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Bill Murray's surprise cameo as himself but dressed as a zombie is one of the standout scenes in this well-received comedy film.
Madonna performs the title track to 'Die Another Day,' the 20th film in the 'James Bond' series. Later we see her in a cameo role as Verity, a fencing instructor.
Glenn Close is unrecognizable as the pirate Gutless in this Steven Spielberg-directed high seas romp.
At the end of 'Iron Man,' Samuel L. Jackson makes a cameo appearance as Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., in a post-credits scene.
Christopher Walken's brief scenes in 'Pulp Fiction' are effectively cameo in appearance. His character makes a weird and impassioned rant about a gold pocket watch.
His coincidental appearance towards the end of 'Ocean's Twelve' affords Bruce Willis a memorable cameo as himself in this enjoyable heist comedy.
A young Taylor Swift portrays Rosemary in a surprise cameo that's played out in flashback with the singer at the piano. It's a small role, but a vital scene in the picture.
Alec Baldwin gives a brief but compelling performance as Blake, a top salesman with a foul mouth whose job it is to motivate his team.
In this uncredited clever cameo Johnny Depp, himself the star of the original '21 Jump Street' TV series that ran from 1987 to 1991, pops up as Tom Hanson in the 2012 movie. Depp's pictured here in the show from the late '80s.
Michael Jackson makes a delightful cameo appearance as Agent M towards the end of 'Men in Black II.'
Orson Welles is one of several guest stars making a cameo appearance in Jim Henson's musical road movie. Other familiar names seen on screen include James Coburn, Telly Savalas, Steve Martin, and Elliott Gould.
In 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,' David Hasselhoff makes a cameo appearance as himself, when Ego (Kurt Russell) shape-shifts to his likeness.
Gene Hackman's cameo as Harold, a blind man who briefly befriends Frankenstein's monster, is as touching as it is funny!
Quentin Tarantino's Pick-Up Guy jokes with a barman during a brief scene in this neo-Western directed by Tarantino's buddy, Robert Rodriguez.
Yep, that really is "Iron" Mike Tyson on the sofa, portraying himself in this comedy film. The former boxer later admitted that appearing in 'The Hangover' "started [him] on a good path to a healthy life," according to Variety.
Tim Robbins is the public television news anchor who famously yells "no commercials, no mercy!" during a parking lot brawl in this satirical comedy.
Few moviegoers realize it's Cate Blanchett's face behind the crime scene investigation mask in a scene that appears within the first few minutes of this cop comedy set in England.
Matt Damon fools everybody disguised as the Loki actor in 'Thor: Ragnarok.'
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar portrays first officer Roger Murdock and himself in a memorable cockpit scene from the hilarious 'Airplane!' movie.
Tom Cruise is among a host of actors making cameo appearances in this spoof spy picture. Look out, too, for Gwyneth Paltrow, Britney Spears, John Travolta, and even Steven Spielberg.
There's a classic scene in 'Hot Shots! Part Deux' where Martin Sheen turns up as his 'Apocalypse Now' character, US Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard, and is thanked for his role by Topper Harley, portrayed by Charlie Sheen, who of course is Martin Sheen's son.
Director Oliver Stone based his film 'Platoon' on his own experiences as a US infantryman in Vietnam. He makes a cameo appearance in the picture, portraying the Alpha Company Major.
Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie' features a host of A-list actors portraying themselves, among them Liza Minnelli, Paul Newman, Burt Reynolds, Anne Bancroft, and James Caan.
Alfred Hitchcock made numerous cameo appearances in his own films. These fleeting glimpses of the celebrated filmmaker took place within a few minutes of the picture's opening credits and became a signature feature of the man as early as 1928.
Look carefully at the man hunched over a bar sitting next to Tom Cruise in 'Eyes Wide Such.' It's none other than the movie's director, Stanley Kubrick.
Filmmaker Spike Lee is seen in a number of his own movies, usually in a featured role but also in some cameos.
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Buster Keaton, one of silent cinema's greatest comedy actors, enjoyed a cameo role as himself in 'Sunset Boulevard.' The movie regularly appears in the list of the 100 best films of the 20th century.
The "King of Horror" has on occasion made cameo appearances in film and television adaptations of his own novels. These include 'Pet Cemetery' and, more recently, 'It Chapter 2' (2019).
Princes William and Harry both filmed cameo roles as stormtroopers in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' (2017). Unfortunately their scenes were cut due to both being too tall. The deleted scenes, however, later emerged on YouTube. Their Royal Highnesses are pictured trying out light sabers during a tour of the 'Star Wars' sets at Pinewood Studios.
Lady Gaga's wonderful cameo as Bertha, the sassy thick-accented waitress in 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,' is all too fleeting, but instantly memorable.
Marvel Comics supremo Stan Lee appeared in every 'Avengers' movie, from 'Iron Man' (2008) to 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).
A cameo appearance in a picture by a well-known film star offers up a wonderful surprise for moviegoers, especially if their role is uncredited. Legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock realized the attraction of the cameo as early as 1928, the year he started making fleeting appearances in his own pictures. The late Stan Lee of Marvel Comics fame made a fine art out of the cameo and is seen, albeit briefly, in various guises in many of the Marvel movies. Some authors and musicians have also also been captured in cameo, their blink-and-miss-it performances often only spotted by those with the keenest of eyes.
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Memorable celebrity cameos in your favorite films
These famous faces all made some notable fleeting appearances
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A cameo appearance in a picture by a well-known film star offers up a wonderful surprise for moviegoers, especially if their role is uncredited. Legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock realized the attraction of the cameo as early as 1928, the year he started making fleeting appearances in his own pictures. The late Stan Lee of Marvel Comics fame made a fine art out of the cameo and is seen, albeit briefly, in various guises in many of the Marvel movies. Some authors and musicians have also also been captured in cameo, their blink-and-miss-it performances often only spotted by those with the keenest of eyes.
So, can you name the celebrities who've made cameo appearances in your favorite films? Click through and see who you can spot!