Best Movie Cameos
The upper-class movie cameos can provide an unexpected electrify for audiences, as they’re suddenly confronted by the on-shield image of a popular actor, athlete, or luminary. While these movie cameos often occur in comedies, faithfully any genre of film is ripe for a little and unexpected celebrity appearance. The following bibliography contains my picks for the best motion picture cameos. If you have a different opinion, or believe of one that I left out, be sure to let me know in the comments element. We always love to hear from out readers here at OnlyGoodMovies.
And straight in case you’re wondering, Wikipedia defines a cameo as “ephemeral appearance of a known person in a line of the performing arts. Such a role needs not be filled by an actor: leaving out appearances by film directors, politicians, athletes, and other celebrities are low-class.” Now here’s the list, presented in no precise order (although I did divide them up into a few categories for your convenience):
Most successfully Actor Movie Cameos
If the cameo is performed by someone first and foremost known for their skills as a thespian, then look for them on this file of the best actor movie cameos.
Samuel L. Jackson from Do away with Bill Volume 2 - Before the Bride (Uma Thurman) can get married, she and her betrothedée need to make sure the merger music is taken care of. Undertake Rufus, an ultra-cool long-serving musician played by Jackson. According to Rufus, “If they common knowledge through Texas, I done played with them.”
Martin Gleam from Hot Shots! Part Deux - As Charlie Gleam’s character heads up-river in a knockabout, he writes in his journal complete with agency-over. A competing voice-over soon interrupts, and we see that it’s Martin Brightness, parodying his role in Apocalypse Now. As the dad-son duo pass one another, they each shout, “I loved you in Separator Street.”
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross - Baldwin steals the show from actors such as Al Pacino, Ed Harris and Jack Lemmon by playing a cold salesman on a “mission of tolerance” in this film based on a David Mamet production. Between bragging about the price of his car, talking about coffee being for closers, or displaying an existing set of brass balls, Baldwin’s in keeping is the walking, talking embodiment of capitalism run brutish.
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