Hollywood Icons Mysteries #11 | Jane Fonda & Toxic Dust: The Disappearance of Michael Sarrazin

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In this episode of Hollywood Icons Mysteries, we uncover the haunting story of Michael Sarrazin—the man with the hypnotic gaze who should have been a global superstar. In 1968, he was one signature away from playing Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy, only for a ruthless studio contract to lock him in a cage while John Voight became a legend.

But Sarrazin wasn't just a "near-miss" in Hollywood history. He was the soulful heart of Sydney Pollack’s They Shoot Horses, Don't They? alongside Jane Fonda, and the man who shared a bohemian "shack" with the luminous Jacqueline Bisset. Yet, behind the quiet charm and the Malibu dreams lay a tragic reality of "toxic dust" and a lethal illness that was secretly waiting in the walls of the sets he worked on.

In this episode, we investigate:

The Midnight Cowboy Betrayal: How a studio tape measure and a rigid contract cost Sarrazin the role of a lifetime.

The Marathon of Despair: The brutal, exhausting truth of filming with Jane Fonda and why his best scene was cut.

The "Shack" on the Beach: The secretive, moody domestic life he shared with Hollywood’s most beautiful woman.

The Reclusive Rebel: Why Michael refused to play the "Mickey Mouse" star and walked away from the limelight.

The Silent Killer: The shocking connection between Sarrazin’s death and the very sets that made him famous.

Michael Sarrazin was a man of quiet depth in a world of loud spectacles. Join us as we honour the memory of the "Gentleman Drifter" and discover why he chose to live—and die—on his own terms.

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