Jon Voight (Jonathan Vincent Voight) is one of Hollywood's most famous actors. He has appeared in a wide range of successful films, including "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), "Deliverance" (1972), and "Coming Home" (1978), which earned him an Oscar for Best Actor.
Interests. Jon Voight is known for his interest in politics and philanthropy. He has supported various humanitarian causes and charitable organizations and has been active in the fields of civil and social rights.
Social Engagement. He has supported various humanitarian causes and charitable organizations and has been active in the fields of civil and social rights.
Family. Jon Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and the brother of musician James Haven.
Filmography:
1967 - Fearless Frank (Director: Philip Kaufman)
1967 - Hour of the Gun (Director: John Sturges)
1969 - Midnight Cowboy (Director: John Schlesinger)
1969 - Out of It (Director: Paul Williams)
1970 - Catch-22 (Director: Mike Nichols)
1970 - The Revolutionary (Director: Paul Williams)
1971 - The All-American Boy (Director: Charles Eastman)
1972 - Deliverance (Director: John Boorman)
1973 - The Odessa File (Director: Ronald Neame)
1974 - Conrack (Director: Martin Ritt)
1974 - The Odessa File (Director: Ronald Neame)
1975 - The Day of the Locust (Director: John Schlesinger)
1976 - Coming Home (Director: Hal Ashby)
1978 - The Champ (Director: Franco Zeffirelli)
1978 - Coming Home (Director: Hal Ashby)
1982 - Lookin' to Get Out (Director: Hal Ashby)
1985 - Runaway Train (Director: Andrei Konchalovsky)
1986 - Desert Bloom (Director: Eugene Corr)
1987 - Table for Five (Director: Robert Lieberman)
1988 - Eternity (Director: Steven Paul)
1989 - The Return of the Champ (Director: Daniel Petrie)
1991 - Chernobyl: The Final Warning (TV Movie, Director: Anthony Page)
1992 - The Last of His Tribe (TV Movie, Director: Harry Hook)
1994 - Rosewood (Director: John Singleton)
1995 - Heat (Director: Michael Mann)
1996 - Mission: Impossible (Director: Brian De Palma)
1997 - Anaconda (Director: Luis Llosa)
1997 - U-Turn (Director: Oliver Stone)
1997 - The Rainmaker (Director: Francis Ford Coppola)
1998 - The General (Director: John Boorman)
1998 - The Fixer (TV Movie, Director: Charles Robert Carner)
1999 - A Dog of Flanders (Director: Kevin Brodie)
1999 - Enemy of the State (Director: Tony Scott)
2000 - Second String (TV Movie, Director: Robert Lieberman)
2001 - Pearl Harbor (Director: Michael Bay)
2001 - Zoolander (Director: Ben Stiller)
2001 - Ali (Director: Michael Mann)
2002 - The Manchurian Candidate (Director: Jonathan Demme)
2003 - Jasper, Texas (TV Movie, Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd)
2004 - The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV Movie, Director: Lloyd Kramer)
2004 - National Treasure (Director: Jon Turteltaub)
2005 - The Legend of Simon Conjurer (Director: Q. Mark)
2006 - Transformers (Director: Michael Bay)
2006 - September Dawn (Director: Christopher Cain)
2006 - Bratz: Genie Magic (Video, Director: Mucci Fassett)
2007 - Bratz: Super Babyz (Video, Director: David Mucci Fassett)
2007 - Bratz Kidz: Sleep-Over Adventure (Video, Director: Sean McNamara)
2007 - Transformers (Director: Michael Bay)
2008 - An American Carol (Director: David Zucker)
2009 - 24 (TV Series, 3 episodes, Director: various)
2009 - Four Christmases (Director: Seth Gordon)
2010 - Lone Star (TV Series, 2 episodes, Director: various)
2011 - Beyond (TV Movie, Director: Josef Rusnak)
2011 - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series, 2 episodes, Director: various)
2011 - 24/7 (Short, Director: Sandro Miller)
2012 - Dracula: The Dark Prince (Director: Pearry Reginald Teo)
2012 - Getaway (Director: Courtney Solomon)
2013 - The Chaperone (TV Movie, Director: Stephen Herek)
2013 - Full Circle (TV Series, 5 episodes, Director: various)
2014 - Woodlawn (Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin)
2014 - Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt (Video, Director: Sean McNamara)
2015 - Dracula Untold (Director: Gary Shore)
2016 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Director: David Yates)
2017 - Surviving the Wild (Director: Patrick Alessandrin)
2017 - Same Kind of Different as Me (Director: Michael Carney)
2018 - Orphan Horse (Director: Sean McNamara)
2018 - Beyond (TV Series, 10 episodes, Director: various)
2019 - Roe v. Wade (Director: Nick Loeb, Cathy Allyn)
2019 - 30 Nights (Director: Tom Metz III)
2021 - Reagan (Director: Sean McNamara)
2021 - American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (Director: Michael Polish)
Awards:
- Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in "Coming Home" in 1979.
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for "Coming Home" in 1979.
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for "The Champ" in 1979.