Christopher Lloyd
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-10-22 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Biography
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).
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Reverend Jim Ignatowski (voice)
NCIS
as Joseph Smith
The West Wing
as Professor Lawrence Lessig
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
King of the Hill
as Smitty (voice)
Fringe
as Roscoe Joyce
The Big Bang Theory
as Theodore
The Mandalorian
as Commissioner Helgait
Psych
as Martin Kahn
Wednesday
as Professor Orloff
Cheers
as Phillip Semenko
Malcolm in the Middle
as Walter
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Carmine
Chuck
as Dr. Leo Dreyfus
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest
A Million Little Things
as Christopher Lloyd
Numb3rs
as Ross Moore
12 Monkeys
as The Missionary
12 Monkeys
as The Missionary (uncredited)