Victor Gojcaj
- Actor
- Producer
Victor Gojcaj was discovered when film director Tony Scott was scouting
the streets of New York for real life criminals past and present to
coach actors in the movie The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, with the help of
former head D.E.A agent Don Ferrarone. After extensive research through
mug shots and both current and former cases, Ferrarone brought Victor
to the attention of Scott. Scott was amazed that at such a young age
(24), Victor had quickly risen through the ranks of the underworld to
captain his own crew.He liked Victor so much; he offered him the role
of Bashkin (a.k.a. "Mr. Grey"): the most aggressive of the hijackers on
the condition he completely drops all aspects of his criminal life. It
was "an offer he couldn't refuse". The producers however scoffed at the
idea of hiring a former criminal in such a big budget movie and told
Scott to "look for real actors". After months of persistence Scott
finally convinced the producers that Victor was his man.Victor
completed the filming of the movie successfully and was a real presence
next to John Travolta.
