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* Music/BillBailey as the Whale in the film of ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.

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* Music/BillBailey as the Whale in the film of ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005''.



* Dean Carol Gladstone and Officer Watkins from ''[[Film/{{Neighbors 2014}} Neighbors]]'', although the former is more of a Two Scene Wonder.

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* Dean Carol Gladstone and Officer Watkins from ''[[Film/{{Neighbors 2014}} Neighbors]]'', ''Film/{{Neighbors|2014}}'', although the former is more of a Two Scene Wonder.



** [[spoiler: Creator/ChrisEvans / Comicbook/CaptainAmerica]]'s cameo in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' is not more than thirty seconds long and easily the most hilarious scene of the whole movie.

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** [[spoiler: Creator/ChrisEvans / Comicbook/CaptainAmerica]]'s ComicBook/CaptainAmerica]]'s cameo in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' is not more than thirty seconds long and easily the most hilarious scene of the whole movie.

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* ''Film/AbsenceOfMalice'': Assistant U.S. Attorney General Wells only appears in the penultimate scene, which he dominates by being a gruff, snarky BadassBureaucrat and ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Plenty of critics and casual fans give him more praise than main cast members with six times as much screen time. Despite his limited screen time, Wells is one of the better-remembered characters Creator/WilfordBrimley played.

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* ''Film/AbsenceOfMalice'': Assistant U.S. Attorney General Wells only appears in the penultimate scene, which he dominates by being a gruff, snarky BadassBureaucrat and ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Plenty of critics and casual fans give him more praise than main cast members with six times as much screen time. Despite his limited screen time, Wells is one of the better-remembered best-remembered characters Creator/WilfordBrimley played.ever played.
* ''Film/{{Bandits}}'':
** Cheri (Creator/AzuraSkye) and Phil, the MakeoutKids who become the first people who Joe and Terry take prisoner but treat well. The way Cheri treats the event as an UnusuallyUninterestingSight and Phil makes a bumbling attempt to be a BadassBystander help make their two scenes memorable.
** Mildred, the CoolOldLady bank manager. She is both the bank manager who does the most to defy the eponymous bandits and the manager who is the most amused and excited about being robbed by them.
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* ''Film/TheDukesOfHazzard'': Two very minor characters are decently remembered.
** The burly jail prisoner who Boss pays to punch another prisoner who insulted his wardrobe, only for the burly prisoner to insult Boss's wardrobe himself once he collects his money.
** FarmersDaughter Laurie Pullman barely has a minute of screen time in the opening and closing scenes but makes a decent impression for two reasons. One is her LingerieScene as she makes out with Luke at the beginning of the film and tries to keep her shotgun-toting father and brother from pursuing Luke on her behalf. The second is how she ends up chasing Luke with a shotgun herself [[WomanScorned after he moves on to another girlfriend.]]
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** Creator/MichaelSheen as [[spoiler: Castor/Zuse]][[note]]"Between this, [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]], and Film/{{Passengers}}, it's clear Michael Sheen could make a good living just stealing the sh*t out of middling sci-fi movies that start pretty people." - WebVideo/CinemaSins[[/note]]

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** Creator/MichaelSheen as [[spoiler: Castor/Zuse]][[note]]"Between this, [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]], and Film/{{Passengers}}, Film/{{Passengers|2016}}, it's clear Michael Sheen could make a good living just stealing the sh*t out of middling sci-fi movies that start pretty people." - WebVideo/CinemaSins[[/note]]
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* ''Film/WrongTurn'':
** Halley, the female rock climber from the opening scene, makes a good impression due to showing some decent resourcefulness and expressive acting while trying to escape from the hillkillers.
** The CreepyGasStationAttendant played by Creator/WayneRobson is only in two short scenes but is delightfully eerie in both of them.
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** Pope Pius XIII in ''Film/TheShoesOfTheFisherman''.
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* Creator/PeterStormare. So. Many. Times. ''Film/{{Constantine}}'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' stand out, though in the latter case, he's a OneSceneWonder stretched out over a significant part of the film and he is awesome every step of the way.

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* Creator/PeterStormare. So. Many. Times. ''Film/{{Constantine}}'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' ''Film/Armageddon1998'' stand out, though in the latter case, he's a OneSceneWonder stretched out over a significant part of the film and he is awesome every step of the way.
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* Wrestling/DwayneJohnson in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' in the prologue, before his [[UncannyValley transformation]].

