‘If You Play Bond, We’re Not Getting Married’: 11 Actors Who Reportedly Turned 007 Down
Actor Adam West’s Batman co-star, Burt Ward, who played Robin in the superhero films, told the Express: “Yes, he actually turned the role [of Bond] down, and the reason why [is] he thought from a technical standpoint that it should be a Brit that plays the role.
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