Background
Guard was born in Hammersmith, London.
Guard was born in Hammersmith, London.
He has appeared in Vienna 1900 (1973), Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island (1986). His roles on television include the young David Copperfield in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s 1966 television serial adaptation, Marcellus in the British Broadcasting Corporation adaptation of I, Claudius, Ferdinand in the British Broadcasting Corporation Shakespeare production of The Tempest, Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty and Bellboy in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. He demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim"s A Little Night Music in the role of Erich Egerman.
Guard voiced Frodo Baggins in the animated version of The Lord of the Rings (1978).
Educated at Latymer Upper School, he was a member of the National Theatre aged 20.