Crispin Glover
- Acting
- April 20, 1964 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
- The Third Parent · Tommy Taffy
- No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance · Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948), Director
- A Blind Bargain · Dr. Gruber
- Mr. K · Mr. K
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities · Richard Upton Pickman
- Smiley Face Killers · Hooded Figure
- Red Bird Lane · Jonah
- Lucky Day · Luc
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle · Uncle Julian Blackwood
- Saat des Terrors · James Logan Davis
- By the Rivers of Babylon · William
- The Con Is On · Gabriel Anderson
- Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles · George McFly
- American Gods · Mr. World
- Aimy in a Cage · Claude Bohringer
- Texas Rising · Mosley Baker
- Influence · Dr Manfred Abuse
- Beaver Trilogy Part IV · Self
- The Bag Man · Ned
- Freaky Deaky · Woody Ricks
- Open Season 3 · Fifi (Voice)
- Mr. Nice · Ernie Combs
- Hot Tub Time Machine · Phil
- Alice in Wonderland · Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
- The Donner Party · William Foster
- 9 · #6 (Voice)
- Open Season 2 · Fifi (Voice)
- Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale · Viergacht
- It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. · Director, Editing
- Beowulf · Grendel (Voice)
- Simon Says · Simon / Stanley
- The Wizard of Gore · Montag the Magnificent
- Epic Movie · Willy
- Drop Dead Sexy · Eddie
- What Is It? · Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id, Writer
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson · Self
- Incident at Loch Ness · Self
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
- The Year of the Rat
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle · Thin Man
- Willard · Willard Stiles
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Like Mike · Stan Bittleman
- Crime and Punishment · Rodion Raskolnikov
- Fast Sofa · Jules Langdon
- Bartleby · Bartleby
- Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture · Self
- Charlie's Angels · Thin Man
- Nurse Betty · Roy
- Beaver Trilogy · Larry Huff
- EP Daily
- The People vs. Larry Flynt · Arlo
- Dead Man · Train Fireman
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · Howard Barth
- Chasers · Howard Finster
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape · Bobby McBurney
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Hotel Room · Danny
- Rubin & Ed · Rubin Farr
- Little Noises · Joey Kremple
- 30 Door Key · Miętus
- The Doors · Andy Warhol
- Wild at Heart · Dell
- Where the Heart Is · Lionel
- Back to the Future Part II · George McFly (archive footage)
- Twister · Howdy
- River's Edge · Layne
- At Close Range · Lucas
- The Orkly Kid · Larry
- Back to the Future · George McFly
- Teachers · Danny
- High School U.S.A. · Bo Middleton
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter · Jimmy Mortimer
- Racing with the Moon · Gatsby Boy
- High School U.S.A. · Archie Feld
- My Tutor · Jack
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q. · New Student
- Family Ties · Doug
- Late Night with David Letterman · Self
- The Best of Times · Crispin