-2019) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2019 · [The Tomorrow Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tomorrow-man-2019) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2017 · [Pitch Perfect 3](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pitch-perfect-3-2017) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2017 · [Beatriz at Dinner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/beatriz-at-dinner-2017) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2016 · [The Accountant](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-accountant-2016) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2015 · [The Good Dinosaur](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-good-dinosaur-2015) — as additional voices · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [Love Is Strange](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-is-strange-2014) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [The Homesman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-homesman-2014) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [Interstellar](https://cinepixo.com/movies/interstellar-2014) — as Donald · **8.0/10** from 1 review
- 2012 · [This Is 40](https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-is-40-2012) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2012 · [The Campaign](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-campaign-2012) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2011 · [Rise of the Planet of the Apes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2011 · [Prohibition](https://cinepixo.com/movies/prohibition-2011) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Leap Year](https://cinepixo.com/movies/leap-year-2010-2) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2009 · [Confessions of a Shopaholic](https://cinepixo.com/movies/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-2009) — as Edgar West · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Dreamgirls](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dreamgirls-2006) — as Jerry Harris · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Orange County](https://cinepixo.com/movies/orange-county-2002) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [Shrek](https://cinepixo.com/movies/shrek-2001) — as Lord Farquaad · unreviewed here
- 2000 · [Rugrats in Paris: The Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rugrats-in-paris-the-movie-2000) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Homegrown](https://cinepixo.com/movies/homegrown-1998) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [A Civil Action](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-civil-action-1998) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Johnny Skidmarks](https://cinepixo.com/movies/johnny-skidmarks-1998) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1996 · [Hollow Point](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hollow-point-1996) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [A Good Man in Africa](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-good-man-in-africa-1994) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [Silent Fall](https://cinepixo.com/movies/silent-fall-1994) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [Princess Caraboo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/princess-caraboo-1994) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Cliffhanger](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cliffhanger-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [The Pelican Brief](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pelican-brief-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Love, Cheat & Steal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-cheat-steal-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-country-mouse-and-the-city-mouse-a-christmas-tale-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [Raising Cain](https://cinepixo.com/movies/raising-cain-1992) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Ricochet](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ricochet-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [L.A. Story](https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-story-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [At Play in the Fields of the Lord](https://cinepixo.com/movies/at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [Memphis Belle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/memphis-belle-1990) — as Lt. Col. Bruce Derringer · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [Ivory Hunters](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ivory-hunters-1990) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Out Cold](https://cinepixo.com/movies/out-cold-1989) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Distant Thunder](https://cinepixo.com/movies/distant-thunder-1988) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Harry and the Hendersons](https://cinepixo.com/movies/harry-and-the-hendersons-1987) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [The Manhattan Project](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-manhattan-project-1986) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [My Letter to George](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-letter-to-george-1986) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Santa Claus: The Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/santa-claus-the-movie-1985) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [2010: The Year We Make Contact](https://cinepixo.com/movies/2010-the-year-we-make-contact-1984) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [Footloose](https://cinepixo.com/movies/footloose-1984) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-8th-dimension-1984) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Terms of Endearment](https://cinepixo.com/movies/terms-of-endearment-1983) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [The Day After](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-day-after-1983) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Twilight Zone: The Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/twilight-zone-the-movie-1983) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [The World According to Garp](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-world-according-to-garp-1982) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can](https://cinepixo.com/movies/im-dancing-as-fast-as-i-can-1982) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Blow Out](https://cinepixo.com/movies/blow-out-1981) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [All That Jazz](https://cinepixo.com/movies/all-that-jazz-1979) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Rich Kids](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rich-kids-1979) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [The Big Fix](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-fix-1978) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [Obsession](https://cinepixo.com/movies/obsession-1976) — actor · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **8.00/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **8.0/10** — [Gravity With Dust Under Its Nails](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/gravity-with-dust-under-its-nails) on *Interstellar* by Amara Osei, 2026-07-24

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lithgow
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.