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John Lithgow
Mostly Credited As: John Lithgow Birth Name: John Arthur Lithgow Date Of Birth: October 19, 1945 (Age 67) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: Rochester, New York Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)

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.

TV Appearances

Main cast

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

Episode Cast Credits

The Colbert Report (2005)
	• John Lithgow	07x126: (Oct/04/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Ken Burns	07x123: (Sep/28/2011)	*Voiced*	Himself
	• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	07x68: (May/19/2011)	As	Himself
Conan (2010)
	• The Decline of Dee Kline	01x131: (Aug/15/2011)	As	Himself (“Jersey Shore Auditions” Segment)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
	• Hopeless	06x21: (Apr/18/2011)	As	Jerry, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Legendaddy	06x19: (Mar/21/2011)	As	Jerry, [Special Guest Stars]
NOVA (1974)
	• Trapped in an Elevator	38x03: (Nov/02/2010)	*Voiced*	Narrator
	• Car of the Future	35x15: (Apr/22/2008)	*Voiced*	Narrator
	• The Great Robot Race	33x14: (Mar/28/2006)	*Voiced*	Narrator, [Starring Roles]
Dexter (2006) Show all 12 episode cast credits
	• The Getaway	04x12: (Dec/13/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Hello, Dexter Morgan	04x11: (Dec/06/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Lost Boys	04x10: (Nov/29/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Hungry Man	04x09: (Nov/22/2009)	As	Arthur Mitchell, [Special Guest Stars]
30 Rock (2006)
	• Goodbye, My Friend	03x13: (Mar/05/2009)	As	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
Live with Kelly and Michael (1975)
	• Season 19, Episode 336	27x26: (Oct/13/2008)	As	Himself
	• John Stamos/John Lithgow/Peter Gros	23x48: (Mar/09/2005)	As	Himself
The View (1997) 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
	• Season 7, Episode 168	07x168: (Apr/26/2004)	As	Himself
	• Season 7, Episode 10	07x10: (Sep/15/2003)	As	Himself
The Early Show (1999)
	• Shia LaBeouf; John Lithgow;	08x147: (Mar/27/2007)	As	Himself
The Saturday Early Show (1997)
	• Fathers & Daughters, Elijah Wood, John Lithgow	10x12: (Nov/18/2006)	As	Himself
The Today Show (1952)
	• John Lithgow, Annie Leibovitz, Ruben Studdard	54x26: (Oct/09/2006)	As	Himself
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
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
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (2005)
	• Every Dog Has His Day	01x06: (Oct/26/2005)	As	Himself
CBS Sunday Morning (1979)
	• Season 27, Episode 29	27x29: (Mar/20/2005)	As	Himself
VH1 Goes Inside (2003)
	• Shrek	02x04: (May/16/2004)	As	Himself/Lord Farquaad
Cosby (1996)
	• Superstar	04x07: (Nov/17/1999)	As	Himself
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
Frasier (1993)
	• Someone to Watch Over Me	02x19: (Mar/28/1995)	*Voiced*	Madman Martinez
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
	• You, Murderer	06x15: (Jan/25/1995)	As	Dr. Oscar Charles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
	• Show #3993	27x66: (Jun/19/1989)	As	Himself
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)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
	• Goldilocks and the Three Bears	03x01: (Jan/09/1984)	As	Father

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