Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd is an American actor best known for playing eccentric characters, particularly the wild-eyed inventor Doc Brown in the *Back to the Future* trilogy and the menacing Judge Doom in *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*.

His manic energy and distinctive voice made him a character actor icon of 1980s cinema, with memorable television work including Reverend Jim on *Taxi*.

Doc Brown

Back to the Future

Marty McFly · 1985 · hoverboard · clock tower · gigawatts · almanac · alternate timeline · Libyans · Einstein · lightning bolt

filmography

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Uncle Fester · Dennis the Menace

comedy

slapstick

Exaggerated physical humor

eccentric · improvisation · facial expressions · wild-eyed · quirky characters · comedic genius · absurdist · pratfall · deadpan · character actor

television

Emmy Award

Television excellence recognition

Chuck · NCIS · The Big Bang Theory · primetime · guest star · comedy series

Categories
Opposites
acting style and persona

Christopher LloydMorgan Freeman

Anthony Hopkins · Clint Eastwood · Tommy Lee Jones · Gary Cooper · Sam Elliott

genre and cultural positioning

Christopher LloydMeryl Streep

Daniel Day-Lewis · Laurence Olivier · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Robert De Niro · Al Pacino

Family

Christopher, Chris, Lloyd

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G