CL
Christopher Lloyd
Actor, ProducerBorn October 22, 1938 (87 years)
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).
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).
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Featured Videos
Christopher Lloyd Filmography
| 2025 | Nobody 2 · as David Mansell |
| 2024 | Guns & Moses · as Sol Fassbinder |
| 2024 | Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps · as The Alchemist |
| 2024 | Knuckles (TV Series) · as Chief Pachacamac (voice) |
| 2023 | Self Reliance · as Dennis Walcott |
| 2023 | Camp Hideout · as Falco |
| 2023 | Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose · as Dr. Harry Price |
| 2022 | Wednesday (TV Series) · as Professor Orloff |
| 2022 | Spirit Halloween · as Alex Windsor |
| 2022 | Tankhouse · as Buford |
| 2021 | The Tender Bar · as Grandpa Maguire |
| 2021 | Next Stop, Christmas · as Ticket Agent/conductor |
| 2021 | Queen Bees · as Arthur Lane |
| 2021 | Hacks (2021) (TV Series) · as Larry Arbuckle |
| 2021 | Senior Moment · as Sal Spinelli |
| 2021 | Nobody · as David Mansell |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian (TV Series) · as Commissioner Helgait |
| 2018 | The Conners (TV Series) · as Lou Vitore |
| 2018 | Boundaries · as Stanley |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Making a Killing · as Lloyd Mickey |
| 2018 | Big City Greens (TV Series) · as Santa Claus |
| 2018 | Kingdom Hearts Timeline (TV Series) · as Master Xehanort (kh Iii Re Mind - Onward) |
| 2018 | A.P. Bio (TV Series) · as Melvin |
| 2018 | Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles (TV Series) · as Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 2017 | Muse · as Rauschen |
| 2017 | The Boat Builder · as Abner |
| 2017 | The Sound · as Clinton Jones |
| 2017 | Going in Style · as Milton Kupchak |
| 2016 | Cold Moon · as James Redfield |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock · as Commander Kruge |
| 2016 | I Am Not a Serial Killer · as Mr. Crowley |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie · as Doc Brown |
| 2015 | Just in Time for Christmas · as Grandpa Bob |
| 2015 | 88 · as Cyrus |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys (TV Series) · as The Missionary (uncredited) |
| 2014 | The One I Wrote for You · as Pop |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall (TV Series) · as The Woodsman (voice) |
| 2014 | Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson · as Grandpa Jack |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · as Kroenig |
| 2014 | Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse · as Harry Setag |
| 2014 | Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys · as Mayor Akerman |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West · as Doc Brown |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Principal Mctavish |
| 2013 | Granite Flats (TV Series) · as Professor Hargraves |
| 2013 | Sid the Science Kid: The Movie · as Dr. Bonabodon (voice) |
| 2013 | Jungle Master · as Dr. Wells |
| 2012 | Anything But Christmas · as Harry |
| 2012 | Delhi Safari · as Pigeon |
| 2012 | Excuse Me for Living · as Lars |
| 2012 | Dead Before Dawn 3D · as Horus Galloway |
| 2012 | The Narrative of Victor Karloch · as Victor Karloch |
| 2012 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure · as Lero Sombrero |
| 2012 | Piranha 3DD · as Mr. Goodman |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure · as Grandpa Jack |
| 2012 | Foodfight! · as Mr. Clipboard (voice) |
| 2012 | Last Call · as Pete |
| 2012 | The Illusionauts · as Professor |
| 2012 | Kings of Van Nuys · as Grandad |
| 2011 | Dorothy and the Witches of Oz · as The Wizard Of Oz |
| 2011 | Adventures of Serial Buddies · as Dr. Von Gearheart |
| 2011 | InSight · as Shep |
| 2011 | The Chateau Meroux · as Nathan |
| 2011 | The Witches of Oz (TV Series) · as The Wizard Of Oz |
| 2011 | Love, Wedding, Marriage · as Dr. George |
| 2010 | I Am · as Taber |
| 2010 | Snowmen · as The Caretaker |
| 2010 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series (TV Series) · as Grandpa Walt Montgomery |
| 2010 | Snowflake, the White Gorilla · as Dr. Archibald Pepper |
| 2010 | Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Dennis Powers |
| 2010 | Piranha 3D · as Mr. Goodman |
| 2010 | Magic · as Magic (voice) |
| 2009 | A Very Sunny Christmas · as Santa Claus John #2 (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Jack and the Beanstalk · as Headmaster |
| 2009 | Santa Buddies · as Stan Cruge |
| 2009 | Call of the Wild · as 'grandpa' Bill Hale |
| 2009 | Knights of Bloodsteel (TV Series) · as Tesselink |
| 2009 | Meteor: Path to Destruction (TV Series) · as Prof. Daniel Lehman |
| 2008 | The Tale of Despereaux · as Hovis (voice) |
| 2008 | Fringe (TV Series) · as Roscoe Joyce |
| 2008 | The Simpsons Ride · as Dr. Emmett L. Brown |
| 2007 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D · as Amos (voice) |
| 2007 | Flakes · as Willie |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) · as Theodore |
| 2007 | Chuck (TV Series) · as Dr. Leo Dreyfus |
| 2006 | Valerie on the Stairs · as Everett Neely |
