Christopher Guest - Actor Profile

Christopher Guest

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Nigel Tufnel ★ 6.4 FLOP
2020 A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion Count Rugen ★ 6.3 FLOP
2016 Mascots Corky St. Clair ★ 5.4 FLOP
2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Self - Actor ★ 6.6 HIT
2015 Misery Loves Comedy Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2009 The Invention of Lying Nathan Goldfrappe ★ 6.2 FLOP
2009 Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2009 Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place Nigel Tufnel ★ 0.0 FLOP
2009 Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead Nigel Tufnel ★ 6.0 FLOP
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Ivan the Terrible ★ 6.2 FLOP
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2006 For Your Consideration Jay Berman ★ 5.7 FLOP
2005 Mrs. Henderson Presents Lord Cromer ★ 6.6 HIT
2003 A Mighty Wind Alan Barrows ★ 6.7 HIT
2001 As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2000 Best in Show Harlan Pepper ★ 6.8 HIT
2000 Catching Up with Marty DiBergi Nigel Tufnel ★ 5.0 FLOP
1998 Small Soldiers Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice) ★ 6.6 HIT
1996 Waiting for Guffman Corky St. Clair ★ 7.0 HIT
1992 A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows ★ 6.1 FLOP
1992 A Few Good Men Dr. Stone ★ 7.5 HIT
1992 Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Nigel Tufnel ★ 7.8 HIT
1991 Amnesty International's Big 30 Nigel Tufnel ★ 4.0 FLOP
1990 Partners in Life El Supremo ★ 10.0 HIT
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Self ★ 7.6 HIT
1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood Antoninus DiMentabella ★ 5.7 FLOP
1988 Sticky Fingers Sam ★ 5.7 FLOP
1987 The Princess Bride Count Rugen ★ 7.7 HIT
1987 Beyond Therapy Bob ★ 3.7 FLOP
1986 Little Shop of Horrors The First Customer ★ 7.0 HIT
1986 Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started Chip Dimentebella ★ 4.0 FLOP
1985 Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas - ★ 9.0 HIT
1984 This Is Spinal Tap Nigel Tufnel ★ 7.4 HIT
1982 A Piano for Mrs. Cimino Philip Ryan ★ 7.8 HIT
1982 The Million Dollar Infield Bucky Frische ★ 0.0 FLOP
1981 Heartbeeps Calvin ★ 4.3 FLOP
1981 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour Nigel Tufnel ★ 5.7 FLOP
1980 The Missing Link No Lobes ★ 5.1 FLOP
1980 The Long Riders Charlie Ford ★ 6.6 HIT
1980 Haywire The TV Director ★ 5.0 FLOP
1979 The Last Word Roger ★ 4.0 FLOP
1978 Girlfriends Eric ★ 6.6 HIT
1978 The Billion Dollar Bubble Al Green ★ 7.0 HIT
1978 How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1977 It Happened One Christmas Harry Bailey ★ 4.6 FLOP
1975 The Fortune Boy Lover ★ 5.4 FLOP
1974 Death Wish Patrolman Reilly ★ 6.9 HIT
1973 Lemmings Various ★ 5.3 FLOP
1972 The Hot Rock Policeman ★ 6.5 HIT
1971 The Hospital Resident (uncredited) ★ 6.6 HIT