Jon Voight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-12-29 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Yonkers, New York, USA

Jon Voight

Biography

Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award (out of four nominations) and three Golden Globe Awards (out of nine). Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his performance as a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in Deliverance (1972), a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and a penniless ex-boxing champion in The Champ (1979). Although his output slowed during the 1980s, Voight received critical acclaim for his performance as a ruthless bank robber in Runaway Train (1985). During the 1990s, he most notably starred as an unscrupulous showman attorney in The Rainmaker (1997). Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s, appearing as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001), as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001), and as Pope John Paul II in the television film of the same name (2005). Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie.

Known For

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • 24

    24

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • High Ground

    High Ground

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Heat

    Heat

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  • Anaconda

    Anaconda

  • Reagan

    Reagan

  • Uprising

    Uprising

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Bratz

    Bratz

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • The Revolutionary

    The Revolutionary

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

  • Most Wanted

    Most Wanted

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Rosewood

    Rosewood

  • Jasper, Texas

    Jasper, Texas

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • Surviving the Wild

    Surviving the Wild

  • Man with No Past

    Man with No Past

  • An American Carol

    An American Carol

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

  • Return to Lonesome Dove

    Return to Lonesome Dove

  • Eternity

    Eternity

  • Midnight Cowboy

    Midnight Cowboy

  • Hour of the Gun

    Hour of the Gun

  • Varsity Blues

    Varsity Blues

  • I Am Burt Reynolds

    I Am Burt Reynolds

  • The All-American Boy

    The All-American Boy

  • Holes

    Holes

  • Deliverance

    Deliverance

  • Clarkworld

    Clarkworld

  • September Dawn

    September Dawn

  • Convict Cowboy

    Convict Cowboy

  • Ali

    Ali

  • 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

  • Hal

    Hal

  • The Fixer

    The Fixer

  • Transformers

    Transformers

  • Glory Road

    Glory Road

  • Desert Bloom

    Desert Bloom

  • Pablo

    Pablo

  • U Turn

    U Turn

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • The Painter

    The Painter

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Runaway Train

    Runaway Train

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

  • Mercy

    Mercy

  • The Last GunFight

    The Last GunFight

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Pride and Glory

    Pride and Glory

  • Man In The Arena

    Man In The Arena

  • Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

    Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • Getaway

    Getaway

  • Woodlawn

    Woodlawn

  • The Foreign Eye

    The Foreign Eye

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie

    Ray Donovan: The Movie

  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • American Wrestler: The Wizard

    American Wrestler: The Wizard

  • Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

    Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

  • Shadow Land

    Shadow Land

  • Brando: The Documentary

    Brando: The Documentary

  • The Odessa File

    The Odessa File

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Tucker Carlson Today

    Tucker Carlson Today

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • The General

    The General

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • The Five People You Meet In Heaven

    The Five People You Meet In Heaven

  • Uprising

    Uprising

  • Conrack

    Conrack

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films

    The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films

  • Same Kind of Different as Me

    Same Kind of Different as Me

  • Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

    Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

  • Dracula: The Dark Prince

    Dracula: The Dark Prince

  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade

  • Baby Geniuses Television Series

    Baby Geniuses Television Series

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning

    Chernobyl: The Final Warning

  • The Making of 'Heat'

    The Making of 'Heat'

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • J.L. Family Ranch

    J.L. Family Ranch

  • Table for Five

    Table for Five

  • JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift

    JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • The Crowd Around the Cowboy

    The Crowd Around the Cowboy

  • Second String

    Second String

  • Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas

    Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas

  • The Last of His Tribe

    The Last of His Tribe

  • Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

    Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

  • Untitled Bryan Singer Film

    Untitled Bryan Singer Film

  • The Rainbow Warrior

    The Rainbow Warrior

  • Orphan Horse

    Orphan Horse

  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Friends of Chabad

    Friends of Chabad

  • Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

  • Beyond

    Beyond

  • The Prince and the Surfer

    The Prince and the Surfer

  • Lookin' to Get Out

    Lookin' to Get Out

  • After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

    After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels

    Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels

  • The Karate Dog

    The Karate Dog

  • A Tribute to Johnny Cash

    A Tribute to Johnny Cash

  • End of the Game

    End of the Game

  • The Tin Soldier

    The Tin Soldier

  • Out of It

    Out of It

  • Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

    Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

  • Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby

    Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby

  • Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

    Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

  • A Christmas Eve Miracle

    A Christmas Eve Miracle

  • Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt

    Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt

  • The Honey Wars

    The Honey Wars

  • Deadly Lessons

    Deadly Lessons

  • Court of Conscience

    Court of Conscience

  • Fearless Frank

    Fearless Frank

  • Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood

    Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood

  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

  • The Last Firefighter

    The Last Firefighter

  • Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

    Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

    Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • The XXX Files: Lust in Space

    The XXX Files: Lust in Space