# Most appearances by a non-actor

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387 "2020-04-22T23:42:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387/21 "2020-04-24T20:13:41Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Adolf Hitler ends up with quite an IMDB listing, mostly from archival footage (over a thousand).

And never even got any residuals from Chaplin.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387/22 "2020-04-24T21:24:53Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Including a memorable appearance on _The X-Files_: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwQEaKVey4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwQEaKVey4)

He only **looked** like Alex Trebek.

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387/23 "2020-04-24T22:23:29Z")

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I recall someone where they said he or she was almost asked to join the actors union since they were on so many shows.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387/24 "2020-04-24T22:51:44Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Including a memorable appearance on _The X-Files_: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwQEaKVey4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwQEaKVey4)

When the script for that episode was written, they wanted to cast Johnny Cash in the role. So the joke would have been Mulder saying the Man in Black he met was Johnny Cash.

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387/25 "2020-04-24T23:30:57Z")

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Probably my favorite was Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore where he fights Adam Sandler.

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