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Christopher Guest
Known for: ActingChristopher 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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The Princess Bride
as Count Rugen 
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Ivan the Terrible 
A Few Good Men
as Dr. Stone 
The Long Riders
as Charlie Ford 
Little Shop of Horrors
as The First Customer 
Small Soldiers
as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice) 
The Invention of Lying
as Nathan Goldfrappe 
Death Wish
as Patrolman Reilly 
Best in Show
as Harlan Pepper 
This Is Spinal Tap
as Nigel Tufnel 
Family Tree
Creator 
The Hot Rock
as Policeman 
The Big Picture
Director, Screenplay 
Almost Heroes
Director 
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Nigel Tufnel 
A Mighty Wind
as Alan Barrows 
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self 
For Your Consideration
as Jay Berman 
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Lord Cromer 
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor 
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Nigel Tufnel 
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Director, Composer 
Waiting for Guffman
as Corky St. Clair 
Mascots
as Corky St. Clair 
Girlfriends
as Eric 
It Happened One Christmas
as Harry Bailey 
The Fortune
as Boy Lover 
Sticky Fingers
as Sam 
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
as Philip Ryan 
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self (archive footage) 
Beyond Therapy
as Bob 
Heartbeeps
as Calvin