Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Crispin Glover
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1064
IMDb ID: nm0000417
Known for: Acting
Born: April 20, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.04
Wikidata: Q310060
Also known as
Crispin Hellion Glover
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Writer (1)
Biography
Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in Rubin and Ed, the "Creepy Thin Man" in the big screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels and its sequel, Willard Stiles in the Willard remake, The Knave of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and as Phil in Hot Tub Time Machine. In the late 1980s Glover started his company, Volcanic Eruptions, which issues his books and also serves as the production company of Glover's films, What Is It? and It is Fine. Everything is Fine! Glover tours with those films and plans to film more at the property he owns in the Czech Republic.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Crispin Glover.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Crispin Glover.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Crispin Glover.
8.3
Back to the Future
as George McFly
1985 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
as George McFly (archive footage)
1989 Movie
7.7
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Bobby McBurney
1993 Movie
7.3
Dead Man
as Train Fireman
1995 Movie
7.1
The Doors
as Andy Warhol
1991 Movie
7.0
Wild at Heart
as Dell
1990 Movie
7.0
The People vs. Larry Flynt
as Arlo
1996 Movie
6.9
9
as #6 (voice)
2009 Movie
6.8
At Close Range
as Lucas
1986 Movie
6.6
Alice in Wonderland
as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
2010 Movie
6.5
River's Edge
as Layne
1986 Movie
6.2
Racing with the Moon
as Gatsby Boy
1984 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Crispin Glover.
7.6
Happy Days
1 eps
1974 Series
7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Richard Upton Pickman • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Family Ties
as Doug • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
American Gods
as Mr. World • 9 eps
2017 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
1 eps
1979 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Crispin Glover.
8.3
Back to the Future
as George McFly
1985 Movie
6.6
Alice in Wonderland
as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts
2010 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
as George McFly (archive footage)
1989 Movie
6.9
9
as #6 (voice)
2009 Movie
7.7
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Bobby McBurney
1993 Movie
5.9
Charlie's Angels
as Thin Man
2000 Movie
3.9
Epic Movie
as Willy
2007 Movie
5.5
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Thin Man
2003 Movie
7.0
Wild at Heart
as Dell
1990 Movie
5.9
Beowulf
as Grendel
2007 Movie
6.0
Hot Tub Time Machine
as Phil
2010 Movie
6.1
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
as Jimmy Mortimer
1984 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Crispin Glover.
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Happy Days
1 eps
1974 Series
7.2
Family Ties
as Doug • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
American Gods
as Mr. World • 9 eps
2017 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
1 eps
1979 Series
7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Richard Upton Pickman • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.1
Texas Rising
as Mosley Baker • 5 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Crispin Glover.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Crispin Glover.
In 4 days
The Third Parent
as Tommy Taffy
2026 Movie
10.0
No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance
as Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)
2025 Movie
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Gruber
2025 Movie
6.3
Mr. K
as Mr. K
2025 Movie
3.0
Smiley Face Killers
as Hooded Figure
2021 Movie
5.4
Lucky Day
as Luc
2019 Movie
5.5
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
as Uncle Julian Blackwood
2019 Movie
4.4
Saat des Terrors
as James Logan Davis
2018 Movie
3.9
The Con Is On
as Gabriel Anderson
2018 Movie
4.5
Aimy in a Cage
as Claude Bohringer
2015 Movie
7.4
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
as Himself (archive footage)
2015 Movie
4.1
Influence
as Dr Manfred Abuse
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Crispin Glover.
7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Richard Upton Pickman • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.1
American Gods
as Mr. World • 9 eps
2017 Series
6.1
Texas Rising
as Mosley Baker • 5 eps
2015 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.5
EP Daily
1 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.2
Hotel Room
as Danny • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.2
Family Ties
as Doug • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
1 eps
1979 Series
7.6
Happy Days
1 eps
1974 Series