About
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...
Known for
24Series • 2001
SeinfeldSeries • 1989
Ray DonovanSeries • 2013
Naked CitySeries • 1958
The DefendersSeries • 1961
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemMovie • 2016
HeatMovie • 1995
National TreasureMovie • 2004
Mission: ImpossibleMovie • 1996
12 O'Clock HighSeries • 1964
Enemy of the StateMovie • 1998
NET PlayhouseSeries • 1966
National Treasure: Book of SecretsMovie • 2007
Pearl HarborMovie • 2001
Tropic ThunderMovie • 2008
Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderMovie • 2001
The Manchurian CandidateMovie • 2004
Cimarron StripSeries • 1967
Pride and GloryMovie • 2008
MegalopolisMovie • 2024
Four ChristmasesMovie • 2008
The RainmakerMovie • 1997
Midnight CowboyMovie • 1969