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Title: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: _33 on August 04, 2022, 01:13:41 PM
John Lithgow.  He's amazing.  Extremely versatile from comedy to drama and nails every single thing he's ever been in. 

Obviously his performance in 'Harry and the Hendersons' began my idolization of John Lithgow which continued through '3rd Rock From The Sun'.  Now more recently I've watched 'The Crown' in which he absolutely crushes his performance as Winston Churchill.  I'm a big fan of Gary Oldman and his portrayal as Winston in 'Darkest Hour' and thought no one would ever touch it, but then J-Lith comes along and makes me question everything.

Now I'm watching 'The Old Man' with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow is absolutely crushing this drama performance as well.

What do you guys think of John Lithgow?  I love him.
Title: Re: Underrated Actor Talk
Post by: bucket on August 04, 2022, 01:16:48 PM
I only really recall him from Third Rock From the Sun, but I saw him in a movie on HBO recently with Robin Williams and John was a cross-dresser.
Title: Re: Underrated Actor Talk
Post by: CHONGS on August 04, 2022, 01:17:44 PM
He's great.  A very enjoyable actor.
Title: Re: Underrated Actor Talk
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 01:19:40 PM
He seemed very believable as a preacher who banned dancing.
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Post by: Sandstone Outcropping on August 04, 2022, 01:22:28 PM
John Lithgow.  He's amazing.  Extremely versatile from comedy to drama and nails every single thing he's ever been in. 

Obviously his performance in 'Harry and the Hendersons' began my idolization of John Lithgow which continued through '3rd Rock From The Sun'.  Now more recently I've watched 'The Crown' in which he absolutely crushes his performance as Winston Churchill. I'm a big fan of Gary Oldman and his portrayal as Winston in 'Darkest Hour' and thought no one would ever touch it, but then J-Lith comes along and makes me question everything.

Now I'm watching 'The Old Man' with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow is absolutely crushing this drama performance as well.

What do you guys think of John Lithgow?  I love him.
He was great in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
Title: Re: Underrated Actor Talk
Post by: yoga-like_abana on August 04, 2022, 01:27:25 PM
Cross reference with 80s/90s country thread but I'll add Dwight Yoakam. Cause he'd be in a movie and I'd always be like ohh, man, that's Dwight Yoakam.
Title: Re: Underrated Actor Talk
Post by: DQ12 on August 04, 2022, 01:59:26 PM
Cross reference with 80s/90s country thread but I'll add Dwight Yoakam. Cause he'd be in a movie and I'd always be like ohh, man, that's Dwight Yoakam.
Love him in slingblade.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: ChiComCat on August 04, 2022, 03:01:10 PM
Love Lithgow.  Also was a part of the best Dexter season.

Lithgow, more like Lithgod!
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: star seed 7 on August 04, 2022, 03:09:08 PM
Love Lithgow.  Also was a part of the best Dexter season.

Lithgow, more like Lithgod!

I think the first season is better, but the lithgod one is very good too!
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: DreamWeaver69 on August 04, 2022, 03:16:06 PM
Matthew Lillard.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 03:17:24 PM
What was the movie where Lithgow played a villain?  It was probably his only dud role because he wasn't believable as an evil tough guy, IMO.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Stupid Fitz on August 04, 2022, 03:26:54 PM
Any one of the 3-4 people that are in all of Adam Sandler's movies. No one knows who they are, but they always do great jobs.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Brock Landers on August 04, 2022, 03:27:30 PM
What was the movie where Lithgow played a villain?  It was probably his only dud role because he wasn't believable as an evil tough guy, IMO.

That was the smash hit/documentary called Cliffhanger and he was a decent villain IMO.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: DreamWeaver69 on August 04, 2022, 03:27:46 PM
Any one of the 3-4 people that are in all of Adam Sandler's movies. No one knows who they are, but they always do great jobs.
Squawk outed
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 03:28:40 PM
Any one of the 3-4 people that are in all of Adam Sandler's movies. No one knows who they are, but they always do great jobs.

Everyone knows Steve Buscemi and Rob Schneider.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 03:30:21 PM
What was the movie where Lithgow played a villain?  It was probably his only dud role because he wasn't believable as an evil tough guy, IMO.

That was the smash hit/documentary called Cliffhanger and he was a decent villain IMO.

