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Stephen King is one of the most successful writers of all time, with hundreds of millions of books sold and dozens of titles to his credit since his 1974 debut novel “Carrie.” Two years after publication, that book became a hit\u00a0movie that starred\u00a0Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie under the direction of Brian DePalma. King saw his work adapted for the first time for “Carrie,” and he would later pen scripts for several of his book-to-film adaptations, though almost all of his versions of these \u2014 save the ’89 “Pet Sematary” \u2014 would go unused. King has more than two dozen acting credits as well, including quick cameos in the films “Pet Sematary” and “Maximum Overdrive,” and on the TV miniseries adaptations of “The\u00a0Stand”\u00a0and “The Shining.” Although he’s also made two voice appearances as himself on “The Simpsons,” King silently turned down an offer to appear in the Season 34 “Treehouse of Horror<\/a>” special.<\/p>\n Sharp-eared fans of “Frasier,” the hit “Cheers” spin-off that ran for 11 seasons, might have also picked up on another brief voice acting appearance from the author. On Season 8, Episode 8, “Mary Christmas,” Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer)\u00a0takes two phone calls before going to a news break, and both callers ask to be heard after the break so they can get the doctor’s full attention. The first caller is a man named Tom and is voiced by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. The next caller is identified as Brian, calling in on a car phone, and he speaks just a few words. That’s King bringing a grumpy impatience to his quick line read.<\/p>\n