| 2006 | A Perfect Day · as Michael |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Martin Kahn |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Taber |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie · as Seymour S. Sassafras (voice) |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) · as Santa Claus John #2 |
| 2005 | Bad Girls from Valley High · as Mr. Chauncey |
| 2005 | Stacked (TV Series) · as Harold March |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Ross Moore |
| 2005 | Detective · as Anderson In Launderette |
| 2005 | Enfants terribles · as Reverend Burr |
| 2004 | Admissions · as Steward Worthy |
| 2004 | Clubhouse (TV Series) · as Lou Russo |
| 2004 | I Dream (TV Series) · as Professor Toone |
| 2004 | Di Another Day: Diane Chambers from A-Z · as Phillip Semenko |
| 2003 | Merry Christmas Space Case · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Joseph Smith |
| 2003 | Tremors (TV Series) · as Dr. Cletus Poffenberger |
| 2003 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (TV Series) · as Snail |
| 2002 | The Big Time · as Doc Powers |
| 2002 | MC Hammer: 2 Legit - The Videos · as Uncle Fester (segment: Addams Groove) |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold! The Movie · as Coroner (voice) |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 · as Ray |
| 2002 | Cyberchase (TV Series) · as Hacker (voice) |
| 2001 | Wish You Were Dead · as Bruce |
| 2001 | The Tick (2001) (TV Series) · as Mr. Fishladder |
| 2001 | When Good Ghouls Go Bad · as Uncle Fred Walker |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Carmine |
| 2001 | On the Edge · as Attorney Bum (segment "happy Birthday") |
| 2001 | Wit · as Dr. Harvey Kelekian |
| 2001 | Chasing Destiny · as Jet James |
| 2001 | Space Case · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 | Kids World · as Leo |
| 2000 | Ed (TV Series) · as Burt Kiffle |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) · as Walter |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Professor Lawrence Lessig |
| 1999 | Convergence · as Morley Allen |
| 1999 | The Emperor's Treasure · as Lord Imaru (voice) |
| 1999 | It Came from the Sky · as Jarvis Moody |
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses · as Heep |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland · as White Knight |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian · as Uncle Martin |
| 1998 | The Ransom of Red Chief · as Sam Howard |
| 1998 | The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Judge Thatcher (voice) |
| 1997 | The Real Blonde · as Ernst |
| 1997 | Anastasia · as Rasputin (voice) |
| 1997 | Angels in the Endzone · as Al |
| 1997 | Dinner at Fred's · as Dad |
| 1997 | Changing Habits · as Theo Teagarden |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Smitty (voice) |
| 1997 | Quicksilver Highway · as Aaron Quicksilver |
| 1996 | Spin City (TV Series) · as Owen Kingston (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | Cadillac Ranch · as Wood Grimes |
| 1996 | The Right to Remain Silent · as Johnny Benjamin |
| 1995 | Rent-a-Kid · as Lawrence 'larry' Kayvey |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead · as Pieces |
| 1995 | Deadly Games (TV Series) · as Sebastian Jackal |
| 1995 | Caiga quien caiga - CQC (TV Series) · as Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 1995 | Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie · as Ed Jarvis |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster · as Mr. Dewey |
| 1994 | In Search of Dr. Seuss · as Mr. Hunch |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders · as Zoltan |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere · as Dennis Van Welker |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield · as Al The Angel |
| 1994 | Movie Magic (TV Series) · as Doc Brown |
| 1994 | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (TV Series) · as Grandpa Moohead |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values · as Uncle Fester |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks · as Jimmy |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Continental Op |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace · as Switchblade Sam |
| 1992 | T Bone N Weasel · as Weasel |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster · as Frank Iarossi - Exxon |
| 1991 | The Addams Family · as Uncle Fester |
| 1991 | Suburban Commando · as Charlie Wilcox |
| 1991 | Back to the Future (TV Series) · as Emmett Brown |
| 1991 | Back to the Future... The Ride · as Doctor Emmet Brown |
| 1990 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp · as Merlock (voice) |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III · as Doctor Emmett Brown |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Dr. Emmett L. Brown |
| 1990 | Why Me? · as Bruno Daley |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea (TV Series) · as Alistair Dimple |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Reverend Jim Ignatowski (voice) |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II · as Doctor Emmett Brown |
