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