Most of the ones that I can think of have been mentioned already. SocScrim mentioned Nicolas Cage in Fast Times, but did not say that he's listed as Nicolas Coppola in the credits.

A few days back, I mentioned Mischa Barton of The O.C. as the girl in the tent in Sixth Sense.

George Clooney was a jerk boss in a few episodes of Roseanne.

People in Woody Allen movies have been mentioned a few times--seems like he's really good at this. Interestingly, mostly for guys from the Sopranos. If you look up a lot of the major characters from the Sopranos--most of the guys from Tony's crew--you'll notice that they've had bit parts as mobsters or tough guys in Woody Allen movies (Tony Sirico, Paulie Walnuts, has been in five of Woody's movies!).

Another Sopranos one--Michael Imperioli, Christopher, was Spider in Goodfellas...the guy that Joe Pesci shoots in the foot.

On the left, Julie Newmar as Catwoman disguised as an old lady. On the right, her driver - James Brolin.

Paulie walnuts was also in goodfella's in the late fifties section. Phil leotardo is the guy that gets kicked/stabbed to death, jennifer melfi is harry hill's wife, and larry barese is man whose restaurant Paulie busts out.

And I am the Life wrote:

QUOTE:
jennifer melfi is harry hill's wife

Not really a secret there. Big Pussy is also a guy pushing a coatrack. And Karen Hill/Lorainne Bracco's mom in Goodfellas is also Carmella's mom on the Sopranos.

John Ratzenberger, aka Cliff Clavin, was in Empire Strikes Back.



I think I've mentioned this before, but Trini from the original 3-2-1 Contact and Ricardo from 3-2-1 Contact's Bloodhound Gang segments were both in The Warriors.

oops, I forgot those two. I was trying to remember who it was that was pushing the coatrack. Who is it that plays karen's dad.

Oh, that Cliff one is brilliant. I never knew that

Jeff Goldblum as a vile thug in Death Wish.

Apologies if its already been mentioned.

Though it came after "Empire", Ratzenberger also has a bizarre little cameo in Gandhi, believe it or not.

As I am cutting and pasting large parts of Wikipedia today, this Roger Corman entry is timely and relevant

A number of noted film directors have worked with Corman, including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Demme, Donald G. Jackson, Gale Anne Hurd, Carl Colpaert, Joe Dante, James Cameron, John Sayles, Monte Hellman, Paul Barter, George Armitage, Jonathan Kaplan, and Jack Hill. Many have said that Corman's influence taught them some of the ins and outs of filmmaking. In the extras for the DVD of The Terminator, director James Cameron refers to his work for Corman as, "I trained at the Roger Corman Film School." The British director Nicolas Roeg served as the cinematographer on The Masque of the Red Death.

Actors who obtained their career breaks working for Corman include Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Michael McDonald, Dennis Hopper, Talia Shire, and Robert De Niro.

Ratzenberger was also in A Bridge Too Far.

Harrison Ford "interviews/interrogates" Martin Sheen at the start of Apocalypse Now.

Sylvester Stallone plays a gangster in one of Robert Mitchums two Raymond Chandler films from the mid 70s.....or was it the Elliott Gould one?

Every time I skim this thread, I think it's telling me that Pope Benedict was in A Bridge Too Far.

Johnny Depp was in Platoon.

Keira Knightley was in Star Wars Episode I.