| 1989 | The Dream Team · as Henry Sikorsky |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Lou |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out · as Bill Burns |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit · as Judge Doom |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius · as Pat Hobby |
| 1987 | Bialy smok · as Jim Martin |
| 1987 | Walk Like a Man · as Reggie Shand / Henry Shand |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories · as R. Beanes |
| 1986 | Miracles · as Harry |
| 1985 | Clue · as Professor Plum |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) (TV Series) · as Professor B.o.beanes |
| 1985 | Back to the Future · as Emmett Brown |
| 1985 | Street Hawk (TV Series) · as Anthony Corrido |
| 1984 | The Cowboy and the Ballerina · as Woody |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension · as John Bigboote |
| 1984 | Joy of Sex · as Coach Hindenberg |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock · as Cmdr. Kruge |
| 1984 | Street Hawk: The Movie · as Anthony Corrido |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be · as Capt. Schultz |
| 1983 | September Gun · as Jack Brian |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Cheers (TV Series) · as Phillip Semenko |
| 1982 | Money on the Side · as Sergeant Stampone |
| 1982 | Movie Madness · as Samuel Starkman ("municipalians") |
| 1981 | Best of the West (TV Series) · as The Calico Kid |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger · as Maj. Bartholomew 'butch' Cavendish |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice · as The Salesman |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 1980 | Freebie and the Bean (TV Series) · as Packy |
| 1980 | Schizoid · as Gilbert |
| 1980 | The Black Marble · as Arnold's Collector |
| 1979 | The Onion Field · as Jailhouse Lawyer |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days · as Bill Carver |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red · as Frognose |
| 1979 | The Fantastic Seven · as Skip Hartman |
| 1978 | The Word (1978) (TV Series) · as Hans Bogardus |
| 1978 | Goin' South · as Towfield |
| 1978 | Taxi (TV Series) · as Reverend Jim 'iggy' Ignatowski |
| 1978 | Lacy and the Mississippi Queen · as Jennings |
| 1977 | Three Warriors · as Steve Chaffey |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance · as Jesse James (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Visions (1976) (TV Series) · as Jarvis |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as King Pellinore |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles (TV Series) · as Tsar Alexandre I |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · as Max Taber |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Arnold Scully |
| 1970 | ESPN Monday Night Football (TV Series) · as Wacky Minister |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2025 | Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (TV Series) · as Self - Willy Loman, Weston Playhouse, Weston, Vt, 2010 (pre-Tape Segment) |
| 2024 | The Honey Trap · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Who Done It: The Clue Documentary · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Expedition: Back to the Future (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | DeLorean: Living the Dream · as Self |
| 2020 | Prop Culture (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson · as Self |
| 2019 | The Movies (TV Series) · as Self - Actor, Back To The Future |
| 2019 | Framing John DeLorean · as Self |
| 2018 | A Million Little Things (TV Series) · as Christopher Lloyd |
| 2018 | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | 50 Years of Star Trek · as Self |
| 2016 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2016 · as Self |
| 2016 | Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows · as Self |
| 2016 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Back in Time · as Self |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2013 | Crackanory (TV Series) · as Self - Storyteller |
| 2012 | Les Chroniques du Mea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Half in the Bag (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Tales from the Future · as Self |
| 2010 | Tales from the Future (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Scream Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Looking Back to the Future · as Self |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Nostalgia Critic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Head Case (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Ace Of Cakes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Looking Back at the Future · as Himself |
| 2005 | The 100 Greatest Family Films · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Il était une fois... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1998 | 1998 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Completely Cuckoo · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1991 | The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Granada Reports (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1977 | The 31st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Expedition: Back to the Future (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |