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== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Actor !! Screenwriter !! Director !! Producer !! Role !! Notes |- | 1971 | ''[[The Hospital]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Resident | Uncredited |- | 1972 | ''[[The Hot Rock (film)|The Hot Rock]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Policeman | |- | 1973 | ''[[National Lampoon Lemmings]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | Musical arranger |- | 1974 | ''[[Death Wish (1974 film)|Death Wish]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Patrolman Jackson Reilly | |- | rowspan="2"| 1975 | ''[[The Fortune]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Boy Lover | |- | ''[[Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Chief M'Bulu / Short /<br /> Nurse | Voice only |- | 1978 | ''[[Girlfriends (1978 film)|Girlfriends]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Eric | |- | 1979 | ''[[The Last Word (1979 film)|The Last Word]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Roger | |- | rowspan="2"|1980 | ''[[The Long Riders]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Charley Ford | |- | ''[[The Missing Link (1980 film)|The Missing Link]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | No Lobes | English version; voice |- | rowspan="2"| 1981 | ''[[Heartbeeps]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Calvin | |- | ''[[Likely Stories|Likely Stories, Vol. 1]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | All roles (segment "Dead Ringer") | |- | 1983 | ''[[Likely Stories|Likely Stories, Vol. 3]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Frankie (segment "Split Decision") | |- | 1984 | ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Nigel Tufnel]] | Composer, musician |- | 1985 | ''Martin Short: Concert for the<br />North Americas'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Rajiv Vindaloo | |- | 1986 | ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | The First Customer | |- | rowspan="2"| 1987 | ''[[Beyond Therapy (film)|Beyond Therapy]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Bob | |- | ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Count Tyrone Rugen | |- | 1988 | ''[[Sticky Fingers (1988 film)|Sticky Fingers]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Sam | |- | 1989 | ''[[The Big Picture (1989 film)|The Big Picture]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | | |- | 1992 | ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Dr. Stone | |- | 1994 | ''[[The Return of Spinal Tap]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Nigel Tufnel | |- | 1996 | ''[[Waiting for Guffman]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Corky St. Clair | |- | rowspan="2"| 1998 | ''[[Almost Heroes]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | | |- | ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Slamfist/Scratch-It | Voices |- | 2000 | ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Harlan Pepper | |- | 2003 | ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Alan Barrows | |- | 2005 | ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer|Lord Cromer]] | |- | 2006 | ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Jay Berman | |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Ivan the Terrible]] | |- | ''[[The Invention of Lying]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Nathan Goldfrappe | |- | 2012 | ''Her Master's Voice'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | | |- | 2016 | ''[[Mascots (2016 film)|Mascots]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Corky St. Clair | |- | 2025 | ''[[Spinal Tap II: The End Continues]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Nigel Tufnel | Post-production |} === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Actor !! Screenwriter !! Director !! Producer !! Role !! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1975 | ''[[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | Variety series |- | ''[[Lily Tomlin|The Lily Tomlin Special]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | TV special |- | rowspan="4" | 1976 | ''[[The Billion Dollar Bubble]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Al Green | TV film |- | ''TVTV Looks at the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | rowspan="3" | TV special |- | ''TVTV: [[Super Bowl]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | ''The TVTV Show'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Various |- | rowspan="3"| 1977 | ''[[It Happened One Christmas]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Harry Bailey | TV film |- | ''[[The Andros Targets]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Gordon Hamilton | Episode: "A Currency for Murder" |- | ''[[All in the Family]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Jim | Episode: "Mike and Gloria Meet" |- | rowspan="2"|1978 | ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Greg Harris | Episode: "Bus Stop" |- | ''[[Peeping Times]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | Television special |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 | ''[[Blind Ambition (miniseries)|Blind Ambition]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Jeb Stuart Magruder]] | Miniseries |- | ''[[Chevy Chase|The Chevy Chase National Humor Test]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Various | Television special |- | 1980 | ''[[Haywire (book)#Movie|Haywire]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | The T.V. Director | rowspan="3" | Television film |- | rowspan="3"| 1982 | ''[[Million Dollar Infield]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Bucky