Merlin - Sean Connery or Lee Marvin?

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jh66 — 9 years ago(May 31, 2016 01:37 PM)

These two Hollywood tough guys were seriously considered for the role before Nicol got the job!
Sean might have carried it off, of sorts, but Lee? I still hear him ''singing'' Wandering Star.

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esskayess — 9 years ago(July 20, 2016 11:53 AM)

Connery could have done it, but hard to picture him playing the part with the same snarky sense of humor that Williamson did.
My people skills are fine. It's my tolerance of morons that needs work.

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jh66 — 9 years ago(July 23, 2016 02:48 AM)

Yeah, I suppose so. I think the best man got the job.

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doktordaoud — 9 years ago(July 25, 2016 11:06 PM)

Quite glad they both were either too busy, expensive or too uninterested to do the role. Nicol Williamson owned Merlin from birth. Whatever was in the script I'm sure he used his skill and experience to take it to another level as he did.