Lance Guest
American actor (born 1960)
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::summary American actor (born 1960) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lance Guest |
| image | Lance Guest Photo Op Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2024 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Guest in 2024 |
| birth_name | Lance R. Guest |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Saratoga, California, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1981–present |
| :: |
| name = Lance Guest | image = Lance Guest Photo Op Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2024 (cropped).jpg | caption = Guest in 2024 | birth_name = Lance R. Guest | birth_date = | birth_place = Saratoga, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1981–present
Lance R. Guest (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor. Known for his film work throughout the 1980s and various television roles thereafter, he made his screen debut with a supporting role in Halloween II (1981). This was followed by headline parts in The Last Starfighter (1984) and Jaws: The Revenge (1987). Between 2010 and 2012, Guest appeared both on and off-Broadway in the musical Million Dollar Quartet, playing Johnny Cash.
Biography
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Guest developed a serious interest in acting as a freshman while attending Saratoga High School, located in Saratoga, California, and later majored in theater while attending UCLA. He has starred in many theatrical films, including his role as Jimmy alongside actress Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween II (1981), and also starred in [1980] The Roommate {John Updike} and Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures. His most notable role was in the science fiction film The Last Starfighter (1984) as Alex Rogan, and as Beta, a robot sent to replace Alex while he was in space. Guest has starred in Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Michael Brody. Guest played Cosmo Cola in Stepsister from Planet Weird (2000). In 2001, he played Hugo Archibald in The Jennie Project (2001). Also that year, he appeared in Mach 2 (2001).
Guest's starring television roles included Lou Grant (1981–1982) and Knots Landing (1991). Additionally, he has made guest appearances on St. Elsewhere, The Wonder Years, Party of Five, JAG, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Becker, Life Goes On, House, and Jericho.
Guest starred as Johnny Cash in the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, a fictionalized depiction of the only time Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley recorded music together.
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Halloween II | Jimmy | |
| 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | Gordon | |
| 1984 | The Last Starfighter | Alex Rogan / Beta Alex | |
| Just the Way You Are | Jack the Answering Service Guy | ||
| 1985 | Waiting to Act | Body Snatcher Guy | |
| 1987 | Jaws: The Revenge | Michael Brody | |
| 1988 | The Wizard of Loneliness | John T. | |
| 1997 | Plan B | Jack Sadler | |
| 2001 | Mach 2 | Keith Dorman | |
| 2007 | Shadowbox | Morell - Shadow Man | Short |
| 2008 | The Least of These | Mark Roberts | |
| 2009 | 21 and a Wake-Up | Dr. Oscar Kimber | |
| 2014 | Late Phases | James Griffin | |
| 2017 | Traces | Nelson | |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Himself | Documentary |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Dallas | Student | 1 episode: "The Mark of Cain" |
| Why Us? | Hugh Whitaker | TV short | |
| Please Don't Hit Me, Mom | Michael Reynolds | TV film | |
| 1981–1982 | Lou Grant | Lance Reinecke / Mark | 7 episodes |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co. | David Cooper | 1 episode |
| 1982–1983 | St. Elsewhere | Orderly Sean Rooney | 4 episodes: "Down's Syndrome", "Legionnaires: Part 1 & 2", "Hearts" |
| 1982–1985 | ABC Afterschool Special | Tim / Doug Henshaw | 2 episodes: "One Too Many", "Between Two Loves" |
| 1983 | Confessions of a Married Man | Arthur | TV film |
| 1984 | American Playhouse | Orson Ziegler | 1 episode: "The Roommate" |
| 1985 | My Father, My Rival | Scott | TV film |
| 1988 | Favorite Son | David Ross | 1 episode: "Part One" |
| 1991 | Knots Landing | Steve Brewer | 13 episodes |
| 1992 | The Wonder Years | Mike Detweiller | 1 episode: "Politics as Usual" |
| Life Goes On | Michael Romanov | 6 episodes | |
| 1993 | Hart to Hart Returns | Peter McDowell | TV film |
| 1995 | All-American Girl | Leon | 1 episode: "Venus de Margaret" |
| The X-Files | Kyle Lang | 1 episode: "Fearful Symmetry" | |
| 1995–1996 | Party of Five | Mr. Allen Peck | 2 episodes: "Dearly Beloved", "Unfair Advantage" |
| 1997 | The Burning Zone | Russ Johnson | 1 episode: "Critical Mass" |
| 1999 | Becker | Dr. Harvey Cohen | 1 episode: "Saving Harvey Cohen" |
| Thanks | John the Blacksmith | 1 episode: "Marriage" | |
| 2000 | Then Came You | Tom | 1 episode: "Then Came a Wedding" |
| Stepsister from Planet Weird | Cosmo Cola | TV film | |
| 2001 | The Jennie Project | Hugo Archibald | TV film |
| JAG | Cmdr. Stacy Loftness | 2 episodes: "Adrift: Part 1 & 2" | |
| Bitter Winter | TV film | ||
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Mercy Hawks | 1 episode: "Traylor Trash" |
| 2006 | House | Lewis Bardach | 1 episode: "Safe" |
| 2007 | Alibi | Peterson | TV film |
| 2008 | Jericho | Alex Utley | 1 episode: "Condor" |
| Flu Bird Horror | Garrett | TV film | |
| 2010 | Late Show with David Letterman | Johnny Cash | 1 episode: "Evangeline Lilly/Sam Rockwell/Million Dollar Quartet/Aaron Kelly" |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Johnny Cash | 1 episode: "No. 2.104" | |
| 2012 | All-American New Year's Eve 2013 | Johnny Cash | TV film |
| 2014 | Christmas Eve, 1914 | John Gilliam | TV film |
| 2022 | The Patient | Paul | 1 episode: "The Cantor's Husband" |
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References
References
- Sarwari, Khalida. (2015-09-02). "Saratoga Historical Museum exhibit showcases the history of local theater".
- (2017-10-19). "Lance Guest - Questions and Answers -Interview". New York Theatre Guide.
- Smith, Jeremy. (2023-10-20). "Halloween 2 Completely Changed One Character's Fate For The TV Edit".
- Canby, Vincent. (1982-03-26). "Matthau Back in Simon's Hollywood". The New York Times.
- "The Last Starfighter, pictures, Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston".
- Shelley, Garry. (1985-01-26). "Lance lands in outer space". Internet Archive.
- Weiss, Josh. (2023-05-19). "New Book Reveals How Michael Caine Saved Lance Guest's Life on Set of Jaws 4 (Exclusive)". SYFY.com.
- Speier, Michael. (2000-06-16). "Stepsister From Planet Weird". Variety.
- Smith, Craig. (2024-01-20). "The Jennie Project". Disney News.
- Anderson, Lauren. (2022-10-25). "Why Lance Guest, Who Plays Sam's Dad in 'The Patient' Finale, Looks so Familiar". Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
- Brown, James. (2017-10-23). "Lou Grant". Academy of Television Arts & Science.
- DeFillipo, Michael. (2014-10-04). "Where Are They Now? : Halloween's Lance Guest". Horror Society.
- "St. Elsewhere series regulars and episode guide".
- Fick, David. [http://musicalcyberspace.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/million-dollar-quartet-opens-tonight/ "''Million Dollar Quartet'' Opens Tonight"]. Musical Cyberspace, April 11, 2010
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