Who was considered for the role of Forrest gump?

Answer 1

According to the "Forrest Gump" trivia page on IMDb (The Internet Movie Database), Bill Murray had been considered for the part of Forrest Gump and both John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the part. Tom Hanks went on to win the 1995 'Best Actor' Academy Award Oscar for his performance.

Answer 2

Tom Hanks ... Forrest Gump Robin Wright Penn ... Jenny Curran (as Robin Wright) Gary Sinise ... Lt. Dan Taylor Mykelti Williamson ... Pvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue Sally Field ... Mrs. Gump

Rebecca Williams ... Nurse at Park Bench

Michael Conner Humphreys ... Young Forrest Gump

Harold G. Herthum ... Doctor (as Harold Herthum)

George Kelly ... Barber

Bob Penny ... Crony

John Randall ... Crony

Sam Anderson ... Principal Margo Moorer ... Louise, Mrs. Gump's Housekeeper

Ione M. Telech ... Elderly Woman

Christine Seabrook ... Elderly Woman's Daughter

Peter Dobson ... Elvis Presley Siobhan Fallon ... Dorothy Harris, School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)

Alexander Zemeckis ... School Bus Boy

Logan Livingston Gomez ... School Bus Boy

Ben Waddel ... School Bus Boy

Elizabeth Hanks ... School Bus Girl Hanna Hall ... Young Jenny Curran (as Hanna R. Hall)

Tyler Long ... Red Headed Boy Christopher Jones ... Boy with Cross

Grady Bowman ... Fat Boy

Kevin Mangan ... Mr. Curran, Jenny's Father

Fay Genens ... Jenny's Grandmother

Frank Geyer ... Police Chief

Rob Landry ... Red Headed Teen

Jason McGuire ... Fat Teen

Pete Auster ... Teen with Cross

Sonny Shroyer ... Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant Brett Rice ... High School Football Coach

Ed Davis ... High School Football Coach

Daniel C. Striepeke ... Recruiter (as Daniel Striepeke)

Bruce Lucvia ... Kick Off Return Player

David Brisbin ... Newscaster Kirk Ward ... Earl, Demonstration Observer

Angela Lomas ... Black Student

Timothy Record ... Black Student

Deborah McTeer ... Woman with Child on Park Bench

Mark Matheisen ... Billy, Jenny's Date

Al Harrington ... Local Anchor #1

Jed Gillin ... President John F. Kennedy (voice)

Bob Harks ... University Dean

Don Fischer ... Army Recruiter

Kenneth Bevington ... Army Bus Driver

Michael Flannery ... Bus Recruit

Gary Robinson ... Bus Recruit

Marlena Smalls ... Mrs. Blue, Bubba's Mother

Kitty K. Green ... Bubba's Great-Grandmother

John Worsham ... Southern Gentleman

Afemo Omilami ... Drill Sergeant

Matt Wallace ... Barracks Recruit

Danté McCarthy ... Topless Girl

Paulie DiCocco ... Strip Club Emcee

Mike Jolly ... Club Patron

Michael Kemmerling ... Club Patron

John Voldstad ... Club Patron

Jeffrey Winner ... Club Patron

Russ Wilson ... Pick-up Truck Driver

Daniel J. Gillooly ... Helicopter Gunman

Calvin Gadsden ... Staff Sergeant at Fort Platoon Vietnam

Aaron Izbicki ... Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix

Michael Burgess ... Pvt. Cleveland from Detroit Steven Griffith ... Tex

Bill Roberson ... Fat Man at Bench Michael McFall ... Army Hospital Male Nurse

Eric Underwood ... Mail Call Soldier

Byron Minns ... Wounded Soldier Stephen Bridgewater ... Hospital Officer (as Stephen Wesley Bridgewater)

Bonnie Ann Burgess ... Army Nurse

Scott Oliver ... National Correspondent #1

John William Galt ... President Lyndon B. Johnson (voice)

Hilary Chaplain ... Hilary Isabel Rose ... Isabel

Jay Ross ... Veteran at War Rally

Richard D'Alessandro ... Abbie Hoffman

Dick Stilwell ... Policeman at War Rally

Kevin Davis ... Black Panther

Michael Jace ... Black Panther

Geoffrey Blake ... Wesley, SDS Organizer

Tim Perry ... Hippie at Commune

Vanessa Roth ... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend

Emily Carey ... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend Paul Raczkowski ... Man in VW Bug

Valentino ... Chinese Ping Pong Player

Dick Cavett ... Himself

Joe Stefanelli ... John Lennon (voice) Tiffany Salerno ... Cunning Carla, Prostitute at Bar Marla Sucharetza ... Long-Limbs Lenor, Prostitute at Bar

Aloysius Gigl ... Musician Boyfriend

Jack Bowden ... National Correspondent #4

Joe Alaskey ... President Richard Nixon (voice)

Lazarus Jackson ... Discharge Officer

W. Benson Terry ... Stanley Loomis

Matt Rebenkoff ... Drugged Out Boyfriend

Peter Bannon ... Local Correspondent #2

Joe Washington ... Local Anchor #2 Nora Dunfee ... Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench

Nathalie Hendrix ... Local Anchor #3

Hallie D'Amore ... Waitress in Cafe

Chiffonye Cobb ... Hannibal Reporter

Juan Singleton ... Hannibal Reporter

Bobby Richardson ... Hannibal Reporter Michael Mattison ... Taxi Driver

Lenny Herb ... Young Man Running Charles Boswell ... Aging Hippie

Timothy McNeil ... Wild Eyed Man (as Tim McNeil) Haley Joel Osment ... Forrest Gump Jr.

Lonnie Hamilton ... The Minister

Teresa Denton ... Susan, Lt. Dan's Fiancée

rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Steve DeRellian ... Wounded Soldier (as Stephen Derelian)

John Glenn Harding ... Wounded Soldier

Joe Abby ... Protestor on Stage (uncredited) Rob Adams ... College Quarterback (uncredited)

Markus Alexander ... Vietnam Vetern (uncredited)

Neil Armstrong ... Himself - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Keri-Anne Bilotta ... Hippie (uncredited)

Jim Boeke ... University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)

Arthur Bremer ... Himself - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited) Troy Christian ... Cheerleader (uncredited) Dick Clark ... Himself - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Connally ... Himself - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jim Damron ... CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited) James Ent ... Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)

Gerald Ford ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Christopher James Hall ... Governor (uncredited) Bryan Hanna ... Football Coach (uncredited)

Zach Hanner ... Barracks Recruit (uncredited) Bob Hope ... Himself - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lyndon Johnson ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shann Johnson ... (uncredited)

Jim Keller ... Hippie at Commune (uncredited) Devon Kelly ... Jenny's College Roommate (uncredited) John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited) Aaron Michael Lacey ... National Guardsman (uncredited) John Lennon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jacqueline Lovell ... Football Fan (uncredited)

Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Elvis Presley ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Ronald Reagan ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mark A. Rich ... VA in Hospital (uncredited) Kurt Russell ... Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)

Brendan Shanahan ... Football Player (uncredited)

William Shipman ... Black Panther (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Trainor ... Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)

USC Trojan Marching Band ... Alabama Marching Band (uncredited)

George Wallace ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Answer 3

Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Robyn Wright.