4) George Best
“Georgie” Best was as notorious for his exploits off the pitch as he was for the magic he weaved on it. Blessed with sublime talent and a prodigious appetite for the celebrity life, it is perhaps no surprise that the Irish wing-wizard, credited with being among one of the first superstars of football, graced the sets of the film line.
While playing for Manchester United, Best made an appearance as himself in the 1971 movie Percy. The movie is a British comedy, with a surrealistic storyline, bordering on the absurd. The story of the movie itself is such that it cannot be expressed on the site, and it may be a surprise to many that the legendary player deigned to act in it.
Best, though, was famous for doing the unexpected and living life on his own terms. So in keeping with his character, it is pretty poetically just that he did act in it.
