Acting
Christopher Guest
- Titles
- 69movies21TV shows
- Career
Active from 1973 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 15top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
This Is Spinal Tap88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz5.0average 1.2
- Satire & Parody6.0average 2.3
- Situational Comedy6.4average 2.7
- Pop Culture5.0average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor4.7average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.4
- Cringe Humor4.4average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.1, average 4.2
- Crime1.6, average 3.7
- Tension4.0, average 6.0
- Psychological3.7, average 5.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Mockumentary 7
- Ensemble Cast 6
- Cringe Humor 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Showbiz 4
- Meta-Narrative 4
- Quirky Characters 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Satirical 3
- Showbiz Satire 2
- Satire 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael McKeanActorSaturday Night Live, Best in Show, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, The Big Picture, This Is Spinal Tap, +11 more
Harry ShearerActorSaturday Night Live, This Is Spinal Tap, For Your Consideration, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, +9 more
Rob ReinerActorThe Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out, The T.V. Show, +7 more
Eugene LevyActorBest in Show, Almost Heroes, For Your Consideration, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, +3 more
Catherine O'HaraActorBest in Show, For Your Consideration, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Bob BalabanActorBest in Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, Girlfriends, Mascots
CJ VanstonActorBest in Show, Almost Heroes, For Your Consideration, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Mascots
John Michael HigginsActorBest in Show, For Your Consideration, A Mighty Wind, The Thick of It
Martin ShortActorSaturday Night Live, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood, Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas, Johnny Appleseed
Billy CrystalActorSaturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, The T.V. Show, Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started- RRobert LeightonEditorThe Princess Bride, Best in Show, For Your Consideration, A Mighty Wind
- DDick BlasucciWriterSaturday Night Live, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood, Partners in Life, Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Movies and TV shows
75Upcoming
1 title
as Nigel Tufnel
2020s
5 titles · average score 65
as Nigel Tufnel
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
as (archive footage)
as Count Rugen
2010s
4 titles · average score 68
as Corky St. Clair
TV show · as Dave Chadwick
Executive Producer
2000s
13 titles · average score 67
as Ivan the Terrible
as Nigel Tufnel
as Nigel Tufnel
as Nathan Goldfrappe
Director
as Jay Berman
TV show · as Christopher Guest
as Lord Cromer
as Alan Barrows
TV show · as Nigel Tufnel - Guest/Musical Guest / Self - Guest
as Harlan Pepper
as Nigel Tufnel
1990s
14 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Clem Clam (voice) / Stanley S. Squarepants (voice)
TV show · as The Dupey (voice)
TV show · as Nigel Tufnel
Director
as Slamfist / Scratch-It (voice)
as Corky St. Clair
Original Music Composer, Director
TV show · as Umlatt (voice)
as Nigel Tufnel / Alan Barrows
as Dr. Stone
as El Supremo
1980s
20 titles · average score 65
Screenplay, Director
TV show · as Nigel Tufnel (voice)
as Count Rugen
as Bob
as Chip Dimentebella
Director
as Nigel Tufnel
as Philip Ryan
as Bucky Frische
as Nigel Tufnel
as Calvin
as No Lobes
1970s
18 titles · average score 67
Musician, Writer
as Roger
as Eric
Writer
as Al Green
TV show · as Greg Harris
TV show · as Self - Various Characters / Nigel Tufnel (uncredited)
TV show · Writer
as Patrolman Reilly
TV show · as Jim
as Resident (uncredited)