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03 Mar 2016, 10:06 pm

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George C. Scott as Andrew Kilvinski in "the new centurions"
George C. Scott as General Buck Turgidson in "dr. Strangelove"
George C. Scott as Dan Logan in "rage"


Don't forget the title character in "Patton".

with all respect, I think he was not the best choice for patton- no physical resemblance, voice was totally different than the real guy who had a somewhat effeminate voice. the original choice to play patton was rod steiger [MUCH closer resemblance and voice] but he was burned out from having just completed filming of "the sergeant" and didn't want "another GD war movie" so soon. so they went to lee marvin but the same story, he had just done "hell in the pacific" so he too passed, so their third choice was scott.


I read Steiger kicked himself for the rest of his life for passing up a role that won Scott best actor.


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03 Mar 2016, 10:29 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
George C. Scott as Andrew Kilvinski in "the new centurions"
George C. Scott as General Buck Turgidson in "dr. Strangelove"
George C. Scott as Dan Logan in "rage"


Don't forget the title character in "Patton".

with all respect, I think he was not the best choice for patton- no physical resemblance, voice was totally different than the real guy who had a somewhat effeminate voice. the original choice to play patton was rod steiger [MUCH closer resemblance and voice] but he was burned out from having just completed filming of "the sergeant" and didn't want "another GD war movie" so soon. so they went to lee marvin but the same story, he had just done "hell in the pacific" so he too passed, so their third choice was scott.


I read Steiger kicked himself for the rest of his life for passing up a role that won Scott best actor.

unfortunately it may well have contributed to the chronic depression that bedeviled him for the remainder of his days.



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18 Oct 2017, 5:25 am

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman


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19 Oct 2017, 1:07 am

Bob Hope as mayor Jimmy Walker of NYC, in "Beau James."