
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Conan | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - 'Jersey Shore' Auditioner |
| HBO First Look | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vine Talk | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nova | 2001-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator / Narrator |
| The 2010 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
| The Real Revolutionaries | 2009 | Documentary | William Shockley |
| The National Parks: America's Best Idea | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader |
| Bill Moyers' Journal | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Musical |
| Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1994-2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Square Off | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Corazón de... | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Apprentice: Martha Stewart | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Getaway | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
| The Kinsey Report: Sex on Film | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Play |
| VH1 Goes Inside | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
| The 56th Annual Tony Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-2002 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Bravo Profiles | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek' | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Rugrats in Paris' | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Culture Shock | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| 95 Worlds and Counting | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Adventures in Time: The National Geographic Millennium Special | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Making of 'A Civil Action' | 1999 | Video short | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
| The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Host and Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Three Nights at the Keck | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
| Courage: Profiles in Creativity | 1998 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Revival of a Play |
| 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Gold Rush | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
| The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dennis Miller Live | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
| Christmas in Washington | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| The West | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Frank Cushing / Jedediah M. Grant / Uriah Oblinger / ... |
| The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| Special Effects: Anything Can Happen | 1996 | Short documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Scenic Design |
| 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special & Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special |
| Showbiz Today | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Cinema | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Drama Series and Tribute to Jessica Tandy |
| Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Cinema 3 | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger | 1993 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Night of 100 Stars III | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The More You Know | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Saturday Night Live | 1985-1988 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various / Dr. Federico / ... |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Music Direction |
| The 42nd Annual Tony Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| The Art of Disney Animation | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series & Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 39th Annual Tony Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play |
| 2010: The Odyssey Continues | 1984 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1984 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Supporting Role |
| The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| The 27th Annual Tony Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2018 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Hickory Dickory Doc: John Lithgow on 'Raising Cain' | 2017 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| CBS This Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Independent Lens | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Not One to Hold a Grudge: An Interview with John Lithgow | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Lord John: An Interview with John Lithgow | 2015 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Inside 'Interstellar' | 2015 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Best of Enemies | 2015 | Documentary | Gore Vidal (voice) |
| 9 Kisses | 2014 | Short | Himself |
| The View | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Today | 2003-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Broadway.com Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Projections of America | 2014 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Miscelleaneous |
| Great Performances | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Colbert Report | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Game Day with Rex and Kevo | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Chew | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fox and Friends | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Casting By | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Tony Awards | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| Working in the Theatre | 1988-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 78th Annual Drama League Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| LA Philharmonic's LIVE with Gustavo Dudamel | 2012 | | Himself |
| Shrek: Once Upon a Time | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Tavis Smiley | 2006-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Hour | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Marilyn Denis Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Prohibition | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader / H.L. Mencken |
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