I know a lot of actors started out in horror films, or appeared in them early in their careers- like Tom Hanks in "He Knows Your Alone", or Clint Eastwood in "Revenge of the Creature"

But there are times when some celebs/actors pop up in cameos, have supporting roles, or involved in some way after they are well known that you might not have expected:

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Roseanne and Tom Arnold make a cameo appearance.

A Nightmare On Elm Street: Dream Warriors

Dick Cavett and Zsa Zsa Gabor cameo as themselves.

Intruder

Green Acres' Tom Lester and Alvy Moore make an appearance as cops.

The Willies

Jeremy Miller who played Ben on "Growing Pains" play a character in the film. But in one scene Both Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold make an appearance as their characters from "Growing Pains"

Blood Salvage

Heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield served as producer and had a cameo.

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Bill Clinton's half-brother Roger made an appearance as Mayor Bubba.

The Boneyard

Phyllis Diller plays(steals the show) Miss Poopinplatz, a morgue receptionist. This is the first time she ever appeared without a wig.

Blood Harvest

Tiny Tim stars as Marvelous Mervo

Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker

Mickey Rooney as Joe Petto

Mickey Rooney wrote a letter of protest against the first Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) stating that the "scum" who made it should be "run out of town"
for having sullied the sacredness of Christmas. And yet he co-starred in this
fifth installment in the gory horror series. -IMDB.com

Death Screams

David Nelson, yes, that David Nelson was the director of this lesser known early 80's slasher flick.



Any others?

I was pleasantly surpised when Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes (as Jay and Silent Bob) had a cameo in Scream 3 when I first saw it.

To Courtney Cox:
"Hey Connie, how's Maury?" :lol:

Highway To Hell

The Stiller Clan- Jerry, Anne Meara, Ben and Amy make appearances.

Soap actress Barbara Crampton had a small role in the original Puppet Master.

Soap actress Barbara Crampton had a small role in the original Puppet Master.

And before Puppet Master she was in Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Chopping Mall.

This one is more recent - Rick Hoffman in both Hostel films.

Henry Winkler in Scream was also a nice surprise.

Bloodsuckers From Outerspace

Pat Paulsen finally got to be the U.S. President

2001 Maniacs

Travis Tritt plays the Gas Station Attendant

Trailer Park of Terror

Trace Adkins pops up as a mysterious character.

Dennis Miller in Tales From The Crypt: Bordello of Blood

And before Puppet Master she was in Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Chopping Mall.

Thanks for that, had forgotten about those. I knew that she started out on soaps/

Thanks for that, had forgotten about those. I knew that she started out on soaps/

For awhile there she was the female Jeffery Combs of Full Moon Pictures:happyface

And she's in the upcoming House of Re-Animator!

For awhile there she was the female Jeffery Combs of Full Moon Pictures:happyface

And she's in the upcoming House of Re-Animator!

Helen Hunt used to be big on Full Moon too (the Trancers series) before she mad it big with sitcom Mad About You.

Return To Horror High

Sure it has George Clooney in one of his early roles. But the most memorable scenes are with Maureen McCormick as a police officer whose character really enjoys being covered in blood.

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Halloween 4 and Halloween 5

Mike Lookinland served as a crew member on both.

Freeway Maniac

This extremely bad late 80's slasher flick was written by Gahan Wilson(known for his macabre cartoons that have appeared for decades in Playboy)

Helen Hunt used to be big on Full Moon too (the Trancers series) before she mad it big with sitcom Mad About You.

I enjoyed her in those.

[B]Halloween 4 and Halloween 5

Mike Lookinland served as a crew member on both.

and his wife was the dead waitress in the gas station in 4.

and his wife was the dead waitress in the gas station in 4.

That's right, they mentioned that in the commentary.

I also heard that that cast and crew were getting upset with Mike because he kept trying to sell them hair tonic.:lol:

Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) in Pet Sematary.

I could be wrong but I believe that this is the only horror film that he did.

