Jon Voight

29 Dec 1938 (85 years old) in Yonkers, New York, USA

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 nominations. 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

Credits

  • 2024 · Megalopolis as Hamilton Crassus III
  • 2024 · Reagan as Viktor Petrovich
  • 2024 · Strangers as Richard
  • 2024 · Shadow Land as Robert Wainwright
  • 2024 · The Painter as Byrne
  • 2023 · Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy as Self
  • 2023 · Mercy as Patrick Quinn
  • 2022 · Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders as Ellison Betts
  • 2022 · Ray Donovan: The Movie as Mickey Donovan
  • 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Burger
  • 2020 · I Am Burt Reynolds as Self - Interviewee
  • 2020 · Friends of Chabad as himself
  • 2020 · JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift as John
  • 2020 · Man In The Arena as Narrator
  • 2019 · Love, Antosha as Self
  • 2019 · Hal as Self
  • 2018 · Orphan Horse as Ben Crowley
  • 2018 · Surviving The Wild as Gus
  • 2017 · Same Kind of Different as Me as Earl Hall
  • 2017 · American Wrestler: The Wizard as Principle Skinner
  • 2016 · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Henry Shaw Sr.
  • 2016 · JL Family Ranch as John
  • 2015 · Court of Conscience as Father Peter
  • 2015 · A Christmas Eve Miracle as Jerry the Dog
  • 2015 · Woodlawn as Paul Bryant
  • 2015 · Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby as Moriarty
  • 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
  • 2014 · The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films as Self
  • 2014 · Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt as Moriarty
  • 2014 · Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood as Self
  • 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
  • 2013 · Dracula: The Dark Prince as Van Helsing
  • 2013 · Getaway as The Voice
  • 2013 · Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim (archive footage)
  • 2013 · Ray Donovan as Mickey Donovan
  • 2013 · Baby Geniuses Television Series as Taxi Driver
  • 2013 · Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels as Moriarty
  • 2012 · Casting By as Self
  • 2012 · Pablo as Self
  • 2012 · Beyond as Jon Koski
  • 2012 · Honest Trailers as Defense Secretary John Keller (archive footage)
  • 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
  • 2011 · Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good as Self
  • 2010 · Stardust as Self (uncredited)
  • 2010 · Lone Star as
  • 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
  • 2009 · Clarkworld as Self
  • 2009 · Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" as Self
  • 2009 · No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
  • 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
  • 2008 · Four Christmases as Creighton
  • 2008 · 24: Redemption as Jonas Hodges
  • 2008 · An American Carol as President George Washington
  • 2008 · Pride and Glory as Francis Tierney, Sr.
  • 2008 · Tropic Thunder as Jon Voight
  • 2007 · National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Patrick Gates
  • 2007 · Bratz as Principal Dimly
  • 2007 · Transformers as Defense Secretary John Keller
  • 2007 · September Dawn as Jacob Samuelson
  • 2007 · Brando as Self
  • 2007 · Brando: The Documentary as Self
  • 2006 · The Foreign Eye as Self
  • 2006 · Deadly Lessons as Dr. Crazx
  • 2006 · Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film as Self
  • 2006 · Glory Road as Adolph Rupp
  • 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla
  • 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Karol Wojtyła
  • 2005 · Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self
  • 2005 · Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation as Self
  • 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
  • 2004 · The Five People You Meet In Heaven as Edward
  • 2004 · National Treasure as Patrick Gates
  • 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
  • 2004 · Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Bill Biscane / Kane
  • 2004 · The Manchurian Candidate as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
  • 2004 · The Karate Dog as Hamilton Cage
  • 2004 · After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later as
  • 2003 · Jasper, Texas as Billy Rowles
  • 2003 · A Decade Under the Influence as Self
  • 2003 · Holes as Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
  • 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
  • 2002 · Second String as Coach Chuck Dichter
  • 2001 · Ali as Howard Cosell
  • 2001 · Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Siggy
  • 2001 · Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas as Storyteller
  • 2001 · Uprising as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
  • 2001 · Zoolander as Larry Zoolander
  • 2001 · Lara Croft: Tomb Raider as Lord Richard Croft
  • 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 2000 · A Constant Forge as Self
  • 1999 · The Prince and the Surfer as Narrator
  • 1999 · A Dog of Flanders as Michel
  • 1999 · A Tribute To Johnny Cash as Self - Host
  • 1999 · Noah's Ark as Noah
  • 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
  • 1999 · Boys Will Be Boys as Lt. Palladino
  • 1999 · Varsity Blues as Coach Bud Kilmer
  • 1998 · Enemy of the State as Reynolds
  • 1998 · The General as Inspector Ned Kenny
  • 1998 · The Fixer as Jack Killoran
  • 1997 · The Rainmaker as Leo F. Drummond
  • 1997 · Most Wanted as Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
  • 1997 · U Turn as Blind Man
  • 1997 · The View as Self
  • 1997 · Anaconda as Paul Serone
  • 1997 · The Rainbow Warrior as Peter Willcox
  • 1997 · Rosewood as John Wright
  • 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
  • 1996 · Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
  • 1995 · Heat as Nate
  • 1995 · The XXX Files: Lust in Space as
  • 1995 · Convict Cowboy as Ry Weston
  • 1995 · The Tin Soldier as Yarik
  • 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Captain Woodrow F. Call
  • 1992 · The Last of His Tribe as Alfred Kroeber
  • 1991 · Chernobyl: The Final Warning as Dr. Robert Gale
  • 1990 · Eternity as Edward / James
  • 1990 · Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
  • 1990 · Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey as Self
  • 1989 · Seinfeld as Jon Voight
  • 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
  • 1986 · Desert Bloom as Jack Chismore
  • 1985 · Runaway Train as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
  • 1983 · Table for Five as J.P. Tannen
  • 1982 · Lookin' to Get Out as Alex Kovac
  • 1982 · Wogan as Self
  • 1979 · The Champ as Billy
  • 1978 · End of the Game as Walter Tschanz
  • 1978 · Coming Home as Luke Martin
  • 1974 · The Odessa File as Peter Miller
  • 1974 · Conrack as Pat Conroy
  • 1973 · The All-American Boy as Vic Bealer
  • 1972 · Deliverance as Ed Gentry
  • 1970 · The Revolutionary as A
  • 1970 · Catch-22 as 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
  • 1969 · Fearless Frank as Fearless Frank
  • 1969 · Out of It as Russ
  • 1969 · Midnight Cowboy as Joe Buck
  • 1969 · The Crowd Around the Cowboy as Self
  • 1967 · Hour of the Gun as Curly Bill Brocius
  • 1967 · Cimarron Strip as
  • 1961 · The Defenders as Alan Link
  • 1961 · The Defenders as Cliff Wakeman
  • 1958 · Naked City as Victor Binks
  • 1955 · Gunsmoke as Petter Karlgren
  • 1955 · Gunsmoke as Cory
  • 1955 · Gunsmoke as Steven Downing
  • 1953 · The Oscars as Self
  • 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
  • 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self (uncredited)
  • 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
  • 2024 · The Honey Wars as (voice)