Okay, I’ve already done a couple “Before They Were Stars” features on actors who had an early roles on episodes of Miami Vice, such as Steve Buscemi, Ben Stiller and Michael Chiklis, but after further research, I’ve just got to come out and say it: I think every single actor in the history of mankind has made a guest appearance on Miami Vice! Thankfully, someone has put together a montage featuring all the big-name actors who have guest-starred on the show, and, yes, the majority of these took place before they were stars.
In order of appearance, the actors you will see are: Dennis Farina, Ed O’Neill, Bruce Willis, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Burt Young, Liam Neeson, Miguel Ferrer, Terry O’ Quinn, Evan Handler, John Turturro, Joe Morton, Pam Grier, Ving Rhames, Laura San Giacomo, Iman, Joaquim de Almeida, David Strathairn, Denny Dillion, John Heard, Wesley Snipes, Paul Guilfoyle, Bill Paxton, Benicio Del Toro, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Cooper, Penelope Ann Miller, Xander Berkeley, Tony Sirico, Stanley Tucci, Jeff Fahey, Brian Dennehy, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, John Spencer, Don King, Jan Hammer, James Brown, Frank Zappa, Phil Collins, Glenn Frey, Miles Davis, Gene Simmons, Leonard Cohen, Martin Ferrero, Ted Nugent, Little Richard, Viggo Mortensen, John Leguizamo, Chris Rock, Annette Bening, Alfred Molina, Chris Elliott, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ben Stiller, Greg Germann, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Wincott, Julia Roberts, Mark Linn-Baker, Vincent D’Onofrio & Oliver Platt. Whew!