Christopher Lloyd

Actor

Christopher Lloyd

Born October 22, 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA153 films

Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards.

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Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, earning Drama Desk and Obie awards for his work. He made his cinematic debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and went on to star as Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Professor Plum in Clue (1985), Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), Switchblade Sam in Dennis the Menace (1993), Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D (2010), Bill Crowley in I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) and David Mansell in Nobody (2021).

He earned a third Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance as Alistair Dimple in Road to Avonlea (1992), and won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Twenty Bucks (1993). He has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia (1997), the Hacker in the PBS Kids series Cyberchase (2002–present), which earned him Daytime Emmy nominations, and the Woodsman in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014).

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Back to the Future posterFirst watchBack to the Future19858.3as Emmett BrownA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest.View film

Essential films

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Back to the Future Part II poster7.8Back to the Future Part II1989Back to the Future Part III poster7.5Back to the Future Part III1990Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster7.5Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988Nobody poster7.8Nobody2021The Addams Family poster7.1The Addams Family1991Addams Family Values poster7.0Addams Family Values1993Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead poster6.4Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead1995I Am Not a Serial Killer poster6.3I Am Not a Serial Killer2016

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Filmography

153 films as actor
  1. TBAThe MoversHenry Solomon
  2. TBAUntitled Lani Pixels ProjectGrandpa (voice)
  3. 2025Guns & MosesSol Fassbinder
  4. 2025Nobody 2David Mansell
  5. 2024Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand StepsThe Alchemist
  6. 2024Self RelianceDennis Walcott
  7. 2023Camp HideoutFalco
  8. 2023Nandor Fodor and the Talking MongooseDr. Harry Price
  9. 2022Spirit Halloween: The MovieAlex Windsor
  10. 2022TankhouseBuford
  11. 2021The Tender BarGrandpa Maguire
  12. 2021Next Stop, ChristmasTicket Agent/Conductor
  13. 2021King LearKing Lear
  14. 2021Queen BeesArthur Lane
  15. 2021Senior MomentSal Spinelli
  16. 2021NobodyDavid Mansell
  17. 2019The Haunted SwordsmanThe Black Monk
  18. 2019Wildchat
  19. 2018ReRUNGeorge Benson (old)
  20. 2018Making a KillingLloyd Mickey
  21. 2018BoundariesStanley
  22. 2018One by OneHarvey
  23. 2017The Cyberchase MovieThe Hacker (voice)
  24. 2017MuseRauschen
  25. 2017The SoundClinton Jones
  26. 2017Going in StyleMilton Kupchak
  27. 2016Cold MoonJames Redfield
  28. 2016I Am Not a Serial KillerMr. Crowley
  29. 2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieDoc Brown
  30. 2015Just in Time for ChristmasGrandpa Bob
  31. 2015The Boat BuilderAbner
  32. 2015Doc Brown Saves the WorldEmmett Brown
  33. 201588Cyrus
  34. 2014The One I Wrote for YouPop
  35. 2014Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey MatsonGrandpa Jack
  36. 2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForKroenig
  37. 2014ZodiacHarry Setag
  38. 2014Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer LampreysMayor Akerman
