NEW YORK, April 22 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says he auditioned to play U.S. President Richard Nixon for director Ron Howard's 2008 film Frost/Nixon, but the role went to Frank Langella, who originated the character in the stage version.
Spacey recalled trying out for the part while promoting his latest movie Elvis & Nixon, in which he plays Nixon to Michael Shannon's Elvis Presley.