Actor John Lithgow talks "Dexter: New Blood," 25th anniversary of "3rd Rock From the Sun"
Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about reprising his role as serial killer Arthur Mitchell in the upcoming limited series, "Dexter: New Blood." He also reflects on the 25th anniversary of his classic sitcom, "3rd Rock From the Sun," the return of Broadway, and his third book of satirical poetry.
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It still gives me chills down my spine when Trinity says hello Dexter Morgan
@derekseven1647
2 жыл бұрын
That absolutely does the way he says it means business.
@marlizewilbe52yay78
2 жыл бұрын
I was re-watching the other day and YES it still gets me. The best season of Dexter ever and that scene was freaking epic!!!!
@BrisLS1
2 жыл бұрын
Just saw the first time he says that, last night. Playing catch up on the original series while watching the new one. It is scary.
@kdizzle901
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best scenes of all time
@simonjack9699
2 жыл бұрын
@@derekseven1647 yeah that's why we know he's a great actor because he knows exactly what to say and how to say it to make the audience react to it on a emotional level
John Lithgow is the Meryl Streep of male actors. He is incredible in everything he does.
@BishopWalters12
2 жыл бұрын
He's superior, Harvey's friend Streep isn't all that.
@bernardzevenhuizen3309
2 жыл бұрын
I like him but he was dreadfull as Churchill.
@lloydthompsonart
2 жыл бұрын
Meryl Streep has nothing on John.
@ARUNKUMAR-km6ir
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.. I wonder how he is doing that. he is a legend.
@Fame_Rate
2 жыл бұрын
except Meryl Streep is overrated, a liar and a hypocrite.
WTF?! LITHGOW is coming back too?! Holy cow!!! Even more excited for this new season. The premier was astounding.
@ok.ok.7634
2 жыл бұрын
wait so hes gonna be back for more flashbacks?
@toromontana8290
2 жыл бұрын
@@ok.ok.7634 He'll come back from the dead. Yes, Dexter chopped him up and threw him in the ocean but he pulled himself together.
@alibabapirce9782
2 жыл бұрын
i just want to see james remar. even for split second :D
@jorgehenriq
2 жыл бұрын
@@JakeReynoldsYT that would be a great scene, tbh
@adnama626
2 жыл бұрын
SPOILER -- he becomes SOMEONE'S dark passenger, conciousness.
Lithgow is a legend. One of the best of all times.
He’s so freaking adorable ❤️❤️❤️I love this show so much more knowing he enjoyed doing it so much. Can’t wait to see him in Dexter again.
John Lithgow is a versatile, brilliant actor. He has the chameleon acting quality about him. John doesn't just act, he becomes the character he is portraying.
John Lithgow is the man very humble and you can tell he has so much wisdom to offer.
John Lithgow sir, thank you. You're in a slew of my favorite movies and shows. Terms of Endearment...Buckaroo Bonzai...Raising Cain...Always so amazing! Looking forward to your appearance in Dexter New Blood!❤
@gregwodzynski941
2 жыл бұрын
Love Raising Cain.
@musicisgoodforthesoul999
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregwodzynski941 I remember when Raising Cain came out in theaters. It scared the sh*t out of me! John Lithgow is such a grat actor.
@gregwodzynski941
2 жыл бұрын
@@musicisgoodforthesoul999 hickory dickory doc, Cain has picked his lock.
@musicisgoodforthesoul999
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregwodzynski941 scary to this day.... 😰😰
This guy nailed it in Dexter season 4 which was my favorite back in the day. The series should have ended right there in my opinion.
@richardmartinez5040
2 жыл бұрын
I used to say the same thing, but the way the new series embraces the Dexter ending and fixes it makes it all worth it imo
I still remember him on one of his first bad guy roles on Ricochet. Also epic on Dexter!
@tinastanley4444
2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't he the seriel killer in Blow Out? With John Travolta?
Just watching him as the cold blooded killer in Travolta's Blow Out. Such a diverse, still underrated career.
3rd Rock is one of the funniest things to me now, while not so much when it came out. I was serious in my 20's, I don't think I laughed for a period of about 5 years. So glad they show it on cable now again. Just ordered the book on Amazon. He gave a great partial reading on Firing Line with the wonderful Margaret Hoover.
@jenniferwebb5954
2 жыл бұрын
That show is timeless. I was 12, LOVED it then, appreciate it even more now lol. There is nothing else better than an alien's perspective of us earthlings 👾
3rd Rock from the sun was one of the best, most well writen shows on T.v. I would love nothing more than a show about some alien perspective ❤👽
He’s so ridiculously talented!
