Mark Lindsay Chapman was rejected for the role of John Lennon for the movie The Ballad of John and Yoko .
Victor Verhaeghe as SpiroPrior to the making of this film , actor Mark Lindsay Chapman ( then employing a different name ) had been rejected for the role of John Lennon for the film The Ballad of John and Yoko because of the similarity of his name to Lennon 's killer , Mark David Chapman .
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