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.
Academy Awards
Best Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
New Star of the Year – Actor
British Academy Film Awards
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actor
Known For
Mercy
(2023)
Patrick Quinn
U Turn
(1997)
Blind Man
Heat
(1995)
Nate
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
Jon Voight
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Jim Phelps
Anaconda
(1997)
Paul Serone
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
Henry Shaw Sr.
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
Joe Buck
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Painter
(2024)
Byrne
Megalopolis
(2024)
Hamilton Crassus III
The Rainmaker
(1997)
Leo F. Drummond
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
(2001)
Lord Richard Croft
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Reynolds
Zoolander
(2001)
Larry Zoolander
National Treasure
(2004)
Patrick Gates
Full Filmography
Acting
Hour of the Gun
(1967)
Curly Bill Brocius
Out of It
(1969)
Russ
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
Joe Buck
Fearless Frank
(1969)
Fearless Frank
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
(1969)
Self
The Revolutionary
(1970)
A
Catch-22
(1970)
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
Deliverance
(1972)
Ed Gentry
The All-American Boy
(1973)
Vic Bealer
Conrack
(1974)
Pat Conroy
The Odessa File
(1974)
Peter Miller
End of the Game
(1975)
Walter Tschanz
Coming Home
(1978)
Luke Martin
The Champ
(1979)
Billy
Lookin' to Get Out
(1982)
Alex Kovac
Table for Five
(1983)
J.P. Tannen
Runaway Train
(1985)
Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
Desert Bloom
(1986)
Jack Chismore
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
(1990)
Self
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
(1990)
Self
Eternity
(1990)
Edward / James
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
(1991)
Dr. Robert Gale
The Last of His Tribe
(1992)
Alfred Kroeber
The Rainbow Warrior
(1993)
Peter Willcox
Convict Cowboy
(1995)
Ry Weston
The Tin Soldier
(1995)
Yarik
Heat
(1995)
Nate
The XXX Files: Lust in Space
(1995)
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Jim Phelps
Rosewood
(1997)
John Wright
The Rainmaker
(1997)
Leo F. Drummond
Anaconda
(1997)
Paul Serone
U Turn
(1997)
Blind Man
Most Wanted
(1997)
Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Reynolds
The General
(1998)
Inspector Ned Kenny
The Fixer
(1998)
Jack Killoran
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
(1999)
Self - Host
A Dog of Flanders
(1999)
Michel
The Prince and the Surfer
(1999)
Narrator
Varsity Blues
(1999)
Coach Bud Kilmer
Boys Will Be Boys
(1999)
Lt. Palladino
A Constant Forge
(2000)
Self
Uprising
(2001)
SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
Ali
(2001)
Howard Cosell
Zoolander
(2001)
Larry Zoolander
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
(2001)
Lord Richard Croft
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas
(2001)
Storyteller
Second String
(2002)
Coach Chuck Dichter
Jasper, Texas
(2003)
Billy Rowles
A Decade Under the Influence
(2003)
Self
Holes
(2003)
Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
The Karate Dog
(2004)
Hamilton Cage
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
(2004)
Bill Biscane / Kane
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
(2004)
Edward
National Treasure
(2004)
Patrick Gates
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
The Making of 'Heat'
(2005)
Self
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
(2005)
Self
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
(2006)
Self
The Foreign Eye
(2006)
Self
Glory Road
(2006)
Adolph Rupp
Deadly Lessons
(2006)
Dr. Crazx
Bratz
(2007)
Principal Dimly
Brando
(2007)
Self
September Dawn
(2007)
Jacob Samuelson
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(2007)
Patrick Gates
Transformers
(2007)
Defense Secretary John Keller
An American Carol
(2008)
President George Washington
24: Redemption
(2008)
Jonas Hodges
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
Jon Voight
Pride and Glory
(2008)
Francis Tierney, Sr.
Four Christmases
(2008)
Creighton
Clarkworld
(2009)
himself
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
(2009)
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
(2009)
Self
Stardust
(2010)
Self (uncredited)
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
(2011)
Self
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Beyond
(2012)
Jon Koski
Pablo
(2012)
Self
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
(2013)
Oscar 'Manny' Manheim (archive footage)
Getaway
(2013)
The Voice
Baby Geniuses 3: Baby Squad Investigators
(2013)
Moriarty
Dracula: The Dark Prince
(2013)
Van Helsing
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt
(2014)
Moriarty
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Self
Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood
(2014)
Self
Woodlawn
(2015)
Paul Bryant
Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby
(2015)
Moriarty
Court of Conscience
(2015)
Father Peter
A Christmas Eve Miracle
(2015)
Jerry the Dog
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
Henry Shaw Sr.
JL Family Ranch
(2016)
John
American Wrestler: The Wizard
(2017)
Principle Skinner
Same Kind of Different as Me
(2017)
Earl Hall
Orphan Horse
(2018)
Ben Crowley
Surviving The Wild
(2018)
Gus
Hal
(2019)
Self
Love, Antosha
(2019)
Self
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
(2020)
John
I Am Burt Reynolds
(2020)
Self - Interviewee
Man In The Arena
(2020)
Narrator
Roe v. Wade
(2021)
Justice Burger
Ray Donovan: The Movie
(2022)
Mickey Donovan
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders
(2022)
Ellison Betts
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
(2023)
Self
Mercy
(2023)
Patrick Quinn
Megalopolis
(2024)
Hamilton Crassus III
Reagan
(2024)
Viktor Novikov
The Painter
(2024)
Byrne
Shadow Land
(2024)
Robert Wainwright
Writing
Directing
Production