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 Grendel
as Tommy Taffy
as Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)
as Dr. Gruber
as Mr. K
as Richard Upton Pickman(1 ep)
as Hooded Figure
as Jonah
as Luc
as Uncle Julian Blackwood
as James Logan Davis
as William
as Gabriel Anderson
as George McFly(11 eps)
as Mr. World(9 eps)
as Claude Bohringer
as Mosley Baker(5 eps)
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 Narrator (live recording)
as Willy
as Eddie
as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Party Guest
as Thin Man
as Willard Stiles
as Self(1 ep)
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 Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Danny(3 eps)
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 Doug(2 eps)
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
as Crispin