Jon Voight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-12-29 (86 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • 24

    24

  • 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

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The View

    The View

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Man with No Past

    Man with No Past

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Heat

    Heat

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • Getaway

    Getaway

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

  • Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

    Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

  • Anaconda

    Anaconda

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning

    Chernobyl: The Final Warning

  • Holes

    Holes

  • Shadow Land

    Shadow Land

  • Reagan

    Reagan

  • Deliverance

    Deliverance

  • An American Carol

    An American Carol

  • The Painter

    The Painter

  • U Turn

    U Turn

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • Ali

    Ali

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • Pride and Glory

    Pride and Glory

  • Varsity Blues

    Varsity Blues

  • Deadly Lessons

    Deadly Lessons

  • Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels

    Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Bratz

    Bratz

  • Mercy

    Mercy

  • Woodlawn

    Woodlawn

  • Fearless Frank

    Fearless Frank

  • The Karate Dog

    The Karate Dog

  • Glory Road

    Glory Road

  • Midnight Cowboy

    Midnight Cowboy

  • Transformers

    Transformers

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • A Christmas Eve Miracle

    A Christmas Eve Miracle

  • Rosewood

    Rosewood

  • The Last of His Tribe

    The Last of His Tribe

  • Runaway Train

    Runaway Train

  • Conrack

    Conrack

  • Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

    Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

  • After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

    After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

  • The Fixer

    The Fixer

  • Second String

    Second String

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

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

    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

  • Hour of the Gun

    Hour of the Gun

  • Return to Lonesome Dove

    Return to Lonesome Dove

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • Lookin' to Get Out

    Lookin' to Get Out

  • Most Wanted

    Most Wanted

  • The Making of 'Heat'

    The Making of 'Heat'

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • The Tin Soldier

    The Tin Soldier

  • The Five People You Meet In Heaven

    The Five People You Meet In Heaven

  • Orphan Horse

    Orphan Horse

  • Dracula: The Dark Prince

    Dracula: The Dark Prince

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • High Ground

    High Ground

  • The Honey Wars

    The Honey Wars

  • Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

  • Court of Conscience

    Court of Conscience

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Convict Cowboy

    Convict Cowboy

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie

    Ray Donovan: The Movie

  • September Dawn

    September Dawn

  • Hal

    Hal

  • Desert Bloom

    Desert Bloom

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • The General

    The General

  • Jasper, Texas

    Jasper, Texas

  • JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift

    JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift

  • Pablo

    Pablo

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

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

  • Surviving the Wild

    Surviving the Wild

  • The Last GunFight

    The Last GunFight

  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

  • Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt

    Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt

  • The Odessa File

    The Odessa File

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • The Revolutionary

    The Revolutionary

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Beyond

    Beyond

  • American Wrestler: The Wizard

    American Wrestler: The Wizard

  • The Rainbow Warrior

    The Rainbow Warrior

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • I Am Burt Reynolds

    I Am Burt Reynolds

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

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

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Uprising

    Uprising

  • The Prince and the Surfer

    The Prince and the Surfer

  • Brando: The Documentary

    Brando: The Documentary

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

    Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

  • Same Kind of Different as Me

    Same Kind of Different as Me

  • Eternity

    Eternity

  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

    Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

  • The All-American Boy

    The All-American Boy

  • 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

  • Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

    Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

  • Baby Geniuses Television Series

    Baby Geniuses Television Series

  • Table for Five

    Table for Five

  • Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

    Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

  • Out of It

    Out of It

  • Man In The Arena

    Man In The Arena

  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade

  • Friends of Chabad

    Friends of Chabad

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Clarkworld

    Clarkworld

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

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

  • Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas

    Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas

  • The Foreign Eye

    The Foreign Eye

  • A Tribute To Johnny Cash

    A Tribute To Johnny Cash

  • Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

  • J.L. Family Ranch

    J.L. Family Ranch

  • Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby

    Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby

  • Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

    Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

  • Untitled Bryan Singer Film

    Untitled Bryan Singer Film

  • End of the Game

    End of the Game

  • The Crowd Around the Cowboy

    The Crowd Around the Cowboy

  • Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood

    Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood

  • The XXX Files: Lust in Space

    The XXX Files: Lust in Space