John Lithgow
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| Name: | John Lithgow |
| Also Known As: | Jiggles |
| Occupation: | Actor, Author, Illustrator |
| Medium: | Film, TV, Children's Books, Poetry |
| Works: | The World According to Garp; Buckaroo Banzai; 3rd Rock from the Sun |
| Official Website(s): | website, Facebook, Twitter |
| Fan Website(s): | |
| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
John Lithgow is a popular character actor known for portraying a wide range of roles - from villains, aliens and other unstable characters (often endearing even when involving 'wild, over-the-top acting') to fathers and family men (often sympathetic, compassionate and vulnerable).[1] He has also played significant LGBTQ+ characters, e.g. in The World According to Garp and Love is Strange.
The bio on his official Twitter account reads: Serial killer, alien high commander, transgender football player, children's book writer.[2]
Significant Roles
- The World According to Garp (1982), as Roberta Muldoon (the aforementioned transgender football player)
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), as John Valentine
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), as Lord John Whorfin / Dr. Emilio Lizardo (an aforementioned alien high commander)
- 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984), as Dr. Walter Curnow
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001), as Dr. Dick Solomon (another alien high commander)
- Dexter (2009), as Arthur Mitchell
- Love is Strange (2014), as Ben Hull
- Interstellar (2014), as Donald
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanart
- "John Lithgow #8", portrait by LisaCooper91 on DeviantArt
- "Dick Solomon" by edgar1975 on DeviantArt
- "Dr. Lizardo sketch card" by PaulHanley on DeviantArt
- "John Lithgow", portrait by gregchapin on DeviantArt
Fanfiction
- "Laugh While You Can, Monkeyboy!", Banzai crack by GuiltyRed on AO3
- "Stupid Happy", 2010 slash by fakebodies on AO3
- "Loving Monsters", Dexter slash by internetcreep on AO3