Person · Actor · Active since 1972
John Lithgow
b. 1945, Rochester
American actor, born in Rochester. Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appeared in 59 films on this site, including Interstellar (2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Terms of Endearment (1983). Among the 270 actors and directors John Lithgow shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Brian De Palma (3 films), Albert Brooks (3) and John Travolta (2).
Partners by shared films
Who John Lithgow made films with
- 3Brian De PalmaObsession, Blow Out, Raising Cain
- 3Albert BrooksTerms of Endearment, Twilight Zone: The Movie, This Is 40
- 2John TravoltaBlow Out, A Civil Action
- 2Denzel WashingtonRicochet, The Pelican Brief
- 2John GoodmanConfessions of a Shopaholic, The Campaign
- 2Kathy BatesAt Play in the Fields of the Lord, A Civil Action
- 2Jack BlackJohnny Skidmarks, Orange County
- 2Sarah Jessica ParkerFootloose, L.A. Story
- 2Jamie Lee CurtisThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Homegrown
- 2Jessica ChastainInterstellar, Miss Sloane
- 2Anna KendrickThe Accountant, Pitch Perfect 3
- 2Hailee SteinfeldThe Homesman, Pitch Perfect 3
- 2Ellen BurstynMy Brother's Keeper, Interstellar
- 2Richard DreyfussThe Big Fix, Silent Fall
- 2Kevin KlinePrincess Caraboo, Orange County
- 2Burgess MeredithTwilight Zone: The Movie, Santa Claus: The Movie
- 2Stanley TucciThe Pelican Brief, Conclave
- 2Dan AykroydTwilight Zone: The Movie, The Campaign
- 2John KrasinskiKinsey, Dreamgirls
- 2Dianne WiestI'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, Footloose
- 2Roy ScheiderAll That Jazz, 2010: The Year We Make Contact
- 2Hank AzariaHomegrown, C-Scam
- 2Chevy ChaseL.A. Story, Orange County
- 2Leslie MannOrange County, This Is 40
- 2Cynthia NixonThe Manhattan Project, The Pelican Brief
- 2Lynn RedgraveKinsey, Confessions of a Shopaholic
- 2Brian CoxRise of the Planet of the Apes, The Campaign
- 2Hugh DancyConfessions of a Shopaholic, Late Night
- 2Connie BrittonBeatriz at Dinner, Bombshell
- 2Veronica CartwrightMy Brother's Keeper, Kinsey
- 2Bruce McGillOut Cold, Cliffhanger
- 1Donald TrumpBombshell
- 1BeyoncéDreamgirls
- 1Steven SpielbergTwilight Zone: The Movie
- 1Robin WilliamsThe World According to Garp
- 1Sean ConneryA Good Man in Africa
- 1Meryl StreepThe Homesman
- 1Nicole KidmanBombshell
- 1Julia RobertsThe Pelican Brief
- 1Jack NicholsonTerms of Endearment
- 1Sylvester StalloneCliffhanger
- 1Charlize TheronBombshell
- 1Jodie FosterMy Letter to George
- 1Matt DamonInterstellar
- 1Anne HathawayInterstellar
- 1Megan FoxThis Is 40
- 1Ben AffleckThe Accountant
- 1Eddie MurphyDreamgirls
- 1Michael CaineInterstellar
- 1Christopher NolanInterstellar
- 1Julianne MooreSharper
- 1Salma HayekBeatriz at Dinner
- 1Helen Mirren2010: The Year We Make Contact
- 1Liam NeesonKinsey
- 1Amy AdamsLeap Year
- 1Donald SutherlandHollow Point
- 1Shirley MacLaineTerms of Endearment
- 1Hilary SwankThe Homesman
- 1Robert DuvallA Civil Action
- 1Matthew McConaugheyInterstellar
- 1James GandolfiniA Civil Action
- 1Margot RobbieBombshell
- 1Jessica LangeAll That Jazz
- 1Emma ThompsonLate Night
- 1Danny DeVitoTerms of Endearment
- 1Ben StillerOrange County
- 1Jake GyllenhaalHomegrown
- 1Timothée ChalametInterstellar
- 1Malcolm McDowellBombshell
- 1Jamie FoxxDreamgirls
- 1Frances McDormandJohnny Skidmarks
- 1James FrancoRise of the Planet of the Apes
- 1Liv TylerSilent Fall
- 1Tommy Lee JonesThe Homesman
- 1Andy SerkisRise of the Planet of the Apes
- 1Glenn CloseThe World According to Garp
- 1Ralph FiennesConclave
- 1Patrick StewartL.A. Story
- 1Woody HarrelsonL.A. Story
- 1Geoffrey RushThe Rule Of Jenny Pen
- 1Will FerrellThe Campaign
- 1Paul RuddThis Is 40
- 1Sydney PollackA Civil Action
- 1Jon Bon JoviHomegrown
- 1Jeff GoldblumThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- 1Garry MarshallOrange County
- 1Freida PintoRise of the Planet of the Apes
- 1Maggie GyllenhaalHomegrown
- 1Catherine O'HaraOrange County
- 1Billie Joe ArmstrongThis Is 40
- 1Joe PesciI'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
- 1Steve CarellHomegrown
- 1Melissa McCarthyThis Is 40
- 1Tim CurryKinsey
- 1Jennifer HudsonDreamgirls
- 1Olivia ColmanJimpa
- 1Elizabeth BanksPitch Perfect 3
- 1Casey AffleckInterstellar
- 1Kevin BaconFootloose
- 1Jennifer MorrisonBombshell
Films in this guide
- Obsession (1976)actor
- The Big Fix (1978)actor
- All That Jazz (1979)actor
- Blow Out (1981)actor
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)actor
- The World According to Garp (1982)actor
- Terms of Endearment (1983)actor
- The Day After (1983)actor
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)actor
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)actor
- Footloose (1984)actor
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)actor
- The Glitter Dome (1984)actor
- Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)actor
- My Letter to George (1986)actor
- The Manhattan Project (1986)actor
- Harry and the Hendersons (1987)actor
- Distant Thunder (1988)actor
- Out Cold (1989)actor
- Memphis Belle (1990)actor, as Lt. Col. Bruce Derringer
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)actor
- L.A. Story (1991)actor
- Ricochet (1991)actor
- Raising Cain (1992)actor
- Cliffhanger (1993)actor
- The Pelican Brief (1993)actor
- A Good Man in Africa (1994)actor
- Princess Caraboo (1994)actor
- Silent Fall (1994)actor
- My Brother's Keeper (1995)actor
- Hollow Point (1996)actor
- A Civil Action (1998)actor
- Homegrown (1998)actor
- Johnny Skidmarks (1998)actor
- C-Scam (2000)actor
- Orange County (2002)actor
- Kinsey (2004)actor
- Dreamgirls (2006)actor, as Jerry Harris
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)actor, as Edgar West
- Leap Year (2010)actor
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)actor
- The Campaign (2012)actor
- This Is 40 (2012)actor
- Interstellar (2014)actor
- Love Is Strange (2014)actor
- The Homesman (2014)actor
- Miss Sloane (2016)actor
- The Accountant (2016)actor
- Beatriz at Dinner (2017)actor
- Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)actor
- Bombshell (2019)actor
- Late Night (2019)actor
- Pet Sematary (2019)actor
- The Tomorrow Man (2019)actor
- Sharper (2023)actor
- Cabrini (2024)actor, as Mayor Gould
- Conclave (2024)actor, as Cardinal Tremblay
- The Rule Of Jenny Pen (2024)actor
- Jimpa (2025)actor