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
Man with No Past
Sanborn
2025
Megalopolis
Hamilton Crassus III
2024
Reagan
Viktor Petrovich
2024
Strangers
Richard
2024
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Mickey Donovan
2022
Roe v. Wade
Justice Burger
2021
I Am Burt Reynolds
Self - Interviewee
2020
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
John
2020
Man In The Arena
Narrator
2020
Love, Antosha
Self
2019
Hal
Self
2019
Orphan Horse
Ben Crowley
2018
Surviving The Wild
Gus
2018
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Principle Skinner
2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Henry Shaw Sr.
2016
J.L. Family Ranch
John
2016
Court of Conscience
Father Peter
2015
A Christmas Eve Miracle
Jerry the Dog (voice)
2015
Ann-Margret - Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood
Self
2014
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
Oscar 'Manny' Manheim (archive footage)
2013
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
Self
2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Self
2009
Tropic Thunder
Jon Voight
2008
Brando
Self
2007
The Foreign Eye
Self
2006
Deadly Lessons
Dr. Crazx
2006
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Self
2006
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
2004
Jasper, Texas
Billy Rowles
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
Second String
Coach Chuck Dichter
2002
A Constant Forge
Self
2000
The Prince and the Surfer
Narrator
1999
Boys Will Be Boys
Lt. Palladino
1999
The XXX Files: Lust in Space
1995
The Last of His Tribe
Alfred Kroeber
1992
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Self
1990
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
Self
1969
The Honey Wars
(voice)
The Last GunFight
Nathaniel Turner
2025
High Ground
Ezra Wilcott
2025
Shadow Land
Robert Wainwright
2024
The Painter
Byrne
2024
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Self
2023
Mercy
Patrick Quinn
2023
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders
Ellison Betts
2022
Friends of Chabad
himself · (10 episodes)
2020
Same Kind of Different as Me
Earl Hall
2017
Woodlawn
Paul Bryant
2015
Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby
Moriarty
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Self
2014
Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt
Moriarty
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Dracula: The Dark Prince
Van Helsing
2013
Getaway
The Voice
2013
Ray Donovan
Mickey Donovan · (82 episodes)
2013
Baby Geniuses Television Series
Taxi Driver · (13 episodes)
2013
Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels
Moriarty
2013
Casting By
Self
2012
Pablo
Self
2012
Beyond
Jon Koski
2012
Honest Trailers
Defense Secretary John Keller (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
2010
Lone Star
(7 episodes)
2010
Clarkworld
Self
2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
2009
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self · (1 episode)
2008
Four Christmases
Creighton
2008
An American Carol
President George Washington
2008
Pride and Glory
Francis Tierney, Sr.
2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Patrick Gates
2007
Bratz
Principal Dimly
2007
Transformers
Defense Secretary John Keller
2007
September Dawn
Jacob Samuelson
2007
Brando: The Documentary
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
The Karate Dog
Hamilton Cage
2006
Glory Road
Adolph Rupp
2006
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla · (2 episodes)
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
Self
2005
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Edward
2004
National Treasure
Patrick Gates
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2004
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Bill Biscane / Kane
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
2004
Holes
Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Ali
Howard Cosell
2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Siggy · (2 episodes)
2001
Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas
Storyteller
2001
Uprising
SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
2001
Zoolander
Larry Zoolander
2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lord Richard Croft
2001
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2001
A Dog of Flanders
Michel
1999
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
Self - Host
1999
Noah's Ark
Noah · (2 episodes)
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1999
Varsity Blues
Coach Bud Kilmer
1999
Enemy of the State
Reynolds
1998
The General
Inspector Ned Kenny
1998
The Fixer
Jack Killoran
1998
The Rainmaker
Leo F. Drummond
1997
Most Wanted
Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
1997
U Turn
Blind Man
1997
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
Anaconda
Paul Serone
1997
The Rainbow Warrior
Peter Willcox
1997
Rosewood
John Wright
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(2 episodes)
1996
Mission: Impossible
Jim Phelps
1996
Heat
Nate
1995
Convict Cowboy
Ry Weston
1995
The Tin Soldier
Yarik
1995
Return to Lonesome Dove
Captain Woodrow F. Call · (4 episodes)
1993
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Robert Gale
1991
Eternity
Edward / James
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
1990
Seinfeld
Jon Voight · (1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Desert Bloom
Jack Chismore
1986
Runaway Train
Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
1985
Table for Five
J.P. Tannen
1983
Lookin' to Get Out
Alex Kovac
1982
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982
The Champ
Billy
1979
End of the Game
Walter Tschanz
1978
Coming Home
Luke Martin
1978
The Odessa File
Peter Miller
1974
Conrack
Pat Conroy
1974
The All-American Boy
Vic Bealer
1973
Deliverance
Ed Gentry
1972
The Revolutionary
A
1970
Catch-22
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
1970
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
1969
Out of It
Russ
1969
Midnight Cowboy
Joe Buck
1969
Hour of the Gun
Curly Bill Brocius
1967
Cimarron Strip
(1 episode)
1967
12 O'Clock High
Capt. Karl Holtke · (1 episode)
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Defenders
Alan Link · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Cliff Wakeman · (1 episode)
1961
Naked City
Victor Binks · (1 episode)
1958
Gunsmoke
Petter Karlgren · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Cory · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Steven Downing · (1 episode)
1955
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self · (3 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
1944