Wacky celeb/actor appearances/involvement in horror movies

[Torgo]

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?

[JamesG]

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?"

[Torgo]

Highway To Hell

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

[JamesG]

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

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by JamesG

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.

[JamesG]

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

[JamesG]

Henry Winkler in Scream was also a nice surprise.

[Torgo]

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.

[JamesG]

Dennis Miller in Tales From The Crypt: Bordello of Blood

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Torgo

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/

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by JamesG

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

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

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Torgo

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

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.

[Torgo]

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.





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)

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by JamesG

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.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Torgo

[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.