John Lithgow
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John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio. He also has written and published several books of poetry and children's literature. He appeared in the films The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each. Lithgow is known for his roles as the Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose, Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, the voice of Lord Farquaad in Shrek, and The Trinity Killer on Showtime's Dexter for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards. On the stage, he appeared in the musical adaptation of Sweet Smell of Success, winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He again appeared in a musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, again receiving the Tony nomination for ... Show more...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio. He also has written and published several books of poetry and children's literature. He appeared in the films The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each. Lithgow is known for his roles as the Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose, Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, the voice of Lord Farquaad in Shrek, and The Trinity Killer on Showtime's Dexter for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards. On the stage, he appeared in the musical adaptation of Sweet Smell of Success, winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He again appeared in a musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, again receiving the Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He has also recorded music, such as the 1999 album of children's music, Singin' in the Bathtub, and has written poetry and short stories for children, such as Marsupial Sue.
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Bombshell (2019)
As: Roger Ailes
Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Jay Roach
Stars: Nicole Kidman | Charlize Theron | Allison Janney | John Lithgow | Margot Robbie
Late Night (2019)
Legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Nisha Ganatra
Stars: Emma Thompson | Amy Ryan | John Lithgow | Mindy Kaling | Reid Scott
Pet Sematary (2019)
As: Jud Crandall
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located nearby. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes dead is better.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Dennis Widmyer | Kevin Kolsch
Stars: Amy Seimetz | Jason Clarke | John Lithgow | Jeté Laurence | Lucas Lavoie
The Tomorrow Man (2019)
As: Ed Hemsler
Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other’s stuff.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Noble Jones
Stars: Katie Aselton | Derek Cecil | Blythe Danner | John Lithgow | Sophie Thatcher
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018)
As: Himself
Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood," the pioneering children's series that premiered nationally 50 years ago. Celebrities, cast members and Joanne Rogers reveal their favorite memories from the series.
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: John Paulson
Stars: Sarah Silverman | Whoopi Goldberg | Michael Keaton | John Lithgow | Judd Apatow
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
As: Fergus
After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Trish Sie
Stars: Anna Kendrick | Elizabeth Banks | Hailee Steinfeld | Brittany Snow | Rebel Wilson
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
As: Don Whitaker
Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Sean Anders
Stars: Mel Gibson | Will Ferrell | Linda Cardellini | Mark Wahlberg | John Lithgow
The Pulitzer At 100 (2017)
As: Himself
The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in conjunction with the Pulitzer Centennial in April 2016. This film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize. With Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi; journalists include Carl ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Kirk Simon
Stars: Helen Mirren | John Lithgow | Michael Chabon | Ayad Akhtar | David Crosby
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
As: Doug Strutt
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Stars: Amy Landecker | Salma Hayek | John Lithgow | Connie Britton | Jay Duplass
Miss Sloane (2016)
As: Congressman Ron M. Sperling
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: John Madden
Stars: Mark Strong | Alison Pill | Jessica Chastain | Michael Stuhlbarg | Gugu Mbatha-Raw
The Accountant (2016)
As: Lamar Black
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Stars: J.K. Simmons | Anna Kendrick | Ben Affleck | Jon Bernthal | Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Robin Mason | Gregory Doran | Bridget Caldwell | Tim Taggart
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch | Joseph Fiennes | Judi Dench | David Tennant | Catherine Tate
Best of Enemies (2015)
As: Himself
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our ...
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Morgan Neville | Robert Gordon
Stars: Dick Cavett | John Lithgow | Gore Vidal | Kelsey Grammer | William F. Buckley
9 Kisses (2014)
As: Man in Club
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
Runtime: 9 min.
Directed by: Elaine Constantine
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch | Reese Witherspoon | Laura Dern | Steve Carell | Jenny Slate
Interstellar (2014)
As: Donald
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Runtime: 169 min.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Michael Caine | Anne Hathaway | Jessica Chastain | Casey Affleck | Matthew McConaughey
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest (2014)
As: Maurice (voice)
Your favorite animals are back for an all-new family adventure! Join Maurice, the beloved penguin-tiger, and the Jungle Bunch on their exciting quest for hidden pirate treasure! Hold on to your seats, because the wacky treasure hunt includes all sorts of new adventures and silly surprises, including booby traps, a village of crazy rabbits, and a mysterious "Yellow Dragon." Can the Jungle Bunch outsmart ...
