1. Michael Sarrazin worked on television productions in Toronto such as Festival and Wojeck.
15 Facts About Michael Sarrazin
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Michael Sarrazin appeared in some thrillers for Universal such as Eye of the Cat with Gayle Hunnicutt and Eleanor Parker and In Search of Gregory with Julie Christie and John Hurt.
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Michael Sarrazin was originally cast to play Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy, but he was unable to gain release from a prior contract and the part went to Jon Voight.
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Michael Sarrazin was announced for the male lead in Cover Me Babe, but was replaced by Robert Forster.
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Michael Sarrazin starred alongside Jane Fonda, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia and Bruce Dern.
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Michael Sarrazin starred in the youth dramas The Pursuit of Happiness with Barbara Hershey and Believe in Me with Bisset.
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Michael Sarrazin supported Henry Fonda and Paul Newman in Sometimes a Great Notion, then did The Groundstar Conspiracy at Universal.
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Michael Sarrazin supported James Coburn in Harry in Your Pocket and received excellent reviews for the television film Frankenstein: The True Story.
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Michael Sarrazin appeared as Barbra Streisand's husband in the screwball comedy For Pete's Sake.
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Michael Sarrazin then starred with Margot Kidder and Jennifer O'Neill in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, about a man doomed to die the same kind of death twice.
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Michael Sarrazin starred in The Gumball Rally, then had lead roles in the Iran-shot film Caravans, the Canadian mystery thriller Double Negative, and the vigilante crime drama Fighting Back.
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Michael Sarrazin hosted the April 15,1978 episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Michael Sarrazin starred in Beulah Land and The Seduction and had a support part in Fighting Back.
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For seven years, Michael Sarrazin was in a relationship with actress Jacqueline Bisset, whom he met while making The Sweet Ride.
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Michael Sarrazin died of mesothelioma on April 17,2011, aged 70, in his hometown of Montreal.