Gary
Darker Handcraft
Damnit, this site is fascinating
-Frank Sinatra turned down the lead roles for "Death Wish" and "Dirty Harry". Other actors who turned down "Dirty Harry" where Steve McQueen (it was originally going to be a sequel to "Bullitt", but McQueen said he didn't do sequels), Paul Newman, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum (who found the script abhorrent)
-Roger Moore and Michael Caine were considered for "The Day of the Jackal" (one of the best political thrillers of all time IMO)
-Frank Sinatra turned down the lead roles for "Death Wish" and "Dirty Harry". Other actors who turned down "Dirty Harry" where Steve McQueen (it was originally going to be a sequel to "Bullitt", but McQueen said he didn't do sequels), Paul Newman, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum (who found the script abhorrent)
-Roger Moore and Michael Caine were considered for "The Day of the Jackal" (one of the best political thrillers of all time IMO)