| Christopher Lloyd | |
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| Born | hristopher Allen Lloyd |
| October 22 1938 | |
| Montecito, California | |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1969—present |
Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. Among his best-known roles are Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi.
Lloyd, who also has done voiceover work in animation, has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and an Independent Spirit Award, and has been nominated for two Saturn Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.
Early life[]
Lloyd was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Samuel R. Lloyd, a lawyer, and his wife Ruth (née Lapham), a singer and sister of San Francisco mayor Roger Lapham. He is the youngest of four girls and three boys, one of whom, Samuel Lloyd, was an actor in the 1950s and 1960s. Lloyd's maternal grandfather, Lewis Lapham, was one of the founders of the Texaco oil company, and Lloyd is also a descendant of Mayflower passengers including John Howland. Lloyd attended the Fessenden School, a preparatory school in Newton, Massachusetts. Lloyd was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, and attended high school in nearby Westport.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Dr. Emmett Brown |
| 1991 | Suburban Commando | Charlie Wilcox |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Jim Ignatowski,Taxi Remake |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Kroenig |
External links[]
- Christopher Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database
| Christopher Lloyd films |
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Back to the Future (1985) · Back to the Future Part II (1999) · Back to the Future Part III (1990) · Suburban Commando (1991) · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) · |