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Crispin Glover

Actor | Soundtrack | Producer

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While he's never been a typical leading man, Crispin Glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. His unusual characters and personal projects ... read full biography

Known for Back to the Future (1985), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Willard (2003), River's Edge (1986)

External links

@CrispinGlover (twitter.com) | 3 official web sites & 42 more links

Vanity URL

imdb.me/crispinglover

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Still of Crispin Glover in American Gods

Crispin Glover at event for American Gods

Still of Crispin Glover in American Gods and Lemon Scented You

Still of Crispin Glover in Drunk History and Drunk History Vol. 6: Featuring John C. Reilly

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Top 5000

News articles

1,485

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

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Films in Production (2 titles)	Budget	Status
Lucky Day Luc Luc See fewer		Post-Prod
Untitled Crispin Hellion Glover Project Brutus, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Brutus, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer		Post-Prod

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
American Gods (2019) (TV Series) - Mr. World (1 episode, 2019) Mr. World (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Episode #2.1 (2019) Season 2, Episode 1 - Mr. World Mr. World See fewer	1	Released

Past Film & Video (58 titles)	Budget	U.S. Gross	Worldwide
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) Uncle Julian Uncle Julian See fewer
The Con Is On (2018) Gabriel Anderson Gabriel Anderson See fewer	$13MM
By the Rivers of Babylon (2018) William William See fewer
Aimy in a Cage (2015) Claude Bohringer Claude Bohringer See fewer
Influence (2015) Dr. Abuse Dr. Abuse See fewer	PLN 24MM
The Bag Man (2014) Ned Ned See fewer		$49K
Freaky Deaky (2012) Woody Ricks Woody Ricks See fewer	$6MM
Climb It, Tarzan! (2011) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Mr. Nice (2010) Ernie Combs Ernie Combs See fewer
Open Season 3 (2010) Fifi (voice) Fifi (voice) See fewer
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Phil Phil See fewer	$36MM	$50MM	$66MM
Alice in Wonderland (2010) Stayne - Knave of Hearts Stayne - Knave of Hearts See fewer	$200MM	$334MM	$1.03B
The Donner Party (2009) William Foster William Foster See fewer
9 (2009) #6 (voice), Performer ("Dies Irae") #6 (voice), Performer ("Dies Irae") See fewer	$30MM	$32MM	$48MM
Open Season 2 (2008) (Video) - Fifi (voice) Fifi (voice) See fewer
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale (2008) Viergacht Viergacht See fewer	$10MM
It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007) Director (as Crispin Hellion Glover), Editor, Music Supervisor, Producer Director (as Crispin Hellion Glover), Editor, Music Supervisor, Producer See fewer
Beowulf (2007) Grendel Grendel See fewer	$150MM	$82MM	$196MM
The Wizard of Gore (2007) Montag the Magnificent Montag the Magnificent See fewer
Epic Movie (2007) Willy Wonka Willy Wonka See fewer	$20MM	$40MM	$87MM
Simon Says (2006) Simon / Stanley Simon / Stanley See fewer	$3MM
Drop Dead Sexy (2005) Eddie Eddie See fewer
What Is It? (2005) Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id, Director Of Photography (additional photography), Director (as Crispin Hellion Glover), Editor, Music Supervisor, … See more Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id, Director Of Photography (additional photography), Director (as Crispin Hellion Glover), Editor, Music Supervisor, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer (as Crispin Hellion Glover) See fewer
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (2004) (Video) - Himself, Special Thanks Himself, Special Thanks See fewer
Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (2004) (Video) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Incident at Loch Ness (2004) Party Guest Party Guest See fewer	$1.4MM	$37K
The Year of the Rat (2003) (Video) - Himself - 'Willard Stiles', Very Special Thanks Himself - 'Willard Stiles', Very Special Thanks See fewer
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) Thin Man Thin Man See fewer	$120MM	$101MM	$158MM
Willard (2003) Willard, Performer ("Ben") (as Crispin Hellion Glover), Producer ("Ben") (as Crispin Hellion Glover) Willard, Performer ("Ben") (as Crispin Hellion Glover), Producer ("Ben") (as Crispin Hellion Glover) See fewer	$22MM	$6.9MM	$8.5MM
Crime and Punishment (2002) Rodion Raskolnikov Rodion Raskolnikov See fewer
Back to the Future: Hilarious Outtakes (2002) (Video) - George McFly (uncredited) George McFly (uncredited) See fewer
Like Mike (2002) Stan Bittleman Stan Bittleman See fewer	$30MM	$51MM	$62MM
Fast Sofa (2001) Jules Langdon Jules Langdon See fewer
Bartleby (2001) Bartleby Bartleby See fewer		$148K
The Beaver Trilogy (2000) Groovin' Larry (segment "The Orkly Kid") (archive footage), Performer ("Please Don't Keep Me Waiting") Groovin' Larry (segment "The Orkly Kid") (archive footage), Performer ("Please Don't Keep Me Waiting") See fewer
Charlie's Angels (2000) Thin Man Thin Man See fewer	$93MM	$125MM	$139MM
Nurse Betty (2000) Roy Ostery Roy Ostery See fewer	$24MM	$25MM	$2.1MM
Getting G'd Up (2000) (Video) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) Arlo Arlo See fewer	$36MM	$20MM
Dead Man (1995) Train Fireman Train Fireman See fewer	$9MM	$1MM
Chasers (1994) Howard Finster Howard Finster See fewer		$1.6MM
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) Howard Barth Howard Barth See fewer	$8MM	$1.7MM
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Bobby McBurney Bobby McBurney See fewer	$11MM	$9.2MM
Rubin and Ed (1991) Rubin Farr Rubin Farr See fewer
30 Door Key (1991) Mintus Mintus See fewer
The Doors (1991) Andy Warhol Andy Warhol See fewer	$38MM	$35MM
Little Noises (1991) Joey Joey See fewer
Wild at Heart (1990) Dell Dell See fewer	$9.5MM	$15MM
Where the Heart Is (1990) Lionel Lionel See fewer	$15MM	$1.1MM
Twister (1989) Howdy Howdy See fewer
River's Edge (1986) Layne Layne See fewer	$1.9MM	$4.6MM
At Close Range (1986) Lucas Lucas See fewer	$6.5MM	$2.3MM
The Orkly Kid (1985) (Short) - Larry, Performer ("Please Don't Keep Me Waiting") Larry, Performer ("Please Don't Keep Me Waiting") See fewer
Back to the Future (1985) George McFly George McFly See fewer	$19MM	$211MM	$381MM
Teachers (1984) Danny Danny See fewer	$9MM	$28MM
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Jimmy Mortimer Jimmy Mortimer See fewer	$2.6MM	$33MM
Racing with the Moon (1984) Gatsby Boy Gatsby Boy See fewer	$6.5MM	$6MM
My Tutor (1983) Jack Jack See fewer		$23MM

