Why exactly was Stadlen replaced?
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Doom — 18 years ago(April 24, 2007 08:22 AM)
I wish I did. I can only tell you that I thought Taylor was a lame, one-dimensional character and I didn't like Stadlen as an actor either. Replacing him with Clayton really helped the show in my opinion. Maybe the upcoming DVD will answer that question though
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Doom — 18 years ago(September 05, 2007 10:57 AM)
I never liked Taylor - except MAYBE for the one episode where Benson, Marcy and Taylor work together to help the Governor "keep his job" from the Lt. Governor while he's sick with the inner ear infection. I think that's the only time he felt like 'part of the show' and not just an outsider that didn't fit in with the rest of the cast.
Just my $0.02.
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vpilutis — 13 years ago(January 07, 2013 08:16 PM)
Don't forget in the pilot David Henison (the only star to play Felix Leiter twice) was John Taylor
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onwardsandupwards — 12 years ago(July 26, 2013 06:21 AM)
Lewis J Stadlen HATED his time on "Benson". He said it was an unpleasant experience as he had no creative output as an actor and worst still, playing a character who was a weasel and not a particularly funny one at that. He asked the producers to let him go at the end of the first season so he could go back to Broadway which he did.
Rene Auberjonois was a much better fit and further more, the character of Clayton Endicott was actually funny (as witnessed by Auberjonois's Emmy nomination for his work on the show) whereas John Taylor was at best mildly amusing.