Movie Directors Who Made a Cameo Appearance in Their Own Films

Terry Jones

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is among the greats in terms of comedy movies. Terry Jones writes, stars, and directs in most of the Monty Python films, but his role in the most famous is incredibly small. Jones briefly appeared as a guard, but he is best known for writing the iconic film. He wrote the film with friend and co-star Terry Gilliam. It was ranked as the fifth-greatest comedy movie of all time. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.