Priscilla Presley tells PEOPLE Elvis' manager Colonel Tom Parker "talked him out of" taking the role Elvis Presley almost starred in 1976's A Star Is Born. Barbra Streisand initially had the King of Rock 'n' Roll in mind to play her onscreen love interest in the film,

Elvis’s frustration with his movie career wasn’t new. Locked into long-term contracts by Parker after returning from the Army in 1960, he often felt stifled by the roles he was given. Jerry Schilling,

Apart from dominating the Rock and Roll scene, the legendary musician, Elvis Presley also donned the actor’s hat several times. Just like his audacious music, the ‘Jailhouse Rock’ hitmaker wanted to pursue roles that would satiate his creative appetite.

The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley revisits that period in Presleys career when he was at a crossroads. Converted seven years previously from singer to movie star at the behest of his influential manager,

Though Elvis Presley gained international fame as a musician, actor and cultural icon over the course of his career, Priscilla Presley said there was one major decision that her late ex-husband regretted.