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A Guide to All the Cameos in Only Murders in the Building Season 4

Let’s keep track of the celebrity guest stars so you can focus on cracking the case.

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Spoilers below.

Only Murders goes far beyond the building this season as Charles, Mabel, and Oliver head to Hollywood. The trio’s true-crime podcast has caught the eyes of studio execs (those at Paramount Pictures especially), who are keen on turning the audio sensation into a film. So, the unlikely friends jet off to the West Coast for intimidating board room meetings, some In-N-Out, and a glitzy launch party where they mingle with stars, including those who have been cast in their movie. With this chapter set in Los Angeles, there are plenty of opportunities for celebrity cameos; previously reported ones include Eva Longoria, Kumail Nanjiani, Melissa McCarthy, and many more. Of course, OMitB is no stranger to famous guest stars. As the show’s popularity has grown through the years, Amy Schumer, Cara Delevingne, Paul Rudd, and even Meryl Streep have taken part in the series. (And remember when they had Sting?)

But let’s not forget, this is a murder mystery after all, so as star-studded as the ensemble might be, they could turn out to be suspects—or even potential future targets—this season. Right now, the victim is Charles’ body double Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), who was shot and killed in his apartment at the end of season 3. As the podcasters try to crack the case, here are some of the famous faces they encounter along the way.

Téa Leoni

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The Madame Secretary star appears in the season 4 finale as a new character named Sofia Caccimelio. She offers to hire the Only Murders gang to investigate the death of her husband and do what the police couldn’t. Charles and Mabel decline, but it seems like she Sofia could come back in season 5.

Ron Howard

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The A Beautiful Mind director appears as himself, as he helms a sci-fi film in a New York studio lot. He’s also an old friend (if we can call it that) of Oliver’s, and has a strange connection to Sazz Pataki’s case. He directed her, and her stunt protege, during a film called The Ronkonkoma Project.

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Melissa McCarthy

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The Bridesmaids and Gilmore Girls alum appears in episode 7 as Charles’s Long Island-based younger sister, Doreen, who has a knack for collecting dolls, giving her kids names that start with D, and, surprisingly, Oliver. That last part gets her into some trouble with his girlfriend, Loretta, and the two tussle it out in her living room.

Griffin Dunne

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Dunne, who appeared in My Girl and After Hours and directed Practical Magic and Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, is the mysterious Dudenoff. He was the Brothers sisters’ film professor and also lived in the West tower of the Arconia.

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John McEnroe

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The tennis star appears in episode 5 while Oliver is outside the Arconia trying to recreate Sazz’s murder for research. When Oliver yells at a group of young kids in his way, McEnroe, supposedly a stranger on the street, answers with a display of own infamous temper. “Yelling at children? Are you serious?!” he shouts, then chases Oliver into the Arconia.

Paul Rudd

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Paul Rudd returns! But wait, wasn’t his character last season’s murder victim? That’s right, but Rudd isn’t reprising his role as actor Ben Glenroy here; instead, he’s introducing Glen Stubbins, Ben’s Irish stunt double, which explains their uncanny resemblance.

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Jane Lynch

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Just because Sazz is gone, doesn’t mean Jane Lynch is too. The reprises her role as Sazz in Charles’s subconscious, as he starts seeing visions of her during the investigation.

Richard Kind

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The renowned character actor appears as “Stink-Eye Joe,” a suspicious resident of the Acronia’s west tower. His real name is Vince Fish, and his “stink eye” is really a bad case of “pink eye.”

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Amy Ryan

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Jan is back. In episode 2, the convicted murderer (played by Gone Baby Gone and The Office’s Amy Ryan) escapes from prison and comes to Charles’s apartment via the Acronia’s secret passageway system because she was worried about Sazz.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

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Not long after her Oscar win, Randolph returns to OMitB as Detective Donna Williams, who is begrudgingly working yet on another Arconia murder case.

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Kumail Nanjiani

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The Silicon Valley and Big Sick star plays a mysterious resident of the Arconia west tower. Charles calls him Christmas-all-the-time Guy because he never puts down his decorations. (We later find out, though, that all the decor is just freebies from his influencing job.)

Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Broadway star Daphne Rubin-Vega (who originated Mimi Marquez in Rent and appeared in the In the Heights film) joins as Inez, a resident of the west tower of the Arconia. She’s a potential suspect with a deep love for Brazzos.

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Meryl Streep

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The icon and legend herself returns as Loretta Durkin, Oliver’s love interest and now a breakout TV star living in L.A. The Sophie’s Choice, Mamma Mia!, and The Devil Wears Prada star first joined in season 3 as a meek actress cast in Oliver’s musical and protective mother of Dickie, Ben Glenroy’s adopted brother.

Eugene Levy

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The Schitt’s Creek and American Pie star plays himself, cast to portray Charles (Steve Martin) in the film adaptation of the podcast. (Do you think it was the glasses?) This marks another collaboration for Levy and Martin, following films like Father of the Bride and Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

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Eva Longoria

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After returning to TV in Land of Women, the Desperate Housewives alum nabs another television role as herself, cast to play Mabel (Selena Gomez) in the film. She jokes that the character was aged up to make her friendship with Charles and Oliver less “creepy.”

Zach Galifianakis

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The Hangover star is also playing himself, cast as Oliver (Martin Short) in the film adaptation. He’s reluctant to keep the part after Oliver doesn’t recognize him.

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Molly Shannon

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The comedy legend, who has appeared in the likes of Superstar, Saturday Night Live, and Wet Hot American Summer (and let’s not forget her recent turn on The Other Two) is also in this season. She plays Bev Mellon, the Paramount studio exec who meets with Charles, Mabel, and Oliver about turning their podcast into a movie.

Siena Werber and Catherine Cohen

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You might recognize Cohen from her comedy special, The Twist...? She’s Gorgeous, or as the co-host of the Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat podcast. Meanwhile, Werber has starred in the Netflix series Brand New Cherry Flavor and The Sympathizer earlier this year. Together, the actors portray twin sisters and directors called The Brothers (that’s their last name), who will helm the Only Murders film.

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Jin Ha

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Yes, that is Pachinko star Jin Ha, who plays Solomon Baek in the Apple TV+ series, behind all that hair. On OMitB, he plays the screenwriter of the podcast’s film adaptation.

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