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Roles turned down by Robert Mitchum:

Dirty Harry

Turned down the lead role, calling it a movie "he would not do for any amount."

Actor who got the part: Clint Eastwood

The French Connection

Robert Mitchum was offered the role of "Popeye" Doyle, but declined.

Actor who got the part: Gene Hackman

Patton

Turned down the role of the WW II warrior general.

Actor who got the part: George C. Scott

Rosebud

Mitchum and director Otto Preminger so clashed that, after a few days of filming this 1975 about terrorists kidnapping five millionaires' daughters, another actor replaced the star.

Actor who got the part: Peter O'Toole

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