His breakout role was as George McFly in Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future (1985), an international box office success. His character was the father of Marty McFly, despite being three years younger than Michael J. Fox in real life.

He is the father of Dave, Linda and Marty McFly, and the husband of Lorraine Baines McFly. He was of Irish-American ancestry as his paternal great-grandparents Seamus and Maggie McFly had emigrated from Ireland prior to 1885. George McFly was …

Glover's most defining Hollywood moment happened the next year, when he appeared as George McFly (Michael J. Fox's father) in the instant classic Back to the Future (1985). The underdog character struck a chord with moviegoers.

In 1985, teenager Marty McFly lives in Hill Valley, California, with his depressed alcoholic mother, Lorraine; his older siblings, who are professional and social failures; and his meek father, George, who is bullied by his supervisor, Biff Tannen.

George Douglas McFly (portrayed by Crispin Glover in Back to the Future, Jeffrey Weissman in Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III, voiced by Michael X. Sommers in Back to the Future: The Game) is married to Lorraine McFly (née Baines) and is the father of Marty, Linda and Dave.

George Douglas McFly (born April 1st, 1938) is the tritagonist of the Back to the Future franchise. He is portrayed by Crispin Glover in the 1955 and 1985 versions. For the 2015 version and Back to the Future: Part III, he is portrayed by Jeffrey Weissman.

He is father of Dave McFly, Linda McFly and Marty McFly, and married to Lorraine Baines McFly. In 1985A, he was a nerd, and in 1955 he was a nerd. He was bullied by Biff Tannen. When Marty accidently went back to 1955, he helped his dad stand …

Apr 3, 2024 · Crispin Glover was replaced as George McFly in Back to the Future Part II due to a disagreement with Robert Zemeckis on the film's message. The production reused footage of Glover and used prosthetics to cast Jeffrey Weissman in the role for the sequel.

Jun 11, 2024 · In Back to the Future, Crispin Glover portrayed Marty's father, George McFly, as a charming, hysterically funny, and sympathetic parent and teenager. Given the success of the first movie,...

His father, Bruce Glover, is an actor best remembered for playing the offbeat SPECTRE assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond movie DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, and one of Jack Nicholson's hood assistants Duffy in CHINATOWN.