Cameo appearances in the King Kong franchise were usually crew members of the movies or family members of the movie crew.
The franchise cameos[]
King Kong (1933 film)[]
- Merian C. Cooper-the director, portrayed as the pilot of the plane that kills King Kong.
- Ernest B. Schoedsack-the co-director, portrayed as the machine gunner of the plane that kills King Kong.
King Kong (2005 film)[]
- Rick Baker-old time prosthetics artist and actor of King Kong in the 1976 version, portrayed as the pilot of the plane that kills King Kong, as reference for the directors' cameos in the 1933 version.
- Stephen A. Buckley-a senior animator for Weta Workshop in the film, portrayed as the cowardly Cab Driver.
- Hamish Bruce-steelworker for the film, appeared as one of the gunners of the planes.
- Bob Burns-former prosthetics technician for Weta Workshop, cameoed as the first NY bystander running with his wife from Kong.
- Kathy Burns-wife of Bob Burns, cameoed as the second NY bystander running with her husband from Kong.
- Randall William Cook-visual effects man and second unit director with Peter Jackson in his films, portrayed as one of the pilots on the planes.
- Frank Darabont-best known director, writer, and producer, appears one of the gunners of the planes.
- Matthew Dravitzki-the assistant for Peter Jackson in the film, portrayed as the Trampled Theatre Goer.
- Luanne Gordon-the wife of Andy Serkis, portrayed as one of the Theatre actors of the play Cry Havoc.
- Belindalee Hope-the assistant director and production manager for Peter Jackson since The Lord of the Rings, portrayed as the first Burlesque dancer whom Denham wanted to hire before seeing Ann.
- Billy Jackson-son of director Peter Jackson, portrayed as the first New York child during the first two minutes of the movie.
- Katie Jackson-daughter of director Peter Jackson, portrayed as the second New York child during the first two minutes of the movie.
- Peter Jackson-the director of the film, portrayed as the machine gunner of the plane that kills King Kong, as a reference for the directors' cameos in the 1933 version.
- Rick Porras-a producer and additional unit director for Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, appears as a machine gunner on one of the planes.
- Steve Reinsfield-a stunt performer for the film, portrayed as a Venture crewman.
- Tania Rodger-wife of Richard Taylor, appeared as a Hooverville Mother in the first two minutes of the movie.
- Julia Walshaw-stand-in for Naomi Watts, portrayed as the Woman at Broadway Show.
- Tim Wong-the stunt performer for Lobo Chan, portrayed as the sixteenth Venture crewman.