Acting · Stamford, Connecticut, USA · Born October 22, 1938
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).
TVHulk Hogan: Real American
2026
as Self
MovieGuns & Moses
2025
as Sol Fassbinder
MovieNobody 2
2025
as David Mansell
TVEverybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Willy Loman, Weston Playhouse, Weston, VT, 2010 (Pre-Tape Segment)
TVHappy's Place
2024
as Clive
MovieMan and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024
as The Alchemist
TVKnuckles
2024
as Chief Pachacamac (voice)
MovieSelf Reliance
2024
as Dennis Walcott
MovieCamp Hideout
2023
as Falco
MovieNandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
2023
as Dr. Harry Price
TVWednesday
2022
as Professor Orloff
MovieWho Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSpirit Halloween: The Movie
2022
as Alex Windsor
MovieTankhouse
2022
as Buford
MovieThe Tender Bar
2021
as Grandpa Maguire
MovieNext Stop, Christmas
2021
as Ticket Agent/Conductor
MovieKing Lear
2021
as King Lear
MovieQueen Bees
2021
as Arthur Lane
TVHacks
2021
as Larry Arbuckle
MovieSenior Moment
2021
as Sal Spinelli
MovieNobody
2021
as David Mansell
TVExpedition: Back To The Future
2021
as Self
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieThe Haunted Swordsman
2019
as The Black Monk
TVThe Mandalorian
2019
as Commissioner Helgait
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019
as Self
MovieDr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
2019
as Self
TVThe Conners
2018
as Lou Vitore
TVA Million Little Things
2018
as Christopher Lloyd
MovieReRUN
2018
as George Benson (old)
MovieMaking a Killing
2018
as Lloyd Mickey
MovieBoundaries
2018
as Stanley
TVJames Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
TVA.P. Bio
2018
as Melvin
TVBack to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
as Dr. Emmet Brown
MovieOne by One
2018
as Harvey
MovieThe Cyberchase Movie
2017
as The Hacker (voice)
MovieMuse
2017
as Rauschen
MovieThe Sound
2017
as Clinton Jones
MovieGoing in Style
2017
as Milton Kupchak
MovieCold Moon
2016
as James Redfield
MovieI Am Not a Serial Killer
2016
as Mr. Crowley
Movie50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
MovieDonald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
as Doc Brown
MovieJust in Time for Christmas
2015
as Grandpa Bob
MovieThe Boat Builder
2015
as Abner
MovieDoc Brown Saves the World
2015
as Emmett Brown
MovieKeith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self
MovieBack in Time
2015
as Self
MovieBack To the Present: The Special
2015
Movie88
2015
as Cyrus
TV12 Monkeys
2015
as The Missionary
MovieThe One I Wrote for You
2014
as Pop
TVOver the Garden Wall
2014
as The Woodsman (voice)
MoviePirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson
2014
as Grandpa Jack
MovieSin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Kroenig
MovieZodiac
2014
as Harry Setag
MovieBlood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
2014
as Mayor Akerman
MovieA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Doc Brown
TVThe Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
TVBuenas noches
2014
as Self
TVThe Michael J. Fox Show
2013
as Principal McTavish
MovieSid the Science Kid: The Movie
2013
as Dr. Bonabodon (voice)
MovieAnything but Christmas
2012
as Harry
Cadaver
2012
as Cadaver
MovieExcuse Me for Living
2012
as Lars
MovieDead Before Dawn
2012
as Horus Galloway
MovieThe Narrative of Victor Karloch
2012
as Victor Karloch
MovieThe Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012
as Lero Sombrero
MovieFoodfight!