Runtime: 43 min.
Stars: John Lithgow | André Gordon | Erin Fitzgerald | Reba Buhr
Love is Strange (2014)
As: Ben
After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Ira Sachs
Stars: Charlie Tahan | Alfred Molina | John Lithgow | Marisa Tomei | Darren E. Burrows
The Homesman (2014)
As: Reverend Dowd
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women ...
Runtime: 122 min.
Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones
Stars: Miranda Otto | Grace Gummer | Tommy Lee Jones | Hilary Swank | Meryl Streep
Timms Valley (2013)
As: Ol' Gregory Timms
A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate of the town's biggest employer, Timms Industrial Piping. When the company's founder and CEO goes missing in a plane crash, the lives of the characters are turned upside down. Shot in stop-motion animation with baby dolls repurposed as an array ...
Runtime: 22 min.
Directed by: Steve Conrad
Stars: Hank Azaria | Elizabeth Banks | Maria Bamford | Dana DeLorenzo | Lance Barber
Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was (2013)
As: Himself
When Marvin Hamlisch passed away in August 2012 the worlds of music, theatre and cinema lost a talent the likes of which we may never see again. Seemingly destined for greatness, Hamlisch was accepted into New York’s Juilliard School as a 6-year-old musical prodigy and rapidly developed into a phenomenon. With instantly classic hits ‘The Way We Were’ and ‘Nobody Does It Better’ and scores for ...
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Dori Berinstein
Stars: Steven Soderbergh | Barbra Streisand | Marvin Hamlisch | Idina Menzel | Tim Rice
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2013)
As: Posket
Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock from the Sun) takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pinero’s uproarious Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You and Into the Woods, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London). In a similar vein to the National Theatre’s smash-hit classic comedies, She Stoops to ...
Directed by: Timothy Sheader
Stars: Christina Cole | John Lithgow | Nicholas Blane | Nicholas Burns | Nancy Carroll
This Is 40 (2012)
As: Oliver
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Judd Apatow
Stars: Megan Fox | Leslie Mann | Maude Apatow | Paul Rudd | Jason Segel
The Campaign (2012)
As: Glen Motch
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Jay Roach
Stars: Will Ferrell | Zach Galifianakis | Jason Sudeikis | Dylan McDermott | Sarah Baker
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
As: Charles Rodman
Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Stars: Brian Cox | Andy Serkis | Freida Pinto | James Franco | John Lithgow
Leap Year (2010)
As: Jack Brady
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan -- an Irishman who may just lead ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Anand Tucker
Stars: Adam Scott | Amy Adams | Matthew Goode | John Lithgow | Flaminia Cinque
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams (2009)
As: God
Eight year-old Lavender Williams, who recently lost her mother to cancer, sets off on an epic journey to find her Dad, whom she's never met. Her only companion is Lester, her late pet who's returned from the grave to help her. But the journey won't be easy for the girl and her zombie dog, for the evil presence of Sheriff Murdstone stalks them at every turn.
Runtime: 26 min.
Directed by: Nick Delgado
Stars: Christopher Lloyd | John Lithgow | Rex Linn | Kelleia Sheerin | Lily Jackson
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
As: Edgar West
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping-a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door-until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
Stars: Krysten Ritter | Joan Cusack | Hugh Dancy | John Goodman | Isla Fisher
Car of the Future (2008)
As: Narrator
Click and Clack from NPR's Car Talk look at the future of motor vehicle transportation. New designs, new construction materials and new fuel sources are all discussed. Social and Political issues are also touched on lightly.
Runtime: 54 min.
Directed by: Joseph Seamans
Stars: John Lithgow | Tom Magliozzi | Ray Magliozzi
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
Going behind the curtain to capture the most controversial, passionate, risky and high-profile Broadway season in decades.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Dori Berinstein
Stars: Alan Cumming | Kristin Chenoweth | Edie Falco | Stephanie D'Abruzzo | Raúl Esparza
Dreamgirls (2006)
As: Jerry Harris
Three young women – Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson – dream of becoming pop stars and they get their wish when they're chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James 'Thunder' Early.
