Lance Guest
Although he loved to act in high school theater productions, Lance Guest never really thought a career in Hollywood was in the cards. But while attending UCLA, he auditioned for a part on the television series "Fame" and, even though he didn't get it, was encouraged to find an agent. He landed a role on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" sitcom spinoff "Lou Grant," and subsequently a good part in the slasher sequel "Halloween II," opposite Jamie Lee Curtis. Guest is most well-known, though, for his performance as the starry-eyed trailer park teen who becomes a galactic hero in the 1984 science fiction film "The Last Starfighter." Thanks to its repeated showings on cable television in the 1980s, the film became a cult favorite among many young viewers. Another film that generated plenty of attention, though not necessarily in a good way, was his part as the grown-up Mike Brody in the notoriously bad sequel "Jaws: The Revenge," the fourth and last film in the series. His other notable television work can be seen in the primetime soap "Knots Landing" and in the family drama "Life Goes On." Guest is always busy doing film and television work, but his true love has always been the stage. In 2010, he played Johnny Cash in the smash-hit Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet," earning some of the best reviews of his entire career.
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Lance Guest
Filmography
Movies
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44% | No Score Yet | Altered Perceptions | David Arnoff (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Get Together | Charlie (Character) | - | 2019 |
60% |
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Late Phases | Griffin (Character) | - | 2014 |
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Flu Bird Horror | Garrett (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The Jennie Project | Hugo Archibald (Character) | - | 2001 |
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Mach 2 | Keith Dorman (Character) | - | 2000 |
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Stepsister From Planet Weird | Cosmo Cola (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Plan B | Jack Sadler (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart Returns | Peter McDowell (Character) | - | 1993 |
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The Wizard of Loneliness | John T. (Character) | - | 1988 |
2% |
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Jaws the Revenge | Michael Brody (Character) | $18.8M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roommates | Orson Ziegler (Character) | - | 1984 |
76% |
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The Last Starfighter |
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No Score Yet |
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American Playhouse | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
80% |
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I Ought to Be in Pictures | Gordon (Character) | - | 1982 |
34% |
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Halloween II | Jimmy (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
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54% | 85% | Jericho | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
90% | 96% | House | Lewis Bardach (Guest Star) | 2006 |
83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Mercy Hawks (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
10% | No Score Yet | Then Came You | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thanks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
43% | No Score Yet | The Burning Zone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
74% | 85% | The X-Files | Kyle Lang (Guest Star) | 1995 |
40% | No Score Yet | All-American Girl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Wonder Years | Mike Detweiller (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Knots Landing | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |