[DOC] [TLE] 15 Uncensored Facts About 'Midnight Cowboy' | Mental Floss [PAR] Jan 22, 2016 ... He says, 'I made you a star. ... Jon Voight auditioned for the role of Joe Buck and 
really wanted the part, but the producers chose Michael Sarrazin, whose ... After 
all, we had made a film about a dishwasher who lives in New York and ... So I 
said, 'I'm walking here,' meaning, 'We're shooting a scene here,... [DOC] [TLE] Midnight Cowboy: 1969 Best Picture  Fikkle Fame [PAR] Aug 22, 2014 ... THEY ALMOST STARRED IN $400: The role of Joe Buck in this film made Jon 
Voight a star, but it was originally meant for Michael Sarrazin [DOC] [TLE] Midnight Cowboy - Wikipedia [PAR] Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film based on the 1965 novel of the 
same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film was written by Waldo Salt, directed 
by John Schlesinger, and stars Jon Voight in the title role alongside Dustin 
Hoffman. Notable smaller roles are filled by Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda 
... As the film opens, Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a young Texan working as a... [DOC] [TLE] Midnight Revolution | Vanity Fair [PAR] Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, and others remember how they helped director John 
... But that is exactly what Midnight Cowboy did on a spring night in 1970, earning 
as ... history: Dustin Hoffman's Ratso Rizzo, with Jon Voight's Joe Buck a close 
second. ..... Schlesinger, however, settled on the actor Michael Sarrazin instead. [DOC] [TLE] Apocalypse Later: Midnight Cowboy (1969) [PAR] May 12, 2010 ... Stars: Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight ... This was Voight's first major role in film, 
after a bit part in Hour of the Gun ... The experience should have taught Joe Buck 
plenty but it doesn't. ... Rizzo brings the street smarts, Buck the physical ability, 
meaning ... The character of Joe Buck was created by Hollywood. [DOC] [TLE] Interview: Actor Jon Voight - Box Office Mojo [PAR] Sep 8, 2007 ... Jon Voight: Of course, Midnight Cowboy is the role that catapulted me ... role
and, yet, when you say profitable, I made $14,000 for that film. ... of Joe Buck] and 
Midnight Cowboy won Best Picture at the Oscars, did you feel underpaid? .... and 
finally it came down to twomyself and Michael Sarrazinand... [DOC] [TLE] Reinvention: The Journal of a Dog-Lover, Book-Reader, Moviegoer ... [PAR] Jan 1, 2010 ... Whatever the reason, Burton's nomination was assured but he never .... This was 
Jon Voight's first leading role, and this film belongs to him. ... Amazingly, he 
almost lost the role of Joe Buck to Michael Sarrazin, who more .... So, a number of 
interpretations of the title's meaning were discussed, including the... [DOC] [TLE] January - DREAMS ARE WHAT LE CINEMA IS FOR...: January 2014 [PAR] Jan 24, 2014 ... Midnight Cowboy is the story of Joe Buck (Voight), a nave Texas .... Hoffman, 
both of whom give the kinds of performances that make stars. ... Michael Sarrazin, 
Lee Majors, Alex Cord, Gary Lockwood, Robert Forester, and Michael Parks. ... 
but it's the sad-eyed Jon Voight who ratchets up the film's pathos by... [DOC] [TLE] Overview for Jon Voight - TCM.com [PAR] Ever since he made his way into the American consciousness with his Oscar-
nominated portrayal of Joe Buck, the nave Texan-turned-New York City hustler
... [DOC] [TLE] previous page - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s [PAR] Actor Michael Sarrazin, whose star rose in the 1960s, has died after a brief battle 
with cancer. ... Sarrazin was said to have been the first choice for the role of Joe 
Buck in Midnight Cowboy, but Jon Voight ultimately rode to stardom in the role. 
...... Russell made many films before retiring in the late 1960s, though only one of
... [DOC] [TLE] Obituaries - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s

Question: The role of Joe Buck in this film made Jon Voight a star, but it was originally meant for Michael Sarrazin
Answer: Midnight Cowboy