Christopher Lloyd

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 has used his vocal talents in animation, frequently voicing villains. He provided the voice of the character Hacker on the animated PBS series Cyberchase. Lloyd 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. 
== Career ==
Lloyd began acting when he was 14, and started apprenticing in summer stock. He took acting classes in New York City at age 19--some at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner--and made his New York theater debut in Fernando Arrabal's play And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers. Lloyd recalled, "I was a replacement and it was my first sort of job in New York." He made his Broadway debut in the short-lived Red, White and Maddox, and went on to Off-Broadway roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Kaspar, The Harlot and the Hunted, The Seagull, Total Eclipse, Macbeth, In the Boom Boom Room, Cracks, Professional Resident Company, What Every Woman Knows, 'The Father, King Lear, and Power Failure. He returned to Broadway for the musical Happy End.
His first movie role was as a psychiatric patient in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.. He is perhaps best known for his roles as "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski, the ex-hippie cabbie on the TV sitcom Taxi, and the eccentric inventor Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy of science-fiction films, for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award. In 1986, he played the reviled Professor B.O. Beanes in the television series Amazing Stories, and the villainous Major Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish in The Legend of the Lone Ranger and its numerous spin-offs, and appeared in that role in a variety of other incarnations as well. Some of his other notable roles include Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Professor Plum in Clue, Professor Dimple in an episode of Road to Avonlea (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series), the title role in The Pagemaster, the villain Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a wacky sound-effects man named Zoltan in Radioland Murders, and Uncle Fester in the big-screen adaptations of The Addams Family.
In 1994, he played an angel named Al in the movie "Angels in the Outfield". In 1999, he was reunited onscreen with Michael J. Fox in an episode of Spin City entitled "Back to the Future IV — Judgment Day", in which Lloyd plays Owen Kingston--the former mentor of Fox's character, Mike Flaherty's--who stops by City Hall to see him, only to proclaim himself God. That same year, Lloyd starred in the movie remake of the 1960s series My Favorite Martian. Also in November 2007, Lloyd was reunited onscreen with his former Taxi co-star Judd Hirsch in the Season 4 episode "Graphic" of the TV series Numb3rs. He starred in the television series Deadly Games in the mid-1990s, and was a regular in the TV series Stacked in the mid-2000s.
Lloyd portrayed the star character in the point-and-click adventure game Toonstruck, released in November 1996. He played Ebenezer Scrooge in a 2008 production of A Christmas Carol at the Kodak Theatre with John Goodman and Jane Leeves. In 2009, he appeared in a trailer for a "fake horror" film entitled Gobstopper, in which he played Willy Wonka as a horror-movie-style villain. In October 2009, he did a two-man show with comic performer Joe Gallois in several Midwest cities. Lloyd also played Mr. Goodman in the 2010 remake Piranha 3D.
In September 2010, he reprised his role as Doctor Emmett Brown in Back to the Future: The Game, an episodic adventure game series developed by Telltale Games.
In the summer of 2010, he starred as Willy Loman in a Weston Playhouse production of Death of a Salesman.
On January 21, 2011, he appeared in an episode of the J. J. Abrams television series Fringe.
In August 2011, he reprised the role of Dr. Emmett Brown (from Back to the Future) as part of an advertising campaign for Garbarino, an Argentine appliance company, and also as part of the Nike Company's "Back For the Future" campaign for the benefit of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. In 2012 and 2013, Lloyd reprised the role of Brown in two episodes of the claymation series Robot Chicken. He will be a guest star on the 100th episode of the USA Network sitcom, Psych as Martin Khan on March 27, 2013.
== Personal life ==
Lloyd seldom appears in public or gives interviews. His nephew, Sam Lloyd, is best known for playing Ted Buckland, the lawyer on Scrubs.
Lloyd's home was destroyed in the Tea Fire of November 2008 in Montecito, California.
On May 1, 2010, he appeared at an outdoor screening of Back to the Future held by the Tampa Theatre at The River Tower Park in Tampa, Florida, where he participated in a question-and-answer session.
