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Top 10 Epic Stephen King Cameos


the man certainly knows how to entertain
even if it’s for 30 seconds
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our favorite stephen king cameos and
ranking them based on his performance
the surprise factor and most of all
their sense of fun we won’t just be
including cameos in his own works
anything and everything King has
appeared in it is fair game
number 10 Stephen King’s The Shining no
you didn’t somehow miss Stephen King in
Kubrick’s The Shining King actually
appears in the less acclaimed miniseries
from 1997 although we wouldn’t blame you
if you didn’t know this due to you know
never having seen it King briefly
appears as an energetic bandleader who’s
conducting a performance of The Andrews
Sisters boogie-woogie Bugle Boy he’s
only on screen for about five seconds
but he instantly makes an impression due
to his wacky dancing and kind of creepy
pencil mustache not his greatest look
but hey it works for the scene number
nine the Langille ears so give us your
report Craig chalk this up as another
ridiculous look for mr. King King
briefly appears in the Langille yours is
Craig Toomey’s boss Tom Hobie King
appears complete with a bushy mustache
giant glasses and flattened hair and
asks Craig who is in a state of delirium
for a report even though he only has a
few lines he respectively captures the
typical slimy greedy boss archetype
complete with a gluttonous smile as he
mentions the money tell us how much
money you made for us while we wouldn’t
quite give him a starring role King
proved some basic acting chops in this
role a departure from his typical more
million dollars number eight kingdom
hospital hello how are you in Kingdom
hospital we only see the character King
plays in the very last episode of this
one season TV series despite mentions of
Johnny be good throughout good is a
maintenance man at Kingdom Hospital who
ultimately helps doctor Stegman locate
Abel and Krista it’s nice to finally
meet you
Kings performance here is delightfully
creepy aided by the dark lighting King
slow menacing speech and that
terrifically unsettling thing he does
with his teeth
seriously that was scarier than some of
his novels yeah the one who looks like
he could use a vacation now number seven
The Simpsons
what tale of horror and the macabre are
you working on now oh I don’t feel like
writing horror right now wow that’s too
bad it seems like every celebrity worth
a damn has appeared as themselves on The
Simpsons and Stephen King is no
exception
Marge meets King and asks him what kind
of Horror Story he’s working on King
proudly responds that he has dropped the
horror genre for now to write a
biography of Benjamin Franklin he
discovered electricity and used it to
torture small animals and green mountain
men however King can’t quite help
himself as he tells Marge that Franklin
supposedly tortured Green Mountain men
with lightning and had a key that opened
the gates of Hell it’s always hilarious
when celebrities poke fun at themselves
and it seems as if King is always game
well let me know when you get back to
Hara will do number six
sleepwalkers I am taking the rap on this
I locked this place up every night it’s
not my fault if every pervert we’re
don’t talk party go talk to someone in
charge this quick 30 second scene is
probably the only thing worth watching
from sleepwalkers this scene brings
three horror maestro’s together
beginning with Stephen King telling tobe
Hooper director of The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre and Salem’s Lot that he’s not
responsible for the misfits in the
cemetery after being told to go talk to
someone else King approaches Clive
Barker known for the Hellraiser and
candy man stories you get three cameos
for the price of one
all notable horror icons and all in the
same 30 second shot this otherwise
uneven movie does
deserve the epicness of this scene I
don’t need this action Kay don’t talk to
me talk to the sheriff
number five the stand bill came F the
stand is one of Kings finest and most
respected works so it’s only natural
that he earns an extended cameo in the
miniseries adaptation in the miniseries
King plays teddy we Zack
the man who brings Nadine crossed a
boulder after she leaves Larry in New
York he’s also the man who spots Tom and
stood driving the snowmobile before
telling stood that his baby has the flu
it’s a great extended cameo for the
writer and it allows him to have a more
active role in what is generally
considered to be his masterpiece it’s
the baby it’s come early and it’s got
the flu
number four Maximum Overdrive Maximum
Overdrive has to be the dumbest and most
ludicrous Stephen King movie of all time
but at least it doesn’t take itself too
seriously case in point Stephen King’s
hilarious cameo as the shocked and
offended ATM patron King appears as a
well dressed man who approaches a nun to
friendly ATM king then famously turns to
his sugar buns and tells her that the
machine called him an asshole we don’t
know what’s funnier king’s goofy and
super 80s sunglasses or his
pronunciation of the profanity actually
never mind
number three sons of anarchy this is
what I need as we’ve seen King can be
both hilarious and creepy turns out he
can be badass as well in an episode of
sons of anarchy
King plays a cleaner named Bachman an
obvious nod to a pseudonym Richard
Bachman he appears rocking leather and
long hair and proceeds to coolly request
80s music a possible nod to his love of
1980s rock and roll it was a totally
surprising and somewhat pointless cameo
but it certainly wasn’t detrimental to
the episode King nailed the role and
looked cool as hell in the process I’m
in the mood for some music 80s I’ll make
that happen
number two Pet Sematary and now may the
Lord bless you and keep you
turns out the king can play pretty much
anyone in Pet Sematary he appears as the
minister at gages funeral like Sons of
Anarchy the Cameo is surprised
in quite random as he doesn’t do
anything to stand out as himself he’s
simply acting as a minister that said
it’s still an interesting and personal
inclusion especially when you consider
that king’s son Owen was almost killed
in the exact same manner as gage perhaps
by acting out what could have been King
found himself some catharsis and peace
and lift you up and give you peace
number one Creepshow Jesus Kings
performances Jordy Verrill is the thing
of horror legend well okay maybe not but
it is certainly memorable King plays the
lead role in the segment of this
anthology movie called The Lonesome
death of Jordy Verrill a story about a
backwoods hick who comes into contact
with a form of alien vegetation which
quickly spreads and leads barrel to
suicide right King is hilariously
over-the-top in the role and you could
tell he’s having a ton of fun playing a
stereotypical bumpkin Jordy Verrill his
enthusiasm and passion transferred to
the audience making the lonesome death
of Jordy Verrill one of the best and
most entertaining stories of Creepshow
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