Sean Connery turned down the role of James Bond.

Dalton was offered the role by Cubby Broccoli but declined it as he felt he was too young. He got the part some years later.

Glover, who later played a Bond villain in for Your Eyes Only, was one of many british actors tested. He later said, "but we all knew Roger would get it".

Goldie Hawn was considered for the role of Solitaire.

McGoohan was offered the part of Bond again in this movie (He had previously turned it down 11 years earlier for "Dr. No"), and suggested Roger Moore might be better for the part. Other than Connery, he may be the only actor to have turned down the Bond role twice.

Newman was considered for the role of James Bond.

Redford was considered for the role of James Bond.

Reynolds was considered for the role of James Bond.

Writer Tom Mankiweicz and director Guy Hamilton wanted Ross as Solitaire but studio execs insisted the character be a young, innocent white woman - as she was in Ian Fleming's original novel.