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That film was important as establishing myself as a leading man.

Kilmer's reputation for being difficult on set had reportedly exploded into open warfare with the director, Joel Schumacher, normally the most temperate of men, who called his leading man's behaviour "difficult and childish".

The show, based on a popular 1930s and 40s film series, attracted millions of viewers, turning Chamberlain into a beloved leading man and a teen idol.

He was a character actor, but was a leading man, too.

Looking at Hackman’s résumé to understand how he saw himself, I’m drawn to 1974 when his success looked meteoric but he didn’t trust that Hollywood would welcome a leading man with a double chin.