
Jon Voight
- Date of Birth: 1938-12-29
- Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, USA
Biography
Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight 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... Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight 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.

The Prince and the Surfer
Comedy, Family, Fantasy • 1999 December

The Last GunFight
Action • 2025 May

Deadly Lessons
Action, Comedy, Thriller • 2006 March

The All-American Boy
Drama • 1973 October

Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt
Comedy, Family • 2014 June

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Comedy, Family • 2004 August

Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
Documentary • 2013 July

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Documentary, TV Movie • 1990 August

Baby Geniuses Television Series
Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2013 February

Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood
Documentary • 2014 May