Christopher Guest
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), known professionally as Christopher Guest, is an American and British actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He co-wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also acted in the films Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992); and was a regular cast member on the 10th season of Saturday Night Live. Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest. He was active in the House of Lords until the 1999 reform abolished his seat. When using his title, he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest. Guest is married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Guest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie · as (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie · as Count Rugen
Mascots
Movie · as Corky St. Clair
Misery Loves Comedy
Movie · as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie · as Self - Actor
Family Tree
TV · as Dave Chadwick · 3 eps
The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Nathan Goldfrappe
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie · as Ivan the Terrible
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Movie · as Self
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie · as Self
For Your Consideration
Movie · as Jay Berman
Ricky Gervais Meets...
TV · as Christopher Guest · 1 ep
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Movie · as Lord Cromer
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie · as Self
A Mighty Wind
Movie · as Alan Barrows
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Nigel Tufnel - Guest/Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 1 ep
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Movie · as Self
Best in Show
Movie · as Harlan Pepper
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Nigel Tufnel · 1 ep
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Stanley S. Squarepants (voice), Clem Clam (voice) · 1 ep
Dilbert
TV · as The Dupey (voice) · 1 ep
Small Soldiers
Movie · as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
Waiting for Guffman
Movie · as Corky St. Clair
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Animaniacs
TV · as Umlatt (voice) · 1 ep
A Few Good Men
Movie · as Dr. Stone
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows
Amnesty International's Big 30
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Partners in Life
Movie · as El Supremo
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Movie · as Antoninus DiMentabella
The Simpsons
TV · as Nigel Tufnel (voice) · 1 ep
Sticky Fingers
Movie · as Sam
The Princess Bride
Movie · as Count Rugen
Beyond Therapy
Movie · as Bob
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Movie · as Chip Dimentebella
Little Shop of Horrors
Movie · as The First Customer
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Movie · as Rajiv Vindaloo
This Is Spinal Tap
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Close Ties
Movie · as Ira
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Movie · as Philip Ryan
The Million Dollar Infield
Movie · as Bucky Frische
St. Elsewhere
TV · as H.J. Cummings · 2 eps
Heartbeeps
Movie · as Calvin
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Movie · as Nigel Tufnel
Likely Stories Vol. 1
Movie
The Long Riders
Movie · as Charlie Ford
The Missing Link
Movie · as No Lobes
Haywire
Movie · as The TV Director
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Movie
The Last Word
Movie · as Roger
The T.V. Show
Movie
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blind Ambition
TV · as Jeb Stuart Magruder · 4 eps
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Movie
Girlfriends
Movie · as Eric
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Movie · as Al Green
It Happened One Christmas
Movie · as Harry Bailey
The Andros Targets
TV · as Gordon Hamilton · 1 ep
Laverne & Shirley
TV · as Greg Harris · 1 ep
The Fortune
Movie · as Boy Lover
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Nigel Tufnel (uncredited) · 17 eps
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
TV · 4 eps
Death Wish
Movie · as Patrolman Reilly
Lemmings
Movie · as Various
The Hot Rock
Movie · as Policeman
The Hospital
Movie · as Resident (uncredited)
All in the Family
TV · as Jim · 1 ep