Christopher Lloyd

Known For: Acting
Born: October 22, 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Active Years: 1956–2026 (71 Years)
Total Credits: 247 credits in database

Acting Born Oct 22, 1938 Stamford, Connecticut, USA 247 credits

Biography

Christopher Lloyd is an American actor born on October 22, 1938, in Stamford, Connecticut. He has appeared in numerous theater productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. Lloyd has earned Drama Desk and Obie awards for his work in Northeastern theater productions. He made his cinematic debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975. Lloyd is known for his roles in the Back to the Future trilogy and the comedy series Taxi, for which he won two Emmy Awards. He has also appeared in films such as Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Clue. Lloyd has a long and diverse acting career with over 240 credits.

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Career

Career overview

Christopher Lloyd is an American actor born on October 22, 1938, in Stamford, Connecticut. He began his career in the 1960s, earning recognition in Northeastern theater productions, where he received Drama Desk and Obie awards for his work. Lloyd made his cinematic debut in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Throughout his career, Lloyd has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He is known for his roles in several notable productions, including the Back to the Future trilogy and the comedy series Taxi. Lloyd's performances have earned him recognition, with two Emmy Awards for his work on Taxi.

Lloyd's filmography spans multiple decades, with a wide range of roles in various genres. He has appeared in films such as Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Clue, among others. His extensive body of work showcases his versatility as an actor and his ability to take on a variety of characters.

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Frequent co-stars

Lea Thompson 7 shared titles

Michael J. Fox 5 shared titles

Thomas F. Wilson 4 shared titles

James Tolkan 4 shared titles

Elisabeth Shue 4 shared titles

Mary Steenburgen 4 shared titles

Colleen Camp 4 shared titles

Danny DeVito 3 shared titles

Kathleen Turner 3 shared titles

Jeffrey Weissman 3 shared titles

Career timeline

2026

Hulk Hogan: Real American

2025

Nobody 2Everybody's Live with John MulaneyGuns & Moses

2024

KnucklesSelf RelianceHappy's PlaceMan and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

2023

Camp HideoutNandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose

2022

WednesdaySpirit Halloween: The MovieTankhouseWho Done It: The Clue Documentary

2021

HacksNobodyThe Tender BarKing LearNext Stop, Christmas

2020

Stars in the HouseReunited Apart

2019

The MandalorianDr. Jack & Mr. NicholsonThe Haunted SwordsmanThat Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

2018

A Million Little ThingsThe ConnersA.P. BioJames Cameron's Story of Science FictionBack to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles

2017

Going in StyleMuseThe Cyberchase MovieThe Sound

2016

50 Years of Star TrekI Am Not a Serial KillerDonald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James BurrowsCold Moon

2015

12 Monkeys12 Monkeys12 MonkeysBack in TimeDoc Brown Saves the World

2014

Over the Garden WallSin City: A Dame to Kill ForA Million Ways to Die in the WestBuenas nochesThe Real History of Science Fiction

2013

The Michael J. Fox ShowSid the Science Kid: The Movie

2012

Piranha 3DDFoodfight!Dead Before DawnLast CallExcuse Me for Living

2011

Love, Wedding, MarriageInSightThe Witches of OzThe Chateau MerouxAdventures of Serial Buddies

2010

R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourRaising HopePiranha 3DTales from the FutureSnowmen

2009

MeteorJack and the BeanstalkCall of the WildSanta BuddiesKnights of Bloodsteel

2008

FringeThe Tale of DespereauxFly Me to the MoonCamelot: Live from Lincoln Center

2007

The Big Bang TheoryChuckThe Alan Titchmarsh ShowHead CaseFlakes

2006

El hormigueroPsychValerie on the StairsLooking Back at the FutureA Perfect Day

2005

Numb3rsMasters of HorrorStackedArthur Hailey's DetectiveHere Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie

