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Who was considered for Midnight Cowboy?
Beatty showed interest in playing Joe Buck.
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
Robert Blake was the first choice to play Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, but the part wasn't "sexy" enough for Blake so he turned it down.
Actor who got the part: Dustin Hoffman
Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man) was originally cast as Joe Buck.
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
According to an interview with Jon Voight, the three finalists for the role of Joe Buck were himself, Michael Sarrazin and Kiel Martin.
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
Pacino was scheduled to make an appearance as a Vietnam vet but couldn't fit it in his schedule.
Elvis was supposed to play the character that leaves his hometown to make it big in New York.
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
Was the front-runner to play male prostitute "Joe Buck" when Lee Majors had to drop out due to his TV series commitment on "The Big Valley."
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
Warhol was originally slated to appear as himself in the Factory sequence but it was cancelled when he was shot and wounded by Valerie Solanis.
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