Voight signs on for villainous role on "24" - Yahoo! News

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Jon Voight signs on for "24"
Published 6/13/2008 at OH NO!!
... Hopper appeared in the final episodes as Serbian nationalist Victor Drazen. Voight did several TV guest spots early in his career -- including a three-episode stint on "Gunsmoke" in the late '60s -- until his movie career exploded with "Midnight Cowboy" in 1969. A four-time Academy Award nominee, Voight won the best actor Oscar for 1978's "Coming Home." He recently reprised his role as Nicolas Cage's father in "National Treasure: Book of Secrets." Yahoo!

Jon Voight Signed Up To Be The Villain On "24"
Published 6/13/2008 by Orange Pixie (noreply@blogger.com) at Gabby Babble
... during the two-hour Season 7 prequel, which is now shooting in South Africa. The prequel will air November 23rd, with Season 7 kicking off in January. Voight's role marks the first high-profile villain casting on "24" since Season 1, when Dennis Hopper appeared in the final episodes as Serbian nationalist Victor Drazen. Can't wait to watch the prequel in November. It was weird not watching "24" over the winter this year. Source