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Burt Reynolds. Burt Reynolds gave the part a miss because he “just didn't want to play that kind of role at the time.” “Now I regret it. I wish I would have done it,” he added. And it turns out that Burt Reynolds ALSO turned down Al Pacino's part as Michael Corleone in The Godfather (!!).
Albert Stotland Ruddy (March 28, 1930 – May 25, 2024) was a Canadian-American film and television producer. He produced The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Picture, and co-created the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Shortly afterwards, on July 29, 1955, Vito dies of a heart attack in his garden while playing with his grandson, Michael's son Anthony. In the novel, his last words are, Life is so beautiful.
Marlon Brando. On March 27, 1973, “The Godfather” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando, refused to accept his Oscar for best actor, and in what would become one of the Oscars' most famous moments sent in his place actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who spoke out about the depiction of ...
Posting a portion of Al Pacino's audition tape for the role of Michael Corleone to his Instagram account, the director stated: “The interesting thing here, was a reason given to me against casting Pacino was not only was he too short, but also too 'scruffy'.”