ACTOR

Christopher Lloyd

1938 - Today

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Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Lloyd has received more than 17,715,814 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Christopher Lloyd is the 191st most popular actor (down from 144th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from United States (down from 261st in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Actor.

Christopher Lloyd is most famous for playing Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christopher Lloyd ranks 191 out of 13,578. Before him are Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Anita Ekberg, Willem Dafoe, Anouk Aimée, and Isabelle Huppert. After him are Romina Power, Monica Vitti, Jerry Lewis, Harvey Keitel, Geoffrey Rush, and Paulette Goddard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Christopher Lloyd ranks 20. Before him are Luis Aragonés, Klaus Schwab, Alberto Fujimori, Joe Dassin, Jerry Brown, and Anthony Giddens. After him are Paul Verhoeven, Mireille Darc, Vladimir Vysotsky, Natalie Wood, Liv Ullmann, and Bernie Madoff.

Others Born in 1938

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Lloyd ranks 360 out of 20,380. Before him are Oliver Stone (1946), Cliff Burton (1962), Nicole Kidman (1967), Duke Ellington (1899), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), and Willem Dafoe (1955). After him are Anna Nicole Smith (1967), Mike Tyson (1966), Romina Power (1951), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Jennifer Lopez (1969), and Joseph Stiglitz (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Christopher Lloyd ranks 92. Before him are Julia Roberts (1967), Fred Astaire (1899), Jack Lemmon (1925), Spencer Tracy (1900), Nicole Kidman (1967), and Willem Dafoe (1955). After him are Romina Power (1951), Jerry Lewis (1926), Harvey Keitel (1939), Paulette Goddard (1910), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), and Rock Hudson (1925).

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Television and Movie Roles

Back to the Future
Emmett Brown
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Jul 3o 19858.318 / 10
Back to the Future Part II
Emmett Brown
Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Nov 22o 19897.762 / 10
Back to the Future Part III
Emmett Brown
The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.
May 25o 19907.475 / 10