Christopher Guest
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Nigel Tufnel (voice)
1989
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Nigel Tufnel (uncredited)
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nigel Tufnel - Guest/Musical Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
St. Elsewhere
H.J. Cummings
1982
Series
Animaniacs
Umlatt (voice)
1993
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)
1999
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Clem Clam (voice)
1999
Series
All in the Family
Jim
1971
Series
Laverne & Shirley
Greg Harris
1976
Film
The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
1987
Film
A Few Good Men
Dr. Stone
1992
Series
Dilbert
The Dupey (voice)
1999
Film
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Ivan the Terrible
2009
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Film
Small Soldiers
Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
1998
Film
Death Wish
Patrolman Reilly
1974
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
The First Customer
1986
Film
The Invention of Lying
Nathan Goldfrappe
2009
Film
This Is Spinal Tap
Nigel Tufnel
1984
Film
Best in Show
Harlan Pepper
2000
Film
The Long Riders
Charlie Ford
1980
Film
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Nigel Tufnel
2025
Series
The Early Show
Nigel Tufnel
1999
Series
Family Tree
Dave Chadwick
2013
Series
Blind Ambition
Jeb Stuart Magruder
1979
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Count Rugen
2020
Series
The Andros Targets
Gordon Hamilton
1977
Film
For Your Consideration
Jay Berman
2006
Film
The Hot Rock
Policeman
1972
Film
A Mighty Wind
Alan Barrows
2003
Film
The Hospital
Resident (uncredited)
1971
Film
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Film
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Lord Cromer
2005
Film
Amnesty International's Big 30
Nigel Tufnel
1991
Film
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015
Film
Girlfriends
Eric
1978
Film
Waiting for Guffman
Corky St. Clair
1997
Film
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Nigel Tufnel
2000
Film
The Fortune
Boy Lover
1975
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
2015
Film
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Antoninus DiMentabella
1989
Film
Mascots
Corky St. Clair
2016
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Film
Beyond Therapy
Bob
1987
Series
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975
Film
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Nigel Tufnel
Film
Heartbeeps
Calvin
1981
Film
It Happened One Christmas
Harry Bailey
1977
Film
The T.V. Show
1979
Film
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Nigel Tufnel
2009
Film
The Million Dollar Infield
Bucky Frische
1982
Film
The Missing Link
No Lobes
1980
Film
The Last Word
Roger
1979
Film
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Al Green
1978
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Nigel Tufnel
2009
Film
Sticky Fingers
Sam
1988
Film
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Nigel Tufnel
1981
Film
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Nigel Tufnel
1992
Film
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows
1992
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979
Series
Ricky Gervais Meets...
Christopher Guest
2006
Film
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Film
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Philip Ryan
1982
Film
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Film
Haywire
The TV Director
1980
Film
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Chip Dimentebella
1986
Film
Partners in Life
El Supremo
1990
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
Film
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
Film
Lemmings
Various
1973
Film
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Self
2009
Film
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
Self
1990
Close Ties
Ira
1983