Movie Directors Who Made a Cameo Appearance in Their Own Films

Steven Spielberg 

In maybe the smallest cameo ever done, Steven Spielberg can be seen for only a moment in the background of the sequel to Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark. The movie, The Temple of Doom, shows Spielberg in the huddle of missionaries seen during the Shanghai airport scene while Indiana Jones unknowingly gets on a fake flight. This scene also depicts Dan Aykroyd as Weber, a two-for-one cameo!

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.