10 TV Shows That Cast Major Actors (Just To Die)
8. Dennis Hopper - 24
Years before most serious, established Hollywood actors took TV as seriously as they do today, two-time Oscar nominee Dennis Hopper shocked the world when he showed up near the end of 24's first season.
For his debut in the season's 20th episode, Hopper agreed to go uncredited in order to preserve the surprise of his appearance, where he played Serbian military leader Victor Drazen.
Still, considering that Hopper was given the noted "special guest star" credit on all future episodes, fans probably should've expected that he wouldn't be sticking around for long.
Hopper appeared in a few scenes a-piece throughout the season's four remaining episodes, before being killed off early in the series finale.
While one can assume Hopper's curtailed role was more a scheduling consideration than anything, given that most of the season's other villains had a much longer shelf life, Drazen ended up feeling like a bit of an afterthought.