Christopher Guard
Acting • Born 1953-12-05
Biography
Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953 in London) is an English actor. Educated at Latymer Upper School, Guard was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared inVienna 1900 (1973), Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island (1986). His roles on television include the young David Copperfield in the BBC's 1966 TV serial adaptation, Marcellus in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest, Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty and Bellboy in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. He demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music in the role of Erich Egerman. Guard voiced Frodo Baggins in the animated version of The Lord of the Rings (1978). Guard has two daughters from his marriage with Lesley Dunlop and one daughter with actress Cathy Shipton.[1] His brother is the former actor Dominic Guard and he is a cousin of actress Pippa Guard; he is the son of actor Philip Guard and actress Charlotte Mitchell.
Filmography
44 credits
The Lord of the Rings
Movie • 1978
Frodo (voice)
Les Misérables
Movie • 1978
Marius
Dead Man's Folly
Movie • 1986
Alec Legge
Joe's Ark
Movie • 1974
John
A Little Night Music
Movie • 1977
Erich Egerman
A Hymn from Jim
Movie • 1977
Jim Tayo
John Diamond
Movie • 1981
John Diamond
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Movie • 1988
Bellboy
Loophole
Movie • 1981
Cliff
The Tempest
Movie • 1980
Ferdinand
Sweet Wine of Youth
Movie • 1979
Denis Browne
The Happy Autumn Fields
Movie • 1980
Eugene
A Light That Shines
Movie • 1979
Des
The Chester Mystery Plays
Movie • 1976
Bugs
TV • 1995
The Bill
TV • 1984
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Bellboy
Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1984
Willoughby Smith
Lovejoy
TV • 1986
Jake
The Worst Witch
TV • 1998
Icy Stevens
My Cousin Rachel
TV • 1983
Philip Ashley
Tom Brown's Schooldays
TV • 1971
Vienna 1900
TV • 1973
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Lucius
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
Alton
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
TV • 1986
Jim Hawkins
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Secret Army
TV • 1977
Peter Romsey
Casualty
TV • 1986
Ken Hodges
Cluedo
TV • 1990
Dave
Testament: The Bible in Animation
TV • 1996
Jonathan (voice)
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Tony
Wilfred and Eileen
TV • 1983
Wilfred
Playhouse
TV • 1974
Denis Browne
Playhouse
TV • 1974
Eugene
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV • 1977
Des
David Copperfield
TV • 1966
David Copperfield
Great Expectations
TV • 1967
Young Pip
I, Claudius
TV • 1976
Marcellus
Shoestring
TV • 1979
Charles
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV • 1976
John
A Woman of Substance
TV • 1985
Gerald Fairley
Blackeyes
TV • 1989
Nigel Bennon
Malice Aforethought
TV • 1979
Denny Bourne