Top Early Horror Roles
 

These are actors that went on to make it big who had roles in horror films early in their careers:

Johnny Depp (Nightmare On Elm Street - 1984)
Brad Pitt (Cutting Class - 1989)
Jack Nicholson (Little Shop Of Horrors - 1960)
Clint Eastwood (Revenge Of The Creature - 1955)
John Travolta (Carrie - 1976)
Meg Ryan (Amityville 3-D - 1983)
Demi Moore (Parasite - 1982)
Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena - 1985)

There must be tons of others. Who did I miss?

Jennifer Aniston -- Leprechaun [1993]

Jason Alexander--The Burning [1981]

Steve McQueen--The Blob [1958]

I LOVED Steve McQueen in The Blob!

Didn't know about the others. Jason Alexander with hair!http://www.horrorphile.net/images/th...r-stevens1.jpg

Holly Hunter was also in The Burning.

Never would have recognized her.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aY8_c0etO6.../burning03.jpg

that's not her

Leonardo DiCaprio in Critters 3

George Clooney in Return to Horror High & Return of the Killer Tomatoes

Laurence Fishburne in NOES 3

Ben Affleck in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tom Hanks in He Knows You're Alone

Viggo Mortensen in Leatherface: TCM III

Brooke Shields in Alice Sweet Alice

Eva Mendes in Children of the Corn V

Sharon Stone in Deadly Blessing


...bet I am missing plenty more.

Clint Eastwood was also in a brief role as a pilot in Tarantula.

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John Ritter--The Other [1972]

James Arness--The Thing From Another World [1951]

That would explain why I didn't recognize her.

Wow, there are a lot!!http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0855/ohleo.jpghttp://www.best-horror-movies.com/im...ke-shields.jpg

John Travolta - The Devils Rain - CArrie

TCM 4 - Matthew McConaughey +Renee Zellywhatshername

JEnnifer Aniston - Leprechaun

Kevin Bacon - Friday the 13th

Jack Nicholson - The Terror/Little Shop of Horrors and various other AIP films.

Billy Bob Thornton - Chopper chicks in Zombie town

Sharon Stone - Deadly Blesssing

Read the thread. :rolleyes:

Half your list is already mentioned.

Angela Lansbury in The Picture of Dorian Gray (the 40's version) - Theres prolly lots of older ones I'm forgetting..

Corey Feldman - Friday the 13th 4 + 5

Larry Fishburne - Death Wish 2

Jeff Goldbloom - Deathwish

Ving Rhames - people under the stairs..

Viggo Mortensen - Prison


--- Sorry I did repeat a few - my readin' skill aren't what they were.

Great picks.http://i44.tinypic.com/30w2zom.jpghttp://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...IAN_GRAY-7.jpg

Horror roles?

I was including exploitation films.

Ha, cool list! I would have never guessed some of those.
Only one I might add is Michael Landon (Bonanza,Little House on the Prairie) as the featured role in " I Was a Teenage Werewolf".
~M~

Meg Ryan has been acting since a child, & Amityville 3-D was a flop...
She used to do educational flicks for schools lol

http://www.stomptokyo.com/img-m3/amity3-b.jpghttp://www.incredibletvandmovies.com...nbissell2.jpeg:cool: