Also for those who don't know, he was a candidate to take over for Bond after Connery left
Albert R Broccoli and Harry Saltzman saw this ad and wanted to holla at him
He turned it down though, saying Bond should always be British
This is true. He and actor John Garner were heavily considered.
That was a clear definition of "desperation"And Burt Reynolds...these are things that never should've happened![]()