Name
Christopher Guard
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1953-12-05 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Biography
Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953 in London) is an English actor. Educated at Latymer Upper School, Guard was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared inVienna 1900 (1973), Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island (1986). His roles on television include the young David Copperfield in the BBC's 1966 TV serial adaptation, Marcellus in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest, Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty and Bellboy in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. He demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music in the role of Erich Egerman. Guard voiced Frodo Baggins in the animated version of The Lord of the Rings (1978). Guard has two daughters from his marriage with Lesley Dunlop and one daughter with actress Cathy Shipton.[1] His brother is the former actor Dominic Guard and he is a cousin of actress Pippa Guard; he is the son of actor Philip Guard and actress Charlotte Mitchell.
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- 1978 The Lord of the Rings as Frodo (voice)
- 1978 Les Misérables as Marius
- 1986 Dead Man's Folly as Alec Legge
- 1974 Joe's Ark as John
- 1977 A Little Night Music as Erich Egerman
- 1977 A Hymn from Jim as Jim Tayo
- 1981 John Diamond as John Diamond
- 1988 Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Bellboy
- 1981 Loophole as Cliff
- 1980 The Tempest as Ferdinand
- 1979 Sweet Wine of Youth as Denis Browne
- 1980 The Happy Autumn Fields as Eugene
- 1979 A Light That Shines as Des
- 1976 The Chester Mystery Plays
- 1995 Bugs ( 1 episode )
- 1984 The Bill ( 0 episode )
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 3 episodes ) as Bellboy
- 1984 Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Willoughby Smith
- 1986 Lovejoy ( 1 episode ) as Jake
- 1998 The Worst Witch ( 1 episode ) as Icy Stevens
- 1983 My Cousin Rachel ( 4 episodes ) as Philip Ashley
- 1971 Tom Brown's Schooldays ( 3 episodes )
- 1973 Vienna 1900 ( 1 episode )
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Lucius
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Alton
- 1986 John Silver's Return to Treasure Island ( 10 episodes ) as Jim Hawkins
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Secret Army ( 2 episodes ) as Peter Romsey
- 1986 Casualty ( 24 episodes ) as Ken Hodges
- 1990 Cluedo ( 1 episode ) as Dave
- 1996 Testament: The Bible in Animation ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan (voice)
- 1977 The Professionals ( 1 episode ) as Tony
- 1983 Wilfred and Eileen ( 4 episodes ) as Wilfred
- 1974 Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Denis Browne
- 1974 Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Eugene
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Des
- 1966 David Copperfield ( 5 episodes ) as David Copperfield
- 1967 Great Expectations ( 3 episodes ) as Young Pip
- 1976 I, Claudius ( 1 episode ) as Marcellus
- 1979 Shoestring ( 1 episode ) as Charles
- 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street ( 1 episode ) as John
- 1985 A Woman of Substance ( 3 episodes ) as Gerald Fairley
- 1989 Blackeyes ( 1 episode ) as Nigel Bennon
- 1979 Malice Aforethought ( 3 episodes ) as Denny Bourne
- 1994 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Willoughby Smith
- 1977 Premiere ( 1 episode ) as Jim Tayo
