Person · Actor and director · Active since 1977
Crispin Glover
b. 1964, New York City
American actor and director, born in New York City. Appeared in 41 films on this site, including Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Of the actors and directors on this site, Crispin Glover shares the most films with Robert Zemeckis (4 films), Johnny Depp (3) and Michael J. Fox (3) (199 in all).
His breakout role was as George McFly in Back to the Future (1985), which he followed by playing one of the leading roles in River's Edge (1986).
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Through the 1990s, Glover garnered attention for portraying smaller roles in films such as Wild at Heart (1990), The Doors (1991), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), and Dead Man (1995).
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Partners by shared films
Who Crispin Glover made films with
Directors
- 4Robert Zemeckis directorBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III and 1 more
- 2Dennis Hopper director and actorRiver's Edge, Chasers
One film together
- Where the Heart Is 1990John Boorman
- Wild at Heart 1990David Lynch
- Ferdydurke 1991Jerzy Skolimowski
- The Doors 1991Oliver Stone
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1993Gus Van Sant
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993Lasse Hallström
- Dead Man 1995Jim Jarmusch
- The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996Miloš Forman
- Alice in Wonderland 2010Tim Burton
Cast
One film together
Co-stars
- 3Johnny Depp actorWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape, Dead Man, Alice in Wonderland
- 3Michael J. Fox actorBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III
- 3John Hurt actorEven Cowgirls Get the Blues, Dead Man, Crime and Punishment
- 3Christopher Lloyd actorBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III
- 3Lea Thompson actressBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III
- 3Thomas F. Wilson actorBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III
15 more partners with two or more films
- 2Morgan Freeman actorTeachers, Nurse Betty
- 2Keanu Reeves actorRiver's Edge, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
- 2Nicolas Cage actorRacing with the Moon, Wild at Heart
- 2Uma Thurman actressWhere the Heart Is, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
- 2Sean Penn actorRacing with the Moon, At Close Range
- 2Laura Dern actressTeachers, Wild at Heart
- 2John Cusack actorHot Tub Time Machine, The Bag Man
- 2Elisabeth Shue actressBack to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III
- 2Michael Madsen actorRacing with the Moon, The Doors
- 2Billy Zane actorBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II
- 2Sebastian Stan actorHot Tub Time Machine, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- 2Mary Steenburgen actressBack to the Future Part III, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- 2Flea actorBack to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III
- 2Brad Dourif actorDrop Dead Sexy, The Wizard of Gore
- 2Harry Dean Stanton actorTwister, Wild at Heart
One film together
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984Corey Feldman
- Racing with the Moon 1984Carol Kane, Elizabeth McGovern
- Teachers 1984Nick Nolte, Lee Grant, Ralph Macchio, Judd Hirsch
- At Close Range 1986Kiefer Sutherland, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, David Strathairn
- Back to the Future Part II 1989Elijah Wood, Charles Fleischer, Joe Flaherty, Jason Scott Lee
- Twister 1989Dylan McDermott
- Where the Heart Is 1990Christopher Plummer, Robbie Coltrane, Suzy Amis Cameron, Joanna Cassidy, Dabney Coleman, Dylan Walsh
- Wild at Heart 1990Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Sherilyn Fenn
- Ferdydurke 1991Iain Glen
- Little Noises 1991Tatum O'Neal, Tate Donovan, John C. McGinley
- The Doors 1991Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Tilly, Kelly Hu, Wes Studi, Mimi Rogers, Eric Burdon
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1993River Phoenix, Heather Graham, Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Udo Kier, Roseanne Barr, Sean Young
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993Leonardo DiCaprio, John C. Reilly, Juliette Lewis
- Chasers 1994Tom Berenger, Dean Stockwell, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak, Frederic Forrest
- Dead Man 1995Robert Mitchum, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Gabriel Byrne, Jared Harris, Lance Henriksen
- The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996Edward Norton, Courtney Love, Woody Harrelson, Norm Macdonald, James Cromwell, Oliver Reed, Vincent Schiavelli
- Charlie's Angels 2000Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Bill Murray, Lucy Liu, Matt LeBlanc, Melissa McCarthy, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, LL Cool J, Luke Wilson, John Forsythe
- Nurse Betty 2000Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock, Aaron Eckhart, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Mitchell, Greg Kinnear
- Bartleby 2001Carrie Snodgress
- Crime and Punishment 2002Vanessa Redgrave, Margot Kidder, Ron Perlman
- Like Mike 2002Brenda Song, Vanessa Williams, Robert Forster, Jesse Plemons, Eugene Levy, Anne Meara, Bow Wow
- Willard 2003R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring
- Incident at Loch Ness 2004Jeff Goldblum
- Drop Dead Sexy 2005Amber Heard, Jason Lee, Xander Berkeley
- Simon Says 2006Blake Lively, Daniella Monet
- Beowulf 2007Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright, Brendan Gleeson, Alison Lohman, Ray Winstone
- Epic Movie 2007Kevin Hart, Carmen Electra, Jennifer Coolidge, David Carradine, Kal Penn, Fred Willard, Jayma Mays
- Alice in Wonderland 2010Anne Hathaway, Christopher Lee, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Fry, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Michael Gough, Eleanor Tomlinson
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2010Chevy Chase, Lizzy Caplan, William Zabka, Lyndsy Fonseca, Diora Baird
- Mr. Nice 2010Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis, Rhys Ifans, Elsa Pataky, Ken Russell, Emerald Fennell, Omid Djalili, Jack Huston
- Freaky Deaky 2013Christian Slater, Andy Dick, Michael Jai White, Billy Burke
- The Bag Man 2014Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell, Martin Klebba
- Texas Rising 2015Brendan Fraser, Bill Paxton, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Liotta, Chad Michael Murray, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Thomas Jane, Robert Knepper, Jeff Fahey, Jeremy Davies, Christopher McDonald
- Lucky Day 2018Nina Dobrev, Mark Dacascos
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle 2018Alexandra Daddario, Taissa Farmiga
- Smiley Face Killers 2020Cody Simpson
Films in this guide
Best known
- Back to the Future 1985actor
- Back to the Future Part II 1989actor
- Alice in Wonderland 2010actor, as Herz-Bube Ilosovic Stayne
- Back to the Future Part III 1990actor
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993actor, as Bobby McBurney
- Beowulf 2007actor, as Grendel
1980s
1990s
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)actor
- Where the Heart Is (1990)actor
- Wild at Heart (1990)actor
- Ferdydurke (1991)actor
- Little Noises (1991)actor
- The Doors (1991)actor, as Andy Warhol
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)actor
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)actor, as Bobby McBurney
- Chasers (1994)actor
- Dead Man (1995)actor
- The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)actor, as Arlo
2000s
- Charlie's Angels (2000)actor
- Nurse Betty (2000)actor
- Bartleby (2001)actor
- Crime and Punishment (2002)actor
- Like Mike (2002)actor
- Willard (2003)actor
- Incident at Loch Ness (2004)actor
- Drop Dead Sexy (2005)actor
- What Is It? (2005)director, actor, screenwriter, producer, film editor
- Simon Says (2006)actor
- Beowulf (2007)actor, as Grendel
- Epic Movie (2007)actor
- The Wizard of Gore (2007)actor
2010s
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)actor, as Herz-Bube Ilosovic Stayne
- Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)actor
- Mr. Nice (2010)actor
- Freaky Deaky (2013)actor
- The Bag Man (2014)actor
- Texas Rising (2015)actor
- Lucky Day (2018)actor
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)actor
2020s
- Smiley Face Killers (2020)actor, as Hooded Figure