0:04:44: Sitting at a desk in the newsroom with his back to the camera.
1:23:50: Next to Detective Joe in the mob scene (although this Hitchcock sighting is disputed).
In the 1927 film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, when one of the actors didn’t show up, Hitchcock put himself in the scene. Other directors have made cameos in their own movies, but none so more frequently or famously than Hitchcock.
Hitch has cameos in 40 of his movies, in different places and times of the narrative.
0:21:15: Carrying a walking stick, walking by the tennis courts.
0:10:25: Reading a book on the subway and being bothered by a boy.
0:59:45: Walking with a woman past the house in which the murder occurred.
0:51:25: On the bus, facing away wearing dark coat and hat (bouncing up and down).
0:33:25: Crossing the road in a trench coat as bus passes by.
0:06:56: He’s the man tossing white cigarette box while a bus pulls up (there are a lot of buses in Hitchcock’s cameos).
0:08:56: Passing by the crowd in front of the Bijou.
0:15:00: A journalist holding camera in front of the courthouse.
1:32:31: Wearing a black coat and smoking in Victoria Station.
0:12:44: After Joel McCrea departs from the hotel, Hitchcock is seen in a coat and hat, reading a newspaper.
2:06:57: After Jack Favell finishes a call, Hitchcock is walking by the phone box with his back to the audience.
At over two hours in, this is the latest cameo in Hitchcock movie.
0:42:57: Hitchcock passes Robert Montgomery in front of his building.
0:03:25: Walking a horse.
0:44:58: Mailing a letter.
1:04:45: Standing in front of “Cut Rate Drugs”
0:16:27: Playing cards on the train to Santa Rosa. His back is to the camera but he has a flush (spades).
0:25:00: An ad in the newspaper for “Reduco Obesity Slayer” has “before” and “after” pictures.
0:39:01: Walking out of the elevator at the Empire State Hotel, carrying violin case.
1:04:44: Hitchcock is drinking champagne at the party in Claude Rains’ mansion. He is leaving as Cary Grant enters.
0:38:00: Leaving the train and carrying cello case.
0:01:51: Just after his credit, near the end of opening sequence, Hitchcock is seen walking alongside a woman.
0:55:00: It isn’t him in person—but in the background, there is flashing red neon sign of his trademark profile.
0:02:11: Wearing blue coat and brown top hat, with back to the camera during the new governor’s speech.
0:12:17: One of three men on the Government House steps.
0:39:49: When Jane Wyman is in disguise as Marlene Dietrich’s maid, rehearsing her cover, Hitchcock is turning to look at her.
0:02:22: Farley Granger is reading a book, and Hitch is on the cover.
0:10:34: As Farley Granger gets off the train in his hometown, Hitchcock is getting on the train with double bass.
0:01:33: Hitchcock crossing the top of a flight of steps.
0:13:13: In the class-reunion photo, you Hitchcock is on the left side sitting at the same table as Swan and Wendice.
0:26:12: In the songwriter’s apartment, Hitchcock is winding the clock by the fireplace.
Appearances in Hitchcock films
The Birds 1963 0:02:18 Leaving the pet shop with two of his own Sealyham terriers, Geoffrey and Stanley, as Tippi Hedren enters.
1:23:50 In the mob scene next to Detective Joe, who is bearing the lodger’s weight on the fence by holding his arms. (Disputed)[7]
0:55:00 In the background as a red flashing neon sign of his trademark profile.
Saboteur 1942 1:04:45 Standing in front of “Cut Rate Drugs” as the saboteurs’ car stops.
0:44:58 Mailing a letter at the village postbox (long shot).
0:12:17 One of three men on the steps of the Government House.
“Appendix: Hitchcock’s Appearances” is analysis of the director’s cameos.
McCarthy, Michael (5 February 2009). “Final cut for Hollywood’s favorite dog.” The Independent. original on 2022-06-14.
