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Christopher Lloyd

American actor (born 1938)

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Christopher Lloyd is an American actor born in 1938 who has had a long career in film and television. He is best known for his distinctive appearance and memorable roles in popular movies and TV shows, making him a recognizable figure in entertainment.

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Born: 1938-00-00

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Acting · Stamford, Connecticut, USA

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…

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Hulk Hogan: Real American — Self2026
Guns & Moses — Sol Fassbinder2025
Nobody 2 — David Mansell2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Willy Loman, Weston Playhouse, Weston, VT, 2010 (Pre-Tape Segment)2025
Self Reliance — Dennis Walcott2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps — The Alchemist2024
Knuckles — Chief Pachacamac (voice)2024
Happy's Place — Clive2024
Camp Hideout — Falco2023
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose — Dr. Harry Price

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Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and "Reverend" 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 appear 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), and its sequel Nobody 2 (2025).