Christopher Lloyd

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).

Known For

Nobody 2 2025 ★ 6.9
Wednesday 2022 ★ 8.3
Hacks 2021 ★ 7.5
Nobody 2021 ★ 7.9
The Mandalorian 2019 ★ 8.4
12 Monkeys 2015 ★ 7.4
Raising Hope 2010 ★ 7.4
Fringe 2008 ★ 8.1
The Big Bang Theory 2007 ★ 7.9
Chuck 2007 ★ 7.7
Psych 2006 ★ 7.9
Numb3rs 2005 ★ 7.0
NCIS 2003 ★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 ★ 7.6
Malcolm in the Middle 2000 ★ 8.5
The West Wing 1999 ★ 8.3
King of the Hill 1997 ★ 7.4
Spin City 1996 ★ 7.0
The Simpsons 1989 ★ 8.0
Back to the Future 1985 ★ 8.3
Cheers 1982 ★ 7.6
American Playhouse 1982 ★ 6.6
Taxi 1978 ★ 7.3
Barney Miller 1975 ★ 7.3