2004

The Tony Danza ShowI DreamAdmissionsClubhouseCar Crash: The Delorean Story

2003

NCISJimmy Kimmel Live!TremorsMerry Christmas Space CaseHaunted Lighthouse 4-D

2002

CyberchaseHey Arnold! The MovieInterstate 60Wish You Were DeadThe Big Time

2001

Law & Order: Criminal IntentWitSpace CaseKids WorldOn the Edge

2000

Malcolm in the MiddleEdConvergence

1999

The West WingMan on the MoonAlice in WonderlandMy Favorite MartianBaby Geniuses

1998

The Real BlondeThe Ransom of Red ChiefThe Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1997

King of the HillAnastasiaCompletely CuckooAngels in the EndzoneQuicksilver Highway

Full Filmography

247 titles

Hulk Hogan: Real American (2026) as Self
Nobody 2 (2025) as David Mansell
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (2025) as Self - Willy Loman, Weston Playhouse, Weston, VT, 2010 (Pre-Tape Segment)
Guns & Moses (2025) as Sol Fassbinder
Knuckles (2024) as Chief Pachacamac (voice)
Self Reliance (2024) as Dennis Walcott
Happy's Place (2024) as Clive
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024) as The Alchemist
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Camp Hideout (2023) as Falco
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023) as Dr. Harry Price
Wednesday (2022) as Professor Orloff
Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022) as Alex Windsor
Tankhouse (2022) as Buford
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022) as Self (archive footage)
Hacks (2021) as Larry Arbuckle
Nobody (2021) as David Mansell
The Tender Bar (2021) as Grandpa Maguire
King Lear (2021) as King Lear
Next Stop, Christmas (2021) as Ticket Agent/Conductor
Senior Moment (2021) as Sal Spinelli
Queen Bees (2021) as Arthur Lane
Expedition: Back To The Future (2021) as Self
Stars in the House (2020) as Self
Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
The Mandalorian (2019) as Commissioner Helgait
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson (2019) as Self
The Haunted Swordsman (2019) as The Black Monk
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars (2019) as Self
A Million Little Things (2018) as Christopher Lloyd
The Conners (2018) as Lou Vitore
A.P. Bio (2018) as Melvin
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018) as Self
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles (2018) as Dr. Emmet Brown
Boundaries (2018) as Stanley
Making a Killing (2018) as Lloyd Mickey
One by One (2018) as Harvey
ReRUN (2018) as George Benson (old)
Going in Style (2017) as Milton Kupchak
Muse (2017) as Rauschen
The Cyberchase Movie (2017) as The Hacker (voice)
The Sound (2017) as Clinton Jones
50 Years of Star Trek (2016) as Self
I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) as Mr. Crowley
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016) as Doc Brown
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016) as Self
Cold Moon (2016) as James Redfield
12 Monkeys (2015) as The Missionary
12 Monkeys (2015) as The Missionary (uncredited)
12 Monkeys (2015) as Zalmon Shaw / The Missionary
Back in Time (2015) as Self
Doc Brown Saves the World (2015) as Emmett Brown
Just in Time for Christmas (2015) as Grandpa Bob
88 (2015) as Cyrus
Back To the Present: The Special (2015)
The Boat Builder (2015) as Abner
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute (2015) as Self
Over the Garden Wall (2014) as The Woodsman (voice)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) as Kroenig
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) as Doc Brown
Buenas noches (2014) as Self
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014) as Self
The One I Wrote for You (2014) as Pop
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014) as Mayor Akerman
Zodiac (2014) as Harry Setag
Pirate's Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson (2014) as Grandpa Jack
The Michael J. Fox Show (2013) as Principal McTavish
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2013) as Dr. Bonabodon (voice)
Piranha 3DD (2012) as Mr. Goodman
Foodfight! (2012) as Mr. Clipboard (voice)
Dead Before Dawn (2012) as Horus Galloway
Last Call (2012) as Pete
Excuse Me for Living (2012) as Lars
Cadaver (2012) as Cadaver
Anything but Christmas (2012) as Harry
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012) as Lero Sombrero
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy (2012) as Grandpa Jack
