Alec Baldwin played Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990), but Harrison Ford replaced him for this and future films based on Tom Clancy's novels. Rumors give the reason as either Baldwin's "unprofessional behavior" during the making of The Hunt for Red October, or his supposed demand of $4 million. Others say that he declined to return as Ryan because he didn't like the script. The official version is that Baldwin was offered a theatre role that he preferred to reprising Ryan. ...[Read Story ]