Jon Voight Biography, Age,Young, Wife,Daughter, Movies, TV Shows, Angelina Jolie And Net Worth

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Jon Voight Biography

Jon Voight born Jonathan Vincent Voight is an American actor. He has won one Academy Award, having been nominated for four times. Jon also won four Golden Globe Awards and so far he has been nominated for eleven times. Jon is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

He became fame in the late 1960s with his Oscar-nominated performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). He became a Hollywood star during the 1970s 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 remake of The Champ (1979).

Jon’s work became scarce during the 1980s and early 1990s. Although he won the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for his iconic performance as the ruthless bank robber Oscar “Manny” Manheim in Runaway Train (1985).

During the mid-1990s he made a comeback in Hollywood , starring in Michael Mann’s crime epic Heat (1995) alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. He characterized Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1996), a corrupt NSA agent in Enemy of the State (1998), and the unscrupulous attorney Leo F. Drummond in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Jon during the 2000s he gave critically acclaimed biographical performances, appearing as legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001). His supporting performance was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award, and also as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001), as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor (2001) and as Pope John Paul II in the eponymous miniseries (2005).

He also appears in Showtime’s Ray Donovan TV series, now in its sixth season as Mickey Donovan, a role that brought him newfound critical and audience acclaim and his fourth Golden Globe win in 2014.

Jon Voight Age | How Old Is Jon Voight

Jon was born on December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York. He is 80 years old as of 2018.

Jon Voight Height | How Tall Is Jon Voight

Jon stands at a height of 1.89 m.

Jon Voight Family | Is Jon Voight Jewish

Jon was born in Yonkers, New York. He is the son of Barbara (née Kamp; 1910–1995) and Elmer Voight (né Voytka; 1909–1973), a professional golfer. He has two siblings, his brother Barry Voight (born 1937)who is a former volcanologist at Pennsylvania State University, and Wesley Voight (born March 21, 1940) who is known as Chip Taylor, a singer-songwriter who wrote “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning.”

His paternal grandfather and his paternal grandmother’s parents were Slovak immigrants. His maternal grandfather and his maternal grandmother’s parents were German immigrants. Through his motherJoseph P. Kamp was his great-uncle.

Jon Voight Young

Jon was brought up as a Catholic. He went to Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, where he first took an interest in acting, playing the comedic role of Count Pepi Le Loup in the school’s annual musical, The Song of Norway. After he graduated in 1956, Jon enrolled at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he majored in art and graduated with a B.A. in 1960. He moved to New York City after his graduation, where he pursued an acting career.

Jon Voight Wife

Jon was married twice. He first married actress Lauri Peters, in 1962, Voight married who he met when they both appeared in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music. The two divorced in 1967.

In 1971 he married actress Marcheline Bertrand. The two separated in 1976, filed for divorce in 1978, and divorced in 1980. The couple had two children children, James Haven (born May 11, 1973) and Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975). They both went on to enter the film business as actors and producers. Jon was estranged from his children for several years, but they reconciled in 2007 after Bertrand’s death.

Jon Voight Children | Jon Voight Daughter |Jon Voight And Angelina Jolie |Jon Voight Son

Voight was estranged from his children James Haven (born May 11, 1973) and Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975) for several years, but they reconciled in 2007 after Bertrand’s death.

It was revealed in November 2015 that Jon and his daughter Jolie were closer than ever after he attended the premiere of her film with Pitt, By The Sea, that year. Jolie finally apologized to Voight, according to Closer Weekly. “It’s been one of Jon’s greatest regrets that he wasn’t closer with Jolie, and as a result, a bigger part of her children’s lives,” the report alleged. “He’s tried to make amends for years—he’s really become a very emotional, big-hearted man.” Jolie invited her father to spend Christmas with her family in LA and to a post-holiday getaway to their château in France,” the insider continued. “She’ll get Jon together with the kids for a week at least four times a year, and she’s inviting him to the kids’ birthday parties.”

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Jon Voight Grandchildren

From his daughter Jolie he has six grandchildren.

