John Lithgow opens up about portraying Dumbledore on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series, explaining why he feels it won’t be a hard role to tackle. While appearing on the podcast Smartless, the ...

John Lithgow has agreed to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's Harry Potter TV remake, and he is essentially guaranteed to fix two ...

In the wake of being cast as Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s much-anticipated Harry Potter series, actor John Lithgow spoke with Variety for an episode of Know Their Lines to discuss prepping for the iconic ...

The drama, which explores Roald Dahl’s life amid scandal, begins Broadway previews in March 2026 Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is ...

Actor John Lithgow has reflected on Roald Dahl’s “complicated” legacy, as he stars as the late author in the West End play Giant. Lithgow, 79, portrays the children’s writer during a period in his ...

Despite the ire toward and denouncement of J.K. Rowling from such colleagues like Nicola Coughlan, Pedro Pascal and David Tennant, and amid the rise of anti-trans rhetoric from the presidential ...

John Lithgow wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric when he accepted his role in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. “I thought, why is this a factor at all?" the 79-year-old actor ...

Well before there was ever such a thing as Hogwarts, there was John Lithgow. And now, after several decades of being one of the greatest science fiction and fantasy actors in the business, Lithgow has ...

John Lithgow isn’t being intimidated by “Harry Potter” fans. The actor, 79, did an interview with the Times of London published Sunday where he addressed the backlash he’s gotten for joining HBO’s ...