I love him in ANYTHING!
He's one of my favorite actors.
Acting is actually a very difficult profession. Not everyone can act, but many try. We all need the joy of Laughter, it is as essential to life as food.
Cliffhanger with Stallone is one of my favorite Lithgow roles.
I can never look at this man like any other person than trinity 😂
Great actor
4th is the best season, period.
It is so crazy how good of an actor he is, I would no way think he’d be able to play a serial killer just because of how happy and cheery he is but he absolutely did and was terrifying
Absolutely loved That show!!
Lithgow terrified me on that show.
@georgewagner2295
2 жыл бұрын
Aliens can be scary.? It was a comedy show ya know.? Sometimes they did go a little over the top. But so much of it could cause you to smile again your will. Ha.!
@chuckfan1
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgewagner2295 Hes talking about Dexter
Amazing Guy and what a iconic actor he is,... i love 3rd rock from the sun , it was really funny and so glad to read his character is back in Dexter NB.
Legend, i like his caracter so much and great actor and human being ))))
Can’t wait for new DEXTER 🩸
Got the first tease of him in this last episode. Definitely coming back as Harrison dark passenger that talks to him like Harry talked to Dexter.
Lithgow was in the new Dexter for one very short scene. He had one line. It was a cameo.
3rd Rock got cancelled too soon. They were still hilarious and only got cancelled because they changed their time slot to bad hours and lost viewers. But the quality was still there. Would love a reboot! Alot has changed since the late 90s and would be funny to see the aliens from 3rd rock interact with the world and discover all the new things and hypes
Born in 93' My grandma watched this show I was a kid and never liked or understood this show. Had she just explained to me that they are aliens trying to fit into the USA earth society. I now cant get enough of this show in my late 20s I am so glad I gave this show a try again, (Amazon Prime)
@jenniferwebb5954
2 жыл бұрын
It's the BEST, loved it!!
His portrayal of trinity was incredible.
He is my favorite actor.
Love the PBS SPECIAL,JOHN. Keep it REAL brother ❤
Love , love , love John Lithgow...his portrayal of the Trinity killer was terrifying...I remember him saying he and his wife were watching the show and she just turned and looked at him and said, "Who are you"?!!, lol....
I hope there’s a reunion for 3rd rock from the sun
Well, the Trinity Killer appearing on New Blood WOULD'VE been a pretty cool surprise.
@pirahna1548
2 жыл бұрын
It was
I grew up watching John on 3 rock from the sun footloose and harry and the Hendersons I would never imagined even today that he would be a perfect villain/killer 🤯 does make you wonder he should done more things involved being evil other than Buckaroo Banzai.. remember he was the evil scientist
@JTisOneCrazyMan20
2 жыл бұрын
I also grew up watching him on 3rd Rock and Harry and the Hendersons. Loved him so much then, and today he's one of my favorite actors. He also is one of the very very few actors that played such a great character earlier in their careers (3rd rock) that whenever you see him you always think of him as that character, but then goes on to play another role later in his career (Arthur Mitchell on Dexter), and now whenever you see him you always think of him as that second character, and no longer the first. The only other actor I can think of that also did this is Bryan Cranston. He was ALWAYS Hal from Malcolm in the Middle to me, no matter what else I saw him in. Then he did Breaking Bad, and now he will always be Walter White. Very, very few actors can pull that off.
Great actor, capable of being whomever you want him to be. Love his sense of humor. Laughter is good for the Soul. It releases positive energy and life. People who are not striving for at least a portion of humor and happiness need to lighten up a bit. Yes, life is serious, Eternity is as well, so even if you are a person that has found Eternal Life, as I have, others will not want what we have if it doesn't bring us happiness to share. So smile awhile and people will wonder what's going on and why you are so happy 😊.!!
Also: any chance the trinity killer could have originally been James Spader?? I could see that too
@R0tten.p3ach
2 жыл бұрын
if Kevin spacey wasn’t a creep I would say him also.
@Wickedgarden375
2 жыл бұрын
@@R0tten.p3ach very true!
Love I mean love John lithgow
One of the greatest actors of all time.
He was awesome in Dexter
I just watched his scene from New Blood and he's so scarier than the series 4....
John Lithgow's is Dexter's joker to his Batman.
