Alfred Hitchcock's cameo in REAR WINDOW (1954), winding the clock in the songwriter's apartment played by real-life songwriter Ross Bagdasarian, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Hitchcock has a cameo in almost all of his films. © Universal Pictures

Years before becoming the drummer for Genesis, Civil War buff Phil Collins was a child actor appearing as an extra in The Beatles' A HARD DAYS NIGHT (1964), one of hundreds of screaming teenagers during the TV concert sequence and seen fleetingly in a close-up (although I have yet to find him). © Janus Films

Liberace in his last screen role as the Whispering Glades funeral salesman Mr. Starker in THE LOVED ONE (1965). © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Although never confirmed, its been rumored that the guy on the right is Cat Stevens in the 1971 film HAROLD AND MAUDE. The film features several Cat Stevens songs © Paramount Pictures

Paul Simon as music producer Tony Lacey in ANNIE HALL (1977). Laurie Bird is his girlfriend. At the time, Bird was romantically involved with Simon's old partner Art Garfunkel and photographed the cover of his WATERMARK album (1977). In 1979, she committed suicide in the apartment she shared with Garfunkel in New York © United Artists

"I gave my love a chicken, that had no bones..." Singer Stephen Bishop as the folk singer on the stairs in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978), just before John Belushi smashed his guitar against the wall. Bishop had the cast sign the shattered guitar and owns it to this day. Stephen Bishop is best remembered for writing the Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin Oscar-nominated duet "Separate Lives" and his own hit song "On and On." © Universal Pictures

On the right is George Harrison as Mr Papadopoulos in MONTY PYTHON'S THE LIFE OF BRIAN (1979). The original financing pulled out because of the film's subject matter and George wanted to see the film, so he offered to finance the production for £3 million. As a result Handmade Films was created making him one of the most successful British film producers over the next 10 years. As Eric Idle later quipped, Harrison just paid for the "world's most expensive cinema ticket." As a reward, George got a few seconds of uncredited screen time as Mr Papadopoulos, owner of the Mount. After being introduced to the "messiah" Brian, George replies a Liverpudlian "Hello." This is the best frame with Michael Palin, Graham Chapam, John Cleese and George Harrison together. © Cinema International Corporation

Chaka Khan in a few seconds of screen time in the James Brown-gospel sequence in THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980). © Universal Pictures

"How ya doin?" Legendary guitarist Joe Walsh as one of the prisoners in the"Jailhouse Rock" sequence at the end of THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980). © Universal Pictures

The Statler Brothers as themselves in SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II (1980). The Statler Brothers are Phil Balsley, Lew DeWitt, Don Reid & Harold Reid © Universal Pictures

Nancy Wilson of Heart as the "Beautiful Girl in Corvette" in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982). Wilson later married (and divorced) screenwriter Cameron Crowe. © Universal Studios

Martin Scorsese is known to blast either Doo-Wop or Punk Rock music on his sets between takes. In THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) a gang of punks is seen on a street corner.. Billed in the credits as "Street Scum", they are played by Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, and Paul Simonon of The Clash, actress-singer Ellen Foley ("Paradise by the Dashboard Light," Night Court), Don Letts, Kosmo Vinyl, and Pearl Harbor. © 20th Century Fox

Tom Waits as Buck Merrill in THE OUTSIDERS (1983). © Warner Bros

George Martin with Ringo Starr in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (1984). © 20th Century Fox

Long time Beatles producer George Martin in his brief cameo as Paul McCartney's producer in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (1984). The engineer right next to Martin is Geoff Emerick, who was engineer with The Beatles from REVOLVER up until ABBEY ROAD. It was Emerick's innovation to record John Lennon's vocal through a Leslie speaker on "Tomorrow Never Knows", to get the ethereal sound Lennon wanted. He received Grammy Awards for the engineering of SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND and ABBEY ROAD. He abandoned work on THE BEATLES (aka The White Album) on 16 July 1968, fed up with the tensions and arguments that hampered the sessions. © 20th Century Fox

Paul McCartney's band during the "Ballroom Dancing" sequence in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (1984). included Dave Edmonds on the left and John Paul Jones from Led Zepplin on bass. © 20th Century Fox

