There can be many reasons why an actor is not billed. Sometimes in older shows they had not achieved any fame yet, sometimes it's because they are more famous than the part calls for so they would have to be paid more than the part pays if they were billed. There are many examples of this, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope did a cameo in the audience in the movie "Greatest Show on Earth." Often actors appear for friends of theirs and will use an assumed name when doing so. Sometimes they will be billed lower than their status merits, again this often involves low budget works produced by friends. Trees Lounge (1996) is another example, Samuel L. Jackson was billed something like 31st though he was already 4th billed in Pulp Fiction and routinely makes many, many times the entire budget that Trees Lounge had. One of his best friends, Steve Buscemi wrote, produced, directed and stared in Trees Lounge.
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