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30 Super Secret Cameo Appearances in Famous Movies

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30 Super Secret Cameo Appearances in Famous Movies

October 01, 2023

We love cameos in movies and TV shows. They’re always a fun surprise and add an extra layer of enjoyment to the viewing experience. Sometimes they can be quite clever and funny, while other times they’re simply random and unexpected. If you’re also a fan of cameo appearances, then you’re going to love this list of 30 memorable ones…

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John Carpenter has a brief cameo in his movie VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. HAROLD'S PSI 374765 He's the man talking on the payphone at the gas station. CRACKED.COM — Dread Central

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BILL BUCKNER CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM CRACKED.COM Buckner will live in sports infamy for allowing a ball to go through his legs in Game 6 of the '86 Series. Curb redeems Buckner when he passes a burning building and lays out to snag a baby tossed from an apartment window. Larry applauds: Nice catch! — MLB

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JOE NAMATH MARRIED WITH CHILDREN CRACKED.COM The Jets legend plays himself as a bartender-- with no explanation as to why he's now employed as a bartender. Namath's role consists of turning to reveal his face so the audience can break into confused applause. — YouTube

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JIM HARBAUGH SAVED BY THE BELL: THE NEW CLASS CRACKED.COM The hard-assed Michigan coach and former NFL quarterback was cast against type as Screech's cousin. After that performance, I thought, gosh, I'm not a very good actor. — MeTV

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Eric feared Donna would dump him for ALICE COOPER THAT 70S SHOW CRACKED.COM It wasn't completely out of the question, but she would have had to find a way to get past the snake. — Insider

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This isn't the Disney Channel, DEMI LOVATO GREY'S ANATOMY CRACKED.COM If you ever wanted to see the former tween star stab herself in the heart with a hypodermic needle, have we got the episode for you! Spoiler alert: She's not crazy, she just has a hole in her ear. — Popsugar

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One Life to Live

No one loves the Llanview ladies like SNOOP DOGG ONE LIFE TO LIVE CRACKED.COM Snoop has made multiple appearances on the soap. I've been a fan of One Life to Live since I was a baby because my momma always had it on. It's cool to come back and hang with the people in Llanview and rock out with them. — The Boombox

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PETE & PETE Vincent Pastore was a pro bowling agent. CRACKED.COM Right as Artie is winning a big bowling tournament, Vincent Park swoops in and recruits him to a pro bowling tour that's... apparently going on at that very moment? — YouTube

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PETE & PETE LL Cool J was a homeroom teacher. CRACKED.COM When Little Pete fakes food poisoning to get out of school, his teachers -- including homeroom teacher Mr. Throneberry - are utterly relieved to get some space. — YouTube

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PETE & PETE David Johansen is a punk turned cop. NEW YORK DOLLS CRACKED.COM Не plays the stern Park Ranger Thorsen, hell-bent on protecting forest critters from speeding cars: What chance do nature's furry little friends have against two tons of hurtling steal? You got an answer for that, Ahab? — YouTube

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Mila Kunis

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90210 Kim and Khloe Kardashian CRACKED.COM The sisters clumsily clip-clopped their high heels across the screen in a thinly-veiled commercial for their clothing line. It sucked. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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THE BIG BANG THEORY Carrie Fisher CRACKED.COM This appearance was, bizarrely, the first time she ever met Star Wars co-star James Earl Jones. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Elijah Wood CRACKED COM Wood absolutely crushed the role of Video Game Boy. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Ridley Scott

ALIEN Ridley 2 Scott CRACKED.COM Scott (specifically, his hands) played the part of Putrid, Pulsating Egg Sac just before John Hurt gets facehugged. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Dexter DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER ... JEFF CRACKED.COM LINDSAY Jeff Lindsay briefly plays the cop that Angel talks to in the hospital before seeing Gianna. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Deliverance DELIVERANCE A NOVEL BY JAMES DICKEY CRACKED.COM Director John Boorman asked James Dickey to play the sheriff -- and then get the hell out of there. Dickey hanging around set was making the actors uncomfortable. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Pretty Little Liars SEVER TRUST did WITH .. VOLK SECRET Lians SARA SHEPARD News 9 Analyst SARA SHEPARD NATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FLABLESS CRACKED.COM Sarah Shepard plays a substitute teacher in The Homecoming Hangover, and a news reporter in I'm a Good Girl, I Am. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Barfly MICKEY ROURKE FAYE DUNAWAY BARFLY SEE NOT G-CANNON CRACKED.COM Charles Bukowski made a quick appearance in his own semi-autobiographical film as a guy crushing a Miller High Life at the Kenmore. Не seems particularly interested in Henry's first encounter with Wanda. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Titanic

The founder of the Titanic Historical Society showed up in James Cameron's Titanic. Edward Kamuda consulted on the movie (Cameron introduced him as the man who made it all possible,) and also had a cameo, with this wife, as a passenger. CRACKED.COM — MassLive, WBUR

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Oliver Wood fights in the Battle of Hogwarts. Actor Sean Biggerstaff, who played Oliver Wood in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, had a super short uncredited cameo as Wood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. CRACKED.COM — The List

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Karl Urban is in The Rise of Skywalker. Following in the footsteps of Daniel Craig and other great actors, Urban played a stormtrooper. Не visited J.J. Abrams on set and got put in a stormtrooper costume, because why not. It's been one of my life-long goals to be a stormtrooper, so I can tick that off now, he said. One of these two is Urban CRACKED.COM — Digital Spy

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Tom Morello

Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine was in Star Trek: Insurrection. He's a big Trekkie, and asked to have a cameo as one of the Son'a aliens. TOM MORELLO Sona CRACKED.COM — 7 Movies That Secretly Hid Big Actors Under Special Effects

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Guardians of the Galaxy actress Pom Klementieff cameos in The Suicide Squad. Klementieff (AKA Mantis) is the main dancer, wearing a red wig, at the seedy bar in Corto Maltese where Bloodsport takes his team. CRACKED.COM — CBR

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Bryan Singer had a blink-and-you'll-miss- it cameo in X-Men: Apocalypse. He's the guy firing a machine gun who gets killed by Wolverine - I was thrilled to get killed by Wolverine, and I can now say that, he commented. CRACKED.COM — Comicbook.com

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30 Super Secret Cameo Appearances in Famous Movies — The Arizona Republic

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DR. ARDEN FROM AMERICAN HORROR STORY WAS PLAYED BY TWO DIFFERENT CROMWELLS. James Cromwell first portrayed the character on AHS: Asylum, and when the younger version of the character later appeared on AHS: Freak Show, he was played by his son, John Cromwell. CRACKED.COM — MTV

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Chris Isaak has a cameo in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Не plays a SWAT officer chasing after Hannibal Lecter. CRACKED.COM — YouTube clip

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The Fly

David Cronenberg hides behind a surgical mask in THE FLY. Cronenberg plays the gynecologist in charge of delivering a giant larva baby in Veronica's nightmare scene. CRACKED COM — Film School Rejects

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