Jon Voight Movies | Jon Voight Films |Jon Voight Filmography

Movies From 2012 To 2019

2019 – Roe v. Wade as Warren E. Burger
2018 – Surviving the Wild as Gus (Grandfather)
2017 – Same Kind of Different as Me as Earl Hall
2016 – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Henry Shaw Sr.
2016 – JL Ranch as John Landsburg
2016 – American Wrestler: The Wizard as Principal Skinner
2015 – Woodlawn as Paul “Bear” Bryant
2015 – Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby as Moriarty
2014 – Baby Geniuses and the Treasure of Egypt as Moriarty
2013 – Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels as Taxi Driver
2013 – Getaway as Mysterious Voice
2013 – Dracula: The Dark Prince as Leonardo Van Helsing
2012 – Beyond as Jon Koski
2012 – Beatles Stories as Himself

Movies From 2001 To 2008

2008 – Pride and Glory as Francis Tierney Sr.
2008 – Four Christmases as Creighton
2008 – An American Carol as George Washington
2008 – Tropic Thunder as Himself
2007 – September Dawn as Jacob Samuelson
2007 – Transformers as Secretary of Defense John Keller
2007 – Bratz as Principal Dimly
2007 – National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Patrick Henry Gates
2006 – The Legend of Simon Conjurer as Dr. Crazx
2006 – Glory Road as Adolph Rupp
2004 – Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Bill Biscane/Kane
2004 – The Manchurian Candidate as Senator Thomas Jordan
2004- National Treasure as Patrick Gates
2003 – Holes as Mr. Sir/Marion Sevillo2001 – Zoolander as Larry Zoolander
2001 – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider as Lord Richard Croft
2001 – Pearl Harbor as Franklin D. Roosevelt
2001 – Ali as Howard Cosell

Movies From 1990 To 1999

1999 – Varsity Blues as Coach Bud Kilmer
1999 – A Dog of Flanders as Michael La Grande
1998 – Enemy of the State as Thomas Brian Reynolds
1998 – The General as Ned Kenny
1997 – The Rainmaker as Leo F. Drummond
1997 – Rosewood as John Wright
1997 – Anaconda as Paul Serone
1997 – U Turn as Blind Man
1997 – Most Wanted as Gen. Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey
1996 – Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
1995 – Heat as Nate
1990 – Eternity as Edward / James

Movies From 1967 To 1986

1986 – Desert Bloom as Jack Chismore
1985 – Runaway Train as Oscar ‘Manny’ Manheim
1983 – Table for Five as J. P. Tannen
1982 – Lookin’ to Get Out as Alex Kovac
1979 – The Champ as Billy Flynn
1978 – Coming Home as Luke Martin
1975 – End of the Game as Walter Tschanz
1974 – Conrack as Pat Conroy
1974 – The Odessa File as Peter Miller
1973 – The All-American Boy as Vic Bealer
1972 – Deliverance as Ed Gentry
1970 – Catch-22 as 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
1970 – The Revolutionary – A
1969 – Midnight Cowboy as Joe Buck
1969 – Out of It as Russ
1967 – Fearless Frank as Fearless Frank
1967 – Hour of the Gun as Curly Bill Brocius

Jon Voight Tv Shows

Tv Shows From 2001 To 2013

2013–present – Ray Donovan as Mickey Donovan
2010 – Lone Star as Clint Thatcher
2009 – 24 as Jonas Hodges
2008 – 24: Redemption as Jonas Hodges
2005 – Pope John Paul II as John Paul II
2004 – The Five People You Meet in Heaven as Eddie
2004 – The Karate Dog as Hamilton Cage
2003 – Jasper, Texas as Billy Rowles
2002 – Second String as Head Coach Chuck Dichter
2001 – Uprising as Maj. Gen. Jürgen Stroop
2001 – Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Sigfriend “Siggy” Mannheim

Tv Shows From 1991 To 1999

1999 – Noah’s Ark as Noah
1995 – Tin Soldier as Yarik
1995 – Convict Cowboy as Ry Weston
1994 – Seinfeld – Himself
1993 – Return to Lonesome Dove as Captain Woodrow F. Call
1992 – The Rainbow Warrior as Peter Willcox
1992 – The Last of His Tribe as Professor Alfred Kroeber
1991 – Chernobyl: The Final Warning as Dr. Robert Gale

