what actors were considered for forrest gump
Confidence votes 15.4K. According to the Forrest Gump trivia page on IMDb (The Internet Movie Database), Bill Murray had been considered for the part of Forrest Gump and both John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the part. Tom Hanks went on to win the 1995 'Best Actor' Academy Award Oscar for his performance. According to the Forrest Gump trivia page on IMDb (The Internet Movie Database), Bill Murray had been considered for the part of Forrest Gump and both John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the part.