--- description: A number of characters from past Marvel films popped up in Avengers: Endgame. Here are the most significant ones. title: The Many Cameos of Old Characters in 'Avengers: Endgame' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0fbd9b626e80608/6989491ab3fce3e20f0c388d/natalie-portman-avengers-endgame-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Many Cameos of Old Characters in _Avengers: Endgame_  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 26, 2019 6:19 PM CUT  Natalie Portman attends the world premiere of Walt Disney Studios "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Natalie Portman attends the world premiere of Walt Disney Studios "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Amy Sussman—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 26, 2019 6:19 PM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Avengers: Endgame_.](http://time.com/5576817/avengers-endgame-review/ "undefined") When Natalie Portman showed up on the [red carpet](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/entertainment/natalie-portman-avengers-endgame-premiere-trnd/index.html "undefined") for [_Avengers: Endgame_](http://time.com/5576491/avengers-endgame-marvel-cinematic-universe-future/ "undefined"), fans lost their minds. The actor, who played Jane Foster in the first two [Thor](http://time.com/4996646/thor-ragnarok-review/ "undefined") films, hadn’t been seen onscreen in a Marvel film since 2013. _Avengers: Endgame_ is the culmination of [11 years and 22 movies](http://time.com/5572834/marvel-movies-ranked/ "undefined"). It’s probably the last time fans will see [certain superheroes](http://time.com/5577454/avengers-endgame-deaths/ "undefined"), which makes the film especially poignant. But it’s also a homecoming of sorts, where eagle-eyed fans have spotted a number of characters from past films. Some are of great consequence, instrumental to the plot and the franchise’s ultimate endgame. Others are more fun, serving as Easter Eggs. And others are simply the late, great Stan Lee. Here are a few of the familiar faces you may have forgotten. ## Korg ### **Last seen in:** **_Thor: Ragnarok_** Fan-favorite rock being Korg (Taika Waititi) seems to have survived Thanos’ onslaught. When Hulk and Rocket set out on a mission to find Thor in New Asgaard, they find the God of Thunder playing video games with sweet-hearted Korg. ## The Ancient One ### **Last seen in:** **_Doctor Strange_** When the Avengers arrive in New York in 2012 to retrieve several [Infinity Stones](http://time.com/5227586/mcu-six-infinity-stones/ "undefined"), they find that Doctor Strange has not yet become a master of magic. Instead, the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) holds and protects the Time Stone. Hulk has to negotiate with her in order to get it. **READ MORE:** [How to Stream Every Single Marvel Movie](http://time.com/5558114/marvel-movies-how-to-watch/ "undefined") ## Alexander Pierce  Robert Redford in Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel ### **Last seen in:** **_Captain America: The Winter Soldier_** During the Avengers’ trip back to New York in 2012 to recover several Infinity Stones, they encounter then-head of S.H.I.E.L.D. Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford), who made his first and only previous appearance in _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_. In that movie, he’s revealed to be an undercover HYDRA agent who has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. ## Jasper Sitwell ### **Last seen in:** **_Thor, Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier_** This high-ranking field agent, played by Maximiliano Hernández is in New Mexico when Thor arrives. He’s present when the Avengers first meet and also turns out to be a HYDRA agent. ## Crossbones ### **Last seen in:** **_Captain America: The Winter Soldier_** **,** **_Captain America: Civil War_** Brock Rumlow turns out to be another HYDRA agent. After Captain America fights him in _Winter Soldier_, he reappears in _Captain America: Civil War_ as the villain Crossbones (Frank Grillo). He tries to kill Captain America with an explosion, but Scarlet Witch saves Cap while accidentally killing innocent Wakandan civilians in the process. ## Jane Foster ### **Last seen in:** **_Thor_** **and** **_Thor: The Dark World_** Thor and Rocket have to travel back to Asgard in order to retrieve the [Aether](http://time.com/5544534/marvel-tesseract/ "undefined") from his old flame Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). ## Red Skull  Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger Marvel Studios ### **Last seen in** **_Captain America: The First Avenger_** **(Hugo Weaving),** **_Avengers: Infinity War_** **(** **Ross Marquand)** The leader of the Nazi offshoot HYDRA in World War II was [banished to Vormir](http://time.com/5256515/avengers-infinity-war-red-skull/ "undefined") to guard the Soul Stone after he tried to handle an Infinity Stone himself. He was the one who advised Thanos he had to sacrifice something he loved in order to gain the stone in _Infinity War_ and offers the same service to Black Widow and Hawkeye in _Endgame_. **READ MORE:** [We Ranked Every Single Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie](http://time.com/5572834/marvel-movies-ranked/ "undefined") ## Peggy Carter  Atwell as Peggy Carter in Agent Carter. Kelsey McNeal/ABC ### **Last seen in:** **_Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier_** When he and Iron Man travel back to an army base in 1970 to steal the Space Stone, Captain America finds the office of his one true love Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). The two have been separated by time ever since Captain America froze at the end of _The First Avenger._ ## Howard Stark ### **Last seen in:** **_Iron Man 2_** **,** **_Captain America: Civil War_** **,** **_Ant-Man_** **, Dominic Cooper in** **_Captain America: The First Avenger_** Tony has had a tumultuous relationship with his father’s legacy ever since he found out that his father, played by John Slattery, worked for S.H.I.E.L.D. He also made Captain America his shield and was killed by Captain America’s best friend Bucky. Here, when he travels back to 1970 to steal the Space Stone from his father, Tony finds some closure. ## Harley Keener ### **Last seen in:** **_Iron Man 3_** Remember back in _Iron Man 3_ when Tony breaks into a family’s garage to fix his armor after a fight? A little boy named Harley (Ty Simpkins) finds him there and they become friends. Harley, now grown into a teen, was kind enough to show up to Tony Stark’s funeral. ## Stan Lee ### **Last seen in: every Marvel Cinematic Universe film** Stan Lee, the comic book creator of so many Marvel heroes that have made their way onscreen, made a cameo in every single one of the Marvel movies before he passed away. In this movie he made his last cameo performance. He plays a man in a car in the 1970s who jeers at soldiers. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5577033/avengers-endgame-cameos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5577033/avengers-endgame-cameos/"},"headline":"The Many Cameos of Old Characters in Avengers: Endgame","datePublished":"2019-04-26T18:19:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:57:05.252Z","description":"A number of characters from past Marvel films popped up in Avengers: Endgame. 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