Christopher Guest
Birthday
1948/02/05 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Also know as
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Biography
The Rt. Hon. Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), better known as Christopher Guest, is an American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor and comedian. He is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in several improvisational "mockumentary" films that feature a repertory-like ensemble cast, such as This is Spinal Tap. In the United Kingdom, he holds a Baronial peerage, and has publicly expressed a desire to see the Hou...Read more
Acting
(1992) A Few Good Men
as Dr. Stone
(1987) The Princess Bride
as Count Rugen
(2005) Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Lord Cromer
(1984) This Is Spinal Tap
as Nigel Tufnel
(1998) Small Soldiers
as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
(2009) The Invention of Lying
as Nathan Goldfrappe
(1978) How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
as ---
(2003) A Mighty Wind
as Alan Barrows
(2000) Best in Show
as Harlan Pepper
(1980) The Long Riders
as Charlie Ford
(1971) The Hospital
as Resident (uncredited)
(1996) Waiting for Guffman
as Corky St. Clair
(1980) The Missing Link
as No Lobes
(2009) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Ivan the Terrible
(1982) A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
as Philip Ryan
(1975) The Fortune
as Boy Lover
(1981) Heartbeeps
as Calvin
(1987) Beyond Therapy
as Bob
(1982) The Million Dollar Infield
as Bucky Frische
(1973) Lemmings
as Various
(1992) Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica
as Nigel Tufnel
(1988) Sticky Fingers
as Sam
Spinal Tap II
as Nigel Tufnel
(1986) Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
as Chip Dimentebella
(2007) Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
(1980) Haywire
as The TV Director
(1975) Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!
as Chief M'Bulu / Short / Nurse (voice)
(2009) Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
as Nigel Tufnel
(2009) Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
as Self
(2015) Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
(1991) Amnesty International's Big 30
as Nigel Tufnel
(2006) For Your Consideration
as Jay Berman
(1972) The Hot Rock
as Policeman
(1978) Girlfriends
as Eric
(1979) The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
as ---
(1990) Partners in Life
as El Supremo
(1986) Little Shop of Horrors
as The First Customer
(2015) Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as Self - Actor
(1994) Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Nigel Tufnel
(1979) The Last Word
as Roger
(2016) Mascots
as Corky St. Clair
(1989) Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
(1990) Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
as Self
(1985) Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as ---
(1974) Death Wish
as Patrolman Reilly
(2001) As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
(1992) The Return of Spinal Tap
as Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows
(2009) Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Nigel Tufnel
(1978) The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Al Green
(1981) Likely Stories Vol. 1
as ---
(1989) I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
as Antoninus DiMentabella
(1977) It Happened One Christmas
as Harry Bailey
(2000) Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
as Nigel Tufnel
(2020) A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Count Rugen
(2009) A Night at the Office
as Self
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as H.J. Cummings
(1989) The Simpsons
as Nigel Tufnel (voice)
(1971) All in the Family
as Jim
(1997) The View
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as ---
(1999) The Early Show
as Nigel Tufnel
(1999) Where Are They Now?
as Self
(1977) The Andros Targets
as Gordon Hamilton
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
(2006) Ricky Gervais Meets...
as Christopher Guest
(1975) Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
as ---
(1999) SpongeBob SquarePants
as Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)
(1979) Blind Ambition
as Jeb Stuart Magruder
(1993) Animaniacs
as Umlatt (voice)
(1999) Dilbert
as The Dupey (voice)