A closed type cable or the like protection and guide device that reduces noise generation due to the generation of sliding contact sound during operation prevents entry of fine chips and wear powders of metal into the cable or the like protection and guide device. Scattering of contact wear powders, which are generated by sliding contact between components of the cable or the like protection and guide device, into the operation space can be prevented and a maintenance of the device is reduced. A cable or the like is included in a flexible support to be protected and guided from a fixed end side mounting member toward a movable end side mounting member and the entire outer surface of the flexible support except for an inlet and an outlet of the cable or the like is covered with a heat resistant tubular cloth cover.