This Goes To 11: Spinal Tap Movie Trivia

Lots of Early Appearances

Many now-famous actors had bit parts in This Is Spinal Tap. Faces you might have seen but not recognized at the time include Ed Begley Jr., Paul Benedict, Howard Hesseman, Dana Carvey and Billy Crystal (as mime waiters!), Bruno Kirby, Paul Shaffer, Gloria Gifford, Archie Hahn and Anjelica Huston.

Begley Jr played one of the many Spinal Tap drummers who died in bizarre, tragic accidents. His character, John “Stumpy” Pepys, died in a gardening mishap that authorities said was “best left unsolved.” Of his role in the film, Begley Jr told AV Club “it’s a very small part, but it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever been in.”