Steven spielberg biography jaws cameo

Steven Spielberg rarely cameos in his own movies, but in the classic, 'Jaws', he made an exception for a very subtle role.

While he isn't known for cameos, director Steven Spielberg has appeared in a few movies, and his easy-to-miss cameo in Jaws is his sneakiest.

Director Cameo Steven Spielberg.

Jaws is a American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel by Peter Benchley.

Steven Spielberg also makes a cameo in the movie: His voice is the Amity Island dispatcher who calls Quint's boat, the Orca, with Sheriff Brody.

Director Cameo Steven Spielberg....

Foreground My Ass! Steven Spielberg Cameos

It isn't uncommon for film directors to make blink and you miss them appearances in their own films, or indeed other people's.

Hitchcock was famed for cameos in his films, but perhaps one person less famed for his cameo appearances is Steven Spielberg himself.

Sometimes it's his voice, an appendage or the whole damn Spielberg.

The Daily Jaws reaches for the pause button and investigates.

Jaws (1975)

You won't find a physical Steven in the original summer blockbuster, but you will hear his voice when Quint answers the radio on board the Orca to the request that Ellen wants to speak to Chief Brody.

Although that's not to say you won't find a Spielberg in the film, you will.

Elmer Spielberg plays the Brody's dog.

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Perhaps the most famous of Spielberg's cameos occurs in this John Landis musical comedy about Jake and Ellwood Blues, played by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.

Spielberg plays an admin clerk