Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

1964-04-20 New York City, New York, USA 68 Credits

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 T...

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The Third Parent

The Third Parent

2025

as Tommy Taffy

Acting

A neighborhood Fourth of July celebration is interrupted by a ferociously bizarre anomaly who overpowers a family in order to teach them how to become...

Mr. K

Mr. K

2025

as Mr. K

5.8
Acting

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of the hotel, he has slept in. His attempts to get ou...

Smiley Face Killers

Smiley Face Killers

2020

as Hooded Figure

3.3
Acting

Handsome young soccer player Jake Graham believes he is going insane, unable to shake the feeling of being stalked by something, by someone.

Lucky Day

Lucky Day

2019

as Luc

5.3
Acting

Red, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, ...

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

2019

as Uncle Julian Blackwood

5.5
Acting

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live iso...

Saat des Terrors

Saat des Terrors

2018

as James Logan Davis

4.4
Acting

In the feature film "Seed of Terror", a German secret service agent during her assignment abroad in Pakistan recognizes that attacks on civilians in M...

The Con Is On

The Con Is On

2018

as Gabriel Anderson

4.0
Acting

In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot...

Aimy in a Cage

Aimy in a Cage

2015

as Claude Bohringer

4.7
Acting

A teenage orphan and delinquent rebels against her evil family during a global virus outbreak.

Influence

Influence

2015

as Dr Manfred Abuse

3.9
Acting

"Influence" is a story about the key events of the Wielkopolska Uprising - a dramatic arrival of Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Poznań, and the people who p...

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

2015

as Himself (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

A chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker Trent Harris and a young man from Beaver, Utah inspired the creation of an underground fil...

The Bag Man

The Bag Man

2014

as Ned

5.3
Acting

A criminal waits in a seedy motel for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.

Freaky Deaky

Freaky Deaky

2012

as Woody Ricks

5.0
Acting

Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.

Open Season 3

Open Season 3

2010

as Fifi (voice)

5.6
Acting

Boog, Elliot, and their forest friends return with an all-new adventure, this time in a Big Top Circus! The comedy begins when Boog's pals choose thei...

Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

2010

as Ernie Combs

6.1
Acting

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as le...

Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

as Phil

6.0
Acting

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does noth...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts

6.6
Acting

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

The Donner Party

The Donner Party

2009

as William Foster

4.7
Acting

Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expa...

9

9

2009

as #6 (voice)

6.9
Acting

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small comm...

Open Season 2

Open Season 2

2008

as Fifi (voice)

5.8
Acting

After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampe...

Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale

Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale

2008

as Viergacht

3.6
Acting

Disguised as executives from a Dutch Oil Company, Aliens from outer space buy a local farming company and promise to create jobs for the failing farmi...

It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.

2007

Director, Music Supervisor, Editor

7.0
Directing Producing

Paul, a man suffering from cerebral palsy, lives an unfulfilled life in a nursing home. Sitting in his wheelchair, he fantasizes about a life in which...

Beowulf

Beowulf

2007

as Grendel

5.9
Acting

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

Simon Says

Simon Says

2007

as Simon / Stanley

5.0
Acting

Five college friends choose to spend their vacation debauching at the riverside. They find the perfect place to camp out, but end up crossing paths wi...

The Wizard of Gore

The Wizard of Gore

2007

as Montag the Magnificent

4.8
Acting

In the darkly phantasmagorical world of the carnival magician and sideshow hypnotist, the gruesome "illusions" of Montag the Magnificent are unique in...

Epic Movie

Epic Movie

2007

as Willy

3.9
Acting

When the Pevensie siblings each follow their own path, they find themselves at Willy's Chocolate Factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover th...

Drop Dead Sexy

Drop Dead Sexy

2005

as Eddie

4.9
Acting

When their money scam runs aground, a group of would-be thieves turn to kidnapping in an attempt to blackmail their target.

What Is It?

What Is It?

2005

as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id

5.6
Acting

A young man journeys through a bizarre land inhabited by mentally impaired people, demons, and snails.

What Is It?

What Is It?

2005

Writer, Director, Producer

5.6
Writing Directing Producing

A young man journeys through a bizarre land inhabited by mentally impaired people, demons, and snails.

Incident at Loch Ness

Incident at Loch Ness

2004

as Self - Party Guest

5.8
Acting

When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much mo...

