7. Discovering Will Sampson
When casting the role of Chief Bromden, the lack of enormous Native American men in Hollywood made it challenging for prospects to fill the part. Luckily, Will Sampson was discovered when he was employed as a forest fire ranger in Yakima, Washington. Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz, Milos Forman, and Jack Nicholson were taking a trip to Salem, Oregon to see if Dr. Dean Brooks could play the role of Dr. John Spivey and while in the Portland airport, they saw Sampson exiting a flight in cowboy boots and hat. Nicholson immediately wanted to cast him.
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