Frische |- | ''[[A Piano for Mrs. Cimino]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Philip Ryan |- | ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | H.J. Cummings | 2 episodes |- | 1984β85 | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Various | 19 episodes |- | 1986 | ''[[Tall Tales & Legends|Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | Episode: "Johnny Appleseed" |- | rowspan="3" | 1989 | ''[[Trying Times]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | | Episode: "The Sad Professor" |- | ''Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to<br />Moscow'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | The Voice | Stand-up special |- | ''I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Antoninus DiMentabella | |- | rowspan="2"| 1991 | ''[[Morton & Hayes]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | El Supremo / Crooner /<br />Dr. Von Astor | Directed 5 episodes; acted in 3 episodes<br />Composed theme music |- | ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball#1991 β Barf Bites Back and The Big 3-0|Amnesty International's Big 3-0]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Nigel Tufnel | Television special |- | 1992 | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Nigel Tufnel | Episode: "[[The Otto Show]]"<br />Voice |- | rowspan="2"| 1993 | ''[[Animaniacs]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Umlatt | Episode: "King Yakko"<br />Voice |- | ''[[Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993 film)|Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | | Television film; also composer |- | 1999 | ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | The Dupey | Episode: "The Dupey"<br />Voice |- | 2003 | ''[[MADtv]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Alan Barrows | Episode #8.21 |- | 2007, 2021 | ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters#Stanley SquarePants|Stanley S. SquarePants]] / [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters#Clem Clam|Clem Clam]] | 2 episodes: "[[Stanley S. SquarePants]]", "[[Goofy Scoopers]]"<br />Voice |- | 2009 | ''Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Nigel Tufnel | 3 episodes |- | 2012 | ''[[84th Academy Awards]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Focus Group Member | Directed focus group segment |- | 2013 | ''[[Family Tree (TV series)|Family Tree]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Dave Chadwick /<br />Phineas Chadwick | 3 episodes; also co-creator<br />Composed credits theme |- |} ===Recurring cast members=== Guest has worked multiple times with certain actors, notably with frequent writing partner [[Eugene Levy]], who has appeared in five of his projects. Other repeat collaborators of Guest include [[Fred Willard]] (7 projects); [[Michael McKean]], [[Bob Balaban]], and [[Ed Begley Jr.]] (6 projects each); [[Paul Benedict]], [[Parker Posey]], [[Jim Piddock]], [[Michael Hitchcock]] and [[Harry Shearer]] (5 projects each); [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Larry Miller (comedian)|Larry Miller]], [[John Michael Higgins]], [[Jane Lynch]], and [[Jennifer Coolidge]] (4 projects each); [[Fran Drescher]] and [[Rob Reiner]] (3 projects each) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;vertical-align:bottom" |- ! rowspan=2 {{diagonal split header|Actor|Work}} |- ! ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''!! ''[[The Big Picture (1989 film)|The Big Picture]]''!! ''[[Morton & Hayes]]''!! ''[[Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993 film)|Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman]]''!! ''[[Waiting for Guffman]]''!! ''[[Almost Heroes]]''!! ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]''!! ''[[A Mighty Wind]]''!! ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]''!! ''[[Family Tree (TV series)|Family Tree]]''!! ''[[Mascots (2016 film)|Mascots]]''!! ''[[Spinal Tap II: The End Continues]]'' |- ! [[Bob Balaban]] | || || || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Ed Begley Jr.]] | {{ya}} || || || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Paul Benedict]] | {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || || {{ya}} || || || || |- ! [[Jennifer Coolidge]] | || || || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Fran Drescher]] | {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || || || || || || || || || {{ya}} |- ! Christopher Guest | {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} |- ! [[John Michael Higgins]] | || || || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} |- ! [[Michael Hitchcock]] | || || || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Eugene Levy]] | || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || || |- ! [[Jane Lynch]] | || || || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Michael McKean]] | {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} |- ! [[Larry Miller (comedian)|Larry Miller]] | || || || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || || |- ! [[Catherine O'Hara]] | || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || || |- ! [[Jim Piddock]] | || || || || || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Parker Posey]] | || || || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || |- ! [[Rob Reiner]] | {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || || || || || || || || || {{ya}} |- ! [[Harry Shearer]] | {{ya}} || || || || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} |- ! [[Fred Willard]] | {{ya}} || || || || {{ya}} || || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || |}
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