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maybe i should have said yes - oldies65 - 28-06-2015
let's name some actors who turned down roles that made others famous...George raft turned down[the maltese falcon]Humphrey bogart got the part...john wayne turned down[gunsmoke] james arness got the part...Shirley temple couldn't get away for[the wizard of oz] judy garland got it...steve reeves turned down[the man with no name]clint eastwood ran with it.
maybe i should have said yes - jazzboCR - 28-06-2015
Excellent concept-Thread, o65. I can't think of any but for the sake of the younger, less-familiar contributors, here's the IMDB listings for those 4:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 << This actually a better remake of an already good movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022111/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047736/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
I was intrigued enough to "Search" and came up with this: http://www.businessinsider.com/actors-who-turned-down-movie-roles-2014-10
maybe i should have said yes - TheNeedleDrops - 29-06-2015
Meg Ryan turned down Pretty Woman - Julia Roberts got the part