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John Lithgow
Actor

John Lithgow

1945Rochester, New York, USA135 Movies61 TV Shows

John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Grammy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award.

Filmography

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135 titles
Jimpa
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Jimpa
7.3

Jimpa

2026
The Rule of Jenny Pen
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Dave Crealy
6.2

The Rule of Jenny Pen

2025
Spellbound
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Bolinar (voice)
6.6

Spellbound

2024
Conclave
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Tremblay
7.2

Conclave

2024
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
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Self

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

2024
Cabrini
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Mayor Gould
7.8

Cabrini

2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
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Self
7.8

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
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Prosecutor Peter Leaward
7.4

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023
Sharper
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Richard Hobbes
6.9

Sharper

2023
Chez Bob
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Chez Bob

2022
The Bubble
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Tom the Studio Chairman
4.6

The Bubble

2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
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Philip Drummond
7.5

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

2021
Show of Titles
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"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

Show of Titles

2021
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
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Sir Isaac Newton (voice)

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

2021
Myths and Hymns
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Myths and Hymns

2021
Give My Regards to Broadway
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Self

Give My Regards to Broadway

2020
Bombshell
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Roger Ailes
6.8

Bombshell

2019
On Broadway
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Self
8.7

On Broadway

2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
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President Donald J. Trump
7.6

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

2019
The Tomorrow Man
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Ed Hemsler
5.7

The Tomorrow Man

2019
Pet Sematary
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Jud Crandall
5.7

Pet Sematary

2019
Late Night
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Walter Lovell
6.4

Late Night

2019
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
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Jud Crandall
7.0

Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman

2018
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
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Self
7.9

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

2018
Pitch Perfect 3
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Fergus
6.5

Pitch Perfect 3

2017
Daddy's Home 2
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Don
6.3

Daddy's Home 2

2017
The Pulitzer At 100
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Self
6.0

The Pulitzer At 100

2017
Beatriz at Dinner
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Doug Strutt
5.8

Beatriz at Dinner

2017
Hickory Dickory Doc
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Himself

Hickory Dickory Doc

2017
They All Saw a Cat
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They All Saw a Cat

2017
Miss Sloane
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Senator Ronald Sperling
7.4

Miss Sloane

2016
The Accountant
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Lamar Blackburn
7.1

The Accountant

2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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Self - Performer
7.2

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016
Best of Enemies
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Voice of Gore Vidal
7.2

Best of Enemies

2015
Inside 'Interstellar'
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Self
6.9

Inside 'Interstellar'

2015
Projections of America
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Self - Narrator (voice)
5.0

Projections of America

2015
Interstellar
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Donald
8.5

Interstellar

2014
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
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Maurice (voice)
5.7

The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest

2014
Love Is Strange
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Ben
6.3

Love Is Strange

2014
The Homesman
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Reverend Alfred Dowd
6.5

The Homesman

2014
9 Kisses
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Man in Club

9 Kisses

2014
Timms Valley
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Ol' Gregory Timms
6.2

Timms Valley

2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
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Self
9.0

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

2013
Shrek Stories
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Lord Farquaad (voice)
8.1

Shrek Stories

2013
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
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Posket
6.0

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

2013
This Is 40
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Oliver
5.9

This Is 40

2012
Casting By
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Self
6.9

Casting By

2012
The Campaign
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Glen Motch
5.8

The Campaign

2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
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Self
7.5

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

2011
New Year's Eve
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Jonathan Cox (uncredited)
5.9

New Year's Eve

2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Charles Rodman
7.3

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011
Leap Year
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Jack Brady
6.9

Leap Year

2010
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
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Narrator

Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn

2009
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
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God
6.0

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams

2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Edgar West
6.5

Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009
Car of the Future
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Narrator
6.0

Car of the Future

2008
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
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Self
7.2

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007
Dreamgirls
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Jerry Harris
6.7

Dreamgirls

2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
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René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge
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Narrator

