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Christopher Lloyd

Acting

Born October 22, 1938 · Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Also known as Chris Lloyd · Christopher Allen Lloyd

Biography

Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor, known for playing larger-than-life characters across theatre productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s, particularly Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Male · 1994
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1992
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1983
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1982
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program · 2008 · nominated
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  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Male · 1994 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1992 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1983 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1982 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Over the Garden Wall

2014as The Woodsman (voice)

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Walter

The Mandalorian

2019as Commissioner Helgait

A Very Sunny Christmas

2009as Santa Claus John #2 (uncredited)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975as Max Taber

Wednesday

2022as Professor Orloff

The West Wing

1999as Professor Lawrence Lessig

Back to the Future

1985as Emmett Brown

R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour

2010as Grandpa Walt Montgomery

Fringe

2008as Roscoe Joyce

The Simpsons

1989as Reverend Jim Ignatowski (voice)

Nobody

2021as David Mansell

The Big Bang Theory

2007as Theodore

Psych

2006as Martin Kahn

Back to the Future Part II

1989as Doctor Emmett Brown

Chuck

2007as Dr. Leo Dreyfus

Cyberchase

2002as Hacker (voice)

NCIS

2003as Joseph Smith

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Carmine

Anastasia

1997as Rasputin (voice)

Cheers

1982as Phillip Semenko

Hacks

2021as Larry Arbuckle

Raising Hope

2010as Dennis Powers

Back to the Future Part III

1990as Doctor Emmett Brown

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988as Judge Doom

Amazing Stories

1985as Professor B.O.Beanes

Hulk Hogan: Real American

2026as Self

12 Monkeys

2015as The Missionary

Interstate 60

2002as Ray

King of the Hill

1997as Smitty (voice)

Barney Miller

1975as Arnold Scully

Knuckles

2024as Chief Pachacamac (voice)

Wit

2001as Dr. Harvey Kelekian

Taxi

1978as Reverend Jim Ignatowski

A Million Little Things

2018as Christopher Lloyd

Man on the Moon

1999as Self (uncredited)

Clue

1985as Professor Plum

Stacked

2005as Harold March

Masters of Horror

2005

The Addams Family

1991as Uncle Fester

Expedition: Back to the Future

2021as Self

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014as Self

Numb3rs

2005as Ross Moore

Addams Family Values

1993as Uncle Fester

Street Hawk

1985as Anthony Corrido

Nobody 2

2025as David Mansell

A.P. Bio

2018as Melvin

ReRun

2018as George Benson (old)

The Conners

2018as Lou Vitore

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self (uncredited)