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Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover’s screen credits include George McFly in Back to the Future and Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland.
Born April 20, 1964 New York City, New York, USA3 movies on MoviHero
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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? …
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(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.
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- 2025No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a DistanceDirector · Writer · Producer · Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)
- 2025A Blind BargainDr. Gruber
- 2025Mr. KMr. K
- 2021Smiley Face KillersHooded Figure
- 2021Red Bird LaneJonah
- 2019Lucky DayLuc
- 2019We Have Always Lived in the CastleUncle Julian Blackwood
- 2018Saat des TerrorsJames Logan Davis
- 2018By the Rivers of BabylonWilliam
- 2018The Con Is OnGabriel Anderson
- 2015Aimy in a CageClaude Bohringer
- 2015Beaver Trilogy Part IVSelf (archive footage)
- 2015InfluenceDr Manfred Abuse
- 2014The Bag ManNed
- 2012Freaky DeakyWoody Ricks
- 2010Open Season 3Fifi (voice)
- 2010Mr. NiceErnie Combs
- 2010Hot Tub Time MachinePhil
- 2009The Donner PartyWilliam Foster
- 20099#6 (voice)
- 2008Open Season 2Fifi (voice)
- 2008Freezer Burn: The Invasion of LaxdaleViergacht
- 2007It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.Director · Producer
- 2007BeowulfGrendel (Voice)
- 2007Simon SaysSimon / Stanley
- 2007The Wizard of GoreMontag the Magnificent
- 2007Epic MovieWilly
- 2005Drop Dead SexyEddie
- 2005What Is It?Writer · Producer · Director · Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id
- 2004Incident at Loch NessSelf - Party Guest
- 2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at HeartActor
- 2003The Year of the RatActor
- 2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleThin Man
- 2003WillardWillard Stiles
- 2002Like MikeStan Bittleman
- 2002Crime and PunishmentRodion Raskolnikov
- 2001Fast SofaJules Langdon
- 2001BartlebyBartleby
- 2001Andy Warhol: The Complete PictureSelf
- 2000Charlie's AngelsThin Man
- 2000Nurse BettyRoy
- 2000Beaver TrilogyLarry Huff
- 1996The People vs. Larry FlyntArlo
- 1995Dead ManTrain Fireman
- 1994Even Cowgirls Get the BluesHoward Barth
- 1994ChasersHoward Finster
- 1993What's Eating Gilbert GrapeBobby McBurney
- 1992Rubin & EdRubin Farr
- 1992Little NoisesJoey Kremple
- 199130 Door KeyMiętus
- 1991The DoorsAndy Warhol
- 1990Wild at HeartDell
- 1990Where the Heart IsLionel
- 1989Back to the Future Part IIGeorge McFly (archive footage)
- 1989TwisterHowdy
- 1986River's EdgeLayne
- 1986At Close RangeLucas
- 1985The Orkly KidLarry
- 1984TeachersDanny
- 1984High School U.S.A.Bo Middleton
- 1984Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterJimmy Mortimer
- 1984Racing with the MoonGatsby Boy
- 1983High School U.S.A.Archie Feld
- 1983My TutorJack
- 1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.New Student
- 1981The Best of TimesCrispin
- A Hero's Journey: The Making of BeowulfGrendel
- Death of a BrewerActor
- SkinemaxActor
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