Best in Show: cast and crew

• Christopher Guest 53 at release Also in Night at the Museum 2 (2009)

Actors

24

Crew

2

Youngest at release

25 yearsCamille Sullivan

Eldest at release

61 yearsFred Willard

• Camille Sullivan Philly AM Assistant 25 at release Also in The Butterfly Effect (2004)
• Jay Brazeau Dr. Chuck Nelken Also in Watchmen (2009)
• Parker Posey Meg Swan 32 at release Also in Superman Returns (2006)
• Michael Hitchcock Hamilton Swan 42 at release Also in Super 8 (2011)
• Catherine O'Hara † 2026 Cookie Fleck 47 at release Also in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
• Eugene Levy Gerry Fleck 54 at release Also in Finding Dory (2015)
• Bob Balaban Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III 55 at release Also in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• Will Sasso Fishin' Hole Guy 25 at release Also in Life as We Know It (2010)
• Christopher Guest Harlan Pepper 53 at release Also in Night at the Museum 2 (2009)

The whole cast 24

1. Camille Sullivan Philly AM Assistant
2. Jay Brazeau Dr. Chuck Nelken
3. Parker Posey Meg Swan
4. Michael Hitchcock Hamilton Swan
5. Catherine O'Hara Cookie Fleck
6. Eugene Levy Gerry Fleck
7. Bob Balaban Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
8. Will Sasso Fishin' Hole Guy
9. Christopher Guest Harlan Pepper
10. Michael McKean Stefan Vanderhoof
11. John Michael Higgins Scott Donlan
12. Jennifer Coolidge Sherri Ann Cabot
13. Don Lake Graham Chissolm
14. Rachael Harris Winky's Party Guest
15. Jane Lynch Christy Cummings
16. Linda Kash Fay Berman
17. Larry Miller Max Berman
18. Ed Begley Jr. Hotel Manager
19. Teryl Rothery Philly AM Host
20. Lynda Boyd Cabot Party Guest
21. Malcolm Stewart Malcolm
22. Fred Willard Buck Laughlin
23. Jim Piddock Trevor Beckwith
24. Hiro Kanagawa Pet Shop Owner

Production companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Who plays Philly AM Assistant in Best in Show?

Camille Sullivan plays Philly AM Assistant.

Who plays Dr. Chuck Nelken in Best in Show?

Jay Brazeau plays Dr. Chuck Nelken.

Who plays Meg Swan in Best in Show?

Parker Posey plays Meg Swan.

Who plays Hamilton Swan in Best in Show?

Michael Hitchcock plays Hamilton Swan.

Who plays Cookie Fleck in Best in Show?

Catherine O'Hara plays Cookie Fleck.

Who plays Gerry Fleck in Best in Show?

Eugene Levy plays Gerry Fleck.

Who directed Best in Show?

Christopher Guest.

Who wrote Best in Show?

Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy.

How many actors are in Best in Show?

24 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.

• Christopher Guest has also directed Michael McKean in A Mighty Wind (2003).

• Christopher Guest and Michael McKean had already worked together on 2 films: Small Soldiers (1998) and This is Spinal Tap (1984).

• Christopher Guest has also directed Ed Begley Jr. in 2 films: Mascots (2016) and A Mighty Wind (2003).

• Ed Begley Jr. and Christopher Guest had already worked together on one film: This is Spinal Tap (1984).

• Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard have worked together on 6 other films: Mascots (2016), Epic Movie (2007), Date Movie (2006) and 3 more.

• Eugene Levy and Jennifer Coolidge have worked together on 5 other films: American Reunion (2012), A Mighty Wind (2003), American wedding (2003) and 2 more.

• Ed Begley Jr. and Michael McKean have worked together on 4 other films: Whatever Works (2009), Relative Strangers (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and 1 more.

• Parker Posey and John Michael Higgins have worked together on 3 other films: Mascots (2016), Blade: Trinity (2004) and A Mighty Wind (2003).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Bob Balaban (37), Jennifer Coolidge (35) and Jane Lynch (32).

• The cast’s average age at release is 42 (of the 22 actors whose birth date we know).