When Gere returned to the project, Lauren Hutton had already been hired for the role.

Dinsdale was hired for the role following auditions.

After seven auditions, 23-year-old Alyson Hannigan was hired for the role.

He was hired for the role because he could play the guitar.

A young native Alaskan was hired for the role, but he walked off the set in July 1932 when the stress of filming proved too great.

Harrison Ford, then an up-and-coming actor, was hired for the role.

Actor Richard Kiel was hired for the role.

Security was improved after Motyl hired a local criminal leader for the role of an Abdullah's gang member.

Daniels stated that the actresses they hired for the role were "too good-looking".

In his final audition, Campbell assured the network executives that if hired for the role, he would work hard to make the show a success.