Crispin Glover
Acting
Born: April 20, 1964 (age 62) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen such as George McFly in Back to the Future (1985), Layne in River's Edge (1986), Rubin Farr in Rubin and Ed (1991), the "Thin Man" in the 2000 film adaptation of Charlie's Angels and its 2003 sequel, Bittleman in Like Mike (2002), Willard Stiles in the 2003 Willard remake, Grendel in Beowulf (2007), The Knave of Hearts in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), and as Phil in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). He has collaborated with filmmakers such as David Lynch, John Boorman, Jerzy Skolimowski, Oliver Stone, Gus Van Sant, Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, and Miloš Forman. In the late 1980s Glover started his company, Volcanic Eruptions, which issues his books and also serves as the production company of his self-produced art films, What Is It? (2005), It is Fine. Everything is Fine! (2007), and No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance (2025). Glover tours with these films around the world and is currently in production on his fourth feature, filmed on sound stages at the property he owns in the Czech Republic.
Known for
Back to the Future
1985
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Charlie's Angels
2000
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
9
2009
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
Beowulf
2007
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010
Wild at Heart
1990
American Gods
2017
Dead Man
1995
Photos (12)
Movies (63)
Back to the Future
George McFly
Alice in Wonderland
Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
Back to the Future Part II
George McFly (archive footage)
Charlie's Angels
Thin Man
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Bobby McBurney
Nurse Betty
Roy
Dead Man
Train Fireman
9
#6 (voice)
Epic Movie
Willy
Wild at Heart
Dell
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Arlo
Hot Tub Time Machine
Phil
Beowulf
Grendel (Voice)
Open Season 2
Fifi (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Thin Man
Open Season 3
Fifi (voice)
Like Mike
Stan Bittleman
Simon Says
Simon / Stanley
River's Edge
Layne
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Jimmy Mortimer
Drop Dead Sexy
Eddie
The Doors
Andy Warhol
Lucky Day
Luc
Racing with the Moon
Gatsby Boy
The Con Is On
Gabriel Anderson
Where the Heart Is
Lionel
At Close Range
Lucas
Freaky Deaky
Woody Ricks
The Bag Man
Ned
Willard
Willard Stiles
Twister
Howdy
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Uncle Julian Blackwood
Chasers
Howard Finster
My Tutor
Jack
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Howard Barth
Fast Sofa
Jules Langdon
The Best of Times
Crispin
Bartleby
Bartleby
Smiley Face Killers
Hooded Figure
Crime and Punishment
Rodion Raskolnikov
The Wizard of Gore
Montag the Magnificent
High School U.S.A.
Bo Middleton
Rubin & Ed
Rubin Farr
30 Door Key
Miętus
High School U.S.A.
Archie Feld
What Is It?
Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id
Teachers
Danny
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
New Student
Mr. Nice
Ernie Combs
Beaver Trilogy
Larry Huff
Mr. K
Mr. K
By the Rivers of Babylon
William
Little Noises
Joey Kremple
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Aimy in a Cage
Claude Bohringer
Saat des Terrors
James Logan Davis
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
Viergacht
The Donner Party
William Foster
The Year of the Rat
2003
No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance
Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)
A Blind Bargain
Dr. Gruber
Influence
Dr Manfred Abuse
The Orkly Kid
Larry
TV Shows (9)
Happy Days
1 eps
Family Ties
Doug · 2 eps
American Gods
Mr. World · 9 eps
The Facts of Life
1 eps
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Richard Upton Pickman · 1 eps
Texas Rising
Mosley Baker · 5 eps
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
George McFly · 11 eps
Hotel Room
Danny · 3 eps
EP Daily
1 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Incident at Loch Ness
Self - Party Guest
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Self (archive footage)
