Crispin Hellion Glover was born April 20, 1964 New York, USA. He is an American primarily known as a film actor, but is also a painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector and archivist of esoterica.

Glover appeared in several sitcoms as a teenager, including Happy Days and Family Ties. His first film role was in 1983's My Tutor. That led to roles in Teachers (1984) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984).

He starred in Oliver Stone's The Doors in (1991). He has continued to play exceedingly eccentric types, e.g. the title characters in Bartleby (2001) and Willard (2003). He has received some considerable mainstream attention recently as the "Creepy Thin Man" in the Charlie's Angels films.

In 1993, he appeared in Gus Van Sant's Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, and in 1996 he delivered a memorable cameo in the opening scenes of Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man.

In 1995, Glover began directing his own short film, What Is It?, starring a cast made up entirely of victims of Down's Syndrome. He also toured as The Big Slide Show, a one-man performance-art piece incorporating footage from What Is It?, music from his records, and images from his books, which additionally included 1990's Oak Mot and 1992's Concrete Inspection. In 1996, he appeared in Milos Forman's The People Vs. Larry Flynt.

His last roles include movie Epic Movie (2007) and Beowulf (2007).

Filmography

• The I Scream Man (2008)
• 9 (2008)
• Beowulf (2007)
• The Wizard of Gore (2007)
• Epic Movie (2007)
• Simon Says (2006)
• Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
• What Is It? (2005)
• Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Willard (2003)
• Like Mike (2002)
• Crime and Punishment (2002)
• Fast Sofa (2001)
• Bartleby (2001)
• Charlie's Angels (2000)
• Nurse Betty (2000)
• The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
• Dead Man (1995)
• Chasers (1994)
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
• "Hotel Room" (1 episode, 1993)
• Little Noises (1992)
• The Doors (1991)
• Rubin and Ed (1991)
• Ferdydurke (1991)
• Wild at Heart (1990)
• Where the Heart Is (1990)
• Twister (1989)
• River's Edge (1986)
• At Close Range (1986)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• The Orkly Kid (1985)
• Teachers (1984)
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
• Racing with the Moon (1984)
• "Family Ties" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Hill Street Blues" (1 episode, 1983)
• "Happy Days" (1 episode, 1983)
• High School U.S.A. (1983)
• My Tutor (1983)
• The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
• "The Facts of Life" (1 episode, 1982)
• Best of Times (1981)