Best Cameo in a Billiards Movie?

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jasonamoss13

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Hey, I'm working on a blog post about the best cameos by professional billiards players in movies or television shows. Who are some of your favorites? Aside from the obvious ones (e.g., Keith McCready is "The Color of Money," Jimmy White in "Legend of the Dragon", Jennifer Barretta in "9-Ball"), who would you recommend? Especially eager to hear about some of the lesser known appearances.

Jason
"8 Ball on the Silver Screen" / www.billiardsmovies.com
 
jasonamoss13 said:
Hey, I'm working on a blog post about the best cameos by professional billiards players in movies or television shows. Who are some of your favorites? Aside from the obvious ones (e.g., Keith McCready is "The Color of Money," Jimmy White in "Legend of the Dragon", Jennifer Barretta in "9-Ball"), who would you recommend? Especially eager to hear about some of the lesser known appearances.

Jason
"8 Ball on the Silver Screen" / www.billiardsmovies.com
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Do you mean best acting pool player cameo or best acting cameo?
For me it would have to be Iggy Pop in Color of Money.
But he's not a pool players :thumbup:
 
It's got to be Mosconi in The Hustler, no?

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And I don't think it's so obvious. I've watched that movie more than a couple of times and I only just noticed him recently.
 
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The Baltimore Bullet: Lou Butera, Willie Mosconi, Steve Mizerak, Mike Sigel and Jimmy Mataya
 
john coloccia said:
It's got to be Mosconi in The Hustler, no?

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And I don't think it's so obvious. I've watched that movie more than a couple of times and I only just noticed him recently.
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I have seen that movie more times then I can count, and I never noticed mosconi. Can you tell me how many times he appears , and what part of the movie ? I do not actually know what he looked like at the time that the hustler came out. Thanks.
 
justinb386 said:
I have seen that movie more times then I can count, and I never noticed mosconi. Can you tell me how many times he appears , and what part of the movie ? I do not actually know what he looked like at the time that the hustler came out. Thanks.
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When Eddie plays Fats, Fats yells "Willie, hold the stake money" and Mosconi takes the cash
 
willie with the whit hair

justinb386 said:
I have seen that movie more times then I can count, and I never noticed mosconi. Can you tell me how many times he appears , and what part of the movie ? I do not actually know what he looked like at the time that the hustler came out. Thanks.
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Guess which one is Wiile?
 

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How about Robert "Rags" Woods in the "Pool Hall Blues" episode of Quantum Leap or Lou Butera in the "Eight Ball" episode of The Fall Guy?
 
john coloccia said:
It's got to be Mosconi in The Hustler, no?

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And I don't think it's so obvious. I've watched that movie more than a couple of times and I only just noticed him recently.
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I was going to mention this cameo, but thought it was too obvious. Willie Mosconi is my hero, so I like this cameo.

In an altogether unknown cameo...Jeanette Lee made an appearance in the movie called The Other Sister.

Don't ask me why I was watching this chick flick. It paid off, and that's what counts.
 
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