robert conrad not first choice?
in the extras of the DVD set, robert conrad mentions that three actors turned down the role of pasquinel before he took it. anyone have any idea who the first three were?????
shareI found this on the TCM website:
During his run on "Black Sheep," Conrad was also a regular presence on "Battle of the Network Stars" (ABC, 1976-1986), a regular series of TV specials which pitted the stars of each network's programs against each other in often silly Olympic-style competitions. Conrad captained the NBC team six times between 1976 and 1980, and was the focus of an embarrassing incident that saw him pitching a public fit over his team's loss to ABC in the 1976 special. He challenged ABC captain Gabe Kaplan to a face-off that would decide the winner of the event, but was defeated by the star of "Welcome Back, Kotter" (ABC, 1975-79) in a foot race.
In 1979, Conrad returned to series work in another spy series, "A Man Called Sloane" (NBC, 1979-1980). It failed to find its niche with viewers, but Conrad rebounded with an impressive turn in the ambitious 26-hour miniseries "Centennial," based on the novel by James Michener. Robert Blake and Charles Bronson were originally considered for the key role of the French Canadian Pasquinel, but Conrad eventually inherited the role, which was among the meatiest parts of his career. An opportunistic trapper and panhandler with two families - one white; one Native American - he pays for his gold lust with his life, but not before fathering two sons who become leaders of the Indian tribes whose competition for land with white settlers comprises much of the miniseries. The role allowed Conrad to show his depth as an actor - something that few of his previous efforts had done.
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