Cast & creator
Christopher Guest
Best known for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
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.
Also known as: کریستوفر گست, Christopher Haden-Guest
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film credits
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television credits
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1971–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (126)
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The Simpsons
Nigel Tufnel (voice)
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Nigel Tufnel (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975Saturday Night Live
Director
1975
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nigel Tufnel - Guest/Musical Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
St. Elsewhere
H.J. Cummings
1982
Animaniacs
Umlatt (voice)
1993
All in the Family
Jim
1971
Laverne & Shirley
Greg Harris
1976
SpongeBob SquarePants
Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)
1999SpongeBob SquarePants
Clem Clam (voice)
1999
The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
1987Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
A Few Good Men
Dr. Stone
1992
Dilbert
The Dupey (voice)
1999
The Early Show
Nigel Tufnel
1999
Little Shop of Horrors
The First Customer
1986
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Ivan the Terrible
2009
Small Soldiers
Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
1998
Tall Tales & Legends
Director
1985
The Invention of Lying
Nathan Goldfrappe
2009
Death Wish
Patrolman Reilly
1974
This Is Spinal Tap
Nigel Tufnel
1984This Is Spinal Tap
Original Music Composer
1984This Is Spinal Tap
Writer
1984
Family Tree
Dave Chadwick
2013Family Tree
Creator
2013
Best in Show
Harlan Pepper
2000Best in Show
Director
2000Best in Show
Writer
2000
Blind Ambition
Jeb Stuart Magruder
1979
The Long Riders
Charlie Ford
1980
The Andros Targets
Gordon Hamilton
1977
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Hot Rock
Policeman
1972
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Nigel Tufnel
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Writer
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Characters
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Producer
2025
Almost Heroes
Director
1998
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Director
1994Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Original Music Composer
1994
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
1975Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
Writer
1975
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
A Mighty Wind
Alan Barrows
2003A Mighty Wind
Writer
2003A Mighty Wind
Director
2003
The Big Picture
Director
1989The Big Picture
Screenplay
1989The Big Picture
Story
1989
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
2015
For Your Consideration
Jay Berman
2006For Your Consideration
Director
2006For Your Consideration
Writer
2006For Your Consideration
Musician
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Lord Cromer
2005
The Hospital
Resident (uncredited)
1971
Morton & Hayes
Writer
1991
Girlfriends
Eric
1978
The Thick of It
Director
2007
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Executive Producer
2012
The Fortune
Boy Lover
1975
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015
It Happened One Christmas
Harry Bailey
1977
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
Waiting for Guffman
Corky St. Clair
1997Waiting for Guffman
Director
1997Waiting for Guffman
Writer
1997Waiting for Guffman
Lyricist
1997Waiting for Guffman
Original Music Composer
1997
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Producer
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Writer
1992
The Missing Link
No Lobes
1980
Amnesty International's Big 30
Nigel Tufnel
1991
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Count Rugen
2020
Sticky Fingers
Sam
1988
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2022
The T.V. Show
1979The T.V. Show
Writer
1979The T.V. Show
Musician
1979
Sunlight
Executive Producer
2025
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Antoninus DiMentabella
1989Close Ties
Ira
1983
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Philip Ryan
1982
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Nigel Tufnel
1981Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Writer
1981How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Nigel Tufnel
1992
The Million Dollar Infield
Bucky Frische
1982
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Beyond Therapy
Bob
1987
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Rajiv Vindaloo
1985
Heartbeeps
Calvin
1981
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Ricky Gervais Meets...
Christopher Guest
2006
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Al Green
1978
Mascots
Corky St. Clair
2016Mascots
Writer
2016Mascots
Director
2016
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
Self
1990
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Nigel Tufnel
2000
Peeping Times
Writer
1978
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Nigel Tufnel
2009
Lemmings
Various
1973
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Chip Dimentebella
1986
Johnny Appleseed
Director
1986
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
Director
2018
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Nigel Tufnel
The Last Word
Roger
1979The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Writer
1979
Partners in Life
El Supremo
1990
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Self
2009Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Nigel Tufnel
2009
Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!
Director
2000
Haywire
The TV Director
1980
Alok: Biology!
Executive Producer
2024