The unknown actor who rejected a "terrible" 1985 offer to play James Bond

The unknown actor who rejected a "terrible" 1985 offer to play James Bond

It worked the first time, and it definitely didn’t work the second time, which might explain why a relative or complete unknown hasn’t been cast as James Bond since the 1960s. The reasons behind Sean Connery’s hiring made sense at the time: Dr No was introducing a character to the cinematic masses for the first time, and with a pre-emptive plan already in place for the actor to grow into the role over several movies and a number of years, they h…