2012
as Mr. Clipboard (voice)
MoviePiranha 3DD
2012
as Mr. Goodman
MovieThe Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012
as Grandpa Jack
MovieLast Call
2012
as Pete
Say It Ain't Solo
2012
as Self
MovieDorothy and the Witches of Oz
2012
as The Wizard Of Oz
MovieAdventures of Serial Buddies
2011
as Dr. Von Gearheart
MovieInSight
2011
as Shep
MovieThe Chateau Meroux
2011
as Nathan
MovieOnce Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
as Self
MovieLove, Wedding, Marriage
2011
as Dr. George
TVThe Witches of Oz
2011
as The Wizard of Oz
TVR. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
as Grandpa Walt Montgomery
MovieTales from the Future
2010
as Self
TVRaising Hope
2010
as Dennis Powers
MoviePiranha 3D
2010
as Mr. Goodman
MovieMagic
2010
as Magic (voice)
MovieSnowmen
2010
as The Caretaker
MovieA Very Sunny Christmas
2009
as Santa Claus John #2 (uncredited)
MovieJack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Headmaster
MovieSanta Buddies
2009
as Stan Cruge
TVLive from Studio Five
2009
as Self
TVMeteor
2009
as Prof. Daniel Lehman
MovieCall of the Wild
2009
as 'Grandpa' Bill Hale
MovieThe Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009
as Lester (voice)
TVKnights of Bloodsteel
2009
as Tesselink
MovieMaking of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
MovieLooking Back to the Future
2009
as Self
MovieThe Tale of Despereaux
2008
as Hovis (voice)
TVFringe
2008
as Roscoe Joyce
MovieFly Me to the Moon
2008
as Amos (voice)
MovieCamelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008
as King Pellinore
MovieFlakes
2007
as Willie
TVChuck
2007
as Dr. Leo Dreyfus
TVThe Big Bang Theory
2007
as Theodore
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
TVHead Case
2007
as Self
MovieValerie on the Stairs
2006
as Everett Neely
MovieA Perfect Day
2006
as Michael
TVEl hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
TVPsych
2006
as Martin Kahn
Looking Back at the Future
2006
as Himself
TVMasters of Horror
2005
MovieHere Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
2005
as Seymour S. Sassafras (voice)
MovieBad Girls from Valley High
2005
as Mr. Chauncey
TVStacked
2005
as Harold March
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Ross Moore
MovieArthur Hailey's Detective
2005
as Anderson in Launderette
MovieAdmissions
2004
as Steward Worthy
TVClubhouse
2004
as Lou Russo
TVI Dream
2004
as Professor Toone
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
MovieCar Crash: The Delorean Story
2004
as Himself
MovieMerry Christmas Space Case
2003
as Narrator (voice)
TVNCIS
2003
as Joseph Smith
TVTremors
2003
as Dr. Cletus Poffenberger
MovieHaunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
as Cap'n Jack
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieThe Big Time
2002
as Doc Powers
MovieHey Arnold! The Movie
2002
as Coroner (voice)
MovieWish You Were Dead
2002
as Bruce
MovieInterstate 60
2002
as Ray
TVCyberchase
2002
as Hacker (voice)
MovieKids World
2001
as Leo
MovieWhen Good Ghouls Go Bad
2001
as Uncle Fred Walker
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Carmine
MovieOn the Edge
2001
as Attorney Bum (segment "Happy Birthday")
MovieChasing Destiny
2001
as Jet James
MovieWit
2001
as Dr. Harvey Kelekian
MovieSpace Case
2001
as Narrator (voice)
TVEd
2000
as Burt Kiffle
MovieConvergence
2000
as Morley Allen
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Walter
MovieMan on the Moon
1999
as Self (uncredited)
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Professor Lawrence Lessig
MovieThe Emperor's Treasure
1999
as Lord Imaru (voice)
MovieIt Came from the Sky
1999
as Jarvis Moody
MovieBaby Geniuses
1999
as Heep
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1999
as White Knight
MovieMy Favorite Martian
1999
as Uncle Martin
MovieThe Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1998
as Judge Thatcher (voice)
MovieThe Real Blonde
1998
as Ernst
MovieThe Ransom of Red Chief
1998
as Sam Howard
MovieCompletely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
MovieAnastasia
1997
as Rasputin (voice)
MovieAngels in the Endzone
1997
as Al
MovieDinner at Fred's
1997
as Dad
MovieChanging Habits
1997
as Theo Teagarden