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Past Television (14 titles)	Episodes
American Gods (2017) (TV Series) - Mr. World (8 episodes, 2017) Mr. World (8 episodes, 2017) See fewer Come to Jesus (Jun 18, 2017) Season 1, Episode 8 - Mr. World Mr. World See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Texas Rising (2015) (TV Mini-series) - Mosley Baker (5 episodes, 2015) Mosley Baker (5 episodes, 2015) See fewer The Rise of the Republic (Jun 15, 2015) Season 1, Episode 5 - Mosley Baker Mosley Baker See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Drunk History (2010) (TV Series) - Thomas Edison (1 episode, 2010) Thomas Edison (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Drunk History Vol. 6: Featuring John C. Reilly (Mar 19, 2010) Season 2, Episode 2 - Thomas Edison Thomas Edison See fewer	1
Funny or Die Presents... (2010) (TV Series) - Thomas Edison (1 episode, 2010) Thomas Edison (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode #1.5 (Mar 19, 2010) Season 1, Episode 5 - Thomas Edison Thomas Edison See fewer	1
Hotel Room (1993) (TV Mini-series) - Danny (1 episode, 1993) Danny (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Blackout (Jan 8, 1993) Season 1, Episode 3 - Danny Danny See fewer	1
Family Ties (1984–1986) (TV Series) - Doug (2 episodes, 1984) Doug (2 episodes, 1984) See fewer A Word to the Wise: Part 2 (Feb 13, 1986) Season 4, Episode 19 - Doug Doug See fewer Birthday Boy (Jan 5, 1984) Season 2, Episode 11 - Doug Doug See fewer	2
High School U.S.A. (1984) (TV Movie) - Bo Middleton Bo Middleton See fewer
Hill Street Blues (1983) (TV Series) - Space Cadet (1 episode, 1983) Space Cadet (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Honk If You're a Goose (Dec 8, 1983) Season 4, Episode 9 - Space Cadet Space Cadet See fewer	1
Happy Days (1983) (TV Series) - Roach (1 episode, 1983) Roach (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Vocational Education (Nov 22, 1983) Season 11, Episode 7 - Roach Roach See fewer	1
High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV Movie) - Archie Feld Archie Feld See fewer
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983) (TV Movie) - New Student New Student See fewer
The Facts of Life (1982) (TV Series) - Cadet #1 (1 episode, 1982) Cadet #1 (1 episode, 1982) See fewer The Big Fight (Dec 8, 1982) Season 4, Episode 9 - Cadet #1 Cadet #1 See fewer	1
Crisis Counselor (1982) (TV Series) - Actor (1 episode, 1982) Actor (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Alcoholism (Jul 3, 1982) Season 1, Episode 103 - Actor Actor See fewer	1
Best of Times (1981) (TV Movie) - Crispin Crispin See fewer

