This is an I-Heart podcast.

Guaranteed human.

And we continue with our American stories.

Our next story is about the man who played Captain McCluskey and The Godfather.

Here to tell another Hollywood Goes to War story is Roger McGrath.

McGrath is the author of Gunfighters, High Women, and Vigilantes.

You hear him and see him on the History Channel.

He's a regular contributor to our American stories.

Here's McGrath.

Sterling Hayden appeared in 59 movies, often as leading man,

and made another 18 appearances in various television productions.

At 6'5, with a large frame and a head of blonde hair he was nicknamed the

Viking his movie career began in 1941 and didn't end until 1982

despite all his fine work earlier in his career he's probably best remembered

for his role as general Jack Ripper in Dr. Strange Love, a

satire ridiculing the Cold War conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

You'll recall what Clemensow once said about war?

No, I didn't think I knew, son, yeah.

He said war was too important to be left to the generals.

When he said that, 50 years ago, he might have been right.

But today, war is too important to be left to politicians.

I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration,

...