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John Lithgow

General Information (John Lithgow)

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Mostly Credited As:

John Lithgow

Birth Name:

John Arthur Lithgow

Date Of Birth:

October 19, 1945 (Age 64)

Country Of Birth:

USA

Birth Place:

Rochester, New York

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)

Spouse
Mary Yeager	1981 - Present	(2 children)
Jean Taynton	Sep/10/1966 - 1980	(Divorced) (1 child)

John Arthur Lithgow was born 19 October 1945 in Rochester, New York as the son of Sarah Jane Price and Arthur Lithgow.
John graduated from Princeton High School and attended Harvard from which he graduated magna cum laude. At Harvard he got a Fulbright scholarship which brought him to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He then became a actor on Broadway and had and still has a outstanding career with five Tony-nominations of which he won three.

For the TV-audience, John is mostly known as Dr. Dick Solomon of Third Rock from the Sun. Third Rock was aired for six seasons and John was nominated for a Emmy Award for each one, he won three of them for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

John can also be seen (or heard) in recent Hollywood movies as Kinsey and Shrek.

John Lithgow TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: Twenty Good Years (US)(2006)	As: John Mason
Show: 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)	As: Dick Solomon

Episode Cast Credits

Show: Dexter (2006) • 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday September 27th, 2009) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Dirty Harry	04x05: (Oct/25/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Dex Takes a Holiday	04x04: (Oct/18/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Blinded By the Light	04x03: (Oct/11/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Remains to Be Seen	04x02: (Oct/04/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: 30 Rock (2006)
	• Goodbye, My Friend	03x13: (Mar/05/2009)	As	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: The View (1997) • 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday April 11th, 2002) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• John Lithgow, guest co-host Beth Ostrosky	10x140: (Mar/27/2007)	As	Himself
	• John Lithgow, Suzanne Somers, Amy Grant	10x26: (Oct/10/2006)	As	Himself
	• Caine/Crowe	07x160: (Apr/26/2004)	As	Himself
	• Lithgow/Russell	07x10: (Sep/15/2003)	As	Himself
Show: The Early Show (1999)
	• Shia LaBeouf; John Lithgow;	08x147: (Mar/27/2007)	As	Himself
Show: The Saturday Early Show (1997)
	• Fathers & Daughters, Elijah Wood, John Lithgow	10x12: (Nov/18/2006)	As	Himself
Show: The Today Show (1952)
	• John Lithgow, Annie Leibovitz, Ruben Studdard	54x26: (Oct/09/2006)	As	Himself
Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• John Lithgow, Lewis Black, Gomez	14x16: (Oct/09/2006)	As	Himself
	• John Lithgow, Eugene Levy, Flight Of The Conchords	13x03: (Sep/08/2005)	As	Himself
	• John Lithgow, Kevin Pollak, Death From Above 1979	12x94: (Mar/11/2005)	As	Himself
	• John Lithgow, Dave Chappelle, Paul F. Tompkins	05x18: (Oct/09/1997)	As	Himself
Show: The Tony Danza Show (2004) (2004)
	• John Lithgow, Adam Pascal, Jeanne Wolf, Hilarie Burton	02x62: (Dec/07/2005)	As	Himself
	• Tom Arnold, Michael Feinstein, Nancy O'Dell, Marc Summers	02x61: (Dec/06/2005)	As	Himself
	• Michael Eisner, John Lithgow, Josh Peck	01x166: (Jul/18/2005)	As	Himself
Show: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (2005)
	• Every Dog Has His Day	01x06: (Oct/26/2005)	As	Himself
Show: CBS Sunday Morning (1979)
	• Season 27, Episode 29	27x29: (Mar/20/2005)	As	Himself
Show: Live with Regis and Kelly (1988)
	• John Stamos/John Lithgow/Peter Gros	17x48: (Mar/09/2005)	As	Himself
Show: VH1 Goes Inside (2003)
	• Shrek	02x04: (May/16/2004)	As	Himself/Lord Farquaad
Show: Cosby (1996)
	• Superstar	04x07: (Nov/17/1999)	As	Himself
Show: Hallmark Hall Of Fame (1951)
	• Redwood Curtain	44x03: (Apr/23/1995)	As	Laird Riordan
	• Resting Place	35x02: (Apr/27/1986)	As	Major Kendall Laird
	• The Country Girl	23x02: (Feb/05/1974)	As	Paul Unger
Show: Frasier (1993)
	• Someone to Watch Over Me	02x19: (Mar/28/1995)	*Voiced*	Madman Martinez
Show: Tales from the Crypt (1989)
	• You, Murderer	06x15: (Jan/25/1995)	As	Dr. Oscar Charles
Show: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
	• Show #3993	27x66: (Jun/19/1989)	As	Himself
Show: Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman	14x06: (Nov/19/1988)	As	Himself (Host)
	• John Lithgow/Anita Baker	12x16: (Apr/11/1987)	As	Himself (Host)
	• John Lithgow/Mr. Mister	11x04: (Dec/07/1985)	As	Himself (Host)
Show: Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
	• Goldilocks and the Three Bears	03x01: (Jan/09/1984)	As	Father