Tv Shows From 1963 To 1963

1968 – Cimarron Strip as Bill Mason
1967 – Coronet Blue as Peter Wicklow
1967 – N.Y.P.D. as Adam
1966 – Summer Fun
1966 – NET Playhouse
1966 – 12 O’Clock High as Capt. Karl Holtke
1966–68 – Gunsmoke as Petter Karlgren / Cory / Steven Downing
1963 – Naked City as Victor Binks
1963 – The Defenders as Cliff Wakeman

Jon Voight Trump | Jon Voight Politics

Jon is a Republican. In the 2012 and 2016 Jon endorsed Republican presidential nominees Mitt Romney and Donald Trump presidential elections respectively.

Jon is one of the few open conservatives in Hollywood and one of even fewer who’s willing to openly support President Trump. In an appearance on Mark Levin’s Fox News show he managed to give his reasons pretty succinctly in just under two minutes.

He appeared at Trump’s inauguration, is probably best known these days as the father of actress Angelina Jolie.

Jon Voight Holes

In 2003, he played the role of Marion Sevillo/Mr. Sir in Holes. An adventure comedy-drama film directed by Andrew Davis, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Louis Sachar (who also wrote the screenplay)

Jon Voight Oscar

He’s an accomplished thespian in his own right, having won Best Actor at the Oscars in 1979 for his role in Hal Ashby’s “Coming Home.”

Jon Voight Academy Award

1969 – BAFTA Awards – Best Newcomer
1969 – Golden Globe Awards – New Star of the Year – Actor
1969 – National Society of Film Critics – Best Actor
1969 – New York Film Critics Circle – Best Actor
1969 – Academy Awards – Best Actor
1969 – Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1975 – NAACP Image Award – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
1978 – Academy Awards – Best Actor
1978 – Cannes Film Festival – Best Actor
1978 – Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1978 – Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Actor
1978 – National Board of Review – Best Actor (tie)
1978 – New York Film Critics Circle – Best Actor
1978 – National Society of Film Critics – Best Actor
1979 – Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1985 – Runaway Train – Won
1985 – Academy Awards – Best Actor
1992 – Golden Globe Awards – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
1997 – Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture as The Rainmaker
2001 – Academy Awards – Best Supporting Actor
2001 – Broadcast Film Critics Association as Best Supporting Actor
2001 – Chicago Film Critics Association as Best Actor
2001 – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association as Best Supporting Actor
2001 – Golden Globe Awards as Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2001 – Primetime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2004 – Screen Actors Guild – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2005 – Primetime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2013 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series as Ray Donovan
2013 – Golden Globe Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2013 – Critics’ Choice Television Awards – Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2013 – Satellite Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2015 – Primetime Emmy Awards as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jon Voight Dead

Jon Voight is still alive.

Jon Voight Anaconda

Jon appeared in Anaconda. The film was set in the Amazon . Jon played Paul Sarone, a snake hunter obsessed with a fabled giant anaconda, who hijacks an unwitting National Geographic film crew looking for a remote Indian tribe.

Jon Voight Seinfeld

Jon himself made a cameo appearance on the Seinfeld episode “The Mom & Pop Store” airing November 17, 1994. In which George Costanza buys a car that appears to be owned by Jon Voight. Jon described the process leading up to the episode in an interview on the Red Carpet at the 2006 BAFTA Emmy Awards.

Jon Voight Heat

Jon played the role of “Nate”, a fence in the film, Heat, directed by Michael Mann in 1995, and appeared in the television films Convict Cowboy, and The Tin Soldier, also directing the latter film.

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Jon Voight Transformers

He played United States Secretary of Defense John Keller in the summer blockbuster Transformers in 2007, reuniting him with Holes star Shia LaBeouf.

Jon Voight The Champ

Jon starred The Champ as Billy Flynn, a past boxer with custody of his son Timothy (Ricky Schroder) who attempts to support his son and make up with his ex-wife Annie (Faye Dunaway) by fighting in the ring again. It is a drama sports film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and a remake of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor.

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