Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Cameo Stars
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars
The figures represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a person has had a cameo role in over their lifetime.
A cameo is a small role performed by a well-known actor or director, often limited to a single scene, with the casting done specifically because of who they are, not because of their acting talents. Examples of cameos are Alfred Hitchcock's appearances in his films and Stan Lee's brief appearances in Marvel films. Note that small parts played by actors before they became famous are not cameos. Rather, they are either supporting roles or roles as an "extra".
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Stan Lee
| Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Black Panther ($1,334,157,082 in 2018), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Spider-Man 3 ($895,937,268 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($879,495,139 in 2017) |
2
John Ratzenberger
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 38 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Finding Dory ($1,025,006,125 in 2016), Finding Nemo ($936,094,852 in 2003), Monsters University ($743,455,810 in 2013), Up ($731,463,377 in 2009), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004), Cars 2 ($560,155,383 in 2011), She's Having a Baby ($16,031,707 in 1988), Kickin It Old Skool ($4,500,147 in 2007) |
3
Pat Kiernan
| Best known as a Cameo Actor based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,590,236 in 2019), Doctor Strange ($676,343,174 in 2016), The Interpreter ($162,753,837 in 2005), The Commuter ($118,509,836 in 2018) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Lee | $30,558,205,769 | 46 | $664,308,821 |
| 2 | John Ratzenberger | $4,648,148,493 | 8 | $581,018,562 |
| 3 | Pat Kiernan | $3,605,644,987 | 5 | $721,128,997 |
| 4 | Samuel L. Jackson | $3,266,738,840 | 9 | $362,970,982 |
| 5 | Jim Starlin | $2,748,242,781 | 1 | $2,748,242,781 |
| 6 | Ken Jeong | $2,748,242,781 | 1 | $2,748,242,781 |
| 7 | Yvette Nicole Brown | $2,748,242,781 | 1 | $2,748,242,781 |
| 8 | Joe Russo | $2,748,242,781 | 1 | $2,748,242,781 |
| 9 | Larry King | $2,114,701,599 | 21 | $100,700,076 |
| 10 | Cobie Smulders | $2,048,359,754 | 1 | $2,048,359,754 |
| 11 | Stephen McFeely | $2,048,359,754 | 1 | $2,048,359,754 |
| 12 | Jay Leno | $1,932,325,255 | 25 | $77,293,010 |
| 13 | Chris Evans | $1,847,571,447 | 3 | $615,857,149 |
| 14 | Jimmy Fallon | $1,685,499,093 | 4 | $421,374,773 |
| 15 | M. Night Shyamalan | $1,678,161,289 | 6 | $279,693,548 |
| 16 | James Earl Jones | $1,582,923,478 | 7 | $226,131,925 |
| 17 | David Hasselhoff | $1,547,788,934 | 6 | $257,964,822 |
| 18 | Thomas Roberts | $1,515,100,211 | 1 | $1,515,100,211 |
| 19 | James Corden | $1,480,388,080 | 2 | $740,194,040 |
| 20 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | $1,337,947,388 | 2 | $668,973,694 |
| 21 | Ellie Goulding | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 22 | Sam Witwer | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 23 | Oscar Wright | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 24 | Gary Barlow | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 25 | Andrew Jack | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 26 | Gareth Edwards | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 27 | Adrian Edmondson | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 28 | Michaela Coel | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 29 | Matthew Wood | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 30 | Edgar Wright | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 31 | Tom Hardy | $1,325,604,756 | 1 | $1,325,604,756 |
| 32 | Ollie Palmer | $1,304,035,103 | 1 | $1,304,035,103 |
| 33 | Rob McElhenney | $1,304,035,103 | 1 | $1,304,035,103 |
| 34 | Ed Sheeran | $1,277,953,708 | 2 | $638,976,854 |
| 35 | Sigourney Weaver | $1,266,946,021 | 5 | $253,389,204 |
| 36 | Mike Tyson | $1,256,958,935 | 7 | $179,565,562 |
| 37 | Steven Spielberg | $1,225,830,805 | 5 | $245,166,161 |
