Top 10 Epic Stephen King Cameos
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Top 10 Stephen King Cameos
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The man certainly knows how to entertain, even if it’s for thirty seconds. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Stephen King Cameos. For this list, we’ll be looking at our favorite Stephen King cameos and ranking them based on his performance, the surprise factor, and most of all, its sense of fun. We won’t just be including cameos in his own works – anything and everything that King has appeared in is fair game.
#10: “Stephen King's The Shining” (1997)
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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 seeing it. King briefly appears as an energetic band leader who is conducting a performance of The Andrew 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 kinda creepy pencil moustache. Not his greatest look, but hey, it works for the scene.
#9: “The Langoliers” (1995)
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Chalk this up as another ridiculous look for Mr. King. King briefly appears in “The Langoliers” as Craig Toomy’s boss, Tom Holby. King appears complete with a bushy moustache, 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 respectably captures the typical slimy, greedy boss archetype, complete with a gluttonous smile as he mentions the money. While we wouldn’t quite give him a starring role, King proves some basic acting chops in this role, a departure from his typical, more comedic cameos.
#8: “Kingdom Hospital” (2004)
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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 B. Goode throughout. Goode is a maintenance man at Kingdom Hospital who ultimately helps Dr. Stegman locate Abel and Christa. King’s performance here is delightfully creepy, aided by the dark lighting, King’s slow, menacing speech, and that terrifically unsettling thing he does with his teeth. Seriously, that was scarier than some of his novels.
#7: “The Simpsons” (1989-)
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It seems as if 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. However, it seems as if 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.
#6: “Sleepwalkers” (1992)
This quick thirty second scene is probably the only thing worth watching from “Sleepwalkers.” This scene brings three horror maestros together, beginning with Stephen King telling Tobe Hooper, director of “The Texas Chain Saw 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 “Candyman” stories. You get three cameos for the price of one, all notable horror icons and all in the same thirty second shot. This otherwise uneven movie does not deserve the epicness of this scene.
#5: “The Stand” (1994)
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“The Stand” is arguably King’s finest and most respected work, so it’s only natural that he earns an extended cameo in the miniseries adaptation. In the miniseries, King plays Teddy Weizak, the man who brings Nadine Cross to Boulder after she leaves Larry in New York. He’s also the man who spots Tom and Stu driving the snowmobile before telling Stu 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.
#4: “Maximum Overdrive” (1986)
“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 none-too-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. It’s all hilarious.
#3: “Sons of Anarchy” (2008-14)
As we’ve seen, King can be both hilarious and creepy. Turns out that he can be badass as well. In an episode of “Sons of Anarchy,” King plays a cleaner named Bachman, an obvious nod to his 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.
#2: “Pet Sematary” (1989)
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Turns out that King can play pretty much anyone. In “Pet Sematary,” he appears as the minister at Gage’s funeral. Like “Sons of Anarchy,” the cameo is surprising and 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.
#1: “Creepshow” (1982)
King’s performance as Jordy Verrill is the thing of horror legend. Well, OK, maybe not, but it’s 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 Verrill to suicide. King is hilariously over-the-top in the role, and you can tell that he’s having a ton of fun playing a stereotypical bumpkin. His enthusiasm and passion transfer to the audience, making “The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill” one of the best and most entertaining stories of “Creepshow.”
