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Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Acting
Born: Oct 22, 1938
From: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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. 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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
King Lear King Lear 2021 6.0
Next Stop, Christmas Ticket Agent/Conductor 2021 6.367
Interstate 60 Ray 2002 7.382
Wish You Were Dead Bruce 2002 5.292
Wit Dr. Harvey Kelekian 2001 7.309
Baby Geniuses Heep 1999 4.138
Alice in Wonderland White Knight 1999 6.219
My Favorite Martian Uncle Martin 1999 5.654
Quicksilver Highway Aaron Quicksilver 1997 5.058
Anastasia Rasputin (voice) 1997 7.607
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Pieces 1995 6.459
Radioland Murders Zoltan 1994 5.929
Angels in the Outfield Al the Angel 1994 6.0
Addams Family Values Uncle Fester 1993 7.0
Dennis the Menace Switchblade Sam 1993 5.883
The Addams Family Uncle Fester 1991 7.1
Suburban Commando Charlie Wilcox 1991 4.711
Back to the Future Part III Doctor Emmett Brown 1990 7.492
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp Merlock (voice) 1990 6.727
Back to the Future Part II Doctor Emmett Brown 1989 7.779
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Judge Doom 1988 7.536
Back to the Future Emmett Brown 1985 8.325
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Cmdr. Kruge 1984 6.586
The Cowboy and the Ballerina Woody 1984 3.8
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension John Bigboote 1984 5.964
To Be or Not to Be Capt. Schultz 1983 6.715
Mr. Mom Larry 1983 6.533
The Onion Field Jailhouse Lawyer 1979 6.026
Goin' South Towfield 1978 5.8
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Max Taber 1975 8.4
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1938
FromStamford, Connecticut, USA