Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd is an American veteran actor , voice actor and comedian who played the role of Klingon Commander Kruge in the film . He is perhaps best recognized for his roles on the television series " Taxi " and the successful " Back to the Future " films . Born in Stamford , Connecticut , Lloyd attended the prestigious in Massachusetts and later Staples High School in Connecticut , graduating from the latter in 1957 . Since embarking on a career in acting , he has appeared in over a hundred film and television projects as well as over two hundred stage productions , and has become a highly recognized figure in show business . Famous roles . Lloyd first rose to fame as Reverend Jim Ignatowski on the ABC ( and later NBC ) television comedy . Lloyd won two for his role as the lovable , burnt - out Ignatowski , one in 1982 and another in 1983 . Coincidentally ( as revealed in the episode " Jim Joins the Network " ) , Lloyd ' s character was a huge fan of and resented NBC ' s decision to cancel the show . However , one of his qualms about the series was the male Romulan commander ( in ) , whom he believed " did things no Romulan would ever do . " On film , Lloyd is probably best recognized for his portrayal of the eccentric inventor , Dr . Emmett L . " Doc " Brown , in the popular " Back to the Future " ( 1985 - 1990 ) [ ' BTTF ' ] . This role not only earned him a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films , but also granted him worldwide recognition and status as a cinematic icon . The BTTF film series co - starred Michael J Fox , Ivy Bethune , Jeff O ' Haco , and Sachi Parker . He continued portraying Doc Brown in " Back to the Future : The Ride " and the live action segments of " Back to the Future : The Animated Series " . Several other actors involved : Lloyd reprised the role in 2010 for Telltale Games " Back to the Future : The Game " . The game includes voice work from Roger Jackson , who voices several characters including the father of Emmett Brown . Outside of the " BTTF " franchise , Lloyd also played Emmett Brown in " The Earth Day Special " , which included Kelsey Grammer in the role of Dr . Fraiser Crane and Robin Williams as Everyman . Another role for which he is well - remembered – and for which he received a second Saturn Award nomination – is that of the sinister Judge Doom in 1988 ' s " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " , co - starring Joanna Cassidy and David L . Lander . He also had a memorable turn as in the 1991 film " The Addams Family " and its 1993 sequel " Addams Family Values " . Both of these films co - starred guest actor Carel Struycken as the Addams family ' s butler Lurch . Stage productions . Lloyd ' s first stage performance as a member of the was a production of William Shakespeare ' s " A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " in 1961 , co - starring Ellen Geer . He made his Broadway debut in the play " Red , White and Maddox " , which ran for forty - one performances in 1969 . In 1973 , Lloyd played the title role in Peter Handke ' s play " Kaspar " , for which he won an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance . His subsequent stage credits include a production of " MacBeth " , Yale University productions of " The Possessed " and " A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " , and an off - Broadway production of " In the Boom Boom Room " . From October 1974 through May 1975 , Lloyd performed as Bill Cracker in the play " Happy End " at the Yale Repertory Theatre . When the play was brought to Broadway in 1977 ( with Frank Kopyc working as a performer and understudy ) , Lloyd was unable to perform on opening night due to a leg injury sustained in a stage fall , and future guest actor Bob Gunton went on in his place . Lloyd soon resumed his role , but had to do so on crutches . Lloyd ' s later stage credits include productions of " Waiting for Godot " , " Oliver ! " , and the two - person play " The Unexpected Man " . His most recent Broadway production was " Morning ' s at Seven " in 2002 . More recently , Lloyd played Pellinore in the New York Philharmonic ' s production of the musical play " Camelot " at Avery Fisher Hall from 7 May to 10 May 2008 . The May 8th performance was broadcast nationwide on PBS as part of the " Live from Lincoln Center " series . Early film work . Lloyd made his feature film debut in 1975 ' s Best Picture Academy Award - winner " One Flew Over the Cuckoo ' s Nest " , playing Max Taber , one of the inmates at the mental institute which is the film ' s primary setting . Fellow " Trek " alumni Louise Fletcher , Brad Dourif , Michael Berryman , Peter Brocco , and Vincent Schiavelli also starred in this film . Three years later , Lloyd had a supporting role in the comic western " Goin ' South " , directed by and starring his " Cuckoo ' s Nest " co - star and co - starring the likes of Ed Begley , Jr . , Georgia Schmidt , and Tracey Walter . The year 1979 proved to be a busy one for Lloyd . Not only did he join the cast of " Taxi " , but he also appeared with his " Cuckoo ' s Nest " co - star Louise Fletcher , as well as Dick Miller and Phillip Richard Allen , in the gangster drama " The Lady in Red " . That same year , Lloyd co - starred with Jeff Corey , Peter Weller , Noble Willingham , John Schuck , and " Cuckoo ' s Nest " co - stars Peter Brocco and Vincent Schiavelli in " Butch and Sundance : The Early Days " . Also in 1979 , Lloyd joined John Savage , Ronny Cox , Richard Herd , K Callan , Michael Pataki , Phillip Richard Allen , and John de Lancie as part of the cast of the acclaimed drama " The Onion Field " . Lloyd ' s notable film work while " Taxi " was still in production included the 1980 thriller " Schizoid " , co - starring fellow " Star Trek " alumni Richard Herd , Marianna Hill , and Craig Wasson ; the 1981 remake of " The Postman Always Rings Twice " , starring fellow Klingon portrayer John Colicos and future DS9 guest actor Albert Henderson ; and the 1983 comedy " Mr . Mom " , with Teri Garr , Graham Jarvis , Carolyn Seymour , Bruce French , Michael Ensign , and Derek McGrath . After " Taxi " was canceled in 1983 , Lloyd played the Red Lectroid John Bigboote ( that ' s " " Bigboo - tay " " ) in the comic science fiction film in 1984 , co - starring with " Butch and Sundance " co - stars Peter Weller ( in the title role ) and Vincent Schiavelli , as well as Clancy Brown and Robert Ito . Since its release , " Buckaroo Banzai " has achieved a cult following and has even influenced other science fiction works : numerous in - joke references to this film have been made in " Star Trek " productions . The following year , Lloyd himself was part of a " Star Trek " production when Leonard Nimoy cast him as the villainous Kruge in " Star Trek III " . Nimoy initially wanted Edward James Olmos to play the part , but the role went to Lloyd instead . Later films . Although he has been most inclined to perform in comedic roles , such as those of " Buckaroo Banzai " , 1985 ' s " Clue " ( co - starring Michael McKean ) and 1989 ' s " The Dream Team " , Lloyd has often proven his versatility with dramatic turns in such projects as the 1995 crime drama " Things to Do in Denver When You ' re Dead " ( which also featured Bill Cobbs , Don Stark , Tommy " Tiny " Lister , Jr . , Bill Bolender , and Bill Erwin ) and the 1993 drama " Twenty Bucks " . He won an Independent Spirit Award for his role as a bank robber in " Twenty Bucks " , which also starred Matt Frewer and Concetta Tomei . Lloyd appeared opposite actor Paul Winfield in the 1993 adaptation of the comic strip " Dennis the Menace " ( co - starring Bill Erwin ) . In 1994 , he starred in " Camp Nowhere " , which featured TNG ' s Jonathan Frakes , star Kate Mulgrew , and fellow " Trek " actors John Putch and Ron Fassler . Later that year , Lloyd appeared in and lent his voice to the fantasy film " The Pagemaster " , which also featured the voices of TNG ' s Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg , ' s Robert Picardo , and " Star Trek III " director Leonard Nimoy . In the 1999 film " My Favorite Martian " , Lloyd starred as Uncle Martin the Martian , a role which TNG actor Ray Walston originated in the classic TV sitcom on which it is based . Walston himself also had a supporting role in the film , as did Wallace Shawn and Beau Billingslea . Other notable films in which Lloyd starred include " Eight Men Out " ( 1988 , with Gordon Clapp , Kevin Tighe , and John Anderson ) and " Angels in the Outfield " ( 1994 , with Neal McDonough ) . In the latter , Lloyd played Al , the boss angel , a role which he reprised in a 1997 TV sequel called " Angels in the Endzone " , with Paul Dooley . Lloyd lent his voice to several animated films , including Disney ' s " DuckTales : The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp " ( 1990 , with Richard Libertini ) , " Anastasia " ( 1997 , with Kelsey Grammer , Kirsten Dunst , Glenn Harris , and Andrea Martin ) , and " Hey Arnold ! The Movie " ( 2002 , with Paul Sorvino and Vincent Schiavelli ) . In 2008 , his voice was heard in the CG - animated movies " Fly Me to the Moon " ( with Adrienne Barbeau and Ed Begley , Jr . ) and " The Tale of Despereaux " ( with Frank Langella ) . He also did voice work for the animated features " Foodfight ! " ( with Greg Ellis ) and " Delhi Safari " ( with Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams ) . Lloyd appeared in a 2010 film adaptation of " Jack and the Beanstalk " co - starring his " My Favorite Martian " co - star ( and DS9 alum ) Wallace Shawn . That same year , Lloyd and actress Dina Meyer appeared in the horror remake " Piranha 3 - D " , work they received through casting director and producer Alyssa Weisberg . Lloyd reprised his role from this film in the 2012 sequel , " Piranha 3DD " . Lloyd worked with Jeffrey Combs on the fantasy film " Dorothy and the Witches of Oz " , a spin - off of " The Wizard of Oz " set in New York in which Lloyd played the Wizard . His recent films have also included " Magic " ( with Greg Grunberg ) , " InSight " ( with Daniel Roebuck ) , " Last Call " ( with Diora Baird , Clint Howard , and Richard Riehle ) , " Adventures of Serial Buddies " ( with Christopher McDonald ) , " Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure " ( with Lee Arenberg ) and " Super Athlete " ( with Faran Tahir and Tony Todd ) . Television . Besides his role on " Taxi " , Lloyd ' s television credits include guest appearances on several popular series , from " Barney Miller " ( starring Ron Glass and James Gregory ) and " Cheers " ( along with Christopher Carroll and Kelsey Grammer ) to " Malcolm in the Middle " and " The West Wing " . In 1978 , Lloyd appeared in the mini - series " The Word " , as did Diana Muldaur , Nehemiah Persoff , Allan Miller , Jonathan Banks , and " Voyager " star Kate Mulgrew . Lloyd won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on " Road to Avonlea " in 1992 ; among those who starred in this series were " Star Trek " guest stars Claire Rankin and Marc Worden . Lloyd and his " Pagemaster " co - star ( and TNG star ) Patrick Stewart appeared in the TV movie " In Search of Dr . Seuss " in 1994 , along with Matt Frewer , Graham Jarvis , and Andrea Martin . In 1995 , Lloyd was the lead villain of the short - lived series " Deadly Games " , of which Leonard Nimoy directed the pilot episode and was a creative consultant . TNG actors Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton appeared with Lloyd in two episodes of the series ( Nimoy ' s son , Adam , also directed an episode ) . Lloyd co - starred with in the acclaimed , Emmy Award - winning 2001 HBO film adaptation of Margaret Edson ' s play , " Wit " . He has also lent his voice to such animated shows as " The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy " and " King of the Hill " ( with Pamela Segall ) . More recently , he was a regular on the FOX TV sitcom . In 2007 , Lloyd appeared in an episode of the CBS Paramount Television series " Numb3rs " with TNG star Wil Wheaton . Their episode revolves around a science fiction / comic book convention , the set of which was adorned with " Star Trek " posters and memorabilia . In the episode , entitled " Graphic , " Lloyd plays the artist of a rare comic owned by ( and stolen from ) Wil Wheaton ' s character . In 2009 , Lloyd had a role in the NBC mini - series " Meteor " , as did Jason Alexander and William O . Campbell . Lloyd was also seen in the short - lived Sci - Fi Channel series " Knights of Bloodsteel " , along with Gwynyth Walsh . In 2010 , Lloyd made a guest appearance on the NBC series " Chuck " , on which " Voyager " star Robert Duncan McNeill was a producer and Bonita Friedericy was a regular . In the show , Lloyd played a therapist whom the protagonist , Chuck Bartowski , visits when the pressures of the spy business becomes too much to bear . In 2011 , Lloyd guest - starred on the sci - fi series " Fringe " , which was co - created by and producer - director J . J . Abrams and writer - producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci . In 2013 , Lloyd appeared in an episode of the comedy " Raising Hope " ( with Ric Sarabia ) and in an episode of the series " Psych " , which stars Corbin Bernsen . Vincent Schiavelli . Lloyd has co - starred with the late Vincent Schiavelli at least eight times since the two of them first appeared together in " One Flew Over the Cuckoo ' s Nest " . In addition to the aforementioned " Butch and Sundance " , " Buckaroo Banzai " , and " Hey Arnold ! " , they shared the screen in the film " Another Man , Another Chance " ( 1977 , also starring Michael Berryman ) and three episodes of " Taxi " ( 1982 - 83 ) . They later made brief appearances in 1999 ' s " Man on the Moon " , a film depicting the life of their " Taxi " co - star . Schiavelli died in . Other " Trek " connections . Additional projects in which Lloyd worked with other " Star Trek " alumni are listed below . Miscellaneous . Mark Stark , who appeared in an episode of , is an impressionist whose repertoire includes Christopher Lloyd .