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Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and artist. He is known for portraying eccentric character roles on screen. 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). 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).
Starting with his role as the Thin Man in Charlie's Angels (2000), he began to star in more mainstream films. These films include a reprisal of the Thin Man in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Willard (2003), Beowulf (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). From 2017 to 2021, he starred as Mr. World in the Starz television series American Gods.
Glover has published books, such as Rat Catching (1988), and has directed art films, such as What Is It? (2005), It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007), and No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance (2025). These films have never received a traditional theatrical release; instead, Glover tours with the films, holding screenings in theatres around the world.
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- In addition to co-starring with Johnny Depp in three movies, Glover appeared in Epic Movie (2007) as Willy Wonka, who Depp played in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
- In addition to playing the father of Michael J. Fox's character, in Back to the Future (1985), has worked with Michael J. Fox in High School U.S.A. (1984) and two episodes of Family Ties (1982).
- Born on the same date as Andy Serkis.
- In addition to the Back to the Future (1985) franchise, he appeared My Tutor (1983) where a character named Biff was mentioned (though never shown).
- "\[2003, in "Ain't It Cool News", on contemporary movies\] People watch movies--and it's vague ideas,"
- "\[2002, in New York Press\] Realism is always subjective in film. There's no such thing as cinema verite. The only true cinema verite would be what Andy Warhol did with his film about the Empire State Building \ [Empire (1964)\]--eight hours or so from one angle, and even then it's not really cinema verite, because you aren't actually there. As soon as anybody puts anything on film, it automatically has a point of view, and it's somebody else's point of view, and it's impossible for it to be yours."
- "The United States has its own propaganda, but it's very effective"
- "\[on absence of counter-cultural film\] There's a healthiness to having"
- "In the past, I've never tried to discount or stop what people are saying because on some levels I find it interesting. But if I look on the Internet or in news chat groups, I tend to read, "Oh, that guy's crazy, that guy's nuts. He's insane or psychotic." At a certain point, it does get a bit like, "I'm not. Really." Look, I one-hundred percent admit and in fact implore people to understand that, yes, I am very interested in countercultural things. But there's a difference between having artistic interests and being psychotic. That's more than a fine line of differentiation, and I do see that …"
- "\[on being called eccentric\] Eccentric doesn't bother me. "Eccentric"
- "I think what eccentricity can represent in terms of the fear it"
- "I do like things that are not necessarily a reflection of what is"
- "I'm not somebody who believes that darkness is something that should"
