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Biography
Jon Voight at an April 2005 meeting with Senator Norm Coleman and rabbis from Chabad Lubavich.
Jonathan "Jon" Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. He was born in Yonkers, New York to a Czech father and an English American mother. Voight's brother is singer/songwriter, Chip Taylor. Voight attended The Catholic University of America entering as an art student. Voight received an Academy Award for his performance in the film Coming Home. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for his performances in both the films Midnight Cowboy and Runaway Train. He has also won a small cult following after a guest appearance on TV show Seinfeld in which he bites the character Kramer on the arm.
Voight married American actress Marcheline Bertrand on December 12, 1971. The couple had two children, actress Angelina Jolie and James Haven. Voight and Bertrand separated in 1976 and divorced in 1978. Voight said on The O'Reilly Factor that he was a practicing Roman Catholic, is currently filming a mini-series on the life of Pope John Paul II, in which he plays the lead role.
Partial filmography
Glory Road (2006) - Adolph Rupp
Pope John Paul II (TV) (2005) - Pope John Paul II
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV/dvd) (2004) - Eddie
National Treasure (2004) - Patrick Gates
SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) - Bill Biscane/Kane
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Senator Thomas Jordan
The Karate Dog (2004) - Hamilton Cage
Holes (2003) - Mr. Sir
Ali (2001) - Howard Cosell
Zoolander (2001) - Larry Zoolander
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Lord Richard Croft
Pearl Harbor (2001) - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Varsity Blues (1999) - Coach Bud Kilmer
Enemy of the State (1998) - Thomas Brian Reynolds
The General (1998) - Ned Kenny
The Rainmaker (1997) - Leo F. Drummond
Anaconda (1997) - Paul Sarone
Mission: Impossible (1996) - Jim Phelps
Heat (1995) - Nate
Runaway Train (1985) - Oscar "Manny" Manheim
The Champ (1979) - Billy Flynn
Coming Home (1978) - Luke Martin
The Odessa File (1974) - Peter Miller
Deliverance (1972) - Ed Gentry
Catch-22 (1970) - First Lieutenant Milo Minderbinder
Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Joe Buck
Preceded by:
Richard Dreyfuss
Best Actor
1978
Succeeded by:
Dustin Hoffman