@tigerdragonmartialarts4032
2 жыл бұрын
That’s definitely the right analogy to use, but its kinda opposite of their relationships. Batman and Joker will never know each other behind the mask and makeup, but Dexter and Arthur know each other up front and center in short bursts of moments. If Arthur is returning, he’s probably just another manifestation of Dexter’s mind, like Debra now is as well, and how Harry used to be. Kinda strange to think that Dexter may need some help from a “former colleague”, so to speak
Jeez, even our ol fav legendary actors from beloved comedies like Harry and the Henderson and his legendary sitcoms these days chooses to take part of disturbing crimes horrors… never before in and thru our horrific Covid World of the almost last two years, we’ve never needed positivity more but… this is how I truly respect ‘Celebs’ these days, and most all still choose drama, crime, horror… never more disconnected world… luv LUV the flashback to when John was with w lil super hero Joseph G Levitt!
Best character in the entire Dexter series
I COULD'VE SWORN... WHEN I WATCHED #THE_CROWN... HE WAS BRITISH... HE'S A VERY TALENTED AND GREAT ACTOR...
Good sir, you were amazing as Trinity and in many other things but you will always be the best villain on Dexter even if they made another 50 seasons! God bless sir, have a wonderful holiday!
I love Harry and the Hendersons that movie is a legend
Ok thats it! Im Gonna re-watch Season 4. The best one of them all
Barney your dad is on tv!!!
Lithgow is brilliant
So... what episode was he in? The season is over and I never saw him.
i wanna see lithgow on joe rogan. brilliant actor 🔥👌
Rita says hi.
After watching so many episodes of “Hot Ones” every other interviewer seems amateur. This is said with love CBS Mornings.
Act your age? For movie screen performances, I'll always remember "Footloose".
He did an awesome job playing Cain in raising Cain!
5:24 "Storming" the Capitol .... Slowly walking, guided ...
@thecasualatvguy617
2 жыл бұрын
I know right? Damn Alec Baldwin had a higher death toll on a movie set.
@jenniferwebb5954
2 жыл бұрын
Animals are animals, you can't fix stupid lol
Season 4 of Dexter is one of the best single seasons on TV. Unbelievable and should have ended there
My guess is that he might manifest as Dexter's new dark passenger.
LITHGOW 2024!!!!
There's something about being a Harvard English graduate and accomplished actor. Like it was meant to be and that's what it looks like when people end up doing what they are meant to do.
WOULDN'T IT BE FIERCE IS THE TRINITY KILLER IS DEXTER'S SON, HARRISON'S DARK PASSENGER?!
Shit....I think he's going to be Harrison's _Dark Passenger..._
@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat
2 жыл бұрын
That could totally be! Imagine if they did an entire spin-off show with Harrison as the main character and Dexter and Trinity in his head like Harry and Deb are for Dexter!
@JTisOneCrazyMan20
2 жыл бұрын
@@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat I'd never watch that. Sounds atrocious
The Trinity Killer is an alien!?
He's in one episode for 2 minutes.
@fjunkmail22
2 жыл бұрын
Says who, you? What a great source 🙄
@JTisOneCrazyMan20
2 жыл бұрын
@@fjunkmail22 turns out he was right, except it was more like ten seconds. And those ten seconds still sent chills down my spine.
@AntiDegenerate1971
2 жыл бұрын
@@JTisOneCrazyMan20 "there, there, daddy will be home soon"
Good mornting hahah
John Lithglow is a national treasure but that was a terrible interview.
@jenniferwebb5954
2 жыл бұрын
How so?
I am almost mad that I saw this
i would like this video but its currently at 888
Don't call Roger Ailes a significant man in history.
He killed Rita
This should alert that it’s a Spoiler 🤬
“Here here Daddy will be home soon”
After the show he killed all the hosts and he was never heard from again
"storm the capitol" lmao... The cops let them in and then shot someone. hahahahah
@amylucas8709
2 жыл бұрын
They say that ignorance is bliss…… 🙄
Unfortunately, he didn’t appear in Dexter New Blood.
@Phantomselbst
2 жыл бұрын
Dude, he did. For some seconds. Naked.
3rd rock from the sun is just a trinity spin off
My question is whatever happened when you kidnap your girlfriend to take back with you
Guy really doesn't age much.
he forgets that the people who stormed the capital aren't smart enough for sarcasm
Nothing about New Blood, fictitious headline
I can't watch him in anything else. He's the Trinity killer.
This guy played the trinity killer great I still don’t like him lol I hate watching that season
And this is another two guys, we get mixed up. John Lithgow and John Larroquette Actually maybe they could get Lithgow to finally do a sequel to The 10th Kingdom released in 1999?
Shes awful jeez
I love john as the trinity