
Jon Voight
- Date of Birth: 1938-12-29
- Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, USA
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 pro... 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.

A Christmas Eve Miracle
Comedy, Family • 2015 November

The Fixer
TV Movie, Drama • 1998 March

Noah's Ark
Action & Adventure, Drama, Family • 1999 May

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Talk • 1999 March

Out of It
Drama, Comedy • 1969 December

An American Carol
Comedy, Fantasy • 2008 October

Shatner's Raw Nerve
Talk • 2008 December

Eternity
Drama • 1990 November

Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby
Family • 2015 August

Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels
Comedy, Science Fiction, Family • 2013 February