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Jon Voight

29th December 1938 Yonkers, New York, USA Acting

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.

127 Movies 31 TV Shows 158 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Reagan poster
Reagan 29th August 2024 as Viktor Petrovich
Mercy poster
Mercy 12th May 2023 as Patrick Quinn
Hal poster
Hal 28th March 2019 as Self
Pablo poster
Pablo 17th October 2012 as Self
Beyond poster
Beyond 29th March 2012 as Jon Koski
Stardust poster
Stardust 16th October 2010 as Self (uncredited)
Bratz poster
Bratz 3rd August 2007 as Principal Dimly
Holes poster
Holes 18th April 2003 as Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
Ali poster
Ali 10th December 2001 as Howard Cosell
Uprising poster
Uprising 4th November 2001 as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
Zoolander poster
Zoolander 28th September 2001 as Larry Zoolander
Most Wanted poster
Most Wanted 10th October 1997 as Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
U Turn poster
U Turn 3rd October 1997 as Blind Man
Heat poster
Heat 15th December 1995 as Nate
Eternity poster
Eternity 15th November 1990 as Edward / James
Catch-22 poster
Catch-22 24th June 1970 as 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
24 poster
24 6th November 2001 as Jonas Hodges
Uprising poster
Uprising 4th November 2001 as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
Gunsmoke poster
Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Steven Downing