Alfred Hitchcock

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Hitchcocks habit of appearing in his own movies happened by accident; in one of his first films he was short of an actor, therefore Hitchcock took it upon himself to play this small part.

Eventually he was forced to appear in the beginning of each movie so that the audience wouldn't be destracted from the plot while they were looking for a glimbs of the master...

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The lodger (1926) :	At a desk in a newsroom and later in the crowd watching an arrest.
Easy virtue (1927) :	Walking past a tennis court, carrying a walking stick.
Blackmail (1929) :	Being bothered by a small boy as he reads a book in the subway.
cameo Blackmail

Murder (1930) :	Walking past the house where the murder was commited, about an hour into the movie.
The 39 steps (1935) :	Tossing some litter while Robert Donat and Lucie Mannheim run from the theater.
Young and innocent (1938) :	Outside the courthouse, holding a camera.
The lady vanishes (1938) :	In Victoria station, wearing a black coat and smoking a cigarette.

Rebecca (1940) :	Walking near the phone booth just after George Sanders makes a call.
cameo Rebecca
Foreign correspondent (1940) :	After Joel McCrea leaves his hotel, reading a newspaper.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) :	Passing Robert Montgomery in front of his building.
Suspicion (1941) :	Mailing a letter at the village postbox.
Saboteur (1942) :	Standing in front of Cut Rate Drugs in New York as the saboteur's car stops.
Shadow of a doubt (1943) :	On the train to Santa Rosa, playing cards. videoclip 'Shadow of a doubt'
Lifeboat (1944) :	In the "before" and "after" pictures in the newspaper ad for Reduco Obesity Slayer.
Spellbound (1945) :	Coming out an elevator at the Empire Hotel, carrying a violin case.
Notorious (1946) :	At a big party in Claude Rains's mansion, drinking champaign.
The Paradine case (1947) :	Leaving the train at Cumberland Station, carrying a cello.
Rope (1948) :	His trademark can be seen briefly on a neon sign in the view of the apartment window.
Under capricorn (1949) :	In the town square during a parade. Ten minutes later, on the steps of the Government House.

Stage fright (1950) :	Turning to look at Jane Wyman in her disguise as Marlene Dietrich's maid.
Strangers on a train (1951) :	Boarding a train with a double bass fiddle.
cameo Strangers on a train
I confess (1953) :	Crossing the top of a staircase after the opening credits.
Dial M for murder (1954) :	On the left side of the class-reunion photo.
Rear window (1954) :	Winding the clock in the songwriter's appartment.
To catch a thief (1955) :	Sitting to the left of Cary Grant on a bus. videoclip 'To catch a thief'
The trouble with Harry (1955) :	Walking past the parked limousine of an old man who is looking at paintings.
The man who knew too much (1956) :	Watching acrobats in the Morrocan marketplace (his back to the camera).
The wrong man (1956) :	Narrating the film's prologue.
Vertigo (1958) :	In a gray suit walking the street.
North by northwest (1959) :	Missing a bus during the opening credits.

Psycho (1960) :	Through Janet Leigh's window as she returns to her office. He is wearing a cowboy hat.
The birds (1963) :	Leaving the pet shop with two white terriers as Tippi Hedren enters.
cameo The birds
Marnie (1964) :	Entering from the left of the hotel corridor after Tippi Hedren passes by. videoclip 'Marny'
Torn curtan (1966) :	Sitting in Hotel d'Anglettere lobby holding a baby.
Topaz (1969) :	Being pushed in a wheelchair in an airport. He gets up from the chair, shakes hands with a man and walks off to the right.

Frenzy (1972) :	In the center of a crowd, he is the only one not applauding the speaker.
Family plot (1976) :	In silhouette through the door of the Registrar of Births and Deaths.

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