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* Wrestling/DwayneJohnson in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' in the prologue, before his [[UncannyValley transformation]].transformation.
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** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has Creator/AnaDeArmas as Paloma. In a contrast to most minor Bond Girls, she leaves a great impression on the audience by not only [[AbsoluteCleavage looking]] [[SexyBacklessOutfit good]], but spending her ten minutes on screen KickingAssInAllHerFinery.

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** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has Creator/AnaDeArmas as Paloma. In a contrast to most minor Bond Girls, she leaves a great impression on the audience by not only [[AbsoluteCleavage [[NavelDeepNeckline looking]] [[SexyBacklessOutfit good]], but spending her ten minutes on screen KickingAssInAllHerFinery.
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* Creator/BenicioDelToro as The Collector manages to do it twice, in TheStinger of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and a slightly bigger role in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. In the latter, sharing a post-credits scene with another scene-stealing cameo, [[spoiler:ComicBook/HowardTheDuck]].

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* Creator/BenicioDelToro as The Collector manages to do it twice, in TheStinger of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and a slightly bigger role in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''. In the latter, sharing a post-credits scene with another scene-stealing cameo, [[spoiler:ComicBook/HowardTheDuck]].
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** ''Minority Report'' also gives us '''the''' sleaziest BackAlleyDoctor in [[UpToEleven human history]], played to I-need-to-take-a-shower-after-watching-this-perfection by (who else?) Creator/PeterStormare.

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** ''Minority Report'' also gives us '''the''' sleaziest BackAlleyDoctor in [[UpToEleven human history]], history, played to I-need-to-take-a-shower-after-watching-this-perfection by (who else?) Creator/PeterStormare.
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* ''Film/SupermanII'': The U.S. President only gets about a minute of screen time but is a very iconic character for being the (dignified and defiant) subject of the original KneelBeforeZod speech.
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* ''Film/{{Nobody}}''
** The Barber, the CrazyPrepared KnowledgeBroker played by Creator/ColinSalmon warrants his high spot in the credits despite only having one short scene.
** Yulian's subordinate who is shown casually blackmailing a Pentagon employee to learn about Hutch only to wisely decide she wants nothing to do with him the moment she gets that information back.
** The Desert Storm veteran who has an OhCrap moment when he recognizes Hutch's military tattoo is only onscreen for a couple minutes, but is quite memorable.
** The DarkActionGirl who is shown pulling a knife out of her side after the surviving mobsters from the attack on Hutch's house get into their car makes a good impression in her one scene. It helps how she bickers some with Pavel about whether to go straight to Yulian's or drop by a doctor first.
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** He only appears in a couple of scenes in ''Film/TheGrifters'' in a {{Flashback}} as Myra's former partner (showing how the two of them teamed up for TheCon, though it also shows how [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil he eventually becomes crazy]]), but he's one of the most memorable parts of the movie, along with other OneSceneWonders such as Pat Hingle (as Lily's boss) and Eddie Jones (as Roy's former mentor).

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** He only appears in a couple of scenes in ''Film/TheGrifters'' in a {{Flashback}} as Myra's former partner (showing how the two of them teamed up for TheCon, though it also shows how [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil he eventually becomes crazy]]), but he's one of the most memorable parts of the movie, along with other OneSceneWonders [[OneSceneWonder scene stealers]] such as Pat Hingle Creator/PatHingle (as Lily's boss) and Eddie Jones (as Roy's former mentor).
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* Creator/JTWalsh, in his relatively short career, had a few of these:
** He only appears in a couple of scenes in ''Film/TheGrifters'' in a {{Flashback}} as Myra's former partner (showing how the two of them teamed up for TheCon, though it also shows how [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil he eventually becomes crazy]]), but he's one of the most memorable parts of the movie, along with other OneSceneWonders such as Pat Hingle (as Lily's boss) and Eddie Jones (as Roy's former mentor).
** Walsh also dominates his few scenes in ''Film/TheLastSeduction'' as Bridget's lawyer, and gets the film's most memorable line ("Anybody check you for a heartbeat lately?").
** Though he only shows up in one scene in ''Film/{{Outbreak}}'' as the White House Chief of Staff, his scene is such a memorable defying of AMillionIsAStatistic he even gets shown briefly in the movie's trailer.
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* ''Film/TheLostCity'' has Creator/BradPitt as Jack Trainer, a super competent ex-Navy Seal operative who manages to rescue Loretta from Fairfax's compound, but ends up getting shot before he can get her to the airport, [[spoiler:only to later be revealed to somehow still be alive in the mid-credits scene]]. Many noted Pitt's performance as one of the highlights of the film, even though he has what amounts to a glorified cameo appearance.
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* If '30s actress Creator/MaeClarke is remembered today at all, it's for that one scene in ''Film/ThePublicEnemy'' where Creator/JamesCagney smashes the grapefruit in her face.