MovieQuicksilver Highway
1997
as Aaron Quicksilver
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Smitty (voice)
TVSpin City
1996
as Owen Kingston
MovieCadillac Ranch
1996
as Wood Grimes
MovieThe Right to Remain Silent
1996
as Johnny Benjamin
MovieThings to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as Pieces
TVDeadly Games
1995
as Sebastian Jackal
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie
1995
as Ed Jarvis
MovieRent-a-Kid
1995
as Lawrence 'Larry' Kayvey
MovieThe Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994
as Mr. Dewey - Host
MovieThe Pagemaster
1994
as Mr. Dewey
MovieIn Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
as Mr. Hunch
MovieRadioland Murders
1994
as Zoltan
MovieCamp Nowhere
1994
as Dennis Van Welker
MovieAngels in the Outfield
1994
as Al the Angel
MovieAddams Family Values
1993
as Uncle Fester
MovieTwenty Bucks
1993
as Jimmy
TVFallen Angels
1993
as Continental Op
MovieDennis the Menace
1993
as Switchblade Sam
MovieT Bone N Weasel
1992
as Weasel
MovieDead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
as Frank Iarossi
MovieBack to the Future... The Ride
1992
as Christopher Lloyd
MovieThe Addams Family
1991
as Uncle Fester
MovieSuburban Commando
1991
as Charlie Wilcox
TVBack to the Future
1991
as Emmett Brown
MovieDuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990
as Merlock (voice)
MovieThe Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
as Dr. Emmett Brown (archive footage)
MovieBack to the Future Part III
1990
as Doctor Emmett Brown
MovieThe Earth Day Special
1990
as Emmett Brown
MovieWhy Me?
1990
as Bruno Daley
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Reverend Jim Ignatowski (voice)
MovieBack to the Future Part II
1989
as Doctor Emmett Brown
MovieThe Dream Team
1989
as Henry Sikorsky
MovieEight Men Out
1988
as Bill Burns
MovieRoger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self
MovieWho Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Judge Doom
MovieTrack 29
1988
as Henry Henry
MovieLegend of the White Horse
1987
as Jim Martin
MovieWalk Like a Man
1987
as Reggie Shand / Henry Shand
MovieMiracles
1986
as Harry
MovieAmazing Stories
1986
as R. Beanes
MovieClue
1985
as Professor Plum
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as Professor B.O.Beanes
MovieBack to the Future
1985
as Emmett Brown
TVStreet Hawk
1985
as Anthony Corrido
MovieThe Cowboy and the Ballerina
1984
as Woody
MovieThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as John Bigboote
MovieJoy of Sex
1984
as Coach Hindenberg
MovieStar Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Cmdr. Kruge
MovieStreet Hawk: The Movie
1984
as Anthony Corrido
MovieTo Be or Not to Be
1983
as Capt. Schultz
MovieSeptember Gun
1983
as Jack Brian
MovieMr. Mom
1983
as Larry
TVCheers
1982
as Phillip Semenko
MovieMoney on the Side
1982
as Sergeant Stampone
MovieNational Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Samuel Starkman ("Municipalians")
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Paul
TVBest of the West
1981
as The Calico Kid
MovieThe Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish
MovieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as The Salesman
MovieSchizoid
1980
as Gilbert
MoviePilgrim, Farewell
1980
as Paul
Semi-Tough
1980
MovieThe Black Marble
1980
as Arnold's Collector
MovieThe Onion Field
1979
as Jailhouse Lawyer
MovieThe Lady in Red
1979
as Frognose
MovieButch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Bill Carver
MovieThe Fantastic Seven
1979
as Skip Hartman
TVThe Word
1978
as Hans Bogardus
MovieGoin' South
1978
as Towfield
TVTaxi
1978
as Reverend Jim Ignatowski
MovieLacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
as Jennings
MovieThree Warriors
1977
as Steve Chaffey
MovieAnother Man, Another Chance
1977
as Jesse James (uncredited)
TVThe Adams Chronicles
1976
as Tsar Alexandre I
MovieOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Max Taber
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Arnold Scully
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer (uncredited)
The Movers
as Henry Solomon
Untitled Lani Pixels Project
as Grandpa (voice)
MovieWildchat
