(cast) - Was originally cast in the role.
(o) - Was offered the role.
(co) - Was considered for the role.
(t) - Tested for the role.

Robert Redford - Benjamin - The Graduate (t)

Charles Grodin - Benjamin - The Graduate (cast)

Warren Beatty - Benjamin - The Graduate (co)

Peter O'Toole - Dillinger/Sark - Tron (o)

Deborah Harry - Lora/Yori - Tron(t)

Brad Pitt - Tommy Williams - The Shawshank Redemption (co)

Steve McQueen - Butch Cassidy - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (o)

Jack Lemmon - Sundance - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (o)

John Travolta - Manolo Ray - Scarface (co)

Matthew McConaughey - Jack Dawson - Titanic (co)

Gwyneth Paltrow - Rose DeWitt Bukater - Titanic (o)

Michael Biehn - Cal Hockley - Titanic (co)

James Caan - Randle Patrick McMurphy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (o)

Tom Selleck - Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark (cast)

Nick Nolte - Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark (o)

Edward Norton - Pvt. James Ryan - Saving Private Ryan (o)

Jodie Foster - Princess Leia - Star Wars (co)

Kurt Russell - Han Solo - Star Wars (co)

Nick Nolte - Han Solo - Star Wars (co)

Christopher Walken - Han Solo - Star Wars (co)

Orson Welles - Darth Vader(Voice) - Star Wars (co)

Jane Fonda - Bonnie Parker - Bonnie and Clyde (o)

Warren Beatty - Michael Corleone - The Godfather (o)

Jack Nicholson - Michael Corleone - The Godfather (o)

Dustin Hoffman - Michael Corleone - The Godfather (o)

Martin Sheen - Michael Corleone - The Godfather (t)

Laurence Olivier - Vito Corleone - The Godfather (co)

Edward G. Robinson - Vito Corleone - The Godfather (co)

Patricia Arquette - Amber Waves - Boogie Nights (co)

Leonardo DiCaprio - Dirk Diggler - Boogie Nights (o)

Warren Beatty - Jack Horner - Boogie Nights (o)

Sammy Davis Jr - Betelgeuse - Beetle Juice (co) ..(No Shit)

Charlize Theron - Bunny Lebowski - The Big Lebowski (o)

Emilio Estevez - John Bender - The Breakfast Club (cast)

Nicolas Cage - John Bender - The Breakfast Club (co)

John Cusack - John Bender - The Breakfast Club (t)

Rick Moranis - Carl the Janitor - The Breakfast Club (cast)

Cameron Diaz - Shelley - The Crow (o)

Iggy Pop - Funboy - The Crow (co)

Anthony Michael Hall - Pvt. Joker - Full Metal Jacket (cast)

Ewan McGregor - Neo - The Matrix (o)

Leonardo DiCaprio - Neo - The Matrix (co)

Will Smith - Neo - The Matrix (o)

Val Kilmer - Morpheus - The Matrix (cast)

Sylvester Stallone - Axel Foley - Beverly Hills Cop (cast)

Mickey Rourke - Axel Foley - Beverly Hills Cop (co)