American Actor | Six-time Emmy and Two-time Tony Award Winner
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John Lithgow
American Actor | Six-time Emmy and Two-time Tony Award Winner
At-a-Glance
Received six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two Tony Awards.
Won two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play (The Changing Room, 1972) and Best Actor in a Musical (Sweet Smell of Success, 2002).
Starred as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), earning three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Portrayed Arthur Mitchell in Dexter (2009) and Winston Churchill in The Crown (2016–2019), both earning Emmy Awards.
Received two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983).
Studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Biography
John Arthur Lithgow, born October 19, 1945, is an American actor recognized for his extensive and diverse work on stage and screen. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