== Filmography ==
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes 	 	 	
1975	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 	Max Taber 	 	 	 	
1978	Goin' South 	Deputy Towfield 	 	 	 	
1978	Taxi (TV) (1978-83) 	Reverend Jim Ignatowski 	Emmy AwardChristopher Lloyd Emmy Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1982 & 1983)	 	 	
1978	Three Warriors 	Steve Chaffey 	 	 	 	
1979	The Onion Field 	Jailhouse lawyer 	 	 	 	
1979	The Lady in Red 	Frognose 	 	 	 	
1979	Stunt Seven 	Skip Hartman 	 	 	 	
1980	Schizoid 	Gilbert 	 	 	 	
1981	The Legend of the Lone Ranger 	Maj. Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish 	 	 	 	
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice 	 	 	 	 	
1983	Mr. Mom 	Larry 	 	 	 	
1983	To Be or Not to Be 	S.S. Captain Schultz 	 	 	 	
1984	Cheers (TV) 	Phillip Semenko 	Episode "I'll Be Seeing You" (season 2, episode 21) 	 	 	
1984	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 	Klingon Commander Kruge 	 	 	 	
1984	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	John Bigbooté 	 	 	 	
1984	National Lampoon's Joy of Sex 	Coach Hindenberg 	 	 	 	
1985	Back to the Future 	"Doc" Emmett L. Brown 	Nomination - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor 	 	 	
1985	Clue 	Professor Plum 	 	 	 	
1985	Street Hawk (TV) 	Anthony Corrido 	Special guest star in pilot episode 	 	 	
1986	Miracles 	Harry 	 	 	 	
1987	Walk Like a Man 	Reggie Shand / Henry Shand 	 	 	 	
1988	Track 29 	Henry Henry 	 	 	 	
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	Judge Doom 	Nomination - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor 	 	 	
1988	Eight Men Out 	Bill Burns 	 	 	 	
1989	The Dream Team 	Henry Sikorsky 	 	 	 	
1989	Back to the Future Part II 	"Doc" Emmett L. Brown 	 	 	 	
1990	Back to the Future Part III 	"Doc" Emmett L. Brown 	 	 	 	
1990	Why Me? 	Bruno Daley 	 	 	 	
1990	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp 	Merlock the Magician 	Voice talent 	 	 	
1991	Back to the Future: The Ride 	"Doc" Emmett L. Brown 	Simulator ride 	 	 	
1991	Back to the Future: The Animated Series 	"Doc" Emmett L. Brown 	Live action segments 	 	 	
1991	Suburban Commando 	Charlie Wilcox 	 	 	 	
1991	The Addams Family 	Uncle Fester Addams / Gordon Craven 	 	 	 	
1992	Amazing Stories: Book Two (TV) 	Professor B.O. Beanes 	 	 	 	
1992	Road to Avonlea (TV) 	Professor Dimple-Guest star role 	Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 	 	 	
1992	T bone 'N' Weasel 	William 'Weasel' Weasler 	 	 	 	
1992	Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster 	Frank Iarossi 	 	 	 	
1993	Dennis the Menace 	Switchblade Sam 	 	 	 	
1993	Addams Family Values 	Uncle Fester Addams 	 	 	 	
1993	Twenty Bucks 	Jimmy 	Independent Spirit Award 	 	 	
1994	Angels in the Outfield 	Al "The Boss" Angel 	 	 	 	
1994	Camp Nowhere 	Dennis Van Welker 	 	 	 	
1994	The Pagemaster 	Mr. Dewey / The Pagemaster 	 	 	 	
1994	In Search of Dr. Seuss 	Mr. Hunch 	 	 	 	
1995	Rent-a-Kid 	Lawrence 'Larry' Kayvey 	 	 	 	
1995	Deadly Games 	Jordan Kenneth Lloyd / Sebastian Jackal	 	 	 	
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 	Pieces 	 	 	 	
1996	Cadillac Ranch 	Wood Grimes 	 	 	 	
1996	Toonstruck 	Drew Blanc 	Point-and-click adventure game 	 	 	
1997	Quicksilver Highway 	Aaron Quicksilver 	 	 	 	
1997	Anastasia 	Grigori Rasputin 	speaking voice talent 	 	 	
1997	Angels in the Endzone 	Al "The Boss" Angel 	 	 	 	
1997	The Real Blonde 	Ernst 	 	 	 	
1999	My Favorite Martian 	Uncle Martin 	 	 	 	
1999	Alice in Wonderland 	The White Knight 	 	 	 	
1999	Baby Geniuses 	Heep 	 	 	 	
1999	Convergence 	Morley Allen 	Original film title: Premonition 	 	 	
1999	Man on the Moon 	Jim Ignatowski,Taxi Remake 	 	 	 	
1999	Spin City 	Owen Kingston 	Episode: Back to the Future IV 	 	 	
1999	It Came From the Sky 	Jarvis Moody 	 	 	 	
2001	Wit 	Dr. Harvey Kelekian 	 	 	 	