"The Thing," with Jim Arness as the creature (pre-Gunsmoke)

"I Was a Teenage Werewolf," starring Michael Landon (pre-Bonanza)

"Outer Space Jitters," a Three Stooges short, with Dan Blocker as a zombie

Lake Placid

Betty White as foul-mouthed Mrs Bickerman

Jennifer Aniston was in the original "Leprechaun". :)

Lost's Josh Holloway was in the Sci fi channel's low budget "Sabretooth".

Larry Hagman was in "Beware the Blob!"

Kevin Bacon was murdered by Jason Voorhees in the original "Friday the 13th".

Michael Emerson (Lost) was in the original "Saw".

Sonny Bono was in "Troll".

LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther) was in the seriously weird "Mausoleum".

Joan Collins was attacked by a homicidal Santa Claus in "Tales from the Crypt" (1972).

Kevin Bacon was murdered by Jason Voorhees in the original "Friday the 13th".



That would be Mrs Voorhees;)

The Burning

Long before Seinfeld, Jason Alexander played teenager Dave. The film was also the first film role for Fisher Stevens and Holly Hunter.

The Prey

Jackie "Uncle Fester" Coogan appears as a park ranger.
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And Carel Struycken(Lurch from The Addams Family movies)plays "The Monster"

Plus, Jackson Bostwick(One of the two Captain Marvels from the 70's "Shazam!" series) appears



Equinox

Frank Bonner - Before he played Herb Tarlek on "WKRP"
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Science Fiction author Fritz Leiber Jr. also makes an appearance.



Without Warning and Sweet 16

Comedic actor Larry Storch( F-Troop, The Ghost Busters tv series) appears in both of these low budget 80's horror films.

That would be Mrs Voorhees;)

Ahh, too true, oh deformed assistant of Manos. :lol:

Flesh Feast

Sadly, Veronica Lake's final film was this 1970 turkey.

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Suzanne Somers was killed by ants in the movie, err, "Ants!", also known as "It Happened at Lakewood Manor".

Joan Crawford was a caveman wrangler in "Trog".

Heroes' Adrian Pasdar was a farmboy/vampire in "Near Dark".

DeForrest ("Bones" McCoy) Kelley was in "Night of the Lepus".

Evils Of The Night

Where else can you see Tina Louise and Julie Newmar in the same film as porn actors Amber Lynn, Jerry Butler, and Crystal Breeze?

And Tony O'Dell(Head of the Class) is in there too.

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Ahh, too true, oh deformed assistant of Manos. :lol:

:wave:

Michael Emerson (Lost) was in the original "Saw"

Also in the original SAW was Ken Leung who plays 'Miles Straume' on Lost.

Also, in a really small cameo as Cary Elwes' lawyer was Benito Martinez. The Shield fans know him as 'David Aceveda'.


Sonny Bono was in "Troll".

..as well as Shelley Hack, Michael Moriarty, and a pre-Seinfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfus

..as well as Shelley Hack, Michael Moriarty, and a pre-Seinfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfus

plus Julia Louis-Dreyfus' husband and SNL co star Brad Hall.

David Alan Grier as an abusive husband in Tales From The Hood.

Monster In The Closet

Paul Walker
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Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry0mnNVd3MM

John Ritter in Bride of Chucky and Terror Tract.

Stump The Band

Robbie Rist(Brady Bunch's Cousin Oliver) Produced, composed, and had a small part.

The Toolbox Murders and Jennifer

Wesley Eure(Will Marshall on Land of the Lost) appeared in both of these horror flicks from 1978.

What about Tom Cruise in Interview With The Vampire?


I seem to remember hearing about something going on at the time with Oprah can't believing that Tom "would do a movie like this" when he was on her show promoting it.

I believe she was very disturbed by it and couldn't sit through the whole thing (it is reported that she left near the very beginning when 'Lestat' (Tom) takes a rat off of the floor, bites it, and dumps its blood in a glass)

Kiss Daddy Goodbye

Oh Fabian! Former teen idol Fabian Forte starred alongside Marilyn Burns(Texas Chainsaw Massacre) in this ultra low budget early 80's stinkfest about two kids who bring their father back from the dead. Entertainingly bad.

http://kindertrauma.com/images/kill/kissdaddy3.jpg



Blood Song

Oh Frankie! Former teen idol Frankie Avalon starred alongside Donna Wilkes(Hello, Larry) in this low budget early 80's not as stinkfesty flick about a psycho(Frankie) who escapes from a mental asylum and goes on a killing spree.

