Where is Alfred Hitchcock found lurking in some of his films?

Question

I heard that he has a walk on part in at least 50% of his films.
I have a couple answers:

Lifeboat- In the newspaper advertisement for weight loss.
The Man Who Knew Too Much- Walking outside of a public phone booth
Psycho- Walking across a busy intersection.

Do you know any more?

Answer 1

Interesting point: M. Night Shamalan (Signs, The Village)admires Hitchcock films so much that he is doing cameos in all of his films as a salute to Hitchcock....

As for Hitchcock:

Here is the complete list of his cameos in his own films:

THE LODGER (1926): At a desk in a newsroom and later in the crowd watching an arrest.

EASY VIRTUE (1927): Walking past a tennis court, carrying a walking stick.

BLACKMAIL (1929): Being bothered by a small boy as he reads a book in the subway.

MURDER (1930): Walking past the house where the murder was committed, about an hour into the movie.

THE 39 STEPS (1935): Tossing some litter while Robert Donat and Lucie Mannheim run from the theater, seven minutes into the movie.

YOUNG AND INNOCENT (1938): Outside the courthouse, holding a camera.

THE LADY VANISHES (1938): Very near the end of the movie, in Victoria Station, wearing a black coat and smoking a cigarette.

REBECCA (1940): Walking near the phone booth in the final part of the film just after George Sanders makes a call.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940): Early in the movie, after Joel McCrea leaves his hotel, wearing a coat and hat and reading a newspaper.

MR. AND MRS. SMITH (1941): Midway through, passing Robert Montgomery in front of his building.

SUSPICION (1941): mailing a letter at the village postbox about 45 minutes in.

SABOTEUR (1942): Standing in front of Cut Rate Drugs in New York as the saboteur's car stops, an hour in.

SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943): On the train to Santa Rosa, playing cards.

LIFEBOAT (1944): In the "before" and "after" pictures in the newspaper ad for Reduco Obesity Slayer.

SPELLBOUND (1945): Coming out of an elevator at the Empire Hotel, carrying a violin case and smoking a cigarette, 43 minutes in.
Criterion Collection DVD - Chapter 9 at 43:07

NOTORIOUS (1946): At a big party in Claude Rains's mansion, drinking champae and then quickly departing, an hour after the film begins.
Criterion Collection DVD - Chapter 18 at 01:04:39

THE PARADINE CASE (1947): Leaving the train and Cumberland Station, carrying a cello.

ROPE (1948): His trademark can be seen briefly on a neon sign in the view from the apartment window.

UNDER CAPRICORN (1949): In the town square during a parade, wearing a blue coat and brown hat, in the first five minutes. Ten minutes later, he is one of three men on the steps of Government House.

STAGE FRIGHT (1950): Turning to look at Jane Wyman in her disguise as Marlene Dietrich's maid.

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951): Boarding a train with a double bass fiddle as Farley Granger gets off in his hometown, early in the film.

I CONFESS (1953): Crossing the top of a staircase after the opening credits.

DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954): On the left side of the class-reunion photo, thirteen minutes into the film.

REAR WINDOW (1954): Winding the clock in the songwriter's apartment, a half hour into the movie.

TO CATCH A THIEF (1955): Ten minutes in, sitting to the left of Cary Grant on a bus.

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955): Walking past the parked limousine of an old man who is looking at paintings, twenty minutes into the film.

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956): Watching acrobats in the Moroccan marketplace (his back to the camera) just before the murder.

THE WRONG MAN (1956): Narrating the film's prologue.

VERTIGO (1958): In a gray suit walking in the street, eleven minutes in.

NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959): Missing a bus during the opening credits.

PSYCHO (1960): Four minutes in, through Janet Leigh's window as she returns to her office. He is wearing a cowboy hat.

THE BIRDS (1963): Leaving the pet shop with two white terriers as Tippi Hedren enters.

MARNIE (1964): Entering from the left of the hotel corridor after Tippi Hedren passes by, five minutes in.

TORN CURTAIN (1966): Early in the film, sitting in the Hotel d'Angleterre lobby with a blond baby.

TOPAZ (1969): Being pushed in a wheelchair in an airport, half an hour in. Hitchcock gets up from the chair, shakes hands with a man, and walks off to the right.

FRENZY (1972): In the center of a crowd, wearing a bowler hat, three minutes into the film; he is the only one not applauding the speaker.

FAMILY PLOT (1976): In silhouette through the door of the Registrar of Births and Deaths, 41 minutes into the movie.