2001	When Good Ghouls Go Bad 	Uncle Fred Walker 	 	 	 	
2001	Kids World 	Leo 	 	 	 	
2001	The Tick (TV) 	Mr FishLadder 	(uncredited) (pilot episode) 	 	 	
2002	Interstate 60 	Ray 	 	 	 	
2002	Wish You Were Dead 	Bruce 	 	 	 	
2002	Hey Arnold!: The Movie 	Coroner 	 	 	 	
2002	Cyberchase (TV) 	Hacker 	Voice talent and lead role 	 	 	
2002	The Big Time (TV) 	Doc Powers 	 	 	 	
2003	Haunted Lighthouse 	Cap'n Jack 	 	 	 	
2003	Tremors (TV) 	Cletus Poffenberger 	 	 	 	
2004	I Dream (TV) 	Prof. Toone 	 	 	 	
2004	Malcolm in the Middle (TV) 	Hal's Father 	 	 	 	
2005	Stacked (TV) 	Professor Harold March 	 	 	 	
2005	Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie 	Seymour S. Sassafrass 	 	 	 	
2005	Bad Girls From Valley High 	Mr. Chauncey 	 	 	 	
2005	The West Wing (TV) 	Lawrence Lessig 	Portrayed the real life Lawrence Lessig 	 	 	
2006	A Perfect Day (TV) 	Michael 	 	 	 	
2006	Valerie on the Stairs (TV) 	Everett Neely 	Episode of Masters of Horror 	 	 	
2007	Numb3rs (TV) 	Ross Moore 	 	 	 	
2007	Flakes 	Willie B 	 	 	 	
2008	Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV) 	Carmine 	Episode Vanishing Act 	 	 	
2008	Fly Me to the Moon 	Grandpa 	 	 	 	
2008	The Tale of Despereaux 	Hovis 	 	 	 	
2009	Meteor (TV) 	Dr. Lehman 	 	 	 	
2009	Knights of Bloodsteel (TV) 	Tesselink 	 	 	 	
2009	Call of the Wild 	'Grandpa' Bill Hale 	 	 	 	
2009	Foodfight! 	Mr. Clipboard 	 	 	 	
2009	Santa Buddies 	Stan Cruge 	 	 	 	
2010	Piranha 3-D 	Mr. Goodman 	 	 	 	
2010	The Chateau Meroux 	Nathan 	 	 	 	
2010	Snowmen 	The Caretaker 	 	 	 	
2010	Chuck (TV) 	Dr. Leo Dreyfus 	Episode S03E16: "Chuck Versus the Tooth" 	 	 	
2010	Jack and the Beanstalk 	Headmaster 	 	 	 	
2010	Back to the Future: The Game 	"Doc" Emmett L. Brown 	Video game 	 	 	
2011	Fringe (TV) 	Roscoe Joyce 	Episode S03E10: "The Firefly" 	 	 	
2011	Love, Wedding, Marriage 	Dr. George 	 	 	 	
2012	Robot Chicken (TV) 	Doc Emmett Brown 	season 5, episode "Casablankman 2" 	 	 	
2012	Dorothy and the Witches of Oz 	Wizard of Oz 	 	 	 	
2012	Piranha 3DD 	Mr. Goodman 	 	 	 	
2012	Last Call 	Pete 	post-production 	 	 	
2012	The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 	Lero Sombrero 	 	Excuse Me for Living	Lars	
2012	Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy 	Grandpa Jack 	 	 	 	
2013	Robot Chicken 	Doc Emmett Brown 	season 6, episode "Eaten by Cats" 	 	 	
2013	Raising Hope (TV) 	Dennis Powers 	Episode S03E11: "Credit Where Credit is Due" 	 	 	
2013	Psych"" 	Martin Kahn 	Episode S07E5: "100 Clues" 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Production / Role
! Result
|-
|1973
|Drama Desk Award
|Best Performance
|Kaspar
|
|-
|1982
|rowspan="2"| Primetime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
|Taxi
|
|-
|1983
|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
|Taxi
|
|-
|1986
|rowspan="2"| Saturn Award
|Best Supporting Actor
|Back to the Future
|
|-
|1990
|Best Supporting Actor
|Who Framed Roger Rabbit
|
|-
|1992
|Primetime Emmy Awards
|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Dramatic Series
|Road to Avonlea: Another Point of View
|
|-
|1994
|Independent Spirit Awards
|Best Supporting Male
|Twenty Bucks
|
|-
|2008
|Daytime Emmy Awards
|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
|Cyberchase
|
|}
== Further reading ==
* Napoleon, Davi. Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater. Includes discussion of Lloyd's early work off-Broadway, including the production of Happy End at the Chelsea Theater Center and on Broadway, Kaspar, and Total Eclipse. Iowa State University Press, 1991. ISBN-0-8138-1713-7
== References ==
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* Christopher Lloyd at Emmys.com
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Category:People from Stamford, Connecticut
Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners
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