Cast & creator
Chris Langham
Best known for Have I Got News for You, Have I Got News for You, The Comic Strip Presents...
Christopher Langham (1949-2026) was an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. Langham subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the television series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help. On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six months on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders' register and was banned from working with children for 10 years.
Also known as: Christopher Langham
44
film credits
34
television credits
58
1976–2020 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (78)
Showing 78 of 78 credits
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nigel
1982
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976The Muppet Show
Writer
1976
The Thick of It
Hugh Abbot
2005
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Himself
1988
Life of Brian
Alfonso / Giggling Guard
1979
Murder Most Horrid
Harry
1991
Bottom
Tight-Mouthed Larry
1991
The Jim Henson Hour
Officer
1989The Jim Henson Hour
Exerciser
1989The Jim Henson Hour
Writer
1989
Alas Smith and Jones
1984
The Worst Week of My Life
Barry Turner
2004
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Narrator
1999
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Presenter
1992
People Like Us
Roy Mallard
1999
Chelmsford 123
Roman Guard
1988
Shrink Rap
Self
2007
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Police Driver
1976Look at the State We're In!
Writer
1995Look at the State We're In!
Writer
1995
Happy Families
Reporter
1985
Help
Peter
2005Help
Writer
2005Help
Producer
2005The Good Sex Guide
Self
1993
Kiss Me Kate
1998Kiss Me Kate
Writer
1998Kiss Me Kate
Creator
1998
The Gaffer
Spencer Moffatt
1981London
Ned Ward
2004
The Emperor's New Clothes
Maurice
2001
My Family and Other Animals
Theodore Stephanides
2005
Muppet Treasures
Writer
1985
The Story of Pantomime
Self
1976Tales from the Poop Deck
Producer
1992
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Writer
1985
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Writer
1981
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Writer
1999
Carry On Columbus
Hubba
1992
The Art of Football from A to Z
Writer
2006
Bejewelled
Cop
1991
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Writer
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Writer
1999
The Preventers
Dr. Keelover
1996
The Big Tease
BBC Interviewer
1999
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Jack
2004
The Darkest Universe
Alan
2016
Room to Rent
Mr. Paul
2001
Silas Marner
Keating
1985
Call from Space
Screenplay
1989
Teams from Hell
1989
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Various Roles (archive footage)
2009
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Roles
1982
Black Pond
Tom Thompson
2011
Spin by David Shrigley
Self as Narrator
2005
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
George Orwell
2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2003
Sardines
Writer
1995
Of Muppets & Men
Self
1981
Hollywood Dog
Teleplay
1990Hollywood Dog
Story
1990
Vengeance
Danny
2020
Soft Targets
Drinkwater
1982
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
Thénardier
1997
Private Enterprise
Nigel
1986
I Love Muppets
Self
2002
The McGuffin
Detective
1986
John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction
John Wyndham
2005Cold Harbour
Tim
1978
The Factory
Doctor
2013
Phoelix
1979Full Time
Vinnie
2013