John Lithgow

Two of our most celebrated stage and screen actors, Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow, are starring in a new horror film, "The Rule of Jenny Pen," about a psychopath who terrorizes his fellow nursing home residents with a sinister doll puppet. In this extended conversation, correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Rush and Lithgow about the theatrical, and horrific, aspects of their film; what it was like to be the youngest members of their cast; and the family life of actors.

Joan Hamburg Interviews Award-Winning Actor John Lithgow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest is actor, artist, and now - published poet John Lithgow, known for his television and film roles including “Third Rock From the Sun,” “The Crown,” and “The World According to Garp” - and numerous stage credits, most recently playing Bill Clinton in “Hillary and Clinton.” Lithgow plays Roger Ailes in the 2019 film “Bombshell” and he’s just published “Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse”. The book, featuring Lithgow’s own illustrations, chronicles the last few years in politics with his characteristic sharp wit. On October 30, 2019, John Lithgow came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with New Yorker staff writer and humorist Calvin Trillin.

We recently caught up with well-known actor, John Lithgow at the 85th Annual Drama League Awards in New York City. So what has the two-time Tony Award and six-time Emmy winner been up to? Well besides starring in his 25th Broadway show, Hillary and Clinton he also has a new HBO series and three upcoming films with Blythe Danner, Mindy Kaling, Allison Janney, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor, author, and musician John Lithgow discussed his distinguished career and the importance of the arts with Robin Young , co-host of WBUR's Here and Now . This program was supported in part by the Mass Cultural Council.

John Lithgow talks about the crossword puzzled he co-created with the New York Times and the line of greeting cards he started in high school. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonight The Tonight Show Tumblr: http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://nbctv.tumblr.com/ NBC Google+: https://plus.google.com/+NBC/posts The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon features hilarious highlights from the show including: comedy sketches, music parodies, celebrity interviews, ridiculous games, and, of course, Jimmy's Thank You Notes and hashtags! You'll also find behind the scenes videos and other great web exclusives. John Lithgow Guest Designed a New York Times Crossword Puzzle http://www.youtube.com/fallontonight

John Lithgow talks to Simon about Daddy's Home 2. Plus the UK Box Office Top 10 and Mark reviews the week's new films including Justice League, Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool and Ingrid Goes West. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast at bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live.

For more than a half century, John Lithgow has been delighting audiences on stage, in movies and on television. In a lively discussion with Peter Gourevitch, distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at UC San Diego, Lithgow reflects on his preparations for the wide diversity of roles that have shaped his career and influenced the larger culture, from his star turn in “The World According to Garp” to his SAG-award-winning role as Winston Churchill in the Netflix original series “The Crown.” Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 32265]

Jimmy teams up with Luke Bryan against Octavia Spencer and John Lithgow for a game of Catchphrase. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonight The Tonight Show Tumblr: http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://nbctv.tumblr.com/ NBC Google+: https://plus.google.com/+NBC/posts The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon features hilarious highlights from the show including: comedy sketches, music parodies, celebrity interviews, ridiculous games, and, of course, Jimmy's Thank You Notes and hashtags! You'll also find behind the scenes videos and other great web exclusives. Catchphrase with Octavia Spencer, John Lithgow and Luke Bryan http://www.youtube.com/fallontonight