
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? (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.

as Tommy Taffy

as Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)

as Dr. Gruber

as Mr. K

as Hooded Figure

as Jonah

as Luc

as Uncle Julian Blackwood

as James Logan Davis

as William

as Gabriel Anderson

as Claude Bohringer

as Dr Manfred Abuse

as Self (archive footage)

as Ned

as Woody Ricks

as Fifi (voice)

as Ernie Combs

as Phil

as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts

as William Foster

as #6 (voice)

as Fifi (voice)

as Viergacht

as Grendel (Voice)

as Simon / Stanley

as Montag the Magnificent

as Willy

as Eddie

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

as Self - Party Guest

as Thin Man

as Willard Stiles

as Self - George McFly

as Stan Bittleman

as Rodion Raskolnikov

as Jules Langdon

as Bartleby

as Thin Man

as Roy

as Larry Huff

as Arlo

as Train Fireman

as Howard Barth

as Howard Finster

as Bobby McBurney

as Rubin Farr

as Joey Kremple

as Miętus

as Andy Warhol

as Dell

as Lionel

as George McFly (archive footage)

as Howdy

as Layne

as Lucas

as Larry

as George McFly

as Danny

as Bo Middleton

as Gatsby Boy

as Archie Feld

as Jack

as New Student

as Crispin

as Grendel