What actor declined the role of Col. Nathan R. Jessup before it was offered to Jack Nicholson?

gmackematix

You want the truth?... It isn't mentioned here and IMDb is usually quite thorough about these things. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/trivia Still, you may be right. Jul 03 05, 7:56 AM

MrsAce

If there was another actor considered for the part, which I can't find any reference to, I'd have to say James Caan. Caan had previously filmed Misery which was also directed by Rob Reiner and the first choice for that film was Jack Nicholson. Everyone knows from the Godfather that Caan can play a pretty mean role. Jul 03 05, 2:12 PM

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