The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge

2006
Einstein's Big Idea
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Narrator (voice) U.S. edition
7.4

Einstein's Big Idea

2005
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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Blake Edwards
6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004
Kinsey
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Alfred Seguine Kinsey
6.6

Kinsey

2004
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
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Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
6.0

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

2003
Shrek 3-D
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Lord Farquaad

Shrek 3-D

2003
Bark, George
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Bark, George

2003
Orange County
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Bud Brumder
6.0

Orange County

2002
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
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Self
8.4

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

2002
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
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Lord Farquaad (singing voice)
6.3

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

2001
Shrek
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Lord Farquaad (voice)
7.8

Shrek

2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
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Jean-Claude (voice)
6.7

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

2000
Don Quixote
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Don Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
6.3

Don Quixote

2000
95 Worlds and Counting
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Narrator

95 Worlds and Counting

2000
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
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Dr. Oscar Charles
8.7

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999
A Civil Action
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Judge Walter J. Skinner
6.5

A Civil Action

1998
Homegrown
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Malcolm / Robert Stockman
5.6

Homegrown

1998
Johnny Skidmarks
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Sergeant Larry Skovik
5.4

Johnny Skidmarks

1998
Officer Buckle and Gloria
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Narrator (voice)
7.0

Officer Buckle and Gloria

1997
Hollow Point
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Thomas Livingston
5.0

Hollow Point

1996
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
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Narrator

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

1996
The Tuskegee Airmen
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Senator Conyers
7.1

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995
Redwood Curtain
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Laird Riordan
5.8

Redwood Curtain

1995
Silent Fall
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Dr. Rene Harlinger
5.3

Silent Fall

1994
Princess Caraboo
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Professor Wilkinson
5.4

Princess Caraboo

1994
A Good Man in Africa
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Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
4.9

A Good Man in Africa

1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
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Self

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
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Alexander (voice)

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

1993
Love, Cheat & Steal
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Paul Harrington
4.1

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993
The Pelican Brief
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Smith Keen
6.6

The Pelican Brief

1993
The Wrong Man
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Phillip Mills
5.0

The Wrong Man

1993
Cliffhanger
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Qualen
6.5

Cliffhanger

1993
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
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Narrator
10.0

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

1993
Raising Cain
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Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
6.1

Raising Cain

1992
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
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Leslie Huben
6.4

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991
Ricochet
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Earl Talbott Blake
6.1

Ricochet

1991
The Boys
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Artie Margulies

The Boys

1991
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
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John Walters (archive footage)

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

1990
Memphis Belle
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Bruce Derringer
6.7

Memphis Belle

1990
Ivory Hunters
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Robert Carter
4.2

Ivory Hunters

1990
John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert
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5.0

John Lithgow's Kid-Sized Concert

1990
Night of 100 Stars III
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Self
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990
Traveling Man
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Ben Cluett
2.8

Traveling Man

1989
Out Cold
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Dave
5.9

Out Cold

1989
Distant Thunder
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Mark Lambert
5.6

Distant Thunder

1988
Harry and the Hendersons
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George Henderson
6.1

Harry and the Hendersons

1987
The Amazing Bone
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Narrator

The Amazing Bone

1987
The Manhattan Project
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John Mathewson
6.2

The Manhattan Project

1986
Resting Place
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Maj. Kendall Laird
6.1

Resting Place

1986
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
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Self
5.0

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

1985
Mesmerized
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Oliver Thompson
4.7

Mesmerized

1985
Santa Claus: The Movie
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B.Z.
6.3

Santa Claus: The Movie

1985
2010
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Dr. Walter Curnow
6.6

2010

1984
The Glitter Dome
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Sgt. Marty Wellborn
4.1

The Glitter Dome

1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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Lord John Whorfin
6.0

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984
Footloose
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Rev. Shaw Moore
6.7

Footloose

1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Goldilocks' Father
5.0

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
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Himself

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

1984
The Day After
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Joe Huxley
6.8

The Day After

1983
Terms of Endearment
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Sam Burns
7.1

Terms of Endearment

1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
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Valentine
6.5

