Christopher Lloyd
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 has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia (1997), the Hacker in the PBS Kids series Cyberchase (2002–present), which earned him Daytime Emmy nominations, and the Woodsman in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014).
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NCIS
2003 · Joseph Smith
The Simpsons
1989 · Reverend Jim Ignatowsk...
King of the Hill
1997 · Smitty (voice)
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer (uncr...
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Carmine
The West Wing
1999 · Professor Lawrence Les...
Psych
2006 · Martin Kahn
Fringe
2008 · Roscoe Joyce
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
El hormiguero
2006 · Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Wednesday
2022 · Professor Orloff
Cheers
1982 · Phillip Semenko
The Mandalorian
2019 · Commissioner Helgait
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · Theodore
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · Walter
Hacks
2021 · Larry Arbuckle
Numb3rs
2005 · Ross Moore
Chuck
2007 · Dr. Leo Dreyfus
Back to the Future
1985 · Emmett Brown
Taxi
1978 · Reverend Jim Ignatowsk...
Spin City
1996 · Owen Kingston
Barney Miller
1975 · Arnold Scully
Raising Hope
2010 · Dennis Powers
American Playhouse
1982 · Paul
A Million Little Things
2018 · Christopher Lloyd
Cyberchase
2002 · Hacker (voice)
12 Monkeys
2015 · The Missionary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Max Taber
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010 · Grandpa Walt Montgomer...
Amazing Stories
1985 · Professor B.O.Beanes
The Conners
2018 · Lou Vitore
Nobody 2
2025 · David Mansell
Masters of Horror
2005
Happy's Place
2024 · Clive
Nobody
2021 · David Mansell
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
Knuckles
2024 · Chief Pachacamac (voic...
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Judge Doom
A.P. Bio
2018 · Melvin
Fallen Angels
1993 · Continental Op
Ed
2000 · Burt Kiffle
Over the Garden Wall
2014 · The Woodsman (voice)
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Doctor Emmett Brown
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025 · Self - Willy Loman, We...
Addams Family Values
1993 · Uncle Fester
The Addams Family
1991 · Uncle Fester
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014 · Kroenig
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Doctor Emmett Brown
Tremors
2003 · Dr. Cletus Poffenberge...
Anastasia
1997 · Rasputin (voice)
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · Principal McTavish
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Switchblade Sam
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Cmdr. Kruge
Piranha 3D
2010 · Mr. Goodman
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Head Case
2007 · Self
Street Hawk
1985 · Anthony Corrido
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 · Doc Brown
Clue
1985 · Professor Plum
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · Pieces
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · Self
Piranha 3DD
2012 · Mr. Goodman
Back to the Future
1991 · Emmett Brown
Going in Style
2017 · Milton Kupchak
The Pagemaster
1994 · Mr. Dewey
Stacked
2005 · Harold March
Self Reliance
2024 · Dennis Walcott
Man on the Moon
1999 · Self (uncredited)
Interstate 60
2002 · Ray
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · John Bigboote
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018 · Dr. Emmet Brown
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Hovis (voice)
Clubhouse
2004 · Lou Russo
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990 · Merlock (voice)
Hulk Hogan: Real American
2026 · Self
Meteor
2009 · Prof. Daniel Lehman
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Self
Mr. Mom
1983 · Larry
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · The Salesman
Buenas noches
2014 · Self
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · White Knight
The Adams Chronicles
1976 · Tsar Alexandre I
Foodfight!
2012 · Mr. Clipboard (voice)
Angels in the Outfield
1994 · Al the Angel
Deadly Games
1995 · Sebastian Jackal
My Favorite Martian
1999 · Uncle Martin
Best of the West
1981 · The Calico Kid
The Word
1978 · Hans Bogardus
The Tender Bar
2021 · Grandpa Maguire
I Dream
2004 · Professor Toone
Santa Buddies
2009 · Stan Cruge
I Am Not a Serial Killer
2016 · Mr. Crowley
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002 · Coroner (voice)
The Witches of Oz
2011 · The Wizard of Oz
Baby Geniuses
1999 · Heep
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011 · Dr. George
Twenty Bucks
1993 · Jimmy
Fly Me to the Moon
2008 · Amos (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009 · Headmaster
Call of the Wild
2009 · 'Grandpa' Bill Hale
Wit
2001 · Dr. Harvey Kelekian
To Be or Not to Be
1983 · Capt. Schultz
The Dream Team
1989 · Henry Sikorsky
Next Stop, Christmas
2021 · Ticket Agent/Conductor
The Real Blonde
1998 · Ernst
Suburban Commando
1991 · Charlie Wilcox
Eight Men Out
1988 · Bill Burns
Muse
2017 · Rauschen
Bad Girls from Valley High
2005 · Mr. Chauncey
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
2022 · Alex Windsor
Knights of Bloodsteel
2009 · Tesselink
Camp Nowhere
1994 · Dennis Van Welker
Doc Brown Saves the World
2015 · Emmett Brown
Goin' South
1978 · Towfield
Just in Time for Christmas
2015 · Grandpa Bob
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 · Maj. Bartholomew 'Butc...
