Also again Burt Reynolds. Turned down lead in “One Flew Over the Cookies Nest” directed by Stanly Kubrick to star in Smokey and the Bandit.
Jack Nickolson instead took the part and won best actor.
Sean Connery rejected being Gandalf in Lord of the Rings.
He then tried to make up for it becoming Allan Quartermain in League of Extraordinary Gentleman.
Fail.
Burt also turned down the James Bond role...said no American could pull it off- good call on that one.