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983
The World According to Garp
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Roberta Muldoon
6.7

The World According to Garp

1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
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Mr. Brunner
6.0

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982
Blow Out
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Burke
7.4

Blow Out

1981
Big Blonde
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Herbie Morse
5.0

Big Blonde

1980
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
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Wally

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

1980
The Oldest Living Graduate
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Clarence
4.0

The Oldest Living Graduate

1980
All That Jazz
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Lucas Sergeant
7.5

All That Jazz

1979
Rich Kids
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Paul Philips
4.8

Rich Kids

1979
The Big Fix
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Sam Sebastian
5.7

The Big Fix

1978
Secret Service
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Capt. Thorne

Secret Service

1977
Obsession
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Robert Lasalle
6.6

Obsession

1976
The Country Girl
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Paul Unger

The Country Girl

1974
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
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John
4.8

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

1972
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

Sequestered - Inside Conclave
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Sequestered - Inside Conclave

Television

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61 titles
Dexter: Resurrection
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Arthur Mitchell
8.5

Dexter: Resurrection

2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
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Self
7.8

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
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Self
7.7

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023
Sherri
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Self - Guest
2.7

Sherri

2022
The Old Man
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Harold Harper
7.2

The Old Man

2022
Dexter: New Blood
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Arthur Mitchell
7.9

Dexter: New Blood

2021
Perry Mason
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Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
7.2

Perry Mason

2020
Stars in the House
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Self - Special Guest

Stars in the House

2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Self
6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
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7.5

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
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Self
6.8

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
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Self - Guest
7.4

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018
Trial & Error
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Larry Henderson
7.1

Trial & Error

2017
The Crown
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Winston Churchill
8.2

The Crown

2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Self - Guest
6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
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Self
6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Self - Guest
5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Self
4.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
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James Roosevelt (voice)
7.7

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Self
5.3

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Self
5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
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The White Rabbit (voice)
6.9

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

2013
Finding Your Roots
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Self
6.2

Finding Your Roots

2012
Prohibition
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Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
7.9

Prohibition

2011
Conan
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Self
7.1

Conan

2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Self - Guest
5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009
The Graham Norton Show
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Self
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007
Twenty Good Years
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John Mason
8.5

Twenty Good Years

2006
30 Rock
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John Lithgow
7.5

30 Rock

2006
Dexter
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Arthur Mitchell
8.2

Dexter

2006
The One Show
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Self
4.4

The One Show

2006
The Colbert Report
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6.9

The Colbert Report

2005
How I Met Your Mother
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Jerry Whittaker
8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
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Ghost of Farquaad (voice)
7.0

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Self - Guest
5.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003
Live from E!
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Self
3.7

Live from E!

2002
The Early Show
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Self
6.2

The Early Show

1999
The View
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Self
4.3

The View

1997
Cosby
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John Lithgow
6.1

Cosby

1996
The West
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Self
8.4

The West

1996
The Daily Show
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Self
6.4

The Daily Show

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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Self - Guest
3.9

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
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Dick Solomon
7.5

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996
World War II: When Lions Roared
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
6.5

World War II: When Lions Roared

1994
American Cinema
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Self - Host
8.0

American Cinema

1994
Frasier
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Madman Martinez (voice)
7.7

Frasier

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Self - Guest
7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
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Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

1992
The Simpsons
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Gus (voice)
8.0

The Simpsons

1989
Tales from the Crypt
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Dr. Oscar Charles
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989
Amazing Stories
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John Walters
7.5

Amazing Stories

1985
Faerie Tale Theatre
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Goldilocks' Father
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
Saturday Night Live
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Self - Host
7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975
NOVA
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Narrator
7.0

NOVA

1974
Great Performances
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Capt. Thorne
5.8

Great Performances

1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Self
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Oscars
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Self - Presenter
7.1

The Oscars

1953
Today
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Self
5.6

Today

1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Paul Unger
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Golden Globe Awards
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Self - Nominee
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944
Harry Potter
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Albus Dumbledore

Harry Potter