Emmett Brown

Dr. Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the Back to the Future trilogy. He is the inventor of the first time machine. He builds it out of a DeLorean sports car. 

The character is played by Christopher Lloyd in all three movies, as well as in the live action sequences of the animated series. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta in the animated series. The character's appearance and actions are loosely inspired by Leopold Stokowski and Albert Einstein.Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale Q&A, Back to the Future [2002 DVD], recorded at the University of Southern California In 2008, Dr. Emmett Brown was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, ranking at #76. 

Lloyd played Brown once again in Seth MacFarlane's 2014 comedy western movie, A Million Ways to Die in the West.

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Category:Back to the Future characters
Category:Fictional American people
Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1985
Category:Movie characters