Christopher Guest
Acting
1948-02-05 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 · Movie
Sunlight
2025 · Movie
Alok: Biology!
2024 · Movie
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · Movie
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022 · Movie
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020 · Movie
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018 · Movie
Mascots
2016 · Movie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Movie
Misery Loves Comedy
2015 · Movie
Family Tree
2013 · Series
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
2012 · Movie
The Invention of Lying
2009 · Movie
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009 · Movie
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
2009 · Movie
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
2009 · Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Movie
The Thick of It
2007 · Movie
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · Movie
For Your Consideration
2006 · Movie
Ricky Gervais Meets...
2006 · Series
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Movie
A Mighty Wind
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001 · Movie
Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!
2000 · Movie
Best in Show
2000 · Movie
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000 · Movie
The Early Show
1999 · Series
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · Series
Dilbert
1999 · Series
Small Soldiers
1998 · Movie
Almost Heroes
1998 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Waiting for Guffman
1997 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994 · Movie
Animaniacs
1993 · Series
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992 · Movie
A Few Good Men
1992 · Movie
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · Movie
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991 · Movie
Morton & Hayes
1991 · Series
Partners in Life
1990 · Movie
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
1990 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Movie
The Big Picture
1989 · Movie
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989 · Movie
Sticky Fingers
1988 · Movie
The Princess Bride
1987 · Movie
Beyond Therapy
1987 · Movie
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · Movie
Johnny Appleseed
1986 · Movie
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1986 · Movie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · Series
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985 · Movie
This Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Movie
Close Ties
1983 · Movie
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Series
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982 · Movie
The Million Dollar Infield
1982 · Movie
Heartbeeps
1981 · Movie
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981 · Movie
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981 · Movie
The Missing Link
1980 · Movie
The Long Riders
1980 · Movie
Haywire
1980 · Movie
The Last Word
1979 · Movie
The T.V. Show
1979 · Movie
Blind Ambition
1979 · Series
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979 · Movie
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Series
Girlfriends
1978 · Movie
The Billion Dollar Bubble
1978 · Movie
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978 · Movie
Peeping Times
1978 · Movie
It Happened One Christmas
1977 · Movie
The Andros Targets
1977 · Series
Laverne & Shirley
1976 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975 · Series
The Fortune
1975 · Movie
Death Wish
1974 · Movie
Lemmings
1973 · Movie
The Hot Rock
1972 · Movie
The Hospital
1971 · Movie
All in the Family
1971 · Series
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Movie