Portrait of Crispin Glover

Acting

Crispin Glover

Career

Active from 1981 to 2027, busiest in 2007 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Back to the Future
Back to the Future
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Crispin Glover Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Romance
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Pop Culture Homage 2
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Character-Driven Absurdity 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Eccentric 2
  • Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

as Grendel

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 55
The Third Parent
The Third Parent (2027)

as Tommy Taffy

Mr. K
Mr. K (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. K

No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance
No! YOU'RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance (2025)

as Brutus Muldoon (1888) / Chronos Muldoon (1918) / Damocles Muldoon (1948)

A Blind Bargain
A Blind Bargain (2025)

as Dr. Gruber

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Richard Upton Pickman

Smiley Face Killers
Smiley Face Killers (2021)
GoodWatch score 37

as Hooded Figure

Red Bird Lane
Red Bird Lane (2021)

as Jonah

2010s

16 titles ยท average score 49
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

as Uncle Julian Blackwood

Lucky Day
Lucky Day (2019)
GoodWatch score 32

as Luc

The Con Is On
The Con Is On (2018)
GoodWatch score 18

as Gabriel Anderson

American Gods
American Gods (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mr. World

Aimy in a Cage
Aimy in a Cage (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Claude Bohringer

Influence
Influence (2015)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr Manfred Abuse

The Bag Man
The Bag Man (2014)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ned

Freaky Deaky
Freaky Deaky (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

as Woody Ricks

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ilosovic Stayne / Knave of Hearts

Hot Tub Time Machine
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Phil

Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ernie Combs

Open Season 3
Open Season 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 44

as Fifi (voice)

2000s

20 titles ยท average score 51
9
9 (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as #6 (voice)

Open Season 2
Open Season 2 (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Fifi (voice)

Beowulf
Beowulf (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Grendel (Voice)

Simon Says
Simon Says (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Simon / Stanley

Epic Movie
Epic Movie (2007)
GoodWatch score 19

as Willy

The Wizard of Gore
The Wizard of Gore (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as Montag the Magnificent

Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

as Eddie

Willard
Willard (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Willard Stiles

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rodion Raskolnikov

Bartleby
Bartleby (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bartleby

Beaver Trilogy
Beaver Trilogy (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

as Larry Huff

Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

as Roy

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 61
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

as Arlo

Dead Man
Dead Man (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

as Train Fireman

Chasers
Chasers (1994)
GoodWatch score 43

as Howard Finster

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
GoodWatch score 33

as Howard Barth

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bobby McBurney

Hotel Room
Hotel Room (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Danny

Rubin & Ed
Rubin & Ed (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Rubin Farr

Little Noises
Little Noises (1992)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joey Kremple

30 Door Key
30 Door Key (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Miฤ™tus

The Doors
The Doors (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Andy Warhol

Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

as Lionel

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dell

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 60
Twister
Twister (1989)
GoodWatch score 53

as Howdy

Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as George McFly (archive footage)

River's Edge
River's Edge (1986)
GoodWatch score 74

as Layne

At Close Range
At Close Range (1986)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lucas

Back to the Future
Back to the Future (1985)
GoodWatch score 89

as George McFly

The Orkly Kid
The Orkly Kid (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

as Larry

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jimmy

Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gatsby Boy

High School U.S.A.
High School U.S.A. (1984)

as Bo Middleton

My Tutor
My Tutor (1983)
GoodWatch score 27

as Jack

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Doug

The Best of Times
The Best of Times (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Crispin

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 62
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Happy Days
Happy Days (1974)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show