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Btw, what makes you think a host is part of the cast?  If he/she appears in the movie/episode then give them a credit for cast, in addition to.  Hitchcock was a director, but usually did a cameo in his movies.  Does that make the director part of the cast, warranting a credit in the cast list as director?

I get the feeling that you are now just arguing for the sake of arguing.

Yes, Hitchcock was a director so he would get a credit in the crew list for director:  If he has a cameo appearance then yes, he would be credited for that in the cast list for whatever role it was he played, be it acknowledged in the credits or listed as 'uncredited' (with proof of course), as well as being credited as the director of the movie.

Steven Speilberg has done the same several times and he has been credited in every profile I've seen where this occurs, in exactly the same way as mentioned above.  Where's the issue?

The problem here is that you are saying the host of a TV programme is not a member of the cast but a member of the crew.  I would ask you why you think an actor (or in some cases the director) appearing on screen either aurally or visually, during the main feature of a TV programme/movie should be listed as anything other than another cast member, playing a role of host?

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I don't think a host is an actor.  Saying so is like saying a news reporter is an actor just because she/he is on TV.  The Host should get a credit, but not at the expense of adding even more repetitive listings to the cast list.

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Hitchcock was a director, but usually did a cameo in his movies.  Does that make the director part of the cast, warranting a credit in the cast list as director?

sometimes i really wonder if you actually use DVD Profiler and own/watch any movies or if you're just a forum troll... really, you don't want to tell us you never knew about cameos being part of the cast lists in DVD Profiler profiles, do you?!?!

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As being of younger age I never watched Hitchcock. But is it similar to Jonathan Frakes presenting "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction"?

Yes.

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In shows like 'The Twilight Zone' the host is on before and after the episode, but is not part of it. So I would say at the top of the list for the host in this case.

In the case of a show like Saturday Night Live, the host should be listed along with the main cast.

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That's a good distinction pdf. Maybe we should use that as the guideline for where to put the name.
ie. if the host is not an integral part of the episodes, they go outside the episodic cast lists, otherwise they are listed with the rest of the cast.

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In shows like 'The Twilight Zone' the host is on before and after the episode, but is not part of it. So I would say at the top of the list for the host in this case.

In the case of a show like Saturday Night Live, the host should be listed along with the main cast.

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That's a good distinction pdf. Maybe we should use that as the guideline for where to put the name.
ie. if the host is not an integral part of the episodes, they go outside the episodic cast lists, otherwise they are listed with the rest of the cast.