Say It Ain't Solo (2012) as Self
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2012) as The Wizard Of Oz
The Narrative of Victor Karloch (2012) as Victor Karloch
Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011) as Dr. George
InSight (2011) as Shep
The Witches of Oz (2011) as The Wizard of Oz
The Chateau Meroux (2011) as Nathan
Adventures of Serial Buddies (2011) as Dr. Von Gearheart
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2011) as Self
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010) as Grandpa Walt Montgomery
Raising Hope (2010) as Dennis Powers
Piranha 3D (2010) as Mr. Goodman
Tales from the Future (2010) as Self
Snowmen (2010) as The Caretaker
Magic (2010) as Magic (voice)
Meteor (2009) as Prof. Daniel Lehman
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) as Headmaster
Call of the Wild (2009) as 'Grandpa' Bill Hale
Santa Buddies (2009) as Stan Cruge
Knights of Bloodsteel (2009) as Tesselink
A Very Sunny Christmas (2009) as Santa Claus John #2 (uncredited)
Live from Studio Five (2009) as Self
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2009) as Self
Looking Back to the Future (2009) as Self
Looking Back to the Future (2009) Thanks
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams (2009) as Lester (voice)
Fringe (2008) as Roscoe Joyce
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) as Hovis (voice)
Fly Me to the Moon (2008) as Amos (voice)
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008) as King Pellinore
The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Theodore
Chuck (2007) as Dr. Leo Dreyfus
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
Head Case (2007) as Self
Flakes (2007) as Willie
El hormiguero (2006) as Self - Guest
Psych (2006) as Martin Kahn
Valerie on the Stairs (2006) as Everett Neely
Looking Back at the Future (2006) as Himself
A Perfect Day (2006) as Michael
Numb3rs (2005) as Ross Moore
Masters of Horror (2005)
Stacked (2005) as Harold March
Arthur Hailey's Detective (2005) as Anderson in Launderette
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005) as Seymour S. Sassafras (voice)
Bad Girls from Valley High (2005) as Mr. Chauncey
The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self
I Dream (2004) as Professor Toone
Admissions (2004) as Steward Worthy
Clubhouse (2004) as Lou Russo
Car Crash: The Delorean Story (2004) as Himself
NCIS (2003) as Joseph Smith
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
Tremors (2003) as Dr. Cletus Poffenberger
Merry Christmas Space Case (2003) as Narrator (voice)
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D (2003) as Cap'n Jack
Cyberchase (2002) as Hacker (voice)
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) as Coroner (voice)
Interstate 60 (2002) as Ray
Wish You Were Dead (2002) as Bruce
The Big Time (2002) as Doc Powers
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Carmine
Wit (2001) as Dr. Harvey Kelekian
Space Case (2001) as Narrator (voice)
Kids World (2001) as Leo
On the Edge (2001) as Attorney Bum (segment "Happy Birthday")
When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001) as Uncle Fred Walker
Chasing Destiny (2001) as Jet James
Malcolm in the Middle (2000) as Walter
Ed (2000) as Burt Kiffle
Convergence (2000) as Morley Allen
The West Wing (1999) as Professor Lawrence Lessig
Man on the Moon (1999) as Self (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland (1999) as White Knight
My Favorite Martian (1999) as Uncle Martin
Baby Geniuses (1999) as Heep
It Came from the Sky (1999) as Jarvis Moody
The Emperor's Treasure (1999) as Lord Imaru (voice)
The Real Blonde (1998) as Ernst
The Ransom of Red Chief (1998) as Sam Howard
The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998) as Judge Thatcher (voice)
King of the Hill (1997) as Smitty (voice)
Anastasia (1997) as Rasputin (voice)
Completely Cuckoo (1997) as Self
Angels in the Endzone (1997) as Al
Quicksilver Highway (1997) as Aaron Quicksilver
Changing Habits (1997) as Theo Teagarden
Dinner at Fred's (1997) as Dad
Spin City (1996) as Owen Kingston
Spin City (1996) as Owen Kingston (archive footage)
Cadillac Ranch (1996) as Wood Grimes
The Right to Remain Silent (1996) as Johnny Benjamin
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) as Pieces
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995) as Ed Jarvis
Deadly Games (1995) as Sebastian Jackal
Rent-a-Kid (1995) as Lawrence 'Larry' Kayvey
The Pagemaster (1994) as Mr. Dewey
Angels in the Outfield (1994) as Al the Angel
Camp Nowhere (1994) as Dennis Van Welker
In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) as Mr. Hunch
Radioland Murders (1994) as Zoltan
The Making of 'The Pagemaster' (1994) as Mr. Dewey - Host
Fallen Angels (1993) as Continental Op
Addams Family Values (1993) as Uncle Fester
Dennis the Menace (1993) as Switchblade Sam
Twenty Bucks (1993) as Jimmy
Back to the Future... The Ride (1992) as Christopher Lloyd
T Bone N Weasel (1992) as Weasel
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) as Frank Iarossi
The Addams Family (1991) as Uncle Fester
Back to the Future (1991) as Emmett Brown
Suburban Commando (1991) as Charlie Wilcox
Back to the Future Part III (1990) as Doctor Emmett Brown
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) as Merlock (voice)
The Earth Day Special (1990) as Emmett Brown
Why Me? (1990) as Bruno Daley
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (1990) as Dr. Emmett Brown (archive footage)
The Simpsons (1989) as Reverend Jim Ignatowski (voice)
Back to the Future Part II (1989) as Doctor Emmett Brown
The Dream Team (1989) as Henry Sikorsky
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as Judge Doom
Eight Men Out (1988) as Bill Burns
Track 29 (1988) as Henry Henry
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988) as Self
Walk Like a Man (1987) as Reggie Shand / Henry Shand
Legend of the White Horse (1987) as Jim Martin
Amazing Stories (1986) as R. Beanes
Miracles (1986) as Harry
Back to the Future (1985) as Emmett Brown
Amazing Stories (1985) as Professor B.O.Beanes
Clue (1985) as Professor Plum
Street Hawk (1985) as Anthony Corrido
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) as John Bigboote
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as Cmdr. Kruge
Joy of Sex (1984) as Coach Hindenberg
Street Hawk: The Movie (1984) as Anthony Corrido
The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984) as Woody
Mr. Mom (1983) as Larry
To Be or Not to Be (1983) as Capt. Schultz
September Gun (1983) as Jack Brian
Cheers (1982) as Phillip Semenko
American Playhouse (1982) as Paul
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) as Samuel Starkman ("Municipalians")
Money on the Side (1982) as Sergeant Stampone
Best of the West (1981) as The Calico Kid
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) as The Salesman
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) as Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish
The Black Marble (1980) as Arnold's Collector
Schizoid (1980) as Gilbert
Semi-Tough (1980)
Pilgrim, Farewell (1980) as Paul
The Lady in Red (1979) as Frognose
The Onion Field (1979) as Jailhouse Lawyer
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) as Bill Carver
The Fantastic Seven (1979) as Skip Hartman
Taxi (1978) as Reverend Jim Ignatowski
Taxi (1978) as Reverend Jim 'Iggy' Ignatowski
The Word (1978) as Hans Bogardus
Goin' South (1978) as Towfield
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978) as Jennings
Another Man, Another Chance (1977) as Jesse James (uncredited)
Three Warriors (1977) as Steve Chaffey
The Adams Chronicles (1976) as Tsar Alexandre I
Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
Barney Miller (1975) as Arnold Scully
Barney Miller (1975) as Vincent Carew
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Max Taber
Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer (uncredited)
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Untitled Lani Pixels Project as Grandpa (voice)
The Movers as Henry Solomon

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What movies or TV shows is Christopher Lloyd best known for?

Christopher Lloyd is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Hulk Hogan: Real American (2026), Nobody 2 (2025), Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (2025), Guns & Moses (2025).

When and where was Christopher Lloyd born?

Christopher Lloyd was born on October 22, 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

How many credits does Christopher Lloyd have?

Christopher Lloyd has accumulated over 247 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1956 to 2026.

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