`Sidewalks` is honored to interview the Academy Award®-winning actor

Born in Yonkers, New York, Jon Voight has been entertaining moviegoers for more than 30 years. He became a household name with his Oscar®-nominated role as Joe Buck in the classic feature film, 1969's “Midnight Cowboy.”

An acting legend whose portrayals of everything from Franklin Delano Roosevelt in “Pearl Harbor” to Noah in “Noah’s Ark” to Howard Cosell in “Ali,” Jon won an Academy Award® for his performance as Luke Martin in "Coming Home." Some of his film roles include "Bratz: The Movie" (2007), "Transformers" (2007), "The Legend of Simon Conjurer" (2006), "Glory Road" (2006), "Pope John Paul II" (2005), "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" (2004), "National Treasure" (2004), "Varsity Blues" (1999), "Enemy of the State" (1998), "The Rainmaker" (1997), "Most Wanted" (1997), "Anaconda" (1997), "Rosewood" (1997), "Runaway Train" (1985), and "The Champ" (1979).

In this August 2007 interview, host Cindy Rhodes speaks to the versatile actor about working in the business for over three decades, how films have changed since he started, and what he considers is his signature role.

As part of the promotional tour, Jon talks about “September Dawn.”  Set against the 1857 backdrop of the controversial Mountain Meadows Massacre of 120 men, women, and children traveling through Utah, the motion picture tells the story of a group of Mormons, many disguised as Paiute Indians, who slaughtered all but 17 small children on a wagon train on its way to California.