Alfred Hitchcock(1899-1980)

[Cameo] Often has a quick cameo in his films. He eventually began making his appearances near the beginning because he knew viewers were watching for him and he did not want to divert their attention away from the plot. Some of his live cameo appearances include Les cheveux d'or (1927) (in the newspaper office); Une femme disparaît (1938) (on the station platform); Jeune et innocent (1937) (outside of the courthouse); Les 39 marches (1935) (on the street); Meurtre (1930) (on the street); Chantage (1929) (on the subway); and Le passé ne meurt pas (1928) (near the tennis court). Some of his non-live appearances include Les naufragés (1944) (in a newspaper ad); Le crime était presque parfait (1954) (in a class reunion photo); La corde (1948) (his caricature appears on a neon sign); and Complot de famille (1976) (a silhouette against a frosted glass door).