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David Warner having a role in Clint Howard's Ice Cream Man

Jon Stewart appeared in The Faculty.

Cut and Run

Willie Aames appeared in this mid-80's action/horror flick from director Ruggero Deodato(Cannibal Holocaust)

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Also look for a pre-ER Eriq La Salle

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Sacha Baron Cohen in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

That Little Monster

Bob Hope pops up during the end credits.

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Jon Stewart appeared in The Faculty.

The beard may have been the scariest part of the movie. :)

Ghoulies

Mariska Hargitay

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Twice Dead 1988

Todd Bridges
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Isaac Hayes in Return to Sleepaway Camp (his last movie)

Disney actor Tommy Kirk(The Shaggy Dog, Old Yeller, Absent Minded Professor, etc) appeared in the extremely low budget It's Alive 1969, Blood of Ghastly Horror 1972, and two straight to DVD flicks from the early 2000's Club Dead, and The Education Of A Vampire

The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park aka Creature

Lynda Carter
Frank Gorshin
Shirley Jones
Bernie Kopell

Directed by Christopher Coppola(Nick Cage's bro)

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Lover's Lane

Richard Sanders(Les Nesman WKRP) appears in this late 90's slasher.

Chopper Chicks In Zombie Town

Most famous for being one of Billy Bob Thornton's first roles.

MTV VJ Martha Quinn, and Hal Sparks(Queer As Folks) also make an appearance.

http://www.thefleshfarm.com/chopperchicksinzombietown/choppercov.gif




Destroyer

The late Lyle Alzado(Cleveland Browns) plays the hulking resurrected serial killer offing members of a film crew.

Anyone remember Randee of the Redwoods?
http://www.mtv.com/content/ontv/vma/2007/images/archive/flipbooks/1987/1987_randeeoftheredwoods_02.jpg

Randee, aka Jim Turner pops up as one of the crew named Rewire.




Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge

Pauly Shore popped up as Buzz

http://www.horroryearbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/phantom_of_the_mall_erics_revenge.jpg



Bloody Birthday

Before starring in MTV's Just Say Julie, and Earth Girls Are Easy- Julie played the older sister of one of the creepy kids.
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Also look for KC Martel(Eddie from Growing Pains), Joe Penney(Riptide, Jake and the Fatman), and Michael Dudikoff.

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Blue Monkey aka Green Monkey

Joe Flaherty(SCTV), and Robin Duke(SCTV, SNL) pop up as a married couple

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The Severed Arm

Marvin Kaplan(countless TV appearances, Henry on Alice) plays radio DJ Mad Man Herman
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Home Sweet Home

Jake "Body By Jake" Steinfeld plays the killer in this early 80's Thanksgiving turkey....I mean Thanksgiving slasher.

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Dennis Franz of NYPD Blue had a small role in Psycho II.

Motel Hell

Rory Calhoun, Wolfman Jack, Paul Linke(CHiPs), Elaine Joyce, and John Ratzenberger

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David Caruso of CSI: Miami in Session 9.

Jenilee Harrison (Cindy Snow) in "Curse III: Blood Sacrifice".

Priscilla Barnes (Terri Alden) in "Tintorera" (a horror movie about a shark).

Priscilla Barnes (Terri Alden) in "Tintorera" (a horror movie about a shark).

Priscilla Barnes has actually become a horror regular in recent years.

Dennis Franz of NYPD Blue had a small role in Psycho II.

He was great in that "At least my customers have a good time! What do yours get, Bates? Huh? Dead! That's what! Murdered by you, you loony!"

Galaxy of Terror

Erin Moran does her best Ripley impression in this low budge early 80's scifi horror flick.

