Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight has had (and is still having) a legendary career, starring in numerous classics ranging from emotionally powerful, thought-provoking films like “Coming Home,” “Midnight Cowboy,” and “Deliverance” to Hollywood blockbusters like “Mission Impossible” and “National Treasure.” His latest is the highly anticipated movie “Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid as the Gipper, and it’s hitting theaters nationwide on August 30.
I was honored to interview him Monday, and I asked about his character, Viktor Petrovich, a composite of several KGB spies, and how that character is used to frame the film. He also spoke about the messages he took from the biopic—and from Ronald Reagan himself.
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Voight first explained why the KGB would have some young Hollywood actor on its radar during a time when the Cold War…
