Stan Lee’s Marvel-ous Movie And TV Cameos

By Brent Furdyk. 12 Nov 2018 9:27 PM

Dating back to TV’s “Incredible Hulk”, the late Stan Lee made cameo appearances in pretty much every Marvel movie and TV series. In celebration of the life of the comic book icon, here’s a look at his extensive collection of cameos.

1989: 'The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk'

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2007: 'Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer'

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2011: 'Captain America: The First Avenger'

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2014: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

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1989: 'The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk'
Marvel/NBC
In a made-for-TV movie based on "The Incredible Hulk" TV series, Lee played one of the jurors in the dream-sequence trial of Hulk alter-ego Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby).
1995: 'Mallrats'
Gramercy Pictures
More than a cameo, Lee had a small but pivotal part in director Kevin Smith's followup to his hit indie comedy "Clerks".
2000: 'X-Men'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
In the X-Men's first cinematic adventure, Lee played a hot-dog vendor.
2002: 'Spider-Man'
Marvel/Sony Pictures
In Tobey Maguire's first outing as Spidey, Lee was a fast-thinking bystander who saves a little girl from falling debris while Spider-Man battles Green Goblin.
2002: 'The SImpsons'
Fox
Lee made his first appearance on "The Simpsons" in season 13, paying a visit to Comic Book Guy's shop, where he offered his two cents about Bart's comic, "Angry Dad." He returned to voice himself two more times, in seasons 25 and 28.
2003: 'Daredevil'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
The Ben Affleck-starring "Daredevil" movie featured Lee in a brief cameo as a distracted pedestrian who is so engrossed in his newspaper that he nearly walks into traffic, saved at the last moment by blind youngster and future Daredevil Matt Murdock.
2003: 'Hulk'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
In the Ang Lee-directed "Hulk", Lee and "Incredible Hulk" star Lou Ferrigno team up to play security guards.
2004: 'Spider-Man 2'
Marvel/Sony Pictures
Lee cameos in the "Spider-Man" sequel as, presumably, the same fast-thinking bystander as the first film, this time saving a woman from being hit from falling rubble while Spidey battles Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina).
2005: 'Fantastic Four'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
Lee made a brief but memorable cameo as mailman Willie Lumpkin, a character he originally created for the "Fantastic Four" comics.
2006: 'X-Men: The Last Stand'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
Lee plays a guy watering his lawn when Jean Grey's (Famke Janssen) telekinetic powers cause the water coming out of his hose to defy gravity.
2007: 'Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
In the "Fantastic Four" sequel, Lee played a wedding crasher who is escorted off the premises. Oddly enough, Lee did not do a cameo in the 2015 reboot — and once joked that was the reason why "Fantastic 4" bombed.
2007: 'Spider-Man 3'
Marvel/Sony Pictures
Lee shares a few words with Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) in "Spider-Man 3".
2008: 'Iron Man'
Marvey/Disney
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) mistakes Lee for Hugh Hefner during a party.
2008: 'The Incredible Hulk'
Marvel/Universal Pictures
In the second "Hulk" feature, Lee grabs a drink of what he thinks is a green soda, not realizing it contains the Hulk-infused blood of Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton).
2010: 'Iron Man 2'
Marvel/Disney
Following on the gag in the first "Iron Man" flick, this time Tony Stark mistakes Lee for suspender-wearing former CNN host Larry King.
2010: 'The Big Bang Theory'
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Lee played himself in an episode of "Big Bang Theory" when he finds himself in traffic court because of Penny.
2011: 'Thor'
Marvel/Disney
Lee does some serious damage to his truck when he tries to use it to displace Thor's hammer.
2011: 'Captain America: The First Avenger'
Marvel/Disney
Lee plays an Army general during Captain America's Second World War press conference.
2012: 'The Avengers'
Marvel/Disney
In the first "Avengers" film, Lee is playing chess when he's interviewed by a news team about the superheroes in NYC. "Superheroes in New York? Give me a break," he quips.
2012: 'The Amazing Spider-Man'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
Lee plays a music teacher rocking out to some classical music on headphones while oblivious to the super-powered battle taking place behind him.
2013: 'Iron Man 3'
Marvel/Disney
The third "Iron Man" film finds Lee as a judge at a beauty pageant, giving a contestant an enthusiastic perfect score.
2013: 'Thor: The Dark World'
Marvel/Disney
Lee played a patient in a psychiatric facility in the second "Thor" film.
2014: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'
Marvel/Disney
Lee played a bumbling security guard who thinks he's lost Captain America's costume when Cap steals it from a museum exhibit.
2014: 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'
Marvel/Sony Pictures
Lee is among the attendees at the graduation of Peter Parker.
2014: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'
Marvel/Disney
Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) spies Lee chatting up a young woman in the first "Guardians" flick.
2014: 'Big Hero 6'
Disney
Lee made an animated cameo in Disney's "Big Hero 6".
2014: 'Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
Marvel/ABC
Lee was a passenger on a train in the pilot episode of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.".
2015: 'Marvel's Agent Carter'
Marvel/ABC
Lee played a guy getting his shoes shined alongside Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper).
2016: 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron'
Marvel/Disney
Lee is a tipsy WWII veteran who has to be helped stand after sampling Asgardian liquor.
2015: 'Ant-Man'
Marvel/Disney
Lee was a friendly bartender in the first "Ant-Man" flick.
2016: 'Deadpool'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
Lee showed off his raunchy side as a strip club DJ.
2016: 'Captain America: Civil War'
Marvel/Disney
In the third "Captain America" movie, Lee is a Fed Ex delivery driver with a package for Tony Stark.
2016: 'X-Men: Apocalypse'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
Lee appeared in a co-cameo with real-life wife Joan.
2016: 'Doctor Strange'
Marvel/Disney
Lee is a bus passenger enjoying his copy of Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception in "Dr. Strange".
2017: 'Fresh Off The Boat'
ABC/Richard Cartwright
Lee guest-starred as himself in a 2017 episode of ABC sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat", in which Eddie and Emory enter a comic book contest.
2017: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2'
Marvel/Disney
Lee was a space-suited astronaut chatting with some celestial beings, which some fans felt confirmed a fan-theory that he was playing the same character in all his cameos: a Watcher who keeping an eye on Earth's superheroes and reporting back to his alien overlords.
2017: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
Marvey/Disney
Lee played a dude named Gary, who communicates with his neighbours by yelling out his window.
2017: 'Thor: Ragnarok'
Marvel/Disney
Lee had a particularly wacky cameo in the third "Thor" movie, playing a barber who attempts to trim Thor's long locks with some super-sharp blades.
2018: 'Black Panther'
Marvel/Disney
Lee plays a gambler who encounters Prince T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) at a casino table.
2018: 'Avengers: Infinity War'
Marvel/Disney
Lee played Peter Parker's school bus driver in the third "Avengers" movie.
2018: 'Deadpool 2'
Marvel/20th Century Fox
While Lee didn't physically appear in "Deadpool 2", his likeness can be seen painted on the side of a building in one scene.
2018: 'Ant-Man And The Wasp'
Marvel/Disney
Lee plays a befuddled man about to get into his car when it suddenly shrinks. "Well, the '60s were fun, but now I'm paying for it," he quips.
2018: 'Venom'
Marvel/Sony Pictures
In "Venom", Lee is walking his dog when he gives some advice to Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy).
2018: 'Teen Titans Go! To The Movies'
Warner Bros.
In a rare departure from the Marvel universe, Lee is seen in a cameo in this animated DC Comics film, sweeping up in the Warner Bros. lot. "I don't care if it's a DC movie," he says. "I love cameos! Excelsior!"

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