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2004

Acting

A documentary about the making of the movie Wild at Heart, produced for the DVD release of the film.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

as Thin Man

5.5
Acting

The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Progra...

Willard

Willard

2003

as Willard Stiles

6.1
Acting

Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry crea...

Like Mike

Like Mike

2002

as Stan Bittleman

6.1
Acting

Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to ...

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

2002

as Rodion Raskolnikov

5.0
Acting

A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky's classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed.

Fast Sofa

Fast Sofa

2001

as Jules Langdon

3.9
Acting

Rick, a dope fiend, believes his goal in life is to track down Ginger, a famous porn star who is currently staying in her Beverly Hills hideaway. Rick...

Bartleby

Bartleby

2001

as Bartleby

5.9
Acting

An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

2001

as Self

Acting

Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be famous...

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

2000

as Thin Man

5.8
Acting

The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plo...

Nurse Betty

Nurse Betty

2000

as Roy

6.1
Acting

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kans...

Beaver Trilogy

Beaver Trilogy

2000

as Larry Huff

6.8
Acting

Our story begins in 1979, with a chance meeting in a Salt Lake City parking lot where filmmaker Trent Harris is approached by an earnest small-town dr...

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

as Arlo

7.0
Acting

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living p...

Dead Man

Dead Man

1995

as Train Fireman

7.3
Acting

William Blake, an accountant turned fugitive, is on the run. During his travels, he meets a Native American man called Nobody, who guides him on a jou...

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

as Howard Barth

4.4
Acting

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Chasers

Chasers

1994

as Howard Finster

5.4
Acting

Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip...

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993

as Bobby McBurney

7.7
Acting

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't lea...

Rubin & Ed

Rubin & Ed

1992

as Rubin Farr

6.4
Acting

Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Th...

Little Noises

Little Noises

1992

as Joey Kremple

5.7
Acting

A struggling writer steals poems written by his mute friend to achieve fame and fortune.

30 Door Key

30 Door Key

1991

as Miętus

5.6
Acting

A young writer in 1939 Warsaw faces the conflict of acting his age or relapsing into childhood during the brink of World War II. Based on the famous n...

The Doors

The Doors

1991

as Andy Warhol

7.1
Acting

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990

as Dell

7.0
Acting

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a te...

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

1990

as Lionel

6.1
Acting

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

as George McFly (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff...

Twister

Twister

1989

as Howdy

5.5
Acting

An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is...

River's Edge

River's Edge

1986

as Layne

6.5
Acting

A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, ea...

At Close Range

At Close Range

1986

as Lucas

6.9
Acting

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a ga...

The Orkly Kid

The Orkly Kid

1985

as Larry

5.7
Acting

Larry (Crispin Glover) organizes a talent show in an attempt to get on TV but the small town of Orkly, Idaho, isn't ready for his Olivia Newton-John i...

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985

as George McFly

8.3
Acting

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother...

Teachers

Teachers

1984

as Danny

5.6
Acting

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still canno...

High School U.S.A.

1984

as Bo Middleton

4.2
Acting

Principal of Excelsior High School deals with a rivalry between student groups and his own interest in the new counselor.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984

as Jimmy Mortimer

6.1
Acting

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984

as Gatsby Boy

6.3
Acting

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. He...

High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

1983

as Archie Feld

5.4
Acting

Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie betw...

My Tutor

My Tutor

1983

as Jack

5.0
Acting

High school senior Bobby Chrystal fails his French class, which will block him from entering Yale. His rich, authoritarian father hires an attractive ...

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

1983

as New Student

5.0
Acting

A 13-year-old genius goes to college and tries to cope not only with campus social life, but also with his professor.

The Best of Times

The Best of Times

1981

as Crispin

5.4
Acting

This ABC pilot starred 7 teenagers in a 80's style Laugh-In. It told the light and dark side of teenage thoughts with dancing and singing added in for...

A Blind Bargain

A Blind Bargain

N/A

as Dr. Gruber

Acting

Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhin...

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

N/A

as Grendel

Acting

A behind the scenes look at the production of Beowulf

Skinemax

N/A

Acting

Examining the softcore porn industry of the early 1990s, the film follows Morgan Sands, a failing indie film director, and his unlikely friendship wit...