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View all search resultsJohn Lithgow: A mentor on and off camera
With nearly half a century of acting experience, veteran actor John Lithgow has seen it all: theater, radio, cinema and television.
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In the span of his long acting career, one thing is sure; John Lithgow is a mentor, both literally and figuratively.
Lithgow’s latest role as Elias Birchard “E.B.” Jonathan in HBO’s latest period drama Perry Mason is a case in point.
The series premiere on June 22 was watched by some 1.7 million viewers across all the platforms on which it aired – the strongest premiere night of any HBO series in nearly two years – and the show has been renewed for a second season.
A struggling attorney in post-Great Depression Los Angeles, Birchard is a mentor to the eponymous character Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys), a private investigator hired for a high-profile child kidnapping and murder case that has gripped the city.
Lithgow said he does consider himself a mentor for younger actors.
Debuting on Broadway in 1973 in The Changing Room, he managed to land his first Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Play.
