Crispin Glover
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1964-04-20 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Crispin Hellion Glover
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.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Happy Days
1974
The Facts of Life
1979
Family Ties
1982
as Doug
American Gods
2017
as Mr. World
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Richard Upton Pickman
Texas Rising
2015
as Mosley Baker
Hotel Room
1993
as Danny
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
as George McFly
EP Daily
1997
Movies (69)
Back to the Future
1985
as George McFly
Alice in Wonderland
2010
as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
Back to the Future Part II
1989
as George McFly (archive footage)
9
2009
as #6 (voice)
Charlie's Angels
2000
as Thin Man
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Thin Man
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
as Bobby McBurney
Beowulf
2007
as Grendel
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010
as Phil
Open Season 2
2008
as Fifi (voice)
Epic Movie
2007
as Willy
Like Mike
2002
as Stan Bittleman
Wild at Heart
1990
as Dell
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
as Jimmy Mortimer
Dead Man
1995
as Train Fireman
The Doors
1991
as Andy Warhol
Chasers
1994
as Howard Finster
My Tutor
1983
as Jack
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
as Arlo
Nurse Betty
2000
as Roy
The Con Is On
2018
as Gabriel Anderson
Open Season 3
2010
as Fifi (voice)
Teachers
1984
as Danny
Willard
2003
as Willard Stiles
At Close Range
1986
as Lucas
Lucky Day
2019
as Luc
Mr. K
2025
as Mr. K
The Bag Man
2014
as Ned
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Howard Barth
River's Edge
1986
as Layne
The Third Parent
2027
as Tommy Taffy
Freaky Deaky
2012
as Woody Ricks
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2019
as Uncle Julian Blackwood
Skinemax
Drop Dead Sexy
2005
as Eddie
Where the Heart Is
1990
as Lionel
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Rodion Raskolnikov
Twister
1989
as Howdy
Mr. Nice
2010
as Ernie Combs
Simon Says
2007
as Simon / Stanley
The Best of Times
1981
as Crispin
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Gatsby Boy
High School U.S.A.
1983
as Archie Feld
Incident at Loch Ness
2004
as Self - Party Guest
Fast Sofa
2001
as Jules Langdon
Aimy in a Cage
2015
as Claude Bohringer
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
2008
as Viergacht
Bartleby
2001
as Bartleby
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
The Wizard of Gore
2007
as Montag the Magnificent
Smiley Face Killers
2021
as Hooded Figure
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
30 Door Key
1991
as Miętus
High School U.S.A.
1984
as Bo Middleton
What Is It?
2005
as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
as New Student
Rubin & Ed
1992
as Rubin Farr
Beaver Trilogy
2000
as Larry Huff
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Grendel
Little Noises
1992
as Joey Kremple
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
as Self
The Donner Party
2009
as William Foster
A Blind Bargain
2025
as Dr. Gruber
Influence
2015
as Dr Manfred Abuse
The Orkly Kid
1985
as Larry
Saat des Terrors
2018
as James Logan Davis
Death of a Brewer
No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance
2025
as Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)
The Year of the Rat
2003
About Crispin Glover
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… With 82 credits spanning from 1974 to 2027, Crispin Glover has appeared in 69 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Crispin Glover Movies
- Back to the Future (1985) — as George McFly
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) — as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) — as George McFly (archive footage)
- 9 (2009) — as #6 (voice)
- Charlie's Angels (2000) — as Thin Man
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