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: Bill Condon
Stars: Danny Glover | Eddie Murphy | Jamie Foxx | Beyoncé Knowles | Jennifer Hudson
Einstein's Big Idea (2005)
As: Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
Albert Einstein's greatest contributions to humanity....
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Gary Johnstone
Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt | Shirley Henderson | Aidan McArdle | Anton Lesser | Andrew Callaway
Kinsey (2004)
As: Alfred Seguine Kinsey
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Bill Condon
Stars: Laura Linney | Timothy Hutton | Liam Neeson | Peter Sarsgaard | Chris O'Donnell
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
As: Blake Edwards
The professional and personal life of actor and comedian Peter Sellers was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his movie fame rose, he began to lose his own personal identity to his movie characters, leading to self-doubt of himself as a person.
Runtime: 122 min.
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Stars: Emily Watson | Geoffrey Rush | Charlize Theron | John Lithgow | Miriam Margolyes
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad (2003)
As: Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
Lord Farquaad was eaten by the dragon, but his ghost has returned, and he's still evil. With the help of his henchman, Thelonious, he kidnaps Fiona. Shrek and the donkey set out to save her, with help from the dragon, before she goes over a waterfall on a raft.
Runtime: 13 min.
Directed by: Simon J. Smith
Stars: Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | Conrad Vernon | John Lithgow
Orange County (2002)
As: Bud Brumder
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends the wrong application.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Stars: Jack Black | Schuyler Fisk | Kyle Howard | Bret Harrison | Colin Hanks
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified (2002)
As: Himself
A documentary found on The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension Special Edition DVD.
Runtime: 22 min.
Directed by: Michael Arick
Stars: Peter Weller | W.D. Richter | Thomas R. Burman | Gregory Jein | Stephen Dane
Shrek (2001)
As: Lord Farquaad (voice)
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Vicky Jenson | Andrew Adamson
Stars: Vincent Cassel | Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | John Lithgow
Shrek In The Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)
As: Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
Shrek and his friends enjoy themselves with some Karaoke partying.
Runtime: 3 min.
Directed by: Vicky Jenson | Andrew Adamson
Stars: Christopher Knights | Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Guillaume Aretos | John Bisom
Rugrats In Paris (2000)
As: Jean-Claude (voice)
The Rugrats are back! There's Tommy the brave one, Chuckie the timid one, Phil and Lil the odd couple, Dil, and spoiled brat Angelica. This time they're wreaking havoc in Paris, France, where Tommy's dad Stu is summoned after yet another one of his inventions took a dump.
Runtime: 78 min.
Directed by: Stig Bergqvist
Stars: Susan Sarandon | Tara Strong | John Lithgow | Cheryl Chase | E.G. Daily
Don Quixote (2000)
As: Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Peter Yates
Stars: Lambert Wilson | Bob Hoskins | Isabella Rossellini | John Lithgow | Vanessa Williams
95 Worlds and Counting (2000)
As: Narrator
Swimming in Neptune's moons, flying in Uranus' moons, jumping in Mars' moons, living in Jupiter's moons...welcome to the future of the mankind, where you'll see the next worlds for to discover.
Runtime: 60 min.
Stars: John Lithgow
A Civil Action (1998)
As: Judge Walter J. Skinner
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to "get rid of" a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything - including his career and his clients' goals, in order to continue the case against all odds.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Steven Zaillian
Stars: William H. Macy | Robert Duvall | Tony Shalhoub | John Travolta | Zeljko Ivanek
Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
As: Sergeant Larry Skovik
Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such assignment turns the wrong way and blackmailers die one by one. Is Johnny the next on the list?
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: John Raffo
Stars: Peter Gallagher | John Lithgow | Jack Black | John Kapelos | Frances McDormand
Homegrown (1998)
As: Malcolm / Robert Stockman
Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know enough to run, taking with them enough of the crop to pay them for services rendered. Hooking up with go-between Lucy in the next town, they plot their next move.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stars: Jon Bon Jovi | Hank Azaria | Ryan Phillippe | Kelly Lynch | Billy Bob Thornton
Hollow Point (1996)
As: Thomas Livingston
Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Stars: Donald Sutherland | John Lithgow | David Hemblen | Thomas Ian Griffith | Tia Carrere
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
As: Narrator
An IMAX production that explores the ground-breaking special effects portrayed in Hollywood films from the very originals to the breathtaking special effects in movies today. Takes the audience on a "behind the scenes" look into what goes on during the production of a movie and how the special effects are created.
Runtime: 40 min.
Directed by: Ben Burtt
Stars: Shaquille O'Neal | John Lithgow | Paul Michael Glaser | Anthony Daniels
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
As: Senator Conyers
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
Stars: Laurence Fishburne | Andre Braugher | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Courtney B. Vance | Allen Payne
My Brother's Keeper (1995)
As: Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Glenn A. Jordan
Stars: Veronica Cartwright | John Lithgow | Annette O'Toole | Richard Masur | Zeljko Ivanek
Redwood Curtain (1995)
As: Laird Riordan
Geri Riordan is adopted, half-Vietnamese, eighteen, and a piano prodigy. She also feels as if she doesn't know who she really is, and when her adopted father dies, she begins to search for her biological father.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: John Korty
Stars: Catherine Hicks | Jeff Daniels | John Lithgow | Debra Monk | Lea Salonga
Silent Fall (1994)
As: Dr. Rene Harlinger
An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist, seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss | Linda Hamilton | John Lithgow | J.T. Walsh | Ben Faulkner
Princess Caraboo (1994)
As: Professor Wilkinson
Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Michael Austin
Stars: Kevin Kline | Stephen Rea | John Lithgow | Jim Broadbent | Phoebe Cates
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
As: Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.The young secretary has ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Stars: Sean Connery | Colin Friels | Joanne Whalley | John Lithgow | Diana Rigg
The Pelican Brief (1993)
As: Smith Keen
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Runtime: 141 min.
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Stars: Denzel Washington | John Heard | Julia Roberts | Sam Shepard | Tony Goldwyn
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
As: Paul Harrington
The beautiful Lauren gets married with an older man. She is unexpectedly confronted with her ex, an escaped criminal.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: William Curran
Stars: Eric Roberts | Richard Edson | John Lithgow | Donald Moffat | Mädchen Amick
The Wrong Man (1993)
As: Phillip Mills
US merchant sailor Alex Walker (Kevin Anderson) is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - ageing but likeable shit Phillip Mills (John Lithgow) and young sexy, frustated wife Missy (Rosanna Arquette). The three develop a curiously inter-dependent relationship. Meanwhile, Police Captain Diaz and Detective Ortega are closing in and the plot ...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Jim McBride
Stars: John Lithgow | Rosanna Arquette | Kevin Anderson | Jorge Cervera Jr. | Robert Harper
Cliffhanger (1993)
As: Eric Qualen
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Stars: Michael Rooker | Sylvester Stallone | John Lithgow | Rex Linn | Janine Turner
Raising Cain (1992)
As: Carter / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
When neighborhood kids begin vanishing, Jenny suspects her child psychologist husband, Carter, may be resuming the deranged experiments his father performed on Carter when he was young. Now, it falls to Jenny to unravel the mystery. And as more children disappear, she fears for her own child's safety.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Stars: Steven Bauer | Gregg Henry | John Lithgow | Lolita Davidovich | Frances Sternhagen
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
As: Leslie Huben
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians ...
Runtime: 189 min.
