 Peter Sellers (qv) was cast in four roles, but experienced  problems when trying to develop a Texas accent for Maj. T.J. "King"  Kong. After Sellers broke his ankle, Stanley Kubrick (qv) was  forced to find another actor. Convinced that nobody could have acted  the part as well as Sellers, Kubrick decided to cast someone who  naturally fit the role. The producers first approached  John Wayne (I) (qv), who did not even bother to respond, and  _"Bonanza" (1959)_ (qv) star Dan Blocker (qv), who declined the  role because of the scripts progressive political content.  Remembering his work on the western _One