One actor turned down leading roles in the James Bond, Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter franchises but for good reason for each

[ponzies]

Can anyone guess who this actor was?

 

[Zebesian-X]

no

 

[Deimos]

Gilbert Gottfried

 

[Uncle Squingis]

Sly Stallone.

 

[Volimar]

Clint Howard

 

[smurfx]

steven seagal.

 

[ponzies]

.

 

[DrForester]

First name I thought of was Tim Roth. But his reason for turning down Harry Potter was hilariously bad.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

IT'S SATURDAY!

 

[ParanormalFupa]

Chris Tucker?

 

[PanSexual_Peacock]

Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

[Tya]

Will Smith

 

[ragolliangatan]

I would have said Sean Connery if not for the Bond part

 

[acheron_xl]

Bond seems like a misdirection considering I'm thinking Sean Connery.

 

[Samurai Penguiin]

Betty White

 

[ponzies]

I would have said Sean Connery if not for the Bond part

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you are getting close

 

[valuv]

is this one of those dumb stories where he turns out to be Albert Einstein?

 

[DPT120]

Nicholas Cage

 

[Listai]

Jake Gyllenhall

 

[Keym]

Chris Pratt

 

[smurfx]

tommy wiseau

 

[Finale Fireworker]

I know it's cheating to answer, but it was me! :)

And I did have a very good reason: I harbor a deep resentment for the English.

 

[Wrexis]

Also think Sean Connery is a misdirection. He said never again until he was given trucks of money for Never Say Never Again.

 

[boontobias]

Trick question, it's an actress. Dame Meryl Streep

 

[Parthenios]

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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YUUAARG A WIZAHD, HAARY

 

[OneThirtyEight]

Harrison Ford

 

[Dyle]

I bet it was Charlie Chaplin

 

[Sanjuro]

It's obviously Hulk Hogan

 

[Zeshile]

Pierce Brosnan?

 

[ponzies]

Pierce Brosnan?

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no

 

[smurfx]

Daniel Day-Lewis

 

[bastardly]

Liam Neeson

 

[Rosebud]

Sean Connery? He refused many more too

 

[OneThirtyEight]

Christopher Lee

 

[spookyduzt]

Christopher Lambert

 

[Punch_Rockgroin]

It's got to be Trump.

 

[CMP]

Jackie Chan

 

[BiggKidd32]

Liam Neeson?

 

[qaopjlll]

Mister Ed

 

[The Unsent]

I guess Sean Connery since he turned down retuning in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, apparently a role in Harry Potter, Dumberdore and playing Gandalf.

 

[Toth]

Staurt Townsend?

 

[Stooge]

Pierce brosnan

 

[Silvergun-Blue]

Didn't Russel Crowe turn down Aragorn?
His star was shining pretty bright back then too, so could be him.

I know Jake Gyllenhaal was almost Frodo.

 

[Elandyll]

Harrison Ford?

 

[LewieP]

Sean Connery.

 

[ponzies]

Hint: this actor had no roles in any of these franchises

 

[Deleted member 26039]

And I did have a very good reason: I harbor a deep resentment for the English.

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We all do. Capitalism is their fault after all.

 

[Walter White Walker]

Tom Cruise.

 

[Gorger]

Uma Thurman was going to play Eowyn or Galadriel, but turned it down because she just had a daughter. In the aftermath she has said it's one of her worst career decisions.

 

[OneThirtyEight]

I guess Sean Connery since he turned down retuning in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, apparently a role in Harry Potter, Dumberdore and playing Gandalf.

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Connery did come back though in Never say never again