# Oddest cameo in a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2016, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213 "2016-12-20T06:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/41 "2016-12-20T22:56:11Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Johnny Carson did a cameo as a conductor on a train in Eastern Europe in one Max Smart episode. It was just a complete surprise. Bob Hope also had a great cameo in _Get Smart_. He was a waiter. “I’m not the man I used to be. In fact, I never was… except for that one night at the Sands…” ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/42 "2016-12-20T23:51:27Z")
There’s a Pee-Wee Herman movie that features a few seconds of Twisted Sister singing “Burn In Hell”. That scene alone warranted a PG rating for the movie. In a similar vein, “Calendar Girls” has a section where the elderly women are staying at a fancy hotel, and share poolside space with several members of Anthrax, who do not perform in the movie. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/43 "2016-12-21T01:24:06Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:19, topic:775213”] It has to Be Oscar the Grouch in the Muppet Movie [/QUOTE] Nitpick: That’s actually from _The Great Muppet Caper._ “What are you doing here?” “A very brief cameo.” “Me too.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/44 "2016-12-21T01:34:18Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > “Last Action Hero” had very brief cameos by Sharon Stone and Humphrey Bogart. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > Not to mention Robert Patrick as the T-1000 > > And Tina Turner as the Mayor of Los Angeles (having played the Mayor of the Apocalyptic Bartertown in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) > > And Joan Plowright (Lawrence Olivier’s widow) as a teacher showing his “Hamlet” to kids, while mentioning that he was in “Clash of the Titans” > > F. Murray Abraham was in it, too (“Stop him! He Killed Mozart!”), but his part is too big to be called a “cameo” > > There’s a whole host of cameos in that film Most, though, are somewhat longer than cameo - Abraham is the third or fourth front-listed actor, IIRC. Joan Plowright’s role is amusing placement but again longer than a cameo. I should have remembered Robert Patrick, who like Stone and Bogart was a walk-by. Other than his multi-episode role in Sopranos, Patrick seems to have spent a lot of his career reprising the T-1000 character for joke/shock value. This is another movie I am sure edited a line between theatrical and video release. In the theater, the Bogart character (a black-and-white figure, dropped in digitally) is announced by the desk sergeant with the line, “Johnson, you’re with the black-and white.” A real howler if you’re paying attention. In video, the line is extended for the stupid as “…with the black and white copy (avatar? figure? something…) of Hum-phrey Bo-gart…” (Viewer: “Ohhhhhhhhh, now I geddit!”) ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/45 "2016-12-21T02:01:04Z")
The movie Brazil has a cute cameo. IIRC it is Robert Deniro. He swoops in like a batman type character to repair a sewage line at an apartment. Then swoops back out. The whole premise of the movie is the world is basically now one giant disfunctional beuracracy. Deniro is fighting the system. Odd but interesting movie. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/46 "2016-12-21T02:12:39Z")
Mel Gibson (back before his career self-destructed) has an uncredited cameo as a body piercer in **Father’s Day**. It was definitely a “wait, is that…?” moment. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/47 "2016-12-21T03:00:34Z")
Somebody named Cyril Lord “The Carpet King” on a bat climb in the 1960s “Batman” tv Series. Werner Klemperer’s appearance as Colonel Klink is weird too. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/48 "2016-12-21T03:54:56Z")
There’s an old 1960s art-house flick called “Petulia” which used to be considered a big deal, but is now mostly forgotten. I happened to watch it once just to see if it stood up to the hype it seemed to get when it came out. The basic plot is a lukewarm soap opera storyline starring George C. Scott and Julie Christie (looking simply _smashing_!). I didn’t find it anywhere near as interesting as the background – San Francisco in the late 60s. To my surprise, the movie showed Big Brother & the Holding Co. (with Janis Joplin!) performing a musical number, and the very surreal sight of quintessential humorless adult George C. Scott wandering around a Grateful Dead concert. In fact, the Dead appeared in the background of several scenes acting as a hippie version of a Greek chorus! John Cleese showed up in a walk-on role in a Tom Baker-era episode of “Doctor Who” as a Louvre museum curator. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/49 "2016-12-21T04:06:34Z")
