Recurring characters on SNL played by Guest include Frankie, of Willie and Frankie ( coworkers who recount in detail physically painful situations in which they have found themselves, remarking laconically " I hate when that happens "); Herb Minkman, a shady novelty toymaker with a brother named Al ( played by Crystal ); Rajeev Vindaloo, an eccentric foreign man in the same vein as Andy Kaufman's Latka character from Taxi ; and Senor Cosa, a Spanish ventriloquist often seen on the recurring spoof of The Joe Franklin Show.

Shearer portrayed Derek Smalls, the bassist, and Michael McKean and Christopher Guest played the other two members.

In 2000, Willis won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on Friends ( in which he played the father of Ross Geller's much-younger girlfriend ).

The three main members of Spinal Tap — David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel — are played by the American actors Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, and English-American actor Christopher Guest, respectively.

After leaving Laverne and Shirley in 1982, McKean played David St. Hubbins in the cult spoof documentary movie This is Spinal Tap with both Guest and Shearer, and appeared in the soap opera spoof Young Doctors in Love.

His more recent films have included Teaching Mrs. Tingle ( 1999 ); Mystery, Alaska ( 1999 ); Best in Show ( 2000 ) ( in which he reunited with Christopher Guest ); Little Nicky ( 2000 ); The Guru ( 2002 ); And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself ( 2003 ); and A Mighty Wind ( 2003 ) ( in which The Folksmen are played by the actors who play Spinal Tap ).

In 1974, Le Mesurier played an inspector another Val Guest sex comedy, Confessions of a Window Cleaner, opposite Robin Askwith and Antony Booth.

In 1999, he played Raymond Oz in two episodes of The Practice, earning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

His most recent notable work has been in Christopher Guest films, such as A Mighty Wind, in which he played " Mike LaFontaine ," a character known for his catchphrase, " Eh?

Osborne Gordon, the influential Oxford don, Sir John Josiah Guest, engineer, entrepreneur, and Member of Parliament, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, the Hollywood character actor, Ralph Lingen, 1st Baron Lingen, an influential Victorian civil servant ; Dr William Macmichael, physician to Kings George IV and William IV and author of The Gold-Headed Cane, Bishop Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore and author of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Henry John Roby, the classical scholar, writer on Roman law, and Member of Parliament, Bishop Francis Henry Thicknesse, inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Leicester, General Sir Charles Warren, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police during the period of the Jack the Ripper Murders and a General in the Second Boer War, and Cyril Washbrook, the cricketer who played for Lancashire and England.

Together the Carradines played the Younger brothers in The Long Riders ( 1980 ) along with three other sets of acting brothers: Stacy and James Keach, Dennis and Randy Quaid, and Christopher and Nicholas Guest.

Leachman played embittered, greedy, Slavic Canadian " Grandma Ida " on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, for which she won two Emmy Awards, both for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series ( once in 2002, then again in 2006 ).

It chronicles the trials and tribulations of a handful of utterly delusional residents as they prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St. Clair, played by Christopher Guest.

Also in 1978, he played the part of the ghost hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama series The Clifton House Mystery.

Each Saturday night they played videos from an era in rage's history as well as immortals ( clips that weren't around during the particular years but which were important and influential videos ) some of which were introduced by Guest programmers.

:: Guest stars: Sandra Gould ( played the " new secretary " while Lurene Tuttle was on vacation, in the June 27, 1948 show ), William Conrad, Jack Webb.

More notably, Mer played a teen prankster in the opening sequence of the HBO series Six Feet Under and Mer's performance as Charlotte in the NBC drama Medical Investigation gained her a Young Artist Award nomination for a Best Performance by a Guest Star in 2005.

* In Waiting for Guffman, Corky St. Clair, played by Christopher Guest, shows off his My Dinner with Andre action figures during the tour of his shop.

He played the part of ' Annoying Party Guest ' in the 2002 film About a Boy.

Guest host Teri Garr and other cast members played spoiled debutantes behind bars.

Guest vocalists this time played a more up-front role than ever and featured Maggie Estep, Siobhan Lynch, the reappearance of Douglas McCarthy, and Hildia Campbell.

In 2000, Guest played Cosmo Cola in Stepsister from Planet Weird.

Together, Levy, Guest and a small band of other actors have formed a loose repertory group, which appear across several films.

* The Guest House and At-Turaif Bath House a traditional building consisting of a number of small courtyards surrounded by rooms.

Guest dreamed of establishing a small boarding school in the country, and did so with the support and financial assistance of Sir Byron Edmund Walker, a prominent Canadian businessman and patron of the arts.

Several small inns and motels: Atlantic Beach, Guest House, Park and Mirama, Trinity, Savoy Palms, First International Inn ( Fini ), etc.

The Female Guest bathes in preparation for the tea ceremonyAs the small vessels ferrying the Occidental Guests pull up to the ship, an activity on deck is shown in which a man with two large stamps, in the style of a Japanese calligraphic seal, repetitively and rhythmically inks the instruments and imprints large rectangles of canvas.

One was the Pine Mont Guest House, where a windmill pumped water up to the house on top of a small hill, and the drainage went down the other side.

Guest began his career in theatre during the early 1970s with one of his earliest professional performances being the role of Norman in Michael Weller's Moonchildren for the play's American premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington D. C. in November 1971.

On July 16, 2009, Aniston received an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on 30 Rock.

In 1997, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for her role in Crime of the Century and an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the television series Chicago Hope.

Guest star Cabot had to bleach his hair white for the role and it took three months for the actor's hair to return to its original dark color.

* 4 May: Guest presenter for an episode of BBC One's Have I Got News for You ( a role he returned to on 9 May 2008 )

In a 2008 article, Entertainment Weekly named Winona Ryder's role as Allison Taylor as one of the sixteen best The Simpsons guest stars, while IGN placed her sixth on their list of the " Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars.

Humphrey returned to the screen in three new shorts: Donald's Grizzly Guest and Donald's Fish Fry reunite Humphrey with Donald Duck, and in Hot Tub Humphrey Humphrey is once again in the title role, alongside Ranger Woodlore.

Conway won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Bucky Bright in the 30 Rock episode " Subway Hero ", which initially aired on April 17, 2008.

In 2010, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the ABC TV series Modern Family as Phil Dunphy's father, Frank Dunphy.

She took a recurring role on Desperate Housewives – for which she received an Emmy ( also in the category Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series ) and a Satellite Award nomination – and also appeared alongside her ex-husband Jeff Perry in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.

So that his absence goes unnoticed, an android named Beta ( Guest in a dual role ) is left in his stead.

He won a Gemini Award for this role as " Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor ".

Smits was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the role.

Drummer Shelly Manne was credited with a Special Guest role in the 1959 episode " Keep Smiling " playing drums in the " Bamboo Club " combo.

The role earned him an Emmy for " Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series ".

McDonnell received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 for the role.

In 1993 he received an " Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series " Emmy nomination for his recurring role as Jacob Prossman on the television series Brooklyn Bridge.

Coca received her sixth Emmy nomination, as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series, for the role.

He is best known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, and for his portrayal of Simon Moon on the TV show Frasier, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

The role won him an Emmy Award for " Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series ".

His first role was in the Val Guest film William Comes to Town.

McCrane won the 2011 Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the role.

Dempsey received an Emmy nomination in 2001 as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Aaron.