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* If '30s actress Creator/MaeClarke is remembered today at all, it's for that one scene in ''Film/ThePublicEnemy'' ''Film/ThePublicEnemy1931'' where Creator/JamesCagney smashes the grapefruit in her face.
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** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' manages to bring back [[spoiler:Harrison Ford as Han Solo]] in an uncredited cameo, as [[spoiler:Kylo Ren's memory of his father, combined with Luke's apology, Leia's sacrifice, and Rey's act of compassion is enough to have him complete a HeelFaceTurn]]. Denis Lawson also has a brief cameo as Wedge Antilles as the gunner on the ''Millennium Falcon'' in the final battle.

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** Kenneth Tigar as the German Old Man who refuses to kneel to Loki.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'' Pitbull's character, Bufo, only appears in two scenes and was never mentioned or seen again.

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** Kenneth Tigar Creator/KennethTigar as the German Old Man who refuses to kneel to Loki.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'' Pitbull's character, Bufo, only appears in two scenes and was never mentioned or seen again.
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* ''Film/KillTheMessenger'':
** Creator/RayLiotta gives a nuanced performance as a guilt-ridden CIA agent who anonymously gives Webb information as his way of atoning, explicitly comparing it to a confession.
** Creator/RobertPatrick as drug dealer Ronny Quail, whose assets were claimed by the government with civil forfeiture.
** Creator/MichaelKWilliams only shows up once as "Freeway" Rick Ross, but his sole scene is easily the best part of the movie.
** Creator/PazVega as Coral Blaca, the woman who sets Webb off on his investigation by giving him evidence of the government's participation in cocaine sales.
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* ''Film/RedWater'': All of the first three shark victims are more memorable than some characters with more screen-time and plot relevance.
** Tricia, due to her decently expressive warning/FreakOut when she first sees the shark, [[WalkingSwimsuitScene her wardrobe]], and the brutal way she gets repeatedly dragged under the water. Unusually, this is helped by something unrelated to her physical, on-screen appearance (namely her father putting a bounty on the shark offscreen, affecting the rest of the film).
** The old fisherman who gets some humorous dialogue with his grandson before his death.
** The nature tour guide, who gets the most memorable death in the movie (and the only one played for BlackComedy) when she's eaten off a low-hanging ripe bridge during the middle of a poignant RousingSpeech about how the sanctuary is a serene place worth protecting.
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** He's ex-husband to Creator/LilyTomlin as one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters nine]] protagonist couples in Creator/RobertAltman's ''Film/ShortCuts''.

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** He's ex-husband to Creator/LilyTomlin as one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters nine]] nine protagonist couples in Creator/RobertAltman's ''Film/ShortCuts''.



* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' has [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Loads and Loads of]] iconic animated characters the that pop-up here and there.

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* He has more than one scene, but Creator/JohnCleese's minor role as an overly straight-laced and authoritarian British sheriff of a frontier town in TheOldWest was widely considered a very memorable part of ''Film/{{Silverado}}''.

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* He has more than one scene, but Creator/JohnCleese's minor role as an overly straight-laced and authoritarian British sheriff of a frontier town in TheOldWest TheWestern was widely considered a very memorable part of ''Film/{{Silverado}}''.


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* ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' has lots of cameos, a few entering straight here: Comicbook/WonderWoman oversees Lola Bunny's test to join the Amazons, Westernanimation/RickAndMorty return Taz to the Tunes.. and [[spoiler:in the Tune Squad's DarkestHour, Michael Jordan shows up to help the Tunes win the basketball game... only it's Creator/MichaelBJordan.]]
* Iceman only appears in the flesh for one scene of ''Film/TopGunMaverick'', and it's [[TearJerker absolutely heartbreaking]], specially when Creator/ValKilmer actually talks (given throat cancer took away his voice).
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* Despite her role being only a single scene, Creator/TaylorHickson's portrayal of Meghan Orlovsky in ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'', a girl whom Wade helps with a stalker, [[StarmakingRole became her breakthrough]].
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* ''Film/ArmyOfThieves'':
** Dieter's main two opponents in the safecracking contest Gwendoline uses to audition him: Neo (the reigning champion) and Fireball (the red-haired woman with leopard print gloves) make a powerful impression in their one scene for their skills and Neo's SoreLoser moment.
** Pavel, the SurveillanceStationSlacker at the second bank who picks up on signs of the heist despite his initial sloppiness, sounds the alarm and then wounds "action hero" Brad after a fight.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'' Pitbull's character, Bufo, only appears in two scenes and was never mentioned or seen again.

