30 Actors, Unrecognizable In These Roles

Whether it be their humble beginnings, or surprise cameos -- you've probably seen more of your most beloved pop culture icons than you realize. We asked our readers to show us the most mind-blowing and unrecognizable appearances from some of our favorite stars. Winner is below, but first the runners-up ...

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Entry by foxjasond

Before Breaking Bad... Before Malcolm in the Middle... Bryan Cranston was Jerryi's dentist. CRAGKEDCONI

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Entry by hyperxion

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Entry by travsam79

Vincent D Onofrio Full Metal Jacket Adventures in Babysitting CRACKED COM Men in Black

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Entry by Mad Mann

CRACKED ce COM James Wait, aren't you my father in Fallout 3? Anyone ever tell you that you sound a little like Bryan Mills, Qui-Gon Jinn or Ra's al G

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Entry by Adam Page

Sean Bean played But most shockingly ALERT) a transvestite (SPOILER called Tracie in he/she doesn't die! The Accused'

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Entry by ouiser77

CRACKED.COM This fierce Klingon Warrior with the Pain Stick was played by ... John Tesh

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Emmy Award winner James Whitmore played a variety of roles in his life. He is probably best known for playing Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemptio

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Entry by bohemian

CRACKED The hitchhiker in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was played by Tabey dagan

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Tim Curry played Nigel Thornberry for all 5 seasons of The Wild Thornberrys. Smashing, indeed. CRACKED.COM

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Entry by GregJohnston

Shlubb in 'Sin City' is Ron Freaking Swanson! GRACKED.COM

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Everybody knows that Kevin Peter Hall played the Predator. Did you know he's also the helicopter pilot at the end of the movie? CRACKED.COM

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Entry by Mich13

The blind preacher from Little Nicky was played by Quentin Tarantino CRACKED.COM

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Entry by Dan9418

CRACKED COM Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is Donnie from The Wild Thornberrys & Needles from Back to the Future

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Entry by Expalphalog

Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead, starring Simon Pegg, is both an homage to, and a parody of, the films of George Romero. Romero was a such a fan, t

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Entry by Mad Mann

THIS IS JANINE, SIMON PEGG'S GIRLFRIEND IN HOT FUzZ, WHO BREAKS UP WITH HIM FOR ANOTHER MEMBER OF HER FORENSIC UNIT. OR CATE BLANCHETT, FOR SHORT. CRA

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Entry by rauco

Before becoming Red Forman, Kurtwood mith put his Foot in Klingon .as5e5 in Star Trek VI CRACKED CON

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Entry by ComradeZombie

THAT SPACE COYOTE? JOHNNY CASH. 411L Pi CRACKED COM

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Entry by Adam Page

James Stewart as Wylie Burp in his final film 66 0 CRACKED COM

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Entry by Tim Babb

Did you know Dick Van Dyke had TWO roles in Mary Poppins? Um.... Wot?? As Bert AND the old banker. Fiddlesticks! Thankfully, his old accent was much

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Entry by Quarnoz

David Duchovny (The X-Files) may have hosted soft-core adult series Redshoe Diaries but with his character in Twin Peaks he surely could have submitte

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Entry by ETangonan

n the Steven Spielberg movie Hook This poor pirate, whom Captain Sook tortured was played by... actress Glenn Close! CRACKEDCOMT

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Entry by GregJohnston

CRACKEDCON Before he was Hellboy, Ron Perlman became accustomed to sitting in al makeup chair for long hours preparing for his role ofvincent on the 1

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Entry by monkeylamp

Although not famous actors, ex NFL Star Hines Ward and Scott lan of Anthrax, 86 have both played zombies on AMC'S The Walking Dead. CRACKED.COM

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Entry by Jurgan

He made what is widely considered to be the greatest movie of all time. His final role was as a planet that ate Transformers. CRACKED.COM

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Entry by DClyde

the Animal III) Boris (MIB Recognise him? No, I didn't elther. Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords)

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Entry by Expalphalog

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had a large number of guest stars. Including Iggy Pop.

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Entry by GramboHenry

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This guy drowning in the surf in the music video for Billy Joel's Second Wind? That's Adam Savage, from the MythBusiers as he leoked in 1995. CRACKE