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John Lithgow Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

GQ | January 10, 2026



John Lithgow breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in ‘Shrek,’ ‘3rd Rock From The Sun,’ ‘Dexter,’ ‘Harry & the Hendersons,’ ‘The Crown,’ ‘Footloose,’ ‘Cliffhanger,’ ‘The Changing Room,’ ‘Bombshell,’ ‘The Old Man,’ ‘M. Butterfly’ and ‘The World According to Garp.’

FX’s The Old Man airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streams the next day on Hulu.

00:00 Intro
00:25 Shrek
02:27 3rd Rock From The Sun
04:59 Dexter
06:25 Harry & the Hendersons
08:27 The Crown
11:03 Footloose
12:35 Cliffhanger
14:50 The Changing Room
16:37 Bombshell
18:49 The Old Man
22:07 M. Butterfly
23:21 The World According to Garp

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