Jon Voight
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American Jon Voight burst onto the scene in the late sixties as the aspiring gigolo of 'Midnight Cowboy' and became a major star of the seventies. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for his paraplegic Vietnam veteran in 'Coming Home', after making an impact as the harassed executive of 'Deliverance'. He received acclaim for the relentless robber of 'Runaway Train' and, in the nineties, for the unscrupulous lawyer of 'The Rainmaker'. In the 2000s he strung together memorable biographical portraits, from commentator Howard Cosell in 'Ali' to Pope John Paul II. The father of actress Angelina Jolie, his register combines physical strength, moral ambiguity and an imposing presence.
Jon Voight
77 Movies
14 Series
American Jon Voight burst onto the scene in the late sixties as the aspiring gigolo of 'Midnight Cowboy' and became a major star of the seventies. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for his paraplegic Vietnam veteran in 'Coming Home', after making an impact as the harassed executive of 'Deliverance'. He received acclaim for the relentless robber of 'Runaway Train' and, in the nineties, for the unscrupulous lawyer of 'The Rainmaker'. In the 2000s he strung together memorable biographical portraits, from commentator Howard Cosell in 'Ali' to Pope John Paul II. The father of actress Angelina Jolie, his register combines physical strength, moral ambiguity and an imposing presence.
Movies
Plays Nate
Heat
1995
Plays Shaw Senior
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
Plays President Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
2001
Plays Jim Phelps
Mission: Impossible
1996
Plays Patrick Gates
National Treasure
2004
Plays Jon Voight
Tropic Thunder
2008
Plays Lord Richard Croft
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001
Plays Paul Serone
Anaconda
1997
Plays Reynolds
Enemy of the State
1998
Plays Patrick Gates
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Plays Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
Holes
2003
Plays Defense Secretary John Keller
Transformers
2007
Plays Larry Zoolander
Zoolander
2001
Plays 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
Catch-22
1970
Plays Joe Buck
Midnight Cowboy
1969
Plays Ed Gentry
Deliverance
1972
Plays Leo F. Drummond
The Rainmaker
1997
Plays Blind Man
U Turn
1997
Plays Adolph Rupp
Glory Road
2006
Plays Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Plays Hamilton Crassus III
Megalopolis
2024
Plays Yacov Rechter
Monument
2026
Plays Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
Runaway Train
1985
Plays Viktor Petrovich
Reagan
2024
Plays Howard Cosell
Ali
2001
Plays Sanborn
Man with No Past
2025
Plays Creighton
Four Christmases
2008
Plays Ezra Wilcott
High Ground
2025
Plays Coach Bud Kilmer
Varsity Blues
1999
Plays Earl Hall
Same Kind of Different as Me
2017
Plays Francis Tierney, Sr.
Pride and Glory
2008
Plays Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
Most Wanted
1997
Plays Byrne
The Painter
2024
Plays Luke Martin
Coming Home
1978
Plays Nathaniel Turner
The Last GunFight
2025
Plays Billy
The Champ
1979
Plays Principal Dimly
Bratz
2007
Plays Principle Skinner
American Wrestler: The Wizard
2017
Plays Patrick Quinn
Mercy
2023
Plays Paul Bryant
Woodlawn
2015
Plays Ellison Betts
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders
2022
Plays Peter Miller
The Odessa File
1974
Plays President George Washington
An American Carol
2008
Plays John Wright
Rosewood
1997
Plays Bill Biscane / Kane
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
2004
Plays John
J.L. Family Ranch
2016
Plays Curly Bill Brocius
Hour of the Gun
1967
Plays The Voice
Getaway
2013
Plays Inspector Ned Kenny
The General
1998
Plays Michel
A Dog of Flanders
1999
TV Shows
Plays Mickey Donovan
Ray Donovan
2013
Plays Taxi Driver
Baby Geniuses Television Series
2013
Plays Jonas Hodges
24
2001
Plays Clint Thatcher
Lone Star
2010
Plays Captain Woodrow F. Call
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
Plays Siggy
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
Plays Noah
Noah's Ark
1999
Plays Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla
Pope John Paul II
2005
Plays SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
Uprising
2001
Plays Jon Voight
Seinfeld
1989
Plays Victor Binks
Naked City
1958
Plays Petter Karlgren
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Alan Link
The Defenders
1961
Plays Capt. Karl Holtke
12 O'Clock High
1964
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Monument
Full Filmography
Monument
Yacov Rechter
2026
Film
The Last GunFight
Nathaniel Turner
2025
Film
High Ground
Ezra Wilcott
2025
Film
Man with No Past
Sanborn
2025
Film
Megalopolis
Hamilton Crassus III
2024
Film
Reagan
Viktor Petrovich
2024
Film
Strangers
Richard
2024
Film
Shadow Land
Robert Wainwright
2024
Film
The Painter
Byrne
2024
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jon Voight and where are they from?
Jon Voight is 87 years old, born on December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Jon Voight?
Jon Voight is best known for roles in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Transformers, Mission: Impossible.
How many movies has Jon Voight been in?
Over a 59-year career (since 1967), Jon Voight has appeared in 77 movies and 14 TV shows.
What was Jon Voight's first movie?
The career of Jon Voight began with Hour of the Gun (1967).
What is Jon Voight's most recent movie or series?
Jon Voight's most recent release is Monument, which premiered on March 20, 2026.
What TV shows has Jon Voight appeared in?
On television, Jon Voight has appeared in Seinfeld, 24, Ray Donovan, Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Jon Voight
1938-12-29 · Yonkers, New York, USA
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.