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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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Seinfeld

The View

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (129)

• Monument2026 · as Yacov Rechter
• Megadoc2025 · as Self
• The Last GunFight2025 · as Nathaniel Turner
• High Ground2025 · as Ezra Wilcott
• Man with No Past2025 · as Sanborn
• Megalopolis2024 · as Hamilton Crassus III
• Reagan2024 · as Viktor Petrovich
• Strangers2024 · as Richard
• Shadow Land2024 · as Robert Wainwright
• The Painter2024 · as Byrne
• Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy2023 · as Self
• Mercy2023 · as Patrick Quinn
• Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders2022 · as Ellison Betts
• Ray Donovan: The Movie2022 · as Mickey Donovan
• Roe v. Wade2021 · as Justice Burger
• I Am Burt Reynolds2020 · as Self - Interviewee
• JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift2020 · as John
• Man In The Arena2020 · as Narrator
• Love, Antosha2019 · as Self
• Hal2019 · as Self
• Orphan Horse2018 · as Ben Crowley
• Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
• Surviving the Wild2018 · as Gus
• Same Kind of Different as Me2017 · as Earl Hall
• American Wrestler: The Wizard2017 · as Principle Skinner
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016 · as Henry Shaw Sr.
• J.L. Family Ranch2016 · as John
• Court of Conscience2015 · as Father Peter
• A Christmas Eve Miracle2015 · as Jerry the Dog (voice)
• Woodlawn2015 · as Paul Bryant
• Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby2015 · as Moriarty
• The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Self
• Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt2014 · as Moriarty
• Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood2014 · as Self
• Dracula: The Dark Prince2013 · as Van Helsing
• Getaway2013 · as The Voice
• Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky2013 · as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim (archive footage)
• Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels2013 · as Moriarty
• Casting By2012 · as Self
• Pablo2012 · as Self
• Beyond2012 · as Jon Koski
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Stardust2010 · as Self (uncredited)
• 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010 · as (archive footage)
• Clarkworld2009 · as Self
• Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"2009 · as Self
• No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos2009 · as Self
• Four Christmases2008 · as Creighton
• An American Carol2008 · as President George Washington
• Pride and Glory2008 · as Francis Tierney, Sr.
• Tropic Thunder2008 · as Jon Voight
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007 · as Patrick Gates
• Bratz2007 · as Principal Dimly
• Transformers2007 · as Defense Secretary John Keller
• September Dawn2007 · as Jacob Samuelson
• Brando2007 · as Self
• The Foreign Eye2006 · as Self
• The Karate Dog2006 · as Hamilton Cage
• Deadly Lessons2006 · as Dr. Crazx
• Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film2006 · as Self
• Glory Road2006 · as Adolph Rupp
• Pope John Paul II2005 · as Pope John Paul II (older)
• Nos Bastidores de Hollywood2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation2005 · as Self
• The Making of 'Heat'2005 · as Self
• The Five People You Meet In Heaven2004 · as Edward
• National Treasure2004 · as Patrick Gates
• Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 22004 · as Bill Biscane / Kane
• The Manchurian Candidate2004 · as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
• After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later2004
• Jasper, Texas2003 · as Billy Rowles
• A Decade Under the Influence2003 · as Self
• Holes2003 · as Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
• Second String2002 · as Coach Chuck Dichter
• The Making of 'Ali'2001 · as Self
• Ali2001 · as Howard Cosell
• Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas2001 · as Storyteller
• Uprising2001 · as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
• Zoolander2001 · as Larry Zoolander
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider2001 · as Lord Richard Croft
• Pearl Harbor2001 · as President Roosevelt
• A Constant Forge2000 · as Self
• The Prince and the Surfer1999 · as Narrator
• A Dog of Flanders1999 · as Michel
• Noah's Ark1999 · as Noah
• A Tribute to Johnny Cash1999 · as Self - Host
• Boys Will Be Boys1999 · as Lt. Palladino
• Varsity Blues1999 · as Coach Bud Kilmer
• Enemy of the State1998 · as Reynolds
• The General1998 · as Inspector Ned Kenny
• The Fixer1998 · as Jack Killoran
• The Rainmaker1997 · as Leo F. Drummond
• Most Wanted1997 · as Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
• U Turn1997 · as Blind Man
• Anaconda1997 · as Paul Serone
• The Rainbow Warrior1997 · as Peter Willcox
• Rosewood1997 · as John Wright
• Mission: Impossible1996 · as Jim Phelps
• Heat1995 · as Nate
• The XXX Files: Lust in Space1995
• Convict Cowboy1995 · as Ry Weston
• The Tin Soldier1995 · as Yarik
• The Last of His Tribe1992 · as Alfred Kroeber
• Chernobyl: The Final Warning1991 · as Dr. Robert Gale
• Eternity1990 · as Edward / James
• Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret1990 · as Self
• Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years1990 · as Self
• Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey1990 · as Self
• Desert Bloom1986 · as Jack Chismore
• Runaway Train1985 · as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
• Table for Five1983 · as J.P. Tannen
• Lookin' to Get Out1982 · as Alex Kovac
• The Champ1979 · as Billy
• End of the Game1978 · as Walter Tschanz
• Coming Home1978 · as Luke Martin
• The Odessa File1974 · as Peter Miller
• Conrack1974 · as Pat Conroy
• The All-American Boy1973 · as Vic Bealer
• Deliverance1972 · as Ed Gentry
• The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'1972 · as Self
• The Revolutionary1970 · as A
• Catch-221970 · as 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
• Fearless Frank1969 · as Fearless Frank
• Out of It1969 · as Russ
• Midnight Cowboy1969 · as Joe Buck
• The Crowd Around the Cowboy1969 · as Self
• Hour of the Gun1967 · as Curly Bill Brocius
• The Honey Wars— · as (voice)
• The Last Firefighter— · as Jon

All TV Shows (38)

• Tucker Carlson Today2021 · as Self
• Friends of Chabad2020 · as himself
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Ray Donovan2013 · as Mickey Donovan
• Baby Geniuses Television Series2013 · as Taxi Driver
• Lone Star2010 · as Clint Thatcher
• Shatner's Raw Nerve2008 · as Self
• Brando: The Documentary2007 · as Self
• Pope John Paul II2005 · as Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story2001 · as Siggy
• 242001 · as Jonas Hodges
• Uprising2001 · as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
• Noah's Ark1999 · as Noah
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Return to Lonesome Dove1993 · as Captain Woodrow F. Call
• Seinfeld1989 · as Jon Voight
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Cimarron Strip1967
• NET Playhouse1966
• 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Capt. Karl Holtke
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Defenders1961 · as Alan Link
• The Defenders1961 · as Cliff Wakeman
• Naked City1958 · as Victor Binks
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Petter Karlgren
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Cory
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Steven Downing
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self (uncredited)
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter