Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 05, 1953
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
44 titles
Christopher Guard
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Worst Witch
Icy Stevens
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Jonathan (voice)
Bugs
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Willoughby Smith
Cluedo
Dave
Blackeyes
Nigel Bennon
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Alton
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Bellboy
Casualty
Ken Hodges
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
Lovejoy
Jake
Dead Man's Folly
Alec Legge
A Woman of Substance
Gerald Fairley
The Bill
Sherlock Holmes
Willoughby Smith
Wilfred and Eileen
Wilfred
My Cousin Rachel
Philip Ashley
John Diamond
John Diamond
Loophole
Cliff
The Happy Autumn Fields
Eugene
The Tempest
Ferdinand
Sweet Wine of Youth
Denis Browne
Shoestring
Charles
A Light That Shines
Des
Malice Aforethought
Denny Bourne
Les Misérables
Marius
The Lord of the Rings
Frodo (voice)
The Professionals
Tony
A Little Night Music
Erich Egerman
A Hymn from Jim
Jim Tayo
Premiere
Jim Tayo
BBC2 Play of the Week
Des
Secret Army
Peter Romsey
I, Claudius
Marcellus
The Duchess of Duke Street
John
The Chester Mystery Plays
Playhouse
Denis Browne
Joe's Ark
John
Vienna 1900
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Great Expectations
Young Pip
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
BBC Play of the Month
Lucius
Doctor Who
Bellboy