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Biography

John Lithgow was born October 19 1945 as the son of Arthur Lithgow and Sarah Jane Price. Arthur Lithgow was directing and producing theater…more

Born

10/19/1945, Rochester, New York, USA

Birth Name

John Arthur Lithgow

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- The Tony Awards
  Himself (Presenter)
  - S 1: Ep 62 62nd Annual Tony Awards
    6/15/08
- Twenty Good Years
  John Mason
  - S 1: Ep 4 Jeffrey's Choice
    11/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Elbow Incident
    10/25/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 Big Love
    10/18/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/11/06
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Crying Game
  - + 3 More Credits
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Dick Solomon
  - S 6: Ep 19 The Thing That Wouldn't Die (1)
    5/22/01
  - S 6: Ep 18 Mary Loves Scoochie (2)
    5/15/01
  - S 6: Ep 17 Mary Loves Scoochie (1)
    5/8/01
  - S 6: Ep 16 Dick Soup for the Soul
    5/1/01
  - S 6: Ep 15 Glengarry Glen Dick
    4/17/01
  - + 124 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea
  Voices
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 26 October 10, 2006
    10/10/06
  - S 7: Ep 160 Caine/Crowe
    4/26/04
  - S 7: Ep 10 Lithgow/Russell
    9/15/03
  - S 6: Ep 19 September 30, 2002
    9/30/02
  - S 5: Ep 59 April 11, 2002
    4/11/02
- Dexter
  Arthur 'Trinity' Mitchell
- The View
  HImself
  - S 5: Ep 1 September 24, 2001
    9/24/01
Guest Star (39)

Role
- CBS This Morning
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 92 April 24, 2012
    4/24/12
- The Talk
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 Episode 217
    10/6/11
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 2 John Lithgow
    10/4/11
  - S 7: Ep 68 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    5/19/11
  - S 7: Ep 10 Ken Burns
    11/1/05
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 196 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 02/11/2010
    2/11/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 87 Episode #3.087
    12/16/09
  - S 2: Ep 67 Episode #2.067
    11/24/08
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 63 December 7, 2009
    12/7/09
  - S 21: Ep 26 October 6, 2008
    10/6/08
  - S 17: Ep 122 March 10, 2005
    3/10/05
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 185 September 12, 2008
    9/12/08
  - S 55: Ep 201 October 9, 2006
    10/9/06
  - S 52: Ep 102 May 22, 2003
    5/22/03
- NOVA
  Narrator
  - S 35: Ep 15 Car of the Future
    4/22/08
  - S 33: Ep 14 The Great Robot Race
    3/28/06
  - S 33: Ep 3 Einstein's Big Idea
    10/11/05
  - S 31: Ep 11 Dogs and More Dogs
    2/3/04
  - S 29: Ep 7 Life's Greatest Miracle
    11/20/01
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 61 Episode 236
    12/6/05
  - S 1: Ep 166 Episode 166
    7/18/05
- The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Every Dog Has His Day
    10/26/05
- Martha
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 25 John Lithgow
    10/14/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 3 John Lithgow, Eugene Levy, Flight of the Conchords
    9/8/05
  - S 12: Ep 157 Johnny Knoxville, John O'Hurley, Dressy Bessy
    8/4/05
- Saturday Night Live
  Baudelaire
  - — The Best of Jon Lovitz
    9/25/04
- VH1 Goes Inside
  Himself/Lord Farquaad
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shrek
    5/16/04
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 5 Ronnie Corbett
    3/16/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 185 Show #997
    6/11/01
  - S 5: Ep 13 Show #825
    9/21/00
  - S 4: Ep 12 Show #636
    9/23/99
  - S 3: Ep 120 Show #551
    3/16/99
  - S 2: Ep 24 Show #266
    10/9/97
  - + 1 More Credits
- Cosby
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 Superstar
    11/17/99
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/98
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/95
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/11/94
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 17 John Lithgow, Penelope Ann Miller, Paul Tomp
    10/9/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 24 Show #0886
    10/8/97
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 UFOs
    1/31/97
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
    2/24/96
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Laird Riordan
  - S 44: Ep 3 Redwood Curtain
    4/23/95
- Frasier
  Voice of Madman Martinez
  - S 2: Ep 19 Someone to Watch Over Me
    3/28/95
- Tales from the Crypt
  Dr. Oscar Charles
  - S 6: Ep 15 You, Murderer
    1/25/95
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 195 August 6, 1992
    8/6/92
  - S 3: Ep 124 March 21, 1991
    3/21/91
  - S 2: Ep 161 May 30, 1990
    5/30/90
  - S 2: Ep 43 November 8, 1989
    11/8/89
- Rugrats
  Jean Claude
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 105 February 15, 1990
    2/15/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 66 Show #3993
    6/19/89
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 6 John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
    11/19/88
  - S 12: Ep 16 John Lithgow/Anita Baker
    4/11/87
  - S 11: Ep 4 John Lithgow/Mr. Mister
    12/7/85
- Harry and the Hendersons
  George Henderson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Harry and the Hendersons
    6/5/87
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 136 Show #0794
    11/20/86
- Amazing Stories
  John Walters
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Doll
    5/4/86
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Maj. Kendall Laird
  - S 35: Ep 2 Resting Place
    4/27/86
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/84
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
  Father
  - S 3: Ep 1 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
    1/9/84
- Great Performances
  Capt. Thorne
  - S 5: Ep 7 Secret Service
    1/12/77
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Paul Unger
  - S 23: Ep 3 The Country Girl
    2/5/74
Special Guest Star (4)

Role
- How I Met Your Mother
  Jerry Whittaker
  - S 6: Ep 21 Hopeless
    4/18/11
  - S 6: Ep 19 Legendaddy
    3/21/11
- Dexter
  Arthur Mitchell
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Getaway
    12/13/09
- Dexter
  Arthur 'Trinity' Mitchell
  - S 4: Ep 11 Hello, Dexter Morgan
    12/6/09
  - S 4: Ep 10 Lost Boys
    11/29/09
  - S 4: Ep 9 Hungry Man
    11/22/09
  - S 4: Ep 8 Road Kill
    11/15/09
  - S 4: Ep 7 Slack Tide
    11/8/09
  - + 6 More Credits
- 30 Rock
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 13 Goodbye, My Friend
    3/5/09

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- John's nickname is "Jiggles".
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- In college Lithgow was in the same dorm room with former Vice president Al Gore and actor Tommy Lee Jones.
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- Lithgow is a registered pastor of Rose Ministries.
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- John Lithgow: [On fan response to his role on Dexter] They are so enthusiastic. They seem to have a taste for horror... They sort of lick their chops at Dexter. They're thrilled. I would have thought that people would run from me in terror.
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- John: I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom is a wonderful gig. You work from 10 to 4 every day, it's fun, and you get to live at home.
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- John: I draw pictures on a great big board as I sing. I draw all the animals.
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