Back in Time
2015 · Self
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Emmett Brown
Expedition: Back To The Future
2021 · Self
Boundaries
2018 · Stanley
The Lady in Red
1979 · Frognose
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005 · Anderson in Launderett...
The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1998 · Judge Thatcher (voice)
InSight
2011 · Shep
Completely Cuckoo
1997 · Self
Zodiac
2014 · Harry Setag
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
Admissions
2004 · Steward Worthy
Flakes
2007 · Willie
The Right to Remain Silent
1996 · Johnny Benjamin
Kids World
2001 · Leo
The Onion Field
1979 · Jailhouse Lawyer
Adventures of Serial Buddies
2011 · Dr. Von Gearheart
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Joy of Sex
1984 · Coach Hindenberg
Dead Before Dawn
2012 · Horus Galloway
A Very Sunny Christmas
2009 · Santa Claus John #2 (u...
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
2014 · Mayor Akerman
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979 · Bill Carver
Last Call
2012 · Pete
Valerie on the Stairs
2006 · Everett Neely
Legend of the White Horse
1987 · Jim Martin
Radioland Murders
1994 · Zoltan
Tales from the Future
2010 · Self
Guns & Moses
2025 · Sol Fassbinder
Amazing Stories
1986 · R. Beanes
Track 29
1988 · Henry Henry
Merry Christmas Space Case
2003 · Narrator (voice)
Cold Moon
2016 · James Redfield
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994 · Mr. Dewey - Host
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 · Samuel Starkman ("Muni...
Space Case
2001 · Narrator (voice)
The Cowboy and the Ballerina
1984 · Woody
The Ransom of Red Chief
1998 · Sam Howard
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016 · Doc Brown
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
2012 · The Wizard Of Oz
Camp Hideout
2023 · Falco
When Good Ghouls Go Bad
2001 · Uncle Fred Walker
Looking Back to the Future
2009 · Self
King Lear
2021 · King Lear
Why Me?
1990 · Bruno Daley
Quicksilver Highway
1997 · Aaron Quicksilver
88
2015 · Cyrus
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
2013 · Dr. Bonabodon (voice)
Queen Bees
2021 · Arthur Lane
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003 · Cap'n Jack
Another Man, Another Chance
1977 · Jesse James (uncredite...
The One I Wrote for You
2014 · Pop
Angels in the Endzone
1997 · Al
The Chateau Meroux
2011 · Nathan
Wish You Were Dead
2002 · Bruce
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
Wildchat
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Excuse Me for Living
2012 · Lars
Schizoid
1980 · Gilbert
The Black Marble
1980 · Arnold's Collector
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012 · Lero Sombrero
The Sound
2017 · Clinton Jones
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
2023 · Dr. Harry Price
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994 · Mr. Hunch
Rent-a-Kid
1995 · Lawrence 'Larry' Kayve...
Changing Habits
1997 · Theo Teagarden
Snowmen
2010 · The Caretaker
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
Street Hawk: The Movie
1984 · Anthony Corrido
On the Edge
2001 · Attorney Bum (segment...
Anything but Christmas
2012 · Harry
Senior Moment
2021 · Sal Spinelli
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992 · Frank Iarossi
Car Crash: The Delorean Story
2004 · Himself
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978 · Jennings
A Perfect Day
2006 · Michael
Cadillac Ranch
1996 · Wood Grimes
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
2005 · Seymour S. Sassafras (...
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008 · King Pellinore
The Emperor's Treasure
1999 · Lord Imaru (voice)
Money on the Side
1982 · Sergeant Stampone
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Chasing Destiny
2001 · Jet James
Making a Killing
2018 · Lloyd Mickey
It Came from the Sky
1999 · Jarvis Moody
Dinner at Fred's
1997 · Dad
T Bone N Weasel
1992 · Weasel
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024 · The Alchemist
One by One
2018 · Harvey
The Big Time
2002 · Doc Powers
The Fantastic Seven
1979 · Skip Hartman
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
2014 · Grandpa Jack
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
2019 · Self
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012 · Grandpa Jack
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009 · Self
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990 · Dr. Emmett Brown (arch...
Walk Like a Man
1987 · Reggie Shand / Henry S...
Miracles
1986 · Harry
The Boat Builder
2015 · Abner
Tankhouse
2022 · Buford
The Cyberchase Movie
2017 · The Hacker (voice)
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009 · Lester (voice)
The Haunted Swordsman
2019 · The Black Monk
Pilgrim, Farewell
1980 · Paul
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011 · Self
Convergence
2000 · Morley Allen
Back to the Future... The Ride
1992 · Christopher Lloyd
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988 · Self
Magic
2010 · Magic (voice)
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015 · Self
The Narrative of Victor Karloch
2012 · Victor Karloch
Three Warriors
1977 · Steve Chaffey
September Gun
1983 · Jack Brian
ReRUN
2018 · George Benson (old)