Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 29, 1938
Place of Birth:
Yonkers, New York, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tucker Carlson Today | Self |
| 2020 | Friends of Chabad | himself |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Mickey Donovan |
| 2013 | Baby Geniuses Television Series | Taxi Driver |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Clint Thatcher |
| 2008 | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Self |
| 2007 | Brando: The Documentary | Self |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Siggy |
| 2001 | 24 | Jonas Hodges |
| 2001 | Uprising | SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Noah |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Captain Woodrow F. Call |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Jon Voight |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Capt. Karl Holtke |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Alan Link |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Cliff Wakeman |
| 1958 | Naked City | Victor Binks |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Petter Karlgren |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Cory |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Steven Downing |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter |