Emmett Brown
| Emmett "Doc" Brown | |
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| Back to the Future character | |
Christopher Lloyd as Dr Emmett Brown
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| Portrayed by | Christopher Lloyd |
| Voiced by |
Dan Castellaneta Christopher Lloyd (Emmett Brown, Back to the Future: The Game; Lego Dimensions) James Arnold Taylor (Young Emmett Brown, Back to the Future: The Game) |
| Appearances |
Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future: the Animated Series Back to the Future: The Ride The Simpsons Ride Back to the Future: The Game A Million Ways to Die in the West Lego Dimensions Doc Brown Saves the World |
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| Occupation | |
| Relatives | Judge Braun Brown (father) Clara Clayton Brown (wife) Jules Eratosthenes Brown (son) Verne Newton Brown (son) |
| Time travel | |
| Original time | 1985 |
| Known years visited | 1885, 1955, 1985, 1985A, 2015 |
Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the Back to the Future trilogy in which he is the inventor of the first time machine he built out of a DeLorean sports car. The character is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in all three films, 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 mannerisms are loosely inspired by Leopold Stokowski and Albert Einstein. In 2008, Dr. Emmett Brown was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, ranking at #20.
Emmett refers to himself as "a student of all sciences" and is depicted as a passionate inventor. His homes in 1985, 1955, and 1885 are shown to contain various labor-saving gadgets.
He appears to be heavily influenced by scientists of previous eras, naming successive pet dogs Copernicus and Einstein, and having portraits of Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein in his laboratory. His favorite author is Jules Verne and his family name was originally "von Braun" before World War I.
Emmett's family moved to Hill Valley from Germany in 1908. Although initially wealthy because of his inheritance, he spent his entire family fortune on his time travel project. When the Brown mansion was destroyed by fire in 1962 and the property sold to developers, Doc subsequently resided in the mansion's garage. Once broke, he established a privately owned business to offer 24-hour scientific services, building ingenious devices for his customers.
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