Directed by: Hector Babenco
Stars: Tom Berenger | Aidan Quinn | Tom Waits | John Lithgow | Daryl Hannah
Ricochet (1991)
As: Earl Talbott Blake
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Stars: Denzel Washington | Ice-T | Kevin Pollak | John Lithgow | Lindsay Wagner
Memphis Belle (1990)
As: Lt.Col. Bruce Derringer
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Dresden, a heavily-defended city that invariably causes many Allied casualties
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
Stars: Billy Zane | Matthew Modine | Tate Donovan | Eric Stoltz | D. B. Sweeney
Ivory Hunters (1990)
As: Robert Carter
Ruthless elephant killers are confronted by determined conservationists.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Stars: James Earl Jones | Isabella Rossellini | John Lithgow
Traveling Man (1989)
As: Ben Cluett
A poignant comedy about a middle-aged salesman trying to get his life and career back on track while being pushed and antagonized by an aggressive rookie he has been teamed up with.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Stars: John Lithgow | John Glover | Jonathan Silverman | Margaret Colin | John M. Jackson
Out Cold (1989)
As: Dave
A comedy about an angry married couple, a private investigator, and a walk-in freezer.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Malcolm Mowbray
Stars: Randy Quaid | John Lithgow | Teri Garr | Lisa Blount | Bruce McGill
Distant Thunder (1988)
As: Mark Lambert
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Stars: Kerrie Keane | John Lithgow | Reb Brown | Ralph Macchio | Janet Margolin
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
As: George Henderson
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: William Dear
Stars: John Lithgow | Kevin Peter Hall | Melinda Dillon | Joshua Rudoy | Margaret Langrick
Baby Girl Scott (1987)
As: Neil Scott
The story of the Scotts, a young couple whose first child is born dangerously early, weighing less than a pound and a half. As they endure the anguish and struggle to help keep their baby alive, they discover what real love, courage and triumph are in the face of tragedy.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: John Korty
Stars: John Lithgow | Mimi Kennedy | Mary Beth Hurt | Linda Kelsey | Ronny Cox
Mesmerized (1986)
As: Oliver Thompson
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Michael Laughlin
Stars: Michael Murphy | John Lithgow | Jodie Foster | Harry Andrews | Dan Shor
The Manhattan Project (1986)
As: John Mathewson
Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Marshall Brickman
Stars: Cynthia Nixon | John Lithgow | John Mahoney | Christopher Collet | Jill Eikenberry
Resting Place (1986)
As: Maj. Kendall Laird
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: John Korty
Stars: Morgan Freeman | John Lithgow | Richard Brooks | Frances Sternhagen | CCH Pounder
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (1985)
As: Himself
This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Team Salkind as they set out to bring Santa's "true" story to the screen. Dudley Moore (Patch) hosts; David Huddleston intros in character as Santa.
Runtime: 50 min.
Directed by: Danny Huston
Stars: John Lithgow | Burgess Meredith | Dudley Moore | Judy Cornwell | John Barrard
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
As: B.Z.
The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which Patch, the head elf, strikes out on his own and falls in with an evil toy manufacturer who wants to corner the market and eliminate Santa Claus.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Stars: John Lithgow | Burgess Meredith | David Huddleston | Dudley Moore | Judy Cornwell
2010 (1984)
As: Dr. Walter Curnow
This is a sequel to 2001 A Space Odyssey. It is now 2010 and both the Americans and the Russians are racing to get to Jupiter to investigate the black monolith (similar to the one found in Lunar Crater Clavius) which was found by the U.S.S. Discovery in orbit around Jupiter's moons. The U.S.S. Discovery's orbit is rapidly decaying and it will crash into IO but the Americans cannot get there in time to save ...
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Stars: Helen Mirren | John Lithgow | Bob Balaban | Roy Scheider | Keir Dullea
The Glitter Dome (1984)
As: Sgt. Marty Wellborn
Al Mackey and Marty are homicide cops in Hollywood and hot on the trail of the murderer of a movie mogul that was moonlighting by making child porno pictures. Willie is one of several suspects with motive, opportunity and the evil means to carry out this act. A medal should be in order instead of being arrested
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Stuart Margolin
Stars: John Lithgow | Margot Kidder | James Garner | Stuart Margolin | John Marley
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
As: Lord John Whorfin
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: W.D. Richter
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Peter Weller | Ellen Barkin | Christopher Lloyd | John Lithgow
Footloose (1984)
As: Reverend Shaw Moore
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Stars: Dianne Wiest | Kevin Bacon | John Lithgow | Lori Singer | Chris Penn
Terms of Endearment (1983)
As: Sam Burns
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Stars: Shirley MacLaine | Danny DeVito | Jeff Daniels | Jack Nicholson | Debra Winger
The Day After (1983)
As: Joe Huxley
The film portrays a fictional nuclear war between NATO forces and the Warsaw Pact that rapidly escalates into a full scale exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union, focusing on the residents of Lawrence, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, as well as several family farms situated next to nearby nuclear missile silos.
