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30 Sneaky Cameos We Almost Missed in Famous Movies

Is there anyone who hasn’t had a cameo in a ‘Star Wars’ film?

30 Sneaky Cameos We Almost Missed in Famous Movies

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Turns out, basically every person in Hollywood has had a secret cameo in a Star Wars film. However, Star Wars movies aren’t the only movies filled with secret appearances. Here are 30 other sneaky cameos you might’ve missed in famous movies…

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The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale CRACKED.COM Margaret Atwood shows up in the pilot as the evil Aunt who gives Offred a serious slap to the head when she doesn't immediately slut-shame Jeanine. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy was one of the stormtroopers in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. onto He showed up next to John Boyega (who revealed the cameo on a radio show, along with Gary Barlow's, Prince William's, and Prince Harry's cameos). CRACKED.COM — Comicbook.com

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Raiders of the Lost Ark producer Frank Marshall also played a Nazi pilot in the movie. They ran out of stuntmen, because dysentery ran amok so Spielberg told him Go and put that outfit on and you can be the pilot. CRACKED.COM — EmpireOnline

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Ted Danson mows down Nazis in Saving Private Ryan. He was still best known as Sam from Cheers, so it was pretty jarring to see him as a tough G.I. in WWII. CRACKED.COM — 6 Terrible Cameos That Just About Ruined the Movie

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Terry English did the medieval armor for Excalibur, and cameo'd as an armorer. He's a veteran movie armorer whose works were featured in movies including Gladiator, Clash of the Titans, and even Aliens. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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IN KISS KISS BANG BANG, WE GET A FLASHBACK OF A YOUNG HARRY DOING A MAGIC SHOW. Robert Downey Jr.'s son, Indio Falconer Downey, portrayed the younger version of his character. CRACKED.COM — TV Guide

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Zack Snyder cameo's in Zack Snyder's Justice League as a coffee shop customer. OPEN He's the guy in the window of the coffee shop where Lois Lane gets coffee, and it's a real place where Snyder did work on the movie. CRACKED.COM — Insider

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Simon Pegg was a blobfish-like alien in Star Wars. Unkar Plutt from The Force Awakens was Simon Pegg under a ton of prosthetics. CRACKED.COM — 7 Movies That Secretly Hid Big Actors Under Special Effects

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IN HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, HELLBOY DISPOSES OF MONSTERS INSIDE AN AUCTION HOUSE. JSI The reporter interviewing Tom Manning outside the auction house is Ron Perlman's daughter, Blake Perlman. CRACKED.COM — TV Guide

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Superman

An actor from 1978's Superman shows up in Man of Steel. Aaron Smolinski, who played Clark Kent as a baby in Superman, was a communications officer in Man of Steel. CRACKED.COM — ComicBook.com

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Janet Leigh, who is Jamie Lee Curtis' mother, has a cameo in HALLOWEEN H2o TWENTY YEARS LATER. Leigh plays the secretary of Curtis' character, Laurie Strode, and GIVES her some maternal advice on dealing with trauma. CRACKED.COM — Movieclips

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The Mandalorian

Jason Sudeikis, Adam Pally, and Drew Hale were in The Mandalorian. They played bike scout troopers in Episodes 7 and 8 of Season 1 (they never took off their masks, SO you'd be forgiven for not recognizing them). CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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Lin-Manuel Miranda played a Resistance fighter in The Rise of Skywalker. He's one of the people in the crowd that celebrates the defeat of Palpatine (plus, his work is in the movie, too - he composed some music for it). CRACKED.COM — Vanity Fair

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DETLEF SCHREMPF PARKS AND REC CRACKED.COM Producer Mike Schur's first choice for a basketball cameo was Larry Bird. But is there any funnier name in NBA history than Detlef Schrempf? The three-time All-Star practically became a recurring character, appearing in three seasons. — Sporting News

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America Ferrera made the world safe for ADELE UGLY BETTY CRACKED.COM We made Adele famous, joked Ferrera after the singer's appearance on Ugly Betty. Adele had already won the Grammy for Best New Artist by the time she made her cameo, SO check yourself, America. — EW

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SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 OF ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK EXPLORES SOPHIA BURSET'S LIFE BEFORE SHE TRANSITIONED. To achieve her pre-transition appearance during the flashbacks, the show got Laverne Cox's twin brother, M. Lamar, to play her character. CRACKED.co .COM — Yahoo!

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Robin Williams

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Robin Williams CRACKED.COM Williams plays an audio engineer who does voices to scam people over the phone, and later give himself an alibi. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Simon Pegg

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Pete & Pete

PETE & PETE Janeane Garofalo was an ornery English teacher. CRACKED.COM As Ms. Brackett, she's stumped by Ellen's relentless questioning of the education system, and the victim of relentless prank calls from Little Pete: they keep calling and saying I'm a ...blowhole. I know that's defined as a muscular flap on a sea mammal, but... it scares me. — YouTube

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Family Guy

TOM BRADY FAMILY GUY 54 12.28 D 68 GRAGKED.COM Seth MacFarlane must be a Brady fan - he cast the QB in Ted 2 in addition to numerous mentions on Family Guy. Brady guest-starred during Season 4, inviting Peter to join the Patriots after he plows through a crowd on his way to the bathroom. — CinemaBlend

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STAR TREK: VOYAGER Sarah Silverman GRACKEDG The Voyager travels back to 1996 and meets Silverman's quirky astronomer character. We can parse this from the constant 90's references, and how she says I'm a scientist! — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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PETE & PETE J.K. Simmons was a stoic barber. CRACKED.COM He shows up in the series finale, playing Big Pete's longtime barber who has never once uttered a single word. Pete figures out how to get him talking, and the two end up bonding (and... chugging lethal amounts of Barbicide). — YouTube

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Tom Hanks

FAMILY TIES Tom Hanks CRACKED.co .COM He has a 3-episode drunk uncle arc in which he ultimately horks down enough vanilla extract to slap Michael J. Fox in his Michael J. Face. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Hunler S.Thompson authord Hell's Angols Fear LOATHING (AND in LAS VEGAS ASavage Journey to the Hearto the American Dream CRACKED.COM Hunter s. Thompson plays his natural street freak self: Johnny Depp as Thompson sees himself in a crowd during an acid trip. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Hodor hated cameo stars, especially ED SHEERAN GAME OF THRONES CRACKED.COM I was like: 'Why is Ed Sheeran here?'' asks Kristian (Hodor) Nairn. He's a great guy, great musician, but why is he in Game Of Thrones? I think it's stupid. I don't mind going on the record on that. I just think it takes you right out of the world. — BBC

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Precious

Precious PUSH CRACKED.COM SAPPHIRE Sapphire plays a woman at the day care center toward the end of the film. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Pet Sematary STEPHEN KING SEMATARY Pet CRACKED.COM Stephen King has made a ton of cameos, but there's something about this calm, soothing priest that sticks out in stark contrast to coke-addled creator we've heard SO much about. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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PETE & PETE Michael Stipe was Mr. Tastee's nemesis. R.E.M. CRACKED.COM After the benevolent Mr. Tastee is mysteriously driven out of town, Big Pete meets one of his competitors: the curmudgeonly Captain Scrummy, purveyor of Sludgsicles. — YouTube

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Quentin Tarantino

GOLDEN GIRLS Quentin Tarantino CRACKEDO COM Tarantino says the residuals from his role as an Elvis impersonator helped him make Reservoir Dogs. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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