Christopher Guest: movies and TV shows
Christopher Guest has 123 credits in the archive: 95 films and 28 TV series, from 1971 to 2025. Highest rated: Animaniacs (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1971 – 2025 · busiest year: 1979 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 6.2 | 77 |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Film | 6.2 | 77 | |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Film | 6.2 | 77 | |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Film | 6.2 | 77 | |
| 2025 | Sunlight | Film | 6.5 | 77 | |
| 2024 | Alok: Biology! | Film | — | 76 | |
| 2022 | Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2020 | A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Count Rugen | Film | 6.3 | 72 |
| 2018 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | Film | 6.0 | 70 | |
| 2016 | Mascots | Corky St. Clair | Film | 5.4 | 68 |
| 2016 | Mascots | Film | 5.4 | 68 | |
| 2016 | Mascots | Film | 5.4 | 68 | |
| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy | Self | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Dave Chadwick | TV | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2013 | Family Tree | TV | 6.4 | 65 | |
| 2012 | Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice | Film | 7.5 | 64 | |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Ivan the Terrible | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Invention of Lying | Nathan Goldfrappe | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2009 | Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer | Self | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2009 | Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place | Nigel Tufnel | Film | — | 61 |
| 2007 | The Thick of It | Film | 8.5 | 59 | |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Self | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Jay Berman | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Film | 5.8 | 58 | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Film | 5.8 | 58 | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Film | 5.8 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Ricky Gervais Meets... | Christopher Guest | TV | 8.5 | 58 |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Lord Cromer | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found | Self | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Nigel Tufnel - Guest/Musical Guest | TV | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Alan Barrows | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Film | 6.8 | 55 | |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Film | 6.8 | 55 | |
| 2001 | As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self | Film | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Harlan Pepper | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 2000 | Catching Up with Marty DiBergi | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics! | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1999 | Dilbert | The Dupey (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Stanley S. Squarepants (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 51 |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Clem Clam (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 51 |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Nigel Tufnel | TV | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1998 | Almost Heroes | Film | 5.4 | 50 | |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 49 |
| 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Corky St. Clair | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1997 | Waiting for Guffman | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 48 | |
| 1994 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Film | 4.8 | 46 | |
| 1994 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Film | 4.8 | 46 | |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Umlatt (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Dr. Stone | Film | 7.6 | 44 |
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | Film | 6.2 | 44 | |
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | Film | 6.2 | 44 | |
| 1992 | Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | TV | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 1991 | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 4.0 | 43 |
| 1990 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1990 | Partners in Life | El Supremo | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Nigel Tufnel (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Film | 5.9 | 41 | |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Film | 5.9 | 41 | |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Film | 5.9 | 41 | |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | Film | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Antoninus DiMentabella | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1988 | Sticky Fingers | Sam | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Count Rugen | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1987 | Beyond Therapy | Bob | Film | 3.9 | 39 |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | The First Customer | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | Johnny Appleseed | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1986 | Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started | Chip Dimentebella | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | TV | 6.0 | 37 | |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Film | 9.3 | 37 | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 7.4 | 36 |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Film | 7.4 | 36 | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Film | 7.4 | 36 | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | H.J. Cummings | TV | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1982 | A Piano for Mrs. Cimino | Philip Ryan | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1982 | The Million Dollar Infield | Bucky Frische | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1981 | Heartbeeps | Calvin | Film | 4.5 | 33 |
| 1981 | Likely Stories Vol. 1 | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Spinal Tap: The Final Tour | Nigel Tufnel | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1981 | Spinal Tap: The Final Tour | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Charlie Ford | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1980 | The Missing Link | No Lobes | Film | 4.9 | 32 |
| 1980 | Haywire | The TV Director | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1979 | Blind Ambition | Jeb Stuart Magruder | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1979 | The T.V. Show | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1979 | The T.V. Show | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1979 | The T.V. Show | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1979 | The Last Word | Roger | Film | 5.0 | 31 |
| 1979 | The Chevy Chase National Humor Test | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1979 | The Chevy Chase National Humor Test | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1978 | Girlfriends | Eric | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1978 | Peeping Times | Film | 4.0 | 30 | |
| 1978 | The Billion Dollar Bubble | Al Green | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1978 | How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets | Gordon Hamilton | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1977 | It Happened One Christmas | Harry Bailey | Film | 4.6 | 29 |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | TV | 7.1 | 28 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters | TV | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Nigel Tufnel (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | TV | 6.9 | 27 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | TV | 6.9 | 27 | |
| 1975 | The Fortune | Boy Lover | Film | 5.4 | 27 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | TV | 5.0 | 27 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | TV | 5.0 | 27 | |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Patrolman Reilly | Film | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1973 | Lemmings | Various | Film | 5.6 | 25 |
| 1972 | The Hot Rock | Policeman | Film | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Jim | TV | 7.8 | 23 |
| 1971 | The Hospital | Resident (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 23 |
| Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale | Nigel Tufnel | Film | — | — |