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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

7.5

Icy Stevens

The Worst Witch

1998

6.4

Jonathan (voice)

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996

6.8

Bugs

1995

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0.0

The Lifeboat

1994

6.4

Dave

Cluedo

1990

8.2

Alton

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

7.4

Bellboy

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

1988

6.1

Ken Hodges

Casualty

1986

8.3

Jim Hawkins

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

1986

7.3

Jake

Lovejoy

1986

Credits

The Worst Witch

as Icy Stevens

1998

7.5

Testament: The Bible in Animation

as Jonathan (voice)

1996

6.4

Bugs

1995

6.8

🎬

The Lifeboat

1994

0.0

Cluedo

as Dave

1990

6.4

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Alton

1989

8.2

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

as Bellboy

1988

7.4

Casualty

as Ken Hodges

1986

6.1

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins

1986

8.3

Lovejoy

as Jake

1986

7.3

Dead Man's Folly

as Alec Legge

1986

6.2

The Bill

1984

6.7

Sherlock Holmes

as Willoughby Smith

1984

8.1

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Wilfred and Eileen

as Wilfred

1983

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My Cousin Rachel

as Philip Ashley

1983

6.0

John Diamond

as John Diamond

1981

0.0

Loophole

as Cliff

1981

6.0

The Happy Autumn Fields

as Eugene

1980

0.0

The Tempest

as Ferdinand

1980

7.0

Sweet Wine of Youth

as Denis Browne

1979

0.0

Shoestring

1979

6.8

A Light That Shines

as Des

1979

0.0

Les Misérables

as Marius

1978

7.1

The Lord of the Rings

as Frodo (voice)

1978

6.6

The Professionals

as Tony

1977

7.5

A Little Night Music

as Erich Egerman

1977

6.0

A Hymn from Jim

as Jim Tayo

1977

0.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Des

1977

7.0

Secret Army

as Peter Romsey

1977

7.5

I, Claudius

as Marcellus

1976

7.8

Playhouse

as Denis Browne

1974

7.0

Playhouse

as Eugene

1974

7.0

Joe's Ark

as John

1974

0.0

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Vienna 1900

1973

5.0

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1971

7.2

Great Expectations

as Young Pip

1967

0.0

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David Copperfield

as David Copperfield

1966

5.0

BBC Play of the Month

as Lucius

1965

5.0

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

Doctor Who

as Bellboy

1963

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