There’s Something About Mary “Brett Favre? What the hell is he doing here?” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/50 "2016-12-21T04:08:48Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > John Cleese showed up in a walk-on role in a Tom Baker-era episode of “Doctor Who” as a Louvre museum curator. “City of Death,” written by Douglas Adams. Dr. Who, Monty Python, and Hitchhiker’s Guide, all in one package. It’s the original Geek Trifecta. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/51 "2016-12-21T04:23:43Z")
Cate Blanchett played someone’s ex-girlfriend in _Shaun of the Dead_. She had a few lines, but it was hard to recognize her under the mask. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/52 "2016-12-21T04:29:02Z")
The mention of the 1968 movie _Petulia_ reminds me of an interesting cameo in the 1965 movie _Darling_, which also stars Julie Christie. There’s a character in _Darling_ named Walter Southgate who’s supposed to be a professor. The character isn’t mentioned in the credits. He’s played by Hugo Dyson, who was indeed a retired Oxford professor. Dyson was one of the Inklings (i.e., Tolkien, Lewis, Williams, Barfield, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/53 "2016-12-21T05:32:30Z")
The [Twisted Sister](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY2MqS9m8wg) cameo in _Peewee’s Big Adventure_? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/54 "2016-12-21T10:24:47Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Vonnegut also appeared in the movie version of his _[Mother Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8UOq8_L5o#t=1m15s)_, as a man walking toward Nick Nolte. Authors do seem to like to sneak into these things. Michael Bond appears in _Paddington_, raising a glass to the bear as he passes by in a taxi. Colin Dexter is of course the king of this on television, appearing in every episode of _Inspector Morse_. John le Carré also had a few lines in the recent production of _The Night Manager_ as the elderly gentleman Corky argues with in the restaurant. > [@buddha\_david](#): > > Nitpick: That’s actually from _The Great Muppet Caper._ > > “What are you doing here?” > “A very brief cameo.” > “Me too.” 🙂 Double nitpick: **IG** was correct - it’s from the original _Muppet Movie_. The clip is mislabelled. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/55 "2016-12-21T12:41:02Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:19, topic:775213”] It has to Be Oscar the Grouch in the Muppet Movie [/QUOTE] > [@buddha\_david](#): > > Nitpick: That’s actually from _The Great Muppet Caper._ > > “What are you doing here?” > “A very brief cameo.” > “Me too.” 🙂 > [@Gyrate](#): > > Authors do seem to like to sneak into these things. Michael Bond appears in _Paddington_, raising a glass to the bear as he passes by in a taxi. > > Colin Dexter is of course the king of this on television, appearing in every episode of _Inspector Morse_. John le Carré also had a few lines in the recent production of _The Night Manager_ as the elderly gentleman Corky argues with in the restaurant. > > Double nitpick: **IG** was correct - it’s from the original _Muppet Movie_. The clip is mislabelled. Errr… Triple nitpick : It is NOT from the original _Muppet Movie_ and the clip is not mislabelled The scene IS from _The Great Muppet Caper_. Why else would Miss Piggy be asking about the Great Baseball Diamond!? ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/56 "2016-12-21T12:43:15Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Also, Lemmy in _Airheads_. > > “I played D&D too!” And a special appearance by White Zombie! > [@ftg](#): > > My favorite in that movie is Marshall McLuhan. (Jeff Goldblum also has a tiny part as a party guest, but that’s more of a “before they were famous” thing. Several like that. But his is the oddest of that ilk, IMHO.) Sigourney Weaver makes an appearance as well! ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/57 "2016-12-21T13:30:30Z")
**George A Romero** is best known as a director of horror films. **Stephen King** is best known as a writer of horror stories. However Stephen (and wife Tabitha) had cameos in **Knightriders** , a non-horror Romero film. TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/58 "2016-12-21T13:32:09Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > Errr… Triple nitpick : It is NOT from the original _Muppet Movie_ and the clip is not mislabelled The scene IS from _The Great Muppet Caper_. Why else would Miss Piggy be asking about the Great Baseball Diamond!? Hmm…back to the DVD collection for me… ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/59 "2016-12-21T14:50:04Z")
Gordon Liddy plays an FBI agent toward the end of “Feds” (1988). Richard Dreyfuss can just barely be seen as an extra on the sidewalk in “The Sentinel” (1977). Chuck Jones plays a supermarket customer in “Innerspace” (1987). And a somewhat weird one: Ralph Bellamy and William Castle both seem to be playing the same impatient person waiting for Rosemary to get out of the phone booth in “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968). You see Castle’s face, but Bellamy only from behind. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-cameo-in-a-movie/775213/60 "2016-12-21T15:01:07Z")
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