10 Actors Who Have Turned Down TV Reboots
8. Michael Ontkean - Twin Peaks
A lot can change in 25-years. And while that time did bring with it a cult following for the surreal world of Twin Peaks, it also left the series without its sheriff when the time came to unleash a long-awaited revival in 2017.
That's because, during that long period between the show's cancellation after its second season back in 1991, none other than Sheriff Harry S. Truman himself Michael Ontkean only went and decided he'd had enough with the barmy world of acting.
So, when David Lynch and Mark Frost were finally all set to bring their mysterious property back to the small-screen midway through the 2010's, the team behind the show were forced to change direction a touch when it came to the role of town sheriff in Season Three.
Oddly enough, the actor tasked with stepping into those law enforcement shoes was actually once being eyed up for the role of Harry in the lead-up to its initial ABC run, with Robert Forster not being able to accept the role due to being attached to another pilot at the time.
Everything worked out in the end, though, as the late actor ultimately arrived in Twin Peaks as Sheriff Frank Truman, Harry's brother.