re: Famous roles nearly played by other actors! I’ll start.

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While developing The Terminator, James Cameron originally envisioned the character being able to fit into a crowd and get into places without being noticed. Lance Henriksen fit the part perfectly and Cameron even began to sketch up what the actor would look like as the T-800 after an interesting audition. When auditioning for the role, Henriksen put foil on to his teeth and kicked down the door of where the auditions were taking place, scaring the hell out of everybody. Though Lance Henriksen didn't end up with the title role, he did get the part of Detective Vukovich.

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