There are examples I’ve seen but not are all obvious unless you knew beforehand:
- Richard Dreyfuss in The Graduate (starring Dustin Hoffman) as “boarding house resident” (uncredited)
- John Krasinski in State and Main (starring William H. Macy) as “caddy / judge’s assistant” (uncredited)
- Bruce Willis in The Verdict (starring Paul Newman) as “courtroom observer” (uncredited)
- Channing Tatum in War of the Worlds (starring Tom Cruise) as “boy at church” (uncredited)
- Brad Pitt in No Way Out (starring Kevin Costner) as “party guest” (uncredited)
- Sylvester Stallone in Klute (starring Jane Fonda) as “disco dancer” (uncredited)
- Jeff Goldblum in Death Wish (starring Charles Bronson) as “freak #1” (uncredited)
- Vin Diesel in Awakenings (starring Robin Williams) as “hospital porter” (uncredited)
- Gerard Butler in Tomorrow Never Dies (starring Pierce Brosnan) as “crewman” (uncredited)
- Megan Fox in Bad Boys II (starring Martin Lawrence) as “dancer in club” (uncredited)
I mean, have you seen a movie where an actor you recognize began their career as a extra before they were stars?
I just re-watched Jurassic park, and realised he’s in that too. A few years before Pulp Fiction
Ah, a classic. Amazing how practical effects from 1996 hold up so well today.
A slightly more well-known film with SLJ in a minor role is Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy, where SLJ plays a holdup man at a restaurant (I think McDonald’s).
“Look… me and the McDonald’s people got this little misunderstanding. See, they’re McDonald’s… I’m McDowell’s. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds.”
Hold on to your butts!