Was Gene Hackman really in contention?
What other actor wanted the role but was considered too “attractive”?
All is revealed in this exclusive book excerpt.
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In this selection, the author digs into the casting of Mike Brady, ultimately played by Robert Reed.
The book publishes Tuesday.
Hed also earned his first Oscar nomination, a supporting-actor nod forBonnie and Clyde.
Things turned out okay for him, despite his lockout from the Brady universe.
The year afterThe Bunchdebuted, Hackman won his first Academy Award, for Best Actor inThe French Connection.
If Mike had been a shirt model, Hunter would be the man, Schwartz reasoned.
The incident was the inspiration for a season-two episode ofMad Men, also called The Benefactor.
Copyright 2019 by Kimberly Potts.
Reprinted with permission of Grand Central Publishing.