I was thinking of Ricochet.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: mocat on August 04, 2022, 03:31:46 PM
What was the movie where Lithgow played a villain?  It was probably his only dud role because he wasn't believable as an evil tough guy, IMO.

That was the smash hit/documentary called Cliffhanger and he was a decent villain IMO.

I was thinking of Ricochet.

he is an incred baddie in Shrek
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 03:33:41 PM
What was the movie where Lithgow played a villain?  It was probably his only dud role because he wasn't believable as an evil tough guy, IMO.

That was the smash hit/documentary called Cliffhanger and he was a decent villain IMO.

I was thinking of Ricochet.

he is an incred baddie in Shrek

Because he wasn't a tough guy.

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2627666201/?playlistId=tt0102789?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: TheHamburglar on August 04, 2022, 03:50:15 PM
John was great in Orange County as the estranged dad. “I will eat your face!” & him getting flustered seeing Leslie Mann flirting with the pool boy.  :lol:

I just remembered 12 years later he played the same character as Leslie Mann’s dad. :lol:
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Institutional Control on August 04, 2022, 03:57:53 PM
He wasn’t very believable as a woman in The World According To Garp.


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Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on August 04, 2022, 05:22:01 PM
if J-Lith had one mis-step I would have to say I very much resented his performance in the Progresso soup commercials. atrocious.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: nicname on August 04, 2022, 05:30:44 PM
Matthew Lillard.

Welcome back wacky!
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: _33 on August 04, 2022, 06:41:39 PM
John Lithgow has played a lot of villains and he has crushed them all.  Remember he was that racist senator on The Tuskegee Airmen?  Any role where he has to have a slight southern drawl he absolutely kills.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: CHONGS on August 04, 2022, 06:47:05 PM
He was amazing in Ricochet
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: CHONGS on August 04, 2022, 06:47:59 PM
https://youtu.be/X0jehsst5gE
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: tdaver on August 05, 2022, 08:52:10 AM
Lithgow freaking out on a plane in Twilight Zone: the Movie, and then Aykroyd joins in for a surprise finish!  Doesn’t get better than that.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: DQ12 on August 05, 2022, 10:12:29 AM
wasn't he a baddie in dexter too?
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: pissclams on August 05, 2022, 12:15:09 PM
dude is annoying
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: _33 on August 05, 2022, 02:57:13 PM
dude is annoying

You're annoying shut up
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Post by: pissclams on August 05, 2022, 03:08:21 PM
typical straw man from 33, smdh
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: bucket on September 05, 2022, 12:57:28 AM
Watching Interstellar. Not convincing farmer.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Stevesie60 on September 05, 2022, 09:28:58 PM
Sam Rockwell is the most underappreciated actor of our time.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Pete on September 05, 2022, 10:02:24 PM
Watching Interstellar. Not convincing farmer.
It’s because he hates farming!
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: star seed 7 on September 29, 2022, 12:57:12 PM
Richard Jenkins
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: mocat on September 29, 2022, 01:05:07 PM
yes. amazing snub for best supporting actor in bone tomahawk
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: DQ12 on September 29, 2022, 03:08:55 PM
Richard Jenkins
He's good in that Dahmer show.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Trim on September 29, 2022, 03:21:58 PM
yes. amazing snub for best supporting actor in bone tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk sounds like a great thing but I find westerns boring.
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: mocat on September 29, 2022, 03:31:42 PM


yes. amazing snub for best supporting actor in bone tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk sounds like a great thing but I find westerns boring.


I do as well for the most part, but BT is anything but boring
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: star seed 7 on September 29, 2022, 03:32:42 PM
Rjenks should have won an Oscar for burn after reading
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: DreamWeaver69 on September 29, 2022, 05:09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/jared_carrabis/status/1575314442631495680?s=46&t=4b7T3vOYmb6nimiSqf3xng
Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: Cire on September 29, 2022, 06:51:41 PM
I’ve always found him annoying. It’s his voice.

I recognize he is talented but I pass on a lot of his stuff


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Title: Re: Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time
Post by: _33 on September 29, 2022, 09:08:46 PM
Guys it seems there is some confusion about this thread.  It's not a debate, there is no debate, it's John Lithgow. I guess you can name other actors if you want, just know that they are not The Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time.