What was the briefest cameo ever?

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A cameo is when a well-known actor or a celebrity plays a small part in a movie not about them. That can be very brief; as an example, the famed Robert Redford appears in Avengers: Endgame for about 10 seconds. Leonard Nimoy has a similarly brief bit in Star Trek Into Darkness.

I'm curious if there have been shorter cameos; particularly when compared to the fame of the actor. Has anyone been on screen for less than five seconds, before vanishing and never playing any other part in the film?

Some qualifications:

  • It cannot be footage that originated from a different production, or from the public domain. Robert Downey Jr. is briefly shown on a television in Birdman, but the footage in question was from Iron Man 1 (I think). The actor must have actually come to the production of the movie in question and shot their scene.
  • Exclude stingers that are separate from the rest of the movie and designed to tease more of the character/actor, who is planned have a greater role in the franchise.
  • Exclude photographs, paintings, etc, that depict a known actor. The person must be really there.
  • Exclude people deeply involved in the production of said film; e.g. a director's cameo.


Best Answer

Stan Lee has a one-second-long cameo appearance in Iron Man 2 (at 00:21, introduced as Larry King):

If Stan Lee doesn't count as a person involved in the production, then Larry Ellison also appears in the same scene for about three seconds.

I'm not sure if this is the briefest cameo ever, just the first thing that satisfies the requirements

UPDATE: Amazingly, this scene has an even shorter cameo by Seth Green. He only appears on screen for a fraction of a second at 00:23 and, now, this is a strong contender for the briefest cameo ever:

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Who has the most cameos ever?

Results of 2,488 votes:
  • Stan Lee. 1,025. ...
  • Alfred Hitchcock. 620. ...
  • Quentin Tarantino. 254. ...
  • Bill Murray. 147. ...
  • Christopher Walken. 106. ...
  • Stephen Hawking. This famous theoretical physicist has made cameo appearances in multiple T.V. ...
  • Stephen King. Has made multiple appearances in films and T.V. ...
  • Martin Scorsese.


What was the first cameo?

Stone cameos of great artistry were made in Greece dating back as far as the 5th century BC. The Farnese Tazza (a cup) is the oldest major Hellenistic piece surviving. They were very popular in Ancient Rome, especially in the family circle of Augustus.

Who is the king of cameo?

Alfred Hitchcock This director made 39 sneaky cameo appearances in the 50+ films that he directed. He also made an appearance in Richard Franklin's Psycho II and once in his own T.V. series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Who is the cheapest celebrity on cameo?

Key Findings
  • The worst value on Cameo is Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, who charges $300 per video ($60 per popularity point).
  • Reality TV stars Tom Brooks (90 Day Fianc\xe9) and Jonny Fairplay (Survivor) represent the best values on Cameo, charging less than 55 cents per popularity point and less than $20 per video.




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Answer 2

Brad Pitt's cameo in Deadpool 2 was around 2 seconds long and holds the record I believe. He also did it for a coffee.

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Answer 3

Peter Jackson has a roughly 1-second cameo as a deranged Santa Claus who stabs officer Nicholas Angel in the movie Hot Fuzz.

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Answer 4

R2-D2 has an extremely brief cameo in Star Trek (2009) as he flies by in a field of debris. He also appears briefly in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

still image from Star Trek film showing R2D2 circled in red in a debris field

Image source: https://www.slashfilm.com/see-the-r2-d2-cameo-in-star-trek-into-darkness/

Documented by fans on YouTube and several reputable publications.

He's almost impossible to spot without freezing the videos.

Answer 5

Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin had two brief cameos in Shaun Of the Dead; one as a zombie; and one as himself, which lasts for about one second by my reckoning.

Answer 6

Not the shortest, but may be the shortest with a line of dialogue. And it's my fave.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men - First Class.

I don't think this falls foul of the stinger rule as it was in the movie itself. There was no guarantee he'd turn up later in the franchise either.

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Answer 7

Donald Trump in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is on screen for 8 seconds. He enters at 00:15 and exits at 00:23.

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