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Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Acting1964New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in Rubin and Ed, the "Creepy Thin Man" in the big screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels and its sequel, Willard Stiles in the Willard remake, The Knave of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and as Phil in Hot Tub Time Machine.

In the late 1980s Glover started his company, Volcanic Eruptions, which issues his books and also serves as the production company of Glover's films, What Is It? and It is Fine. Everything is Fine! Glover tours with those films and plans to film more at the property he owns in the Czech Republic.

Acting History

Future
2026
The Third Parent
as Tommy Taffy
2025
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Gruber
Mr. K
as Mr. K
No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance
as Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TVas Richard Upton Pickman• 1 eps
2021
Smiley Face Killers
as Hooded Figure
2019
Lucky Day
as Luc
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
as Uncle Julian Blackwood
2018
The Con Is On
as Gabriel Anderson
Saat des Terrors
as James Logan Davis
2017
American Gods
TVas Mr. World• 9 eps
2015
Influence
as Dr Manfred Abuse
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
as Himself (archive footage)
Aimy in a Cage
as Claude Bohringer
Texas Rising
TVas Mosley Baker• 5 eps
2014
2012
Freaky Deaky
as Woody Ricks
2010
Alice in Wonderland
as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
Mr. Nice
as Ernie Combs
Open Season 3
as Fifi (voice)
2009
9
as #6 (voice)
The Donner Party
as William Foster
2008
Open Season 2
as Fifi (voice)
2007
Beowulf
as Grendel
The Wizard of Gore
as Montag the Magnificent
Epic Movie
as Willy
Simon Says
as Simon / Stanley
2005
What Is It?
as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id
What Is It?
Producer
What Is It?
Director
What Is It?
Music Supervisor
What Is It?
Additional Photography
2004
Incident at Loch Ness
as Self - Party Guest
2003
Willard
as Willard Stiles
2002
Like Mike
as Stan Bittleman
Crime and Punishment
as Rodion Raskolnikov
2001
Fast Sofa
as Jules Langdon
Bartleby
as Bartleby
2000
Charlie's Angels
as Thin Man
Beaver Trilogy
as Larry Huff
1997
1996
1995
Dead Man
as Train Fireman
1994
Chasers
as Howard Finster
1993
Hotel Room
TVas Danny
1992
Rubin & Ed
as Rubin Farr
Little Noises
as Joey Kremple
1991
The Doors
as Andy Warhol
30 Door Key
as Miętus
1990
1989
Back to the Future Part II
as George McFly (archive footage)
Twister
as Howdy
1986
River's Edge
as Layne
1985
Back to the Future
as George McFly
1984
High School U.S.A.
as Bo Middleton
Teachers
as Danny
Family Ties
TVas Doug• 2 eps
1983
My Tutor
as Jack
High School U.S.A.
as Archie Feld
1982
1981

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/20/1964(61 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA