There are examples I can recall, but not are all obvious at first unless you knew prior:

  • Channing Tatum in War of the Worlds (starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning) as “boy at church” (uncredited)
  • Bruce Willis in The Verdict (starring Paul Newman, James Mason) as “courtroom observer” (uncredited)
  • Sylvester Stallone in Klute (starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland) as “disco dancer” (uncredited)
  • Megan Fox in Bad Boys II (starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith) as “dancer in club” (uncredited)
  • Vin Diesel in Awakenings (starring Robin Williams, Robert De Niro) as “hospital porter” (uncredited)
  • Brad Pitt in No Way Out (starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman) as “party guest” (uncredited)
  • Michael Biehn in Grease (starring John Travolta, Oliva Newton-John) as “school athlete” (uncredited)
  • Gerard Butler in Tomorrow Never Dies (starring Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh) as “crewman” (uncredited)
  • Tobin Bell in Manhattan (starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton) as “man on street” (uncredited)

They are not mentioned on the end credits, so you wouldn’t really know unless you either know which scene they appear due to their screen time being that brief or knew how old they were upon the films release anticipating they’re younger back then. I mean, have you seen movies where an actor you recognize began their career as a extra before they achieved stardom?

  • showmeyourkizinti@startrek.websiteEnglish
    2·
    20 hours ago

    I am disappointed to not see Kevin Costner in The Big Chill. Of course he was disappointed to not see himself in it too.
    Kevin Costner was in The Big Chill as the dead body in beginning, but all of his flashback scenes were cut so that’s all you see of him.

  • Ech@lemmy.caEnglish
    162·
    3 days ago

    What happened to the post two weeks ago that was exactly this?

  • Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zipEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    Vin diesel in saving private ryan, small role but part of Tom Hanks squad

    Orlando bloom was cast in the lord of the rings prior to fame, but became quite famous before lord of the rings release with black hawk down

    • IWW4@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Lordy… just look at most of the cast of Black Hawk Down.

      • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
      • Ewan Mcgregor
      • Tom Hardy
      • Kim Coates
      • Ioan Gruffudd
      • Ty Burrell
  • tmyakal@infosec.pubEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Jeff Goldblum’s first film role was an extra in Annie Hall starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. In a scene towards the end of the film, Allen’s character is at a house party in the Hollywood hills, complaining to Keaton’s character that everyone in LA is phony, braindead, and performatively spiritual. As he finishes his tirade, the film puts a button on his point by panning over to Jeff Goldblum. He’s at this party, holding a phone to his hear and telling (presumably) his spiritual advisor, “I forgot my mantra!”

    Such a dumb punchline, but it’s lived rent-free in my head for decades now.

  • ReCursing@feddit.ukEnglish
    133·
    3 days ago

    Jason Statham had his first speaking role in Collateral starring Tom Cruise. He plays a guy who bumps into Tom in the air port right at the beginning and they apologise to each other, and he plays no further part in the film. I think he may actually get the first line in the film but I’m not sure. Also he had hair then. (also he was an Olympic swimmer/diver before that)

    • Ironfox@nord.pubOPEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Donnie Darko starred Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore but Seth Rogen was mentioned in the credits.

  • Okokimup@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Clint Eastwood in Revenge of the Creature, which was viewed in season 8 of Mystery Science Theater.

  • Björn@swg-empire.deEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    Jack Nicholson has a small role as the masochistic dentist patient in the original Little Shop of Horrors. He’s prominently featured on the DVD cover despite only having a small role because he’s the only actor of that project who got famous.

    It’s awesome seeing him in a role where he doesn’t play in his usual Jack Nicholson way.

    • blitzen@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      original Little Shop of Horrors

      TIL there was a 1960 movie, on which the 1982 musical was loosely based, on which the 1986 movie was based (that final point I knew).

      Not knowing about the 1960 movie, I’m thinking Nicholson was already super famous by 1986.

  • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Matt Berry in The Devil’s Chair.

    Just the other day we bought the DVD on a whim because it looked like a stupid movie and it was only 1€. We started watching with no expectations and were delighted when Matt appeared out of nowhere in a supporting role because we hadn’t even bothered looking at the cast, expecting the usual complete no-names.

    Movie was fucking atrocious btw and mostly not in a fun way, very much up its own arse, and Matt didn’t even do the thing. Although he clearly chose his own wardrobe.