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Roles turned down by Jon Voight:
Jon Voight was considered for the role of Father Lamont.
Actor who got the part: Richard Burton
Jon Voight was considered for the role of Sam Gerard.
Actor who got the part: Tommy Lee Jones
Jon Voight was attached at one time.
Jon Voight originally turned down his part as Nate, but director Michael Mann talked him into taking the role.
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
Jon Voight turned down the role of Hooper.
Actor who got the part: Richard Dreyfuss
Voight was the first choice for the role of Logan.
Actor who got the part: Michael York
Jon Voight turned down the role of Oliver.
Actor who got the part: Ryan O'Neil
The producers' favorite candidate to play Charlie Cappa, he turned down the role.
Actor who got the part: Harvey Keitel
Stephen King tried to talk director Stanley Kubrick into casting a more normal-looking actor as Jack Torrence to better dramatize a man's gradual descent into insanity.
Actor who got the part: Jack Nicholson
Jon Voight was actually cast as Superman but was let go by producers.
Did you know that Jon Voight was not the only choice for these movies? (click to learn more)
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