uncredited

adjective un·cred·it·ed \ ˌən-ˈkre-di-təd \

Definition of uncredited

:not credited; especially :not given credit, recognition, or acknowledgement

a negotiator whose contributions have gone uncredited

:not named or acknowledged in the list of people contributing to a performance (as in a film)

an uncredited actor

an uncredited appearance

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Recent Examples of uncredited from the Web

But keyboards could be heard and the night's big reveal was imminent: the curtain disappeared to show a standard big-venue stage design, including a keyboard player and guitarist as uncredited guests.

— david lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Kings of Leon treat rock royally in Indianapolis," 20 Aug. 2017
Bogdanovich and an uncredited Sam Fuller wrote the screenplay based on a story by Bogdanovich and Polly Platt (who also did the production and costume design on the low-budget film).

— kathleen craughwell, latimes.com, "The Moviegoer, Aug. 6-12," 4 Aug. 2017
Tate instead loitered around the set, appearing uncredited like a ghost in the background of Rosemary’s young-people-only party scene and, say some, becoming increasingly obsessed with the occult.

— rosemary counter, vanityfair.com, "The Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Made," 1 June 2017
Tate instead loitered around the set, appearing uncredited like a ghost in the background of Rosemary’s young-people-only party scene and, say some, becoming increasingly obsessed with the occult.

— rosemary counter, HWD, "The Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Made," 1 June 2017
Some have Chinese names attached to them, others go uncredited.

— penny arevalo, Orange County Register, "After finding forgeries of his work across Orange County, artist wages court fight against Newport billionaire," 13 Mar. 2017
Some have Chinese names attached to them, others go uncredited.

— penny arevalo, The Mercury News, "California artist wages court fight against billionaire developer over forged art," 12 Mar. 2017
David Hasselhoff starred as former detective Michael Knight, and an uncredited William Daniels (Benjamin Braddock’s father in The Graduate, for those too old to remember the show; Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World, for those too young) played the car.

— joe veix, Newsweek, "The Case of the Missing ‘Knight Rider’ Cars," 22 Feb. 2017
The Internet was doing as the Internet does yesterday, proclaiming rumors to be true and linking to uncredited sources as proof.

— kerry pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, "LVMH Calls False on Ghesquière Rumors," 11 Oct. 2013

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