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Beyond The Door

Juliet Mills(Nanny and the Professor)
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Terror Train

David Copperfield
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Dawn (Mary Ann) Wells was in "Return to Boggy Creek".

Emile De Ravin (Claire from Lost) was in "The Hills Have Eyes" (a horrendously violent remake of the original).

Erin (Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers) Gray was in "Friday the 13th: Jason Goes to Hell"

Dawn (Mary Ann) Wells was in "Return to Boggy Creek".



She was also in The Town That Dreaded Sundown.

Soap actress Adrienne Frantz (The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless) was in Kane Hodder's Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield.



* Adrienne Frantz was also in a commerical directed by George Romero for the video game "Resident Evil 2" (known as "Biohazard 2" in Japan).

The commercial also starred the late Brad Renfro. This was made in the late 90s and only aired in Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBjNHsfofME

Mortuary

Mary Beth McDonough(Erin Walton of The Waltons) was in this early 80's slasher alongside Alvy Moore(Hank Kimball Green Acres)

Soap actress Adrienne Frantz (The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless) was in Kane Hodder's Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield.



* Adrienne Frantz was also in a commerical directed by George Romero for the video game "Resident Evil 2" (known as "Biohazard 2" in Japan).

The commercial also starred the late Brad Renfro. This was made in the late 90s and only aired in Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBjNHsfofME

Kane Hodder as Ed Gein- talk about major miscasting:crazy:

Warlock Moon '75

Laurie Walters(Joanie Bradford - Eight is Enough)

Massacre At Central High

Lani O'Grady(Mary Bradford - Eight is Enough)

Kane Hodder as Ed Gein- talk about major miscasting:crazy:

Kane Hodder's version was awful.

Steve Railsback's In The Light of the Moon is much better.

Kane Hodder's version was awful.

Steve Railsback's In The Light of the Moon is much better.

Railsback was excellent.

My favorite is the Gein-inspired Deranged, with Roberts Blossom as Ezra Cobb.

Fear No Evil

Stefan Arngrim(Barry from Land of the Giants)

Slumber Party Massacre 2

Crystal Bernard

Kane Hodder as Ed Gein- talk about major miscasting:crazy:

I'm wondering on how Ken Foree did as John Allen Muhammad in D.C. Sniper.

The cover looks like an action movie.

Happy Birthday To Me

Melissa Sue Anderson
(Plus Glenn Ford)

I'm wondering on how Ken Foree did as John Allen Muhammad in D.C. Sniper.

The cover looks like an action movie.

Very misleading looking cover.

Snoop Dogg did Bones (2001) and Hood of Horror (2006).

Jason Alexander from Seinfeld was in Hood of Horror.

The beard may have been the scariest part of the movie. :)
:rofl:

Stephen Tobolowsky

Appeared in the super low-budget 1976 horror flick Keep My Grave Open

what movie is your avatar from? What Thanksgiving horror movie I mean?

what movie is your avatar from? What Thanksgiving horror movie I mean?

That is taken from the mock trailer released in the double-feature film Grindhouse called Thanksgiving.


Eli Roth directed the mock-trailer and he is currently working on making Thanksgiving into a feature film; like how Robert Rodriguez made Machete into a feature film.

Lisa Loring Wednesday Addams from the 60's The Addams Family series, appeared in 2 late 80's slashers- Blood Frenzy(1987), and Iced(1988)

"I will not do any schlock. But I'd love to do a Quentin Tarantino film". - Lisa Loring

I guess she doesn't watch her own movies....

David Caruso of CSI: Miami in Session 9.

One of Caruso's early films was the scifi horror flick Without Warning (1980)

James Arness in "The Thing"

Dan Blocker in the Three Stooges short "Outer Space Jitters" (1957)

Michael Landon in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (also 1957)

Raymond Burr in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters"

Burt Mustin and Alvy Moore in the 1969 horror flick The Witchmaker. Alvy was also co-producer.

Leslie Nielsen as Jamie Lee Curtis' dad and principal of Hamilton High in Prom Night:

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Vanna White had a small role in Graduation Day as a high school student:

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