Famed German director Werner Herzog has confirmed that he will appear in the seventh and final season of acclaimed sitcom Parks and Recreation.
According to Flavorwire, Herzog shared the news during a Q&A at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He said: "Just ten days ago I acted in a tiny cameo part in a TV show called, uh, 'Parks and Recreation?"
Herzog will play "an elderly guy who sells his decrepit house to the young couple who are the leading characters".
The director also elaborated on the plot of the episode, stating that his character is selling his home to move to Florida to be closer to Disney World.
Herzog has previously appeared as the antagonist in the Tom Cruise movie Jack Reacher, and has also had roles in Mister Lonely and Julian Donkey-Boy.
Parks and Recreation concludes with a seventh and final season in 2015.
Sam Moore is a culture writer from the UK, writing mainly about film, TV and music for the likes of The Guardian, GQ, The Independent and many more. He is currently working on a book about the making of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
