John Lithgow, standing tall at 6ft 3¼ (191.1 cm), has made his commanding height a signature element of his versatile career in film, television, and theater. His imposing stature amplified the eccentric physical comedy of Dr. Dick Solomon in Third Rock from the Sun and lent chilling intensity to the menacing Arthur Mitchell in Dexter. In films like Cliffhanger, where his height suited high-stakes action, Footloose, Terms of Endearment, and voicing the diminutive Lord Farquaad in Shrek, Lithgow's presence dominated the screen. He has reflected on overcoming a tendency to slouch due to his height, learning to stand fully upright to deliver powerful vocal and physical performances, as in his solo Broadway show Stories by Heart.