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Spotting Stan Lee
Blink and you'll miss him! For Marvel fans, part of the fun of watching an action-packed superhero film or TV show is the chance to spot comics legend Stan Lee in unexpected roles. As a hot dog vendor to a strip club emcee, Lee has played this cinematic version of Where's Waldo in nearly every Marvel adaptation on the big and small screen for more than two decades. Ahead, check out his covert, yet memorable, roles you may have missed.
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The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)https://ew.com/movies/stan-lee-marvel-cameos-2/?slide=249115?utm_source=smsshare&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=sms-share-gallery&utm_content=20210201" class="display-block " title="sms share" aria-label="Text message this slide">
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Jury Foreman in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
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Hot Dog Vendor in X-Men (2000)
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Startled Bystander at Fair in Spider-Man (2002)
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Distracted Pedestrian At Crosswalk in Daredevil (2003)
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Man Who Saves Woman From Falling Debris in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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Postal Carrier in Fantastic Four (2005)
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Man With Hose in Front Yard in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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Man in Times Square in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)https://ew.com/movies/stan-lee-marvel-cameos-2/?slide=249136?utm_source=smsshare&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=sms-share-gallery&utm_content=20210201" class="display-block " title="sms share" aria-label="Text message this slide">
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Rejected Wedding Guest in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
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Man Mistaken for Hugh Hefner in Iron Man (2008)
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Milwaukee Man in Kitchen in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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Larry King in Iron Man 2 (2010)
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Pickup Truck Driver in Thor (2011)
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Retired General in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
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Chess Player Featured in Newsreel in The Avengers (2012)
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Librarian in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
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Pageant Judge in Iron Man 3 (2013)
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Mental Patient in Thor: The Dark World (2013)
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Train Passenger in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014)
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)https://ew.com/movies/stan-lee-marvel-cameos-2/?slide=249125?utm_source=smsshare&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=sms-share-gallery&utm_content=20210201" class="display-block " title="sms share" aria-label="Text message this slide">
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Smithsonian Security Guard in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
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Graduation Guest in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
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Xandarian Ladies' Man in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
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Fred's Dad in Big Hero 6 (2014)
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Police Officer in Framed Photo in Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
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WWII Veteran at Bar in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
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Bartender in Ant-Man (2015)
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Police Officer in Portrait in Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
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Man Getting His Shoes Shined in Marvel's Agent Carter (2015)
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Strip Club DJ in Deadpool (2016)
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FedEx Worker in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
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Onlooker (with real-life wife Joan) in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
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Oblivious Bus Passenger in Doctor Strange (2016)
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Deadpool: No Good Deed short (2017)https://ew.com/movies/stan-lee-marvel-cameos-2/?slide=5594401?utm_source=smsshare&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=sms-share-gallery&utm_content=20210201" class="display-block " title="sms share" aria-label="Text message this slide">
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Himself in Deadpool: No Good Deed short (2017)
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)https://ew.com/movies/stan-lee-marvel-cameos-2/?slide=5812639?utm_source=smsshare&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=sms-share-gallery&utm_content=20210201" class="display-block " title="sms share" aria-label="Text message this slide">
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Astronaut with the Watchers in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
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Neighbor in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
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Customer at a mutant-friendly bar in Fox's The Gifted (2017)
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Barber in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
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Gambler in Black Panther (2018)
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Bus driver in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
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Shrinking motorist in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)https://ew.com/movies/stan-lee-marvel-cameos-2/?slide=6248099?utm_source=smsshare&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=sms-share-gallery&utm_content=20210201" class="display-block " title="sms share" aria-label="Text message this slide">
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Costume shop owner in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
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