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* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'': The AntiVillain BountyHunter Josey faces in Santo Rio, due to how (in contrast to the other bounty hunters who face Josey) he seems to dislike his profession, doesn't mock Josey, and faces Josey in a fair fight despite realizing he may be outclassed by the hardened fugitive. He's also on the receiving end of perhaps the biggest MemeticMutation of the film.
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* ''Film/{{Go}}'': Creator/MelissaMcCarthy only has 57 seconds of screen time but is fantastic in her role as a cheerful, recently exposed SecretKeeper.
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** The plus size woman Max waltzes with in a hilarious yet tender scene.

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* Creator/JeanReno as "the cleaner" has one scene in ''[[Film/{{Nikita}} La femme Nikita]]'', but it is probably what viewers remember best about the whole movie. In fact the scene was so memorable that Creator/LucBesson decided to make a similar character the protagonist of his [[Film/TheProfessional next film]], with the role specifically written for Reno.

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* Creator/JeanReno as "the cleaner" has one scene in ''[[Film/{{Nikita}} La femme Nikita]]'', but it is probably what viewers remember best about the whole movie. In fact fact, the scene was so memorable that Creator/LucBesson decided to make a similar character the protagonist of his [[Film/TheProfessional next film]], with the role specifically written for Reno.



-->And then, when he's finished, I want you to say, "Oh, what a lovely tea party!"

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-->And --->And then, when he's finished, I want you to say, "Oh, what a lovely tea party!"



* In ''Film/WalkHardTheDeweyCoxStory'', the main character and his band meet famous musicians of the 60s during the height of their fame. Scene-stealers include Jack White as a conceited, drugged-out, mumbling Music/TheBeatlesElvis with kung-fu skills and Creator/JackBlack, Creator/PaulRudd, Creator/JustinLong and Creator/JasonSchwartzman as Music/TheBeatles.

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* In ''Film/WalkHardTheDeweyCoxStory'', the main character and his band meet famous musicians of the 60s '60s during the height of their fame. Scene-stealers include Jack White Music/JackWhite as a conceited, drugged-out, mumbling Music/TheBeatlesElvis Music/ElvisPresley with kung-fu skills and Creator/JackBlack, Creator/PaulRudd, Creator/JustinLong Creator/JustinLong, and Creator/JasonSchwartzman as Music/TheBeatles.



* Creator/VincentPrice in ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', who almost steals the film from Creator/JohnnyDepp. In fact the film created him a whole new following, his mannerisms and deep character acting captivating a lot of new fans.

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* Creator/VincentPrice in ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', who almost steals the film from Creator/JohnnyDepp. In fact fact, the film created him a whole new following, his mannerisms and deep character acting captivating a lot of new fans.



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*** Quicksilver is recruited solely to help break Erik out of prison midway through the movie, and returns home shortly afterward. Despite this, he's at the center of the movie's most impressive and hilarious scene, where he enters BulletTime to stop some bullets while also screwing with the guards. All while listening to "Time In A Bottle."

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*** Quicksilver is recruited solely to help break Erik out of prison midway through the movie, movie and returns home shortly afterward. Despite this, he's at the center of the movie's most impressive and hilarious scene, where he enters BulletTime to stop some bullets while also screwing with the guards. All while listening to "Time In A Bottle."



* ''Film/{{Snowpiercer}}'': The LargeHam, PregnantBadass kindergarten teacher who provides the main characters with a surprising amount of trouble during her few minutes of screen-time.

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** Creator/NedBeatty as ominous CEO Arthur Jensen. The guy's onscreen probably five minutes, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BVqIjKyJh0 his speech]] is utterly fantastic. "You have ''meddled with the primal forces of nature'', Mr. Beale, and ''I WON'T HAVE IT! IS THAT CLEAR??''"

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** Creator/NedBeatty as ominous CEO Arthur Jensen. The guy's onscreen probably five minutes, minutes but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BVqIjKyJh0 his speech]] is utterly fantastic. "You have ''meddled with the primal forces of nature'', Mr. Beale, and ''I WON'T HAVE IT! IS THAT CLEAR??''"



* Yet another man of the cloth, Creator/PeterVaughan as a hardassed Bishop of Digne in ''Film/LesMiserables1998''.

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* Yet another man of the cloth, Creator/PeterVaughan as a hardassed hard-assed Bishop of Digne in ''Film/LesMiserables1998''.
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* ''Film/TheBatman2022'' has one near the end, as the inmate in the cell next to Riddler in Arkham is [[spoiler:the Joker himself, played by Creator/BarryKeoghan.]]

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