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Harrison Ford originally had a cameo in E.T.: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982), but director Steven Spielberg cut the scene from the movie as he didn’t want to show any faces of adults (except Elliott’s mother) until the end of the movie. This kept with the film being shown from a child’s perspective.
Ford played Elliot’s school principal, questioning his motives of releasing the frogs during class. Ford then briefly calls Elliot’s mother (Dee Wallace) to come pick her son up. Wallace’s part of the phone conversation is in the film. During the scene, E.T. levitates something at Elliot’s home, simultaneously causing Elliot to levitate when Ford’s back is turned. Although you never clearly see Ford’s face in the scene as its in shadows, you clearly recognize his voice.
The only official copy of this scene is available on the out-of-print Laserdisc edition of E.T. Coincidentally, Ford’s then wife Melissa Mathison was the screenwriter of E.T.
John Larroquette ended up getting cut out of JFK (1991), but can be seen in the Director’s Cut as TV talk show host Jimmy Johnson.
An uncredited Illeana Douglas as Alyssa’s Roommate, in a scene that was ultimately cut from CHASING AMY (1997).
Harold Ramis played a bit part as Rob Gordon’s (John Cusack) father in HIGH FIDELITY (2000), but ended up getting cut out of the film.
Beverly D’Angelo as the scorned wife looking to sell her cheating husband’s record collection for pennies on the dollar to record store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) in HIGH FIDELITY (2000). This great scene was cut from the film, but can be found on the DVD extras.
David Kelley appeared briefly as a man looking to buy a chair in NANNY MCPHEE (2005), but his brief scene ending up being cut. Kelly starred in WAKING NED DEVINE (1998), had agreed to the cameo appearance as a favor to Kirk Jones, who directed both films.
In IRON MAN (2008), rapper Ghostface Killah had had a cameo in a scene where Tony Stark briefly stays in Dubai while returning to Afghanistan, but it was cut from the theatrical release for pacing reasons. Notice the green screen in the background.