What was the nickname for the actor that the original Dinosaurus leading role was intended for?
Dinosaurus! Dinosaurus! is a 1960 science fiction film directed by Irvin Yeaworth and produced by Jack H. Harris. The leading role was intended for Steve McQueen, who starred in "The Blob" two years earlier, also directed by Yeaworth Jr., but for reasons not clear, the offer was never made to McQueen.
Ron Gans Ronald Kenneth Gans (August 9, 1931 – June 29, 2010), sometimes credited as Ron Kennedy, was an American voice-over artist and character actor, known for portraying Q.T. the Orangutan on The Disney Channel's "Dumbo's Circus", the voice of Armus in "", the voice of Eeyore on "Welcome to Pooh Corner", and the voice of the Spider in "The Mother Goose Video Treasury". He also voiced the Stunticon Drag Strip in "The Transformers". Gans died in Los Angeles at the age of 78, due to complications from pneumonia.