Answer 2

He had a cameo role in 39 of his films .
Family Plot
1976
In silhouette through the door of the Registrar of Births and Deaths, 41 minutes into the movie.


Frenzy
1972
In the center of a crowd, wearing a bowler hat, 3 minutes into the film; he is the only one not applauding the speaker.


Topaz
1969
Being pushed in a wheelchair in an airport, half an hour in. Hitchcock gets up from the chair, shakes hands with a man, and walks off to the right.


Torn Curtain
1966
8 minutes into the film, sitting in the Hotel d'Angleterre lobby with a blond baby. (He apparently took a liking to blonds quite early on)!


Marnie
1964
Entering from the left of the hotel corridor after Tippi Hedren passes by, 5 minutes in.


The Birds
1963
Leaving the pet shop with two white terriers as Tippi Hedren enters, 2 minutes in.


Psycho
1960
4 minutes in, through Janet Leigh's window as she returns to her office. He is wearing a cowboy hat.


North By Northwest
1959
Missing a bus during the opening credits, 2 minutes in.


Vertigo
1958
In a gray suit walking in the street, 11 minutes in.


The Wrong Man
1956
Narrating the film's prologue.


The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
Watching acrobats in the Moroccan marketplace (his back to the camera) just before the murder, 25 minutes in.


The Trouble With Harry
1955
Walking past the parked limousine of an old man who is looking at paintings, 20 minutes into the film.


To Catch A Thief
1955
10 minutes in, sitting to the left of Cary Grant on a bus.


Rear Window
1954
Winding the clock in the songwriter's apartment, a half hour into the movie.


Dial M for Murder
1954
On the left side of the class-reunion photo, 13 minutes into the film.


I Confess
1953
Crossing the top of a staircase after the opening credits, 1 minute in.


Strangers on A Train
1951
Boarding a train with a double bass fiddle as Farley Granger gets off in his hometown, 10 minutes in.


Stage Fright
1950
Turning to look at Jane Wyman in her disguise as Marlene Dietrich's maid, 38 minutes in.


Under Capricorn
1949
In the town square during a parade, wearing a blue coat and brown hat, in the first 5 minutes, AND 10 minutes later, he is one of three men on the steps of Government House.

Rope
1948
His trademark can be seen briefly on a neon sign in the view from the apartment window, 55 minutes into the movie.


The Paradine Case
1947
Leaving the train and Cumberland Station, carrying a cello, 36 minutes in.


Notorious
1946
At a big party in Claude Rains' mansion, drinking champagne and then quickly departing, an hour after the film begins.


Spellbound
1945
Coming out of an elevator at the Empire Hotel, carrying a violin case and smoking a cigarette, 40 minutes in.


Lifeboat
1944
In the "before" and "after" pictures in the newspaper ad for Reduco Obesity Slayer, being read on the boat by William Bendix, 25 minutes in.


Shadow of A Doubt
1943
On the train to Santa Rosa, playing cards, 17 minutes in.


Saboteur
1942
Standing in front of Cut Rate Drugs in New York as the saboteur's car stops, an hour in.


Suspicion
1941
Mailing a letter at the village postbox, 45 minutes in.


Mr. and Mrs. Smith
1941
41 minutes through, passing Robert Montgomery in front of his building.


Foreign Correspondent
1940
11 minutes in, after Joel McCrea leaves his hotel, wearing a coat and hat and reading a newspaper.


Rebecca
1940
Walking near the phone booth in the final part of the film (123 minutes in), just after George Sanders makes a call.


The Lady Vanishes
1938
Very near the end of the movie (90 minutes in), in Victoria Station, wearing a black coat and smoking a cigarette.


Young and Innocent
1938
Outside the courthouse, holding a camera, 15 minutes in.


The 39 Steps
1935
Tossing some litter while Robert Donat and Lucie Mannheim run from the theater, 7 minutes into the movie.


Murder
1930
Walking past the house where the murder was committed, an hour into the movie.


Blackmail
1929
Being bothered by a small boy as he reads a book in the subway, 11 minutes in.


Easy Virtue
1927
Walking past a tennis court, carrying a walking stick, 15 minutes in.


The Lodger
1926-1927
At a desk in a newsroom (3 minutes in) AND later in the crowd watching an arrest (92 minutes in).


TELEVISION
Dip in the Pool
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1958
As a cover picture on a magazine a passenger is reading. This is the only cameo Hitch made in a television show (Except for his opening and closing remarks, of course)! Dip In The Pool was one of only twenty television shows Hitchcock personally directed...

Answer 3

Rear Window - In the songwriter's apartment