Actors Playing Themselves In Film/TV

[frisco]

My favorites:
John Malkovich-Being John Malkovich
Bill Murray-Zombieland
Bob Barker-Happy Gilmore
William Shatner-Free Enterprise
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-Airplane
Rick Springfield-Californication
Charlton Heston-Wayne's World Two
Bruce Willis-The Player

My Best-Carey

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[Don'tcry4mejanhrdina]

My favorites:
John Malkovich-Being John Malkovich
Bill Murray-Zombieland
Bob Barker-Happy Gilmore
William Shatner-Free Enterprise
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-Airplane
Rick Springfield-Californication
Charlton Heston-Wayne's World Two
Bruce Willis-The Player

My Best-Carey

I'm sorry son, but you must have him confused with someone else. His name is Roger Murdock. He's the co-pilot.

 

[frisco]

I'm sorry son, but you must have him confused with someone else. His name is Roger Murdock. He's the co-pilot.

And he does play tough defence even against guys like Lanier and Walton who run him up and down the court and pound him mercilessly.

My Best-Carey

 

[Trap Jesus]

Extras did this better than anyone IMO. How the guest stars would come on and play hammed up versions of themselves was amazing. Daniel Radcliffe as the horny teenager, Kate Winslet shamelessly Oscar-baiting with tragic historic events, Ian McKellen giving "profound" acting advice by telling Gervais to pretend to be another person... So many great guest stars.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I loved seeing a bunch of different Hollywood actors play themselves in This is the End.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Charlton Heston-Wayne's World Two

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Last one, just thought of it - best film to use actors as themselves: Les acteurs (Blier, 2000). Brilliant film about the crafts, with infinite subtleties.

 

[frisco]

For non-reality shows probably Seinfeld (Jerry), Curb, The Player (movie by Robert Altman), The Simpsons probably had the best regular type real-life spots. Another one I thought of was David Duchovny on Garry Shandling. The League was good with NFL guys.

For me, Rick Springfield (1:49) as a "depraved" version of himself was great on Californication:
This might be my favorite scene of TV.

My Best-Carey

 

[Teemu]

 

[bigdirty]

Extras did this better than anyone IMO. How the guest stars would come on and play hammed up versions of themselves was amazing. Daniel Radcliffe as the horny teenager, Kate Winslet shamelessly Oscar-baiting with tragic historic events, Ian McKellen giving "profound" acting advice by telling Gervais to pretend to be another person... So many great guest stars.

I'll add to this Patrick Stewart being a complete an utter pervert, and David Bowie improvising an incredibly cruel song about Rick Gervais.

Could only find the outtakes of Patrick Stewart, which is even better.

 

[alko]

 

[alko]

And also found this:

 

[Thread The Needle]

Neil Patrick Harris in Harold and Kumar.

 

[Speyer]

Audie Murphy in "To Hell and Back"

 

[NyQuil]

Pretty much everyone on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Recent standout was Jon Hamm playing himself learning to be Larry David for a role.

 

[kihei]

Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.

Garnett was surprisingly good in Uncut Gems--to the point I thought it might make the league a little apprehensive about the portrayal he was creating.

 

[kook10]

Extras did this better than anyone IMO. How the guest stars would come on and play hammed up versions of themselves was amazing. Daniel Radcliffe as the horny teenager, Kate Winslet shamelessly Oscar-baiting with tragic historic events, Ian McKellen giving "profound" acting advice by telling Gervais to pretend to be another person... So many great guest stars.

one of my favorite scenes ever:

 

[NyQuil]

Garnett was surprisingly good in Uncut Gems--to the point I thought it might make the league a little apprehensive about the portrayal he was creating.

LeBron James was hilarious in Trainwreck.

He plays one on one with his friend Bill Hader at one point.

 

[KlausJopling]

Bill Murray is great in Zombieland, but even better in Space Jam.

 

[beowulf]

Well there is the whole cast of "This is the End".
Creed Bratton plays a fictionalized version of himself on The Office.

 

[Deadpool8812]

I loved seeing a bunch of different Hollywood actors play themselves in This is the End.

Well...they weren't all really playing themselves exactly. Most of them were playing exaggerated/fictionalized versions of themselves

 

[Osprey]

one of my favorite scenes ever:

How have I never seen this? It's gold. It's so contrary to Patrick Stewart's persona and Shakespearean background, yet he sells it.