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Gavin was signed for the role of James Bond in the film Diamonds Are Forever (1971) after George Lazenby left the role. [ 25 ] However, David Picker, head of United Artists, wanted the box-office assurance of Sean Connery. Gavin's contract was honored despite losing the role to Connery.
John Anthony Golenor (Los Ángeles, California; 8 de abril de 1931-Beverly Hills, California; 9 de febrero de 2018), más conocido como John Gavin, fue un actor de cine y televisión, y diplomático estadounidense. Fue embajador de Estados Unidos en México durante el gobierno de Ronald Reagan. [1] [2]
In 1960 John Gavin was cast in the key supporting role of Julius Caesar in Stanley Kubrick’s epic Spartacus, holding his own against major stars Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier (pictured above left), and the scene-stealing Charles Laughton.
John Gavin co-starred alongside former Bond bad-girl Luciana Paluzzi [Fiona Volpe in Thunderball (1965)] and future James Bond villain Curt Jurgens [Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)].
During an aborted attempt to reboot the franchise with an American actor, he signed on for the role of James Bond to replace George Lazenby in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). At the last minute the producers met Sean Connery 's salary demand and abruptly replaced Gavin.
9 de feb. de 2018 · John Gavin has the distinction of being the only James Bond to never make a James Bond film. Born Juan Vincent Apablasa on April 8, 1931, John Gavin was of Mexican and Chilean descent and was fluent in Spanish.
John Gavin was briefly considered for the role of James Bond in Live And Let Die in 1972, after Sean Connery's departure. He was also the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and the President of the Screen Actors Guild.
