Lance Guest

Lance Guest

Born: July 21, 1960
in Saratoga, California, USA
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Lance R. Guest (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor. He developed a serious interest in acting in the 9th grade, and he majored in theater while attending UCLA.

Guest has starred in many theatrical films including his role as Jimmy alongside actress Jamie Lee Curtis in the film Halloween II and also starred in I Ought to Be in Pictures. His most notable role is in the 1984 science fiction film The Last Starfighter as Alex Rogan, and as Beta, a robot sent to replace Alex while he was in space. In 1987, Lance starred in Jaws: The Revenge as Michael Brody. In 2000, he played Cosmo Cola in Stepsister from Planet Weird. In 2001, he played Hugo Archibald in The Jennie Project.

His starring TV roles included Lou Grant from 1981–1982 and Knots Landing in 1991. He has guest starred on St. Elsewhere, The Wonder Years, Party of Five, JAG, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Becker, Life Goes On, House, and Jericho.

Lance has starred on Broadway as Johnny Cash in the musical Million Dollar Quartet, a fictionalized depiction of a unique moment in music history: the one and only time Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley ever met and recorded music as a group.

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Movies for Lance Guest...

Altered Perceptions
Title: Altered Perceptions
Released: June 8, 2023
Type: Movie
A psychological thriller that probes the neurology of identity and the age old problem of mind and brain. What happens when the human brain becomes toxic? When thinking becomes hallucinatory in intensity. When we appear to have lost the emotional, the concrete, the personal aspects of functioning. When our sense of reality is virtually destroyed.
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In Search of Tomorrow
Title: In Search of Tomorrow
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: February 19, 2022
Type: Movie
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artist who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.
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Traces
Title: Traces
Character: Nelson
Released: January 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Facing unemployment from his record store job, divorce and his 20 year high school reunion, a listless former 90's 'one hit wonder' is given a unique second chance when he agrees to produce and record the debut album of an up and coming Internet sensation.
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Late Phases
Title: Late Phases
Character: James Griffin
Released: November 21, 2014
Type: Movie
When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are hiding.
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The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Title: The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Released: September 18, 2012
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary about the making of "Halloween II."
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The Least of These
Title: The Least of These
Character: Mark Roberts
Released: August 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A priest returns to his old Catholic high school to replace a priest who has gone missing, only to begin to suspect that the missing priest may have been murdered by someone at the school to hide a darker secret.
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Flu Bird Horror
Title: Flu Bird Horror
Character: Garrett
Released: August 23, 2008
Type: Movie
A group of teenagers go on a excursion to the mountains. There, they are attacked by birds infected with a lethal virus. When the teens reach a nearby village, the haunting birds start passing their virus on to all the dwellers.
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Shadowbox
Title: Shadowbox
Character: Morell - Shadow Man
Released: January 4, 2007
Type: Movie
A war hero forces himself to relive the war by watching the film of his own torture.
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Title: Jericho
Character: Alex Utley
Released: September 20, 2006
Type: TV
Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States.
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Title: House
Character: Lewis Bardach
Released: November 16, 2004
Type: TV
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
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The Jennie Project
Title: The Jennie Project
Character: Hugo Archibald
Released: July 13, 2001
Type: Movie
Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a chimpanzee named Jennie. Dr. Archibald is not home very much, and Andrew feels he does not care about him. And Lea his wife does not want Jennie, and says she makes trouble. But the children take an instant liking to her. Jennie is unique in that she is learning to use and understand sign language. Jennie becomes an important part of Archibald family and Dr. Archibald's son, Andrew develops a close relationship with her. Jennie loves the things Andrew does, such as baseball and comic books. Jennie is also there for Andrew when he and his father disagree. A doctor Pamela Prentiss starts training with Jennie. She does not agree with the way Jennie is being cared for, and is seen as being rude to the Archibald family. She teaches Jennie sign language in a way that Jennie does not understand, but Lea finds a way she understands.
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Mach 2
Title: Mach 2
Character: Keith Dorman
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hostage. Before he leaves, he receives a disk documenting evidence that the Vice-President has been trying to revive the American economy by causing a war in the Balkans. He plans to show it to both sides in the hopes of ending the situation. However, Secret Service agents hijack the Concorde he is on and kill the pilots. It's up to an Air Force officer, nicknamed "Washout" because he can't fly a plane, to land the Concorde. Written by Leigh Roche
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Stepsister from Planet Weird
Title: Stepsister from Planet Weird
Character: Cosmo Cola
Released: June 17, 2000
Type: Movie
Megan's world is turned upside down when she hears her calm life with her little brother and single mum is about to change. She hears she's soon to have a stepfather and a stepsister. Megan thinks they're a bit weird and is determined to stop the wedding. She discovers they're actually even stranger than she thought - they're from another planet.
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Plan B
Title: Plan B
Character: Jack Sadler