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Self (28 titles)	Budget	U.S. Gross	Worldwide
Texas Rising: Capturing the Revolution - Filming Texas Rising (2015) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Texas Rising: Sam Houston - A Man of the Revolution (2015) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Across the Edge: The Making of River's Edge (2012) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The Project (2012) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2012) Himself (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode dated 13 July 2012 (Jul 13, 2012) Himself Himself See fewer
Durch die Nacht mit... (2010) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2010) Himself (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Juliette Lewis und Crispin Glover (Oct 5, 2010) Himself Himself See fewer
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007–2010) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 2007) Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 2007) See fewer Episode dated 26 March 2010 (Mar 26, 2010) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer Episode dated 14 November 2007 (Nov 14, 2007) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Chelsea Lately (2010) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2010) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode #4.47 (Mar 24, 2010) Season 4, Episode 47 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2010) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2010) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode dated 23 March 2010 (Mar 23, 2010) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
2010 Britannia Awards (2010) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
'9': The Long and the Short of It (2009) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
'9': U-Control Picture in Picture (2009) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Simon Says Chopped Chiseled and Charred (2009) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer	$10K
The Documentary of the Making of 'It Is Fine Everything Is Fine' (2009) (Video) - Participant Participant See fewer	$15K
Mornings with Kerri-Anne (2008) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Episode dated 7 October 2008 (Oct 7, 2008) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
9am with David & Kim (2008) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Episode dated 22 September 2008 (Sep 22, 2008) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf (2008) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Beasts of Burden Designing the Creatures of Beowulf (2008) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Beowulf: Mapping the Journey (2008) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Henry's Film Corner (2005) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Episode #1.6 (May 6, 2005) Season 1, Episode 6 - Himself Himself See fewer
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2005) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Tara Reid/Crispin Glover/The Ditty Bops (Jan 21, 2005) Season 1, Episode 15 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Digging Up the Dirt: Making 'Drop Dead Sexy' (2005) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Episode #1.118 (Jun 25, 2003) Season 1, Episode 118 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2003) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Episode #10.93 (Mar 14, 2003) Season 10, Episode 93 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Late Show with David Letterman (2003) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Episode dated 13 March 2003 (Mar 13, 2003) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001– ) (TV Mini-series) - Himself Himself See fewer
Late Night with David Letterman (1987–1990) (TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1987) Himself / Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1987) See fewer Episode dated 28 March 1990 (Mar 28, 1990) Himself Himself See fewer Episode dated 28 July 1987 (Jul 28, 1987) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1987–1990) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 1987) Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 1987) See fewer Episode #28.219 (Mar 6, 1990) Season 28, Episode 219 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (1987) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1987) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1987) See fewer Episode #2.3 (Oct 2, 1987) Season 2, Episode 3 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer

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Archive Footage (8 titles)	Budget	U.S. Gross	Worldwide
No Small Parts (2016) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2016) Himself (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Crispin Glover (Feb 21, 2016) Season 1, Episode 15 - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
The Nostalgia Critic (2015) (TV Series) - George McFly (1 episode, 2015) George McFly (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Christmas with the Kranks (Dec 15, 2015) Season 8, Episode 47 - George McFly (archive footage) George McFly (archive footage) See fewer
Welcome to the Basement (2015) (TV Series) - George McFly / Himself (1 episode, 2015) George McFly / Himself (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Back to the Future II (Nov 20, 2015) George McFly / Himself (archive footage) George McFly / Himself (archive footage) See fewer
Edición Especial Coleccionista (2011) (TV Series) - George McFly (1 episode, 2011) George McFly (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Las sagas: Regreso al futuro (Nov 22, 2011) Season 3, Episode 14 - George McFly (archive footage) George McFly (archive footage) See fewer
Dianne Crittenden on 'The Thin Red Line' (2010) (Video) - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
CR: Back to the Future (2008) (Video Game) - George McFly (archive footage) George McFly (archive footage) See fewer
Rat People: Friends and Foes (2003) (Video) - Willard (archive footage) (uncredited) Willard (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Back to the Future Part II (1989) George McFly (archive footage) George McFly (archive footage) See fewer	$40MM	$118MM	$214MM