| 38 | Peter Jackson | $1,146,073,073 | 4 | $286,518,268 |
| 39 | Kevin Smith | $1,100,446,686 | 4 | $275,111,672 |
| 40 | Jeff Garlin | $1,070,660,986 | 2 | $535,330,493 |
| 41 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 42 | Andy Serkis | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 43 | J.D. Dillard | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 44 | David Hearn | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 45 | Ewan McGregor | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 46 | Dhani Harrison | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 47 | Frank Oz | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 48 | Nigel Godrich | $1,070,655,325 | 1 | $1,070,655,325 |
| 49 | Ethan Cohn | $1,025,491,110 | 1 | $1,025,491,110 |
| 50 | Anderson Cooper | $1,005,684,636 | 3 | $335,228,212 |
| 51 | Jon Voight | $1,002,869,641 | 2 | $501,434,821 |
| 52 | Jeff Gordon | $992,742,873 | 3 | $330,914,291 |
| 53 | Bill Murray | $981,964,950 | 8 | $122,745,619 |
| 54 | Miley Cyrus | $977,004,755 | 4 | $244,251,189 |
| 55 | Shaquille O'Neal | $973,319,855 | 5 | $194,663,971 |
| 56 | Soledad O'Brien | $958,357,884 | 4 | $239,589,471 |
| 57 | Patrick Stewart | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
| 58 | Paul McCartney | $949,645,118 | 2 | $474,822,559 |
| 59 | Kevin Costner | $930,974,386 | 5 | $186,194,877 |
| 60 | Charlie Rose | $898,396,832 | 2 | $449,198,416 |
| 61 | Jeff Goldblum | $897,964,665 | 2 | $448,982,333 |
| 62 | Seth Rogen | $896,807,201 | 2 | $448,403,601 |
| 63 | Bruce Campbell | $895,937,268 | 1 | $895,937,268 |
| 64 | Willem Dafoe | $895,937,268 | 1 | $895,937,268 |
| 65 | Nancy Grace | $880,075,341 | 2 | $440,037,671 |
| 66 | Ester Dean | $879,765,137 | 1 | $879,765,137 |
| 67 | Rebel Wilson | $879,765,137 | 1 | $879,765,137 |
| 68 | John Cleese | $874,954,228 | 1 | $874,954,228 |
| 69 | Rob Zombie | $874,109,831 | 2 | $437,054,916 |
| 70 | Dana Bash | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 71 | Vikram Gandhi | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 72 | Erika Erickson | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 73 | Kent Shocknek | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 74 | Andrew Sullivan | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 75 | Brooke Baldwin | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 76 | Tom Luginbill | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 77 | Neil deGrasse Tyson | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 78 | Dave Pasch | $872,395,091 | 1 | $872,395,091 |
| 79 | Conan O’Brien | $865,416,983 | 5 | $173,083,397 |
| 80 | Brad Pitt | $819,376,175 | 2 | $409,688,088 |
| 81 | Christopher Knights | $807,330,936 | 1 | $807,330,936 |
| 82 | Conrad Vernon | $807,330,936 | 1 | $807,330,936 |
| 83 | Cody Cameron | $807,330,936 | 1 | $807,330,936 |
| 84 | John Landis | $806,449,165 | 2 | $403,224,583 |
| 85 | James McAvoy | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 86 | Alan Tudyk | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 87 | Evan Peters | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 88 | Rhett Reese | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 89 | Tye Sheridan | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 90 | Paul Wernick | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 91 | Nicholas Hoult | $786,362,370 | 1 | $786,362,370 |
| 92 | Matt Damon | $773,902,617 | 7 | $110,557,517 |
| 93 | Ryan Reynolds | $760,732,926 | 1 | $760,732,926 |
| 94 | Pete Docter | $731,463,377 | 1 | $731,463,377 |
| 95 | KaDee Strickland | $722,877,361 | 2 | $361,438,681 |
| 96 | Meadow Walker | $714,567,285 | 1 | $714,567,285 |
| 97 | Martha Stewart | $686,710,296 | 3 | $228,903,432 |
| 98 | Kurt Russell | $682,085,137 | 2 | $341,042,569 |
| 99 | Dick Cavett | $679,835,137 | 1 | $679,835,137 |
| 100 | Burt Bacharach | $676,406,139 | 3 | $225,468,713 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
John Ratzenberger: Mary Hanley of the Rhode Island International Film Festival [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
