Friday 13 June 2008

24: Voight the new villain

Friday 13 June 2008

Jon Voight has been cast as the big villain in the upcoming 24 TVM and season 7. It marks the 70 year old's first TV role in 40 years. His casting echoes that of Dennis Hopper back in season 1, similarly an ageing Hollywood legend.

Voight is an Academy Award winner for Coming Home (1978), where he won "Best Actor", and is most famous for his role in Midnight Cowboy (1969). These days his career is less distinguished, with small roles in Tomb Raider (alongside his daughter Angelina Jolie), National Treasure 2, and Transformers.