In the warehouse sequence in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (1984), Eric Stewart from 10cc steps in and plays on "So Bad." Stewart has the rare distinction of writing several songs with McCartney that appeared on Paul's 1986 album PRESS TO PLAY. © 20th Century Fox

REPO MAN'S (1984) Executive Producer (and hat-wearing member of The Monkees) Michael Nesmith briefly appears as a rabbi. © Universal Pictures

In REPO MAN (1984), Executive Producer & former Monkee Mike Nesmith's friend, musician Jimmy Buffett, of 'Margaritaville' fame, is the crouching man who is photographing the man being set on fire. His part is listed as 'Additional Blond Agent' © Universal Pictures

She had the beat before getting it from Miss Scarlett in the lobby. Former Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin as the singing telegram girl in CLUE (1985). © Paramount Pictures

Pee Wee Herman retrieves his stolen bike and is being chased on a Hollywood studio back lot, briefly interrupting a Twisted Sister music video shoot in PEE WEES BIG ADVENTURE (1985). © Warner Bros.

Rockabilly vs. Ziggy Stardust. Carl Perkins just pulled out a knife from his chest after being stabbed by David Bowie and the two have it out with Michelle Pfieffer in the middle in INTO THE NIGHT (1985). © Universal Pictures

On 1985's DAY OF THE DEAD, director George Romero put out a call for zombie extras. For their services they received a hat that said 'I played a Zombie in 'Day of the Dead', a copy of the newspaper from the beginning of the film [stating THE DEAD WALK!], and one dollar. Among those zombie extras were the members of the cult rock group NRBQ, who were big fans of Romero's other zombie films. Here, down in the mines, singer/keyboardist Terry Adams gets a stagger-through cameo as the zombie n the orange shirt: © United Film Distribution Company

Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise) plays one of his many contenders on the road in THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986), none other than Iggy Pop. © Buena Vista Distribution

Huey Lewis has the power of love, but not for Michael J. Fox's band in BACK TO THE FUTURE (1986) © Universal Pictures

Alan Rudolph's 1987 film MADE IN HEAVEN has quite a few odd cameos, one of which is Neil Young, appearing in one scene as 'Truck Driver' who picks up Timothy Hutton's hitchhiker. As an extra wink to those in the know, Neil shows up as the soundtrack is playing his own "Mr. Soul" song, from back in the day when he was a member of Buffalo Springfield. © Lorimar Productions

In MADE TO HEAVEN (1987) Timothy Hutton drives his own car into a garage only to find out the car is own its last legs. The diagnosing mechanic is played by Cars musician Ric Ocasek as 'Shark. Also, an unbilled Ellen Barkin lurks behind the men. © Lorimar Productions

In MADE TO HEAVEN (1987) 'Lucille' (Ellen Barkin) and 'Elmo' (Timothy Hutton) pull off a scam and rob Stanky's bar. Playing 'Stanky' is an eyelinered Tom Petty. © Lorimar Productions

Sting doesn't have any lines in his very brief appearance before his execution as the "Heroic Officer" in THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1988). © Columbia Pictures

Accordian player extraordiniarre "Weird Al" Yankovic appears as himself in THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD (1988). © Paramount Pictures

In the final "Dirty Harry" film THE DEAD POOL (1988), showing their respects at the funeral for Johnny Squares, are just-becoming-famous real rock band Guns N Roses v.1 - (L-R) Slash, Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, an unseen Izzy Stradlin, and Axl Rose. © Warner Bros.

From THE DEAD POOL (1988) Here, Axl Rose is mentally making notes about shooting a music video in a cemetery, © Warner Bros.

Jeff Beck & singer Nicolette Larson in TWINS (1988). Larson s best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". Terry Bozzio is the unseen drummer, best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa. © Universal Pictures

A closeup of Jeff Beck as the guitarist in TWINS (1988) © Universal Pictures

Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers as Needles in BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989). © Universal Pictures

Edie Brickell as a folk singer in a Syracuse area bar in BORN ON THE FORTH OF JULY (1989). © Universal Pictures