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Biography
Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953) is an English actor.
Career
Guard was born in Hammersmith, London. Educated at Latymer Upper School, he was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared in Vienna 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 (opposite his cousin Pippa as Miranda), 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. 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.
Filmography
- 1966 - David Copperfield - Young David Copperfield
- 1966 - Dixon of Dock Green - Tommy Harris
- 1967 - Great Expectations - Young Pip
- 1971 - Tom Brown's Schooldays - Darcy
- 1972 - Z-Cars - Michael
- 1973 - Vienna 1900 - Hugo Heinold
- 1974 - Play for Today - John
- 1975 - A Legacy - Johannes von Felden
- 1975 - Village Hall - Philip
- 1969-1976 - BBC Play of the Month - Lucius
- 1976 - I, Claudius - Marcellus
- 1977 - Premiere - Jim Tayo
- 1977 - A Little Night Music - Erich Egerman
- 1977 - Secret Army - Peter Romsey
- 1977 - The Duchess of Duke Street - John
- 1978 - The Lord of the Rings - Frodo
- 1978 - Les Misérables - Marius
- 1979 - Me You and Him - Conrad
- 1979 - Malice Aforethought - Denny Bourne
- 1979 - BBC2 Play of the Week - Des
- 1979 - Shoestring - Charles
- 1980 - The Professionals (TV series) - Tony
- 1981 - Loophole - Cliff
- 1983 - My Cousin Rachel (BBC four part serial) - Philip
- 1984 - A Woman of Substance - Gerald Fairley
- 1985 - The Tripods (TV series) - Coggy
- 1986 - Dead Man's Folly - Alec Legge
- 1986 - Return to Treasure Island - Jim Hawkins