Most Iconic Cameos in Blockbuster Movies

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Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein

Gene Hackman is an Academy Award-winning actor known for his versatility in films, ranging from the 1978 Superman and headlining Francis Ford Coppola’s intense The Conversation.

But one cameo that really stuck out was his role as an absurd blind priest in his lone Young Frankenstein scene, making for one of the funniest scenes in film history.

Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein

What’s even crazier is how Hackman got the part- he wanted to give comedy a go so he asked his friend and tennis partner Gene Wilder whether there was something in the script for him. Wilder then referred him to director Mel Brooks, and the rest is history.