  39. 2014A Million Ways to Die in the WestDoc Brown
  40. 2013Sid the Science Kid: The MovieDr. Bonabodon (voice)
  41. 2012Anything but ChristmasHarry
  42. 2012CadaverCadaver
  43. 2012Excuse Me for LivingLars
  44. 2012Dead Before DawnHorus Galloway
  45. 2012The Narrative of Victor KarlochVictor Karloch
  46. 2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon AdventureLero Sombrero
  47. 2012Foodfight!Mr. Clipboard (voice)
  48. 2012Piranha 3DDMr. Goodman
  49. 2012The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead ConspiracyGrandpa Jack
  50. 2012Last CallPete
  51. 2012Dorothy and the Witches of OzThe Wizard Of Oz
  52. 2011InSightShep
  53. 2011The Chateau MerouxNathan
  54. 2011Love, Wedding, MarriageDr. George
  55. 2010Piranha 3DMr. Goodman
  56. 2010MagicMagic (voice)
  57. 2010SnowmenThe Caretaker
  58. 2009A Very Sunny ChristmasSanta Claus John #2 (uncredited)
  59. 2009Jack and the BeanstalkHeadmaster
  60. 2009Santa BuddiesStan Cruge
  61. 2009Call of the Wild'Grandpa' Bill Hale
  62. 2009The Macabre World of Lavender WilliamsLester (voice)
  63. 2008The Tale of DespereauxHovis (voice)
  64. 2008Fly Me to the MoonAmos (voice)
  65. 2008Camelot: Live from Lincoln CenterKing Pellinore
  66. 2007FlakesWillie
  67. 2006Valerie on the StairsEverett Neely
  68. 2006A Perfect DayMichael
  69. 2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieSeymour S. Sassafras (voice)
  70. 2005Bad Girls from Valley HighMr. Chauncey
  71. 2005Arthur Hailey's DetectiveAnderson in Launderette
  72. 2004AdmissionsSteward Worthy
  73. 2003Merry Christmas Space CaseNarrator (voice)
  74. 2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-DCap'n Jack
  75. 2002The Big TimeDoc Powers
  76. 2002Hey Arnold! The MovieCoroner (voice)
  77. 2002Wish You Were DeadBruce
  78. 2002Interstate 60Ray
  79. 2001Kids WorldLeo
  80. 2001When Good Ghouls Go BadUncle Fred Walker
  81. 2001On the EdgeAttorney Bum (segment "Happy Birthday")
  82. 2001Chasing DestinyJet James
  83. 2001WitDr. Harvey Kelekian
  84. 2001Space CaseNarrator (voice)
  85. 2000ConvergenceMorley Allen
  86. 1999The Emperor's TreasureLord Imaru (voice)
  87. 1999It Came from the SkyJarvis Moody
  88. 1999Baby GeniusesHeep
  89. 1999Alice in WonderlandWhite Knight
  90. 1999My Favorite MartianUncle Martin
  91. 1998The Animated Adventures of Tom SawyerJudge Thatcher (voice)
  92. 1998The Real BlondeErnst
  93. 1998The Ransom of Red ChiefSam Howard
  94. 1997AnastasiaRasputin (voice)
  95. 1997Angels in the EndzoneAl
  96. 1997Dinner at Fred'sDad
  97. 1997Changing HabitsTheo Teagarden
  98. 1997Quicksilver HighwayAaron Quicksilver
  99. 1996Cadillac RanchWood Grimes
  100. 1996The Right to Remain SilentJohnny Benjamin
  101. 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadPieces
  102. 1995Mr. Payback: An Interactive MovieEd Jarvis
  103. 1995Rent-a-KidLawrence 'Larry' Kayvey
  104. 1994The PagemasterThe Pagemaster (voice) / Mr. Dewey
  105. 1994In Search of Dr. SeussMr. Hunch
  106. 1994Radioland MurdersZoltan
  107. 1994Camp NowhereDennis Van Welker
  108. 1994Angels in the OutfieldAl the Angel
  109. 1993Addams Family ValuesUncle Fester
  110. 1993Twenty BucksJimmy
  111. 1993Dennis the MenaceSwitchblade Sam
  112. 1992T Bone N WeaselWeasel
  113. 1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterFrank Iarossi
  114. 1992Back to the Future: The RideChristopher Lloyd
  115. 1991The Addams FamilyUncle Fester
  116. 1991Suburban CommandoCharlie Wilcox
  117. 1990DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost LampMerlock (voice)
  118. 1990Back to the Future Part IIIDoctor Emmett Brown
  119. 1990Why Me?Bruno Daley
  120. 1989Back to the Future Part IIDoctor Emmett Brown