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Stars: John Cullum | John Lithgow | Steve Guttenberg | Jason Robards | JoBeth Williams
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
As: John Valentine (segment "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet")
Four directors collaborated to remake four episodes of the popular television series 'The Twilight Zone' for this movie. The episodes are updated slightly and in color (the television show was in black-and-white), but very true to the originals, where eerie and disturbing situations gradually spin out of control. "A Quality of Mercy", "Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life", and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: John Landis | Steven Spielberg | George Miller | Joe Dante
Stars: Kathleen Quinlan | Dan Aykroyd | John Lithgow | Albert Brooks | Vic Morrow
Not in Front of the Children (1982)
As: Richard Carruthers
Divorced for two years, Nancy Caruthers, asks her new lover, Paul Adams, a medical student, to move in. She has custody of her two daughters, but this new living arrangement prompts her ex-husband, Richard to sue for custody, based on moral grounds. He does not really want the girls to live with him, but his strict religious background will not allow him to stand by and let them be raised in an ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Joseph Hardy
Stars: John Getz | John Lithgow | Stephen Elliott | Linda Gray | Carol Eve Rossen
The World According to Garp (1982)
As: Roberta Muldoon
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Stars: John Lithgow | Hume Cronyn | Robin Williams | Glenn Close | Mary Beth Hurt
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
As: Mr. Brunner
An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Jack Hofsiss
Stars: Jill Clayburgh | Joe Pesci | Dianne Wiest | Geraldine Page | Nicol Williamson
Blow Out (1981)
As: Burke
Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy. As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and ...
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Stars: John Lithgow | Nancy Allen | John Travolta | Dennis Franz | Peter Boyden
Big Blonde (1980)
As: Herbie Morse
High-spirited model Hazel decides that she should settle down in this stage play based on a Dorothy Parker short story. But her marriage to traveling salesman Herbie Morse fails to satisfy her due to his alcoholism and frequent absences. Dispirited and bored, Hazel turns to alcohol herself—and to other men—as her lively spirit sinks and her life begins a downward spiral.
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Kirk Browning
Stars: Harris Laskawy | Sally Kellerman | Jess Osuna | Trey Wilson | Victor Griffin
The Oldest Living Graduate (1980)
As: Clarence
Originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980, The Oldest Living Graduate was adapted from Preston Jones's 1974 play. Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he, Floyd, can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd ...
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Jack Hofsiss
Stars: Timothy Hutton | Cloris Leachman | John Lithgow | Henry Fonda | George Grizzard
All That Jazz (1979)
As: Lucas Sergeant
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Bob Fosse
Stars: Ben Vereen | Jessica Lange | Roy Scheider | Ann Reinking | Leland Palmer
Rich Kids (1979)
As: Paul Philips
Two 12 year olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Robert M. Young
Stars: David Selby | John Lithgow | Trini Alvarado | Roberta Maxwell | Jeremy Levy
The Big Fix (1978)
As: Sam Sebastian
Richard Dreyfuss is Moses Wine, a private detective hired to by his former college girlfriend, Susan Anspach, to investigate a political smear campaign. Moses sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results, in this comedy-thriller.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss | John Lithgow | F. Murray Abraham | Bonnie Bedelia | Susan Anspach
Obsession (1976)
As: Robert Lasalle
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who bears a striking resemblance to his wife.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Stars: John Lithgow | Geneviève Bujold | Cliff Robertson | Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Wanda Blackman
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
As: John
A Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Boston to Berkeley, California.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Paul Williams
Stars: Barbara Hershey | John Lithgow | Howard Gardner | Robert F. Lyons | Ellen Barber
The Old Man ()
As: Harold Harper
Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
Directed by: Jon Watts
Stars: Jeff Bridges | John Lithgow