Christopher Guest
Acting • Born 1948-02-05
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.
Filmography
75 credits
A Few Good Men
Movie • 1992
Dr. Stone
The Princess Bride
Movie • 1987
Count Rugen
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Movie • 2005
Lord Cromer
This Is Spinal Tap
Movie • 1984
Nigel Tufnel
Small Soldiers
Movie • 1998
Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
The Invention of Lying
Movie • 2009
Nathan Goldfrappe
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Movie • 1978
A Mighty Wind
Movie • 2003
Alan Barrows
Best in Show
Movie • 2000
Harlan Pepper
The Long Riders
Movie • 1980
Charlie Ford
The Hospital
Movie • 1971
Resident (uncredited)
Waiting for Guffman
Movie • 1997
Corky St. Clair
The Missing Link
Movie • 1980
No Lobes
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie • 2009
Ivan the Terrible
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Movie • 1982
Philip Ryan
The Fortune
Movie • 1975
Boy Lover
Heartbeeps
Movie • 1981
Calvin
Beyond Therapy
Movie • 1987
Bob
The Million Dollar Infield
Movie • 1982
Bucky Frische
Lemmings
Movie • 1973
Various
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Movie • 1992
Nigel Tufnel
Sticky Fingers
Movie • 1988
Sam
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie • 2025
Nigel Tufnel
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Movie • 1986
Chip Dimentebella
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Haywire
Movie • 1980
The TV Director
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Movie • 2009
Nigel Tufnel
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Movie • 2009
Self
Misery Loves Comedy
Movie • 2015
Self
Amnesty International's Big 30
Movie • 1991
Nigel Tufnel
For Your Consideration
Movie • 2006
Jay Berman
The Hot Rock
Movie • 1972
Policeman
Girlfriends
Movie • 1978
Eric
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Movie • 1979
Partners in Life
Movie • 1990
El Supremo
Little Shop of Horrors
Movie • 1986
The First Customer
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie • 2015
Self - Actor
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Movie • 1981
Nigel Tufnel
The Last Word
Movie • 1979
Roger
Mascots
Movie • 2016
Corky St. Clair
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
Movie • 1990
Self
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Movie • 1985
Death Wish
Movie • 1974
Patrolman Reilly
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Movie • 2001
Self
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Movie • 1992
Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Movie • 2009
Nigel Tufnel
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Movie • 1978
Al Green
Likely Stories Vol. 1
Movie • 1981
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Movie • 1989
Antoninus DiMentabella
It Happened One Christmas
Movie • 1977
Harry Bailey
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Movie • 2000
Nigel Tufnel
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie • 2020
Count Rugen
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Movie
Nigel Tufnel
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
H.J. Cummings
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Nigel Tufnel (voice)
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Jim
The View
TV • 1997
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Nigel Tufnel
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
The Andros Targets
TV • 1977
Gordon Hamilton
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Ricky Gervais Meets...
TV • 2006
Christopher Guest
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
TV • 1975
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV • 1999
Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)
Blind Ambition
TV • 1979
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Animaniacs
TV • 1993
Umlatt (voice)
Dilbert
TV • 1999
The Dupey (voice)
Family Tree
TV • 2013
Dave Chadwick
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Nigel Tufnel
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Nigel Tufnel (uncredited)