Crispin Glover

Highest Rated: 96% Back to the Future (1985)

Lowest Rated: 0% Private Lessons (1981)

Birthday: Apr 20, 1964

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

American actor Crispin Glover, son of actor and drama coach Bruce Glover, debuted on-stage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles at age 14 in The Sound of Music. He made his feature-film debut four years later in My Tutor (1982). Glover is known for his peculiar acting style that includes nearly whispered speech punctuated by small karate-like gesticulations. His breakthrough came in the role of the wimpy, nerdy father, George McFly, in Robert Zemeckis' Back to the Future (1985), after which he landed increasingly important roles. Glover's reputation as an eccentric was partly borne out of his personal editing and republishing of books such as Rat Catching (a modernized version of a 100-year-old text to which he added new pictures of mutilated rats) and the equally strange Concrete Inspection. But despite his disturbing eccentricities, Glover has been considered by some to be one of the more original and intense actors of his generation.

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Con Is On	Actor	—	2018
60%	Aimy In a Cage	Claude Bohringer	—	2015
9%	The Bag Man	Ned	$49.3k	2014
55%	Mr. Nice	Ernie Combs	—	2011
No Score Yet	Freaky Deaky	Woody Ricks	—	2011
No Score Yet	Open Season 3	Fifi	—	2011
63%	Hot Tub Time Machine	Phil	$49M	2010
52%	Alice in Wonderland	Stayne	$319.4M	2010
No Score Yet	The Donner Party	William Foster	—	2009
57%	9	#6	$31.7M	2009
No Score Yet	Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale	Viergacht	—	2008
No Score Yet	Open Season 2	Fifi	—	2008
80%	It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.	Producer Director	—	2007
71%	Beowulf	Grendel	$82.2M	2007
No Score Yet	Wizard of Gore	Montag the Magnificent	—	2007
2%	Epic Movie	Willy	$39.7M	2007
No Score Yet	Simon Says	Simon/Stanley	—	2006
No Score Yet	Drop Dead Sexy	Eddie	—	2005
56%	What Is It?	Screenwriter Actor Producer Executive Producer Director	—	2005
62%	Incident at Loch Ness	Actor	—	2004
43%	Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle	Thin Man	$100.7M	2003
64%	Willard	Willard	$6.8M	2003
No Score Yet	Crime and Punishment	Rodion Raskolnikov	—	2002
57%	Like Mike	Stan Bittleman	$51.4M	2002
35%	Bartleby	Bartleby	$60.8k	2002
No Score Yet	Fast Sofa	Jules	—	2001
No Score Yet	The Beaver Trilogy	Groovin' Larry	—	2001
68%	Charlie's Angels	Thin Man	$124.5M	2000
83%	Nurse Betty	Roy	—	2000
87%	The People Vs. Larry Flynt	Arlo	—	1996
72%	Dead Man	The Fireman	—	1995
21%	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Howard Barth	—	1994
33%	Chasers	Howard Finster	—	1994
89%	What's Eating Gilbert Grape	Bobby McBurney	—	1993
No Score Yet	Hotel Room	Actor	—	1992
No Score Yet	30 Door Key	Actor	—	1991
No Score Yet	Little Noises	Joey	—	1991
54%	The Doors	Andy Warhol	—	1991
No Score Yet	Rubin and Ed	Rubin Farr	—	1991
65%	Wild At Heart	Cousin Dell	—	1990
11%	Where the Heart Is	Lionel	—	1990
No Score Yet	Twister	Howdy Cleveland	—	1989
63%	Back to the Future Part II	George McFly in footage from BACK TO THE FUTURE	—	1989
86%	River's Edge	Layne	—	1987
86%	At Close Range	Lucas	—	1986
96%	Back to the Future	George McFly	$3M	1985
No Score Yet	The Orkly Kid	Actor	—	1985
62%	Teachers	Danny	—	1984
25%	Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter	Jimmy	—	1984
60%	Racing With the Moon	Gatsby Boy	—	1984
No Score Yet	High School U.S.A.	Archie Feld	—	1983
No Score Yet	My Tutor	Jack	—	1983
0%	Private Lessons	Actor	—	1981

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
92%	American Gods 2017	Mr. World	2017
No Score Yet	Funny Or Die Presents 2010-2011	Appearing	2010

Quotes from Crispin Glover's Characters

Biff Tannen:	Mr. McFly! Mr. McFly, this just arrived. Oh, hi, Marty. I think it's your new book.
Lorraine Baines:	Oh, honey! Your first novel.
George McFly:	Like I've always told you, you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.
Biff Tannen:	Oh, Marty. Marty, here's your keys. You're all waxed up, ready for tonight.
Marty McFly:	Keys?

#6:	Go back to the source!