Released: October 3, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of friends in their 20s and 30s wrestle with the fact that their lives haven't turned out like they planned.
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Title: JAG
Character: Cmdr. Stacy Loftness
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: TV
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
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Title: Party of Five
Released: September 12, 1994
Type: TV
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
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Hart to Hart Returns
Title: Hart to Hart Returns
Character: Peter McDowell
Released: November 2, 1993
Type: Movie
Jonathan Hart, the wealthy entrepreneur, and his charming investigative reporter wife, Jennifer, once again get caught up in a mystery, this time involving corrupt government contractors. Aided by their trusty servant Max, who is more family than employee, and their dog Freeway, the Harts try to resolve issues with an investigation into Jonathan’s business dealings with an old friend in the aerospace industry, and find themselves in the midst of a dark plot which will put Jonathan’s freedom, their home, and even their lives in jeopardy.
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Hart to Hart Returns
Title: Hart to Hart Returns
Character: Duke
Released: November 2, 1993
Type: Movie
Jonathan Hart, the wealthy entrepreneur, and his charming investigative reporter wife, Jennifer, once again get caught up in a mystery, this time involving corrupt government contractors. Aided by their trusty servant Max, who is more family than employee, and their dog Freeway, the Harts try to resolve issues with an investigation into Jonathan’s business dealings with an old friend in the aerospace industry, and find themselves in the midst of a dark plot which will put Jonathan’s freedom, their home, and even their lives in jeopardy.
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Title: The X-Files
Character: Kyle Lang
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
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Title: Favorite Son
Character: David Ross
Released: October 30, 1988
Type: TV
Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC in 1988 a week before that year's presidential election. It starred Harry Hamlin, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, and a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander. The miniseries was adapted from the 1987 novel of the same written by Steve Sohmer, who also wrote the teleplay.
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The Wizard of Loneliness
Title: The Wizard of Loneliness
Character: John T.
Released: September 2, 1988
Type: Movie
After his mother dies and father goes to fight in World War II, a young boy moves in with his aunt and uncle who live in the countryside. Lonely and unhappy, he starts believing he has super powers. Then a "dead" man shows up.
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Title: The Wonder Years
Character: Mike Detweiller
Released: January 31, 1988
Type: TV
The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.
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Jaws: The Revenge
Title: Jaws: The Revenge
Character: Michael Brody
Released: July 17, 1987
Type: Movie
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
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The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Title: The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Character: Self
Released: July 10, 1987
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.
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One Too Many
Title: One Too Many
Character: Tim
Released: May 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.
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My Father, My Rival
Title: My Father, My Rival
Character: Scott
Released: March 3, 1985
Type: Movie
A student with a crush on his teacher becomes even more frustrated when his widowed father begins going out with the woman.
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Just the Way You Are
Title: Just the Way You Are
Character: Jack
Released: November 16, 1984
Type: Movie
Despite her success as a professional flute player and the constant attention of men around her, Susan Berlanger feels insecure because of her lame right leg. During a European tour, she decides to cover her leg with a cast to see how people will react to her as a nondisabled person.
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The Last Starfighter
Title: The Last Starfighter
Character: Alex Rogan
Released: July 13, 1984
Type: Movie
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
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The Roommate
Title: The Roommate
Character: Orson Zeigler
Released: January 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Set in 1952, this tells of two young men who are polar opposites being assigned to the same dorm room at Northwestern University.
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Confessions of a Married Man
Title: Confessions of a Married Man
Character: Arthur Price
Released: January 31, 1983
Type: Movie
A middle-aged man suffering from boredom selfishly walks out on his wife and family in search of excitement and adventure. Before he snaps out of his male-menopause moment, he has a brief affair with a much-younger woman named Jennifer.
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Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Title: Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Character: Michael Reynolds
Released: January 19, 1983
Type: Movie
A babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.
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Title: St. Elsewhere
Character: Orderly Rooney
Released: October 26, 1982
Type: TV
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
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I Ought to Be in Pictures
Title: I Ought to Be in Pictures
Character: Gordon
Released: March 26, 1982
Type: Movie
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
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Halloween II
Title: Halloween II
Character: Jimmy Lloyd
Released: October 30, 1981
Type: Movie
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
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Title: Knots Landing
Released: December 27, 1979
Type: TV
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
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Title: Lou Grant
Released: September 20, 1977
Type: TV
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
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Title: ABC Afterschool Special
Character: Tim
Released: October 4, 1972
Type: TV
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.