Baretta TV series (1975-1978) actor Robert Blake may bear a resemblance to Charles Bronson & Frank Langella. For war toy comedy Small Soldiers (1998) director Joe Dante sought original cast from The Dirty Dozen (1967). Bronson reportedly declined the part (Richard Jaekel had signed but unfortunately passed away prior to filming).br Connections: - Bronson & Blake were together in Sydney Pollack's drama This Property Is Condemned (1966) starring Natalie Wood & Robert Redford.