Layne:	"Thanks for the weed!!!"
Layne:	Thanks for the weed!

George McFly:

Last night, Darth Vader came down from Planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out, that he'd melt my brain.

George McFly:

I am your density!

Bartleby:

I would prefer not to.

Edward:	A chocolate river! Mmm! Mmm! Chocolate! Hahahaha!
Willy:	That's actually the sewer line.

Layne:

What do you think this car runs on..God's own methane?

Fifi:

Don't you understand?! We must remain vigilant! Even one wild animal among us can send us back to those dark days on anarchy!

Fifi:

Oh, yes. The tent.

Fifi:

Speak of the devil. Disgusting.

Fifi:

[Spotting the shock collar remote] There it is!

Fifi:

YES!

Fifi:

[Mad at Weenie for not acting like a domestic pet] You are no longer a wild animal! You are a domestic pet, and domestic pets MUST OBEY THEIR MASTERS!

Fifi:

This doesn't concern you.

Fifi:

Mwahahahahahahaha!

Fifi:

Roberto, your singing is... beautiful!

Fifi:

[When Weenie bites his tail] AAAY!

Fifi:

Oh, yes. The tent.

Fifi:

Your friends?! Your friends?! It is worse than I could've ever imagined! Your friends? It's worse than I could've ever imagined. He's gone... [Close-up] feral!

George McFly:	"Last night, Darth Vader came from the planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."
George McFly:	Last night, Darth Vader came from the planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain.

Fifi:

Roberto, put down those treats. You've eaten enough.

Fifi:

You know, Roberto, those doggy treats are filled with carbohydrates.

Fifi:	[After Roberto wets him] I'm going to pretend I didn't see that.
Fifi:	[after Roberto wets him] I'm going to pretend I didn't see that.

Fifi:	[After Roberto sings "Close to You"] Oh, Roberto, that's beautiful!
Fifi:	[after Roberto sings 'Close to You'] Oh, Roberto, that's beautiful!

Fifi:

This is war!

Fifi:

Speak of the devil. Disgusting.

#6:	No! Stop! You mustn't destroy it! Grabs 9's shoulders You mustn't destroy it! If you destroy it--they're trapped! They're trapped, they're inside! They're INSIDE!
#6:	No! Stop! You mustn't destroy it! [grabs 9's shoulders] You mustn't destroy it! If you destroy it, they're trapped! They're trapped, they're inside! They're INSIDE!

Jimmy:	Well, you know what I suggest you do about that, Ted; I think you should run that through your computer.
Jimmy:	Well, you know what I suggest you do about that. Ted, I think you should run that through your computer.

Jimmy:	Ted. I think...I think when we get to town I should call Betty.
Jimmy:	Ted. I think. I think when we get to town I should call Betty.
Ted:	Jimbo, calling Betty is definitely a dead fu*k thing to do. Look, first rule of love: never get rejected by the same girl twice, I mean that's useless. If you want to make a fool out of yourself, always do it with someone new.
Jimmy:	I don't know anyone new.
Ted:	Well, sex is a great way to meet them.

Jimmy:	(when asked to join in on skinny-dipping) - Oh, nah! ...We don't have our suits!
Jimmy:	(when asked to join in on skinny-dipping) - Oh, nah! We don't have our suits!

Jimmy:	I, uh, thought you wanted to be with Ted?
Tina:	Well, I did, but now I wanna be with you.
Jimmy:	This makes me feel really bad. (pauses) - Well, do you wanna join them?
Tina:	Jimmy...why don't we just go upstairs?
Tina:	Jimmy, why don't we just go upstairs?
Jimmy:	(nervous laughter) - Upstairs? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

Ted:	And Jimbo, don't be such a dead fu*k.
Jimmy:	I told you...I told you that I didn't like that.
Jimmy:	I told you. I told you that I didn't like that.

Jimmy:

Hey, Ted, where's that corkscrew? You know that fancy corkscrew for the wine bottle? Ted. Ted? TED! HEY, TED, where the hell is the corkscrew? (Jason shoves it into Jimbo's hand)

Jimmy:

He thinks that's funny. He thinks that's a funny thing he's doing.

Ted:	Let me put this into the ol' computer.
Jimmy:	Ted, I'm serious about this.
Ted:	Hey, the computer don't lie.

Jimmy:	(after having sex) - Was I a dead fu*k?
Tina:	(laughing) - What?
Jimmy:	A dead fu*k.
Tina:	No. You ah...you know what I think? You know what I really think? I think you were incredible!

Stayne - Knave of Hearts:	Alice has escaped. [Red Queen slaps him]
Stayne - Knave of Hearts:	On the Bandersnatch. [Red Queen slaps him again]
Stayne - Knave of Hearts:	With the Vorpal Sword. [Red Queen slaps him again]