Jon Voight's biography

Jonathan Vincent Voight is 84 years old actor born at Yonkers. He was born on Thursday 29th of December 1938. Jonathan is often nicknamed as Jon Voight. According to year of birth 1938 Jonathan belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 29th of December means Jonathan is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.He was married 2 times.

Jonathan is native english speaker. Jonathan is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. Jonathan is roman catholic. Jonathan´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know Jonathan also as film producer, screenwriter, voice actor, comedian. Jonathan is recently known as television actor. Jonathan received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Midnight Cowboy in 1969

Jon Voight's dad

Jon Voight's father's name is Elmer (Voytka) Voight.

Jon Voight's mom

Jon Voight's mother's name is Barbara Kamp.

Jon Voight's family

Jon Voight's ex wifes

Marcheline Bertrand

Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand have been together since 1971 for 9 years. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Tuesday 9th of May 1950 in Blue Island. Jonathan´s ex wife died on Saturday 27th of January 2007 in Los Angeles. Marcheline Bertrand was 69 years old, when this happened.

Lauri Peters

Jon Voight and Lauri Peters have been together since 1962 for 5 years. She is known as stage actor. His ex wife was born on Friday 2nd of July 1943 in Detroit.

Jonathan has 1 son and 1 daughter

Jon Voight's son: James Haven

Jon Voight's son's name is James Haven. James is known as television actor. His son was born on Friday 11th of May 1973 in Los Angeles.

Jon Voight's daughter: Angelina Jolie

Jon Voight's daughter's name is Angelina Jolie. Angelina is known as film actor. Jonathan´s daughter was born on Wednesday 4th of June 1975 in Los Angeles.

Jon Voight's schools

We found 3 schools Jonathan attended. Complete list of schools: The Catholic University of America, Archbishop Stepinac High School, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Detailed informations about his schools

Attended Archbishop Stepinac High School, an all-boy school in White Plains, NY.
Attended and graduated from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in 1960. Changed his major after his freshman year from Speech and Drama to Art. Fellow classmate was Henry Gibson.

Jon Voight's career

Jonathan´s main focus is to be actor. He is famous thanks to Midnight Cowboy (1969).. You could see Jonathan also in Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home, Runaway Train, Ali, Ray Donovan and many more.

Is Jon Voight gay ?

Jonathan is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Jon Voight's Awards

Jonathan received award for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work Midnight Cowboy in 1969
He received award for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for work Midnight Cowboy in 1969
Jonathan received award for BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for work Midnight Cowboy in 1970
Jonathan received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Coming Home in 1978
He received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
He received award for New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
He received award for National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
Jonathan received award for Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
He received award for Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
Jonathan received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Runaway Train in 1985
Jonathan received award for Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Ali in 2001
Jonathan received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for work Ray Donovan in 1979

Jon Voight's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Ali in 2001
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Midnight Cowboy in 1969
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for work Midnight Cowboy in 1969
He was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work Midnight Cowboy in 1969
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Midnight Cowboy in 1969
Jonathan was nominated for BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for work Midnight Cowboy in 1970
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Deliverance in 1972
Jonathan was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Coming Home in 1978
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
Jonathan was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work Coming Home in 1978
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work The Champ in 1979
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble for work Anaconda in 1997
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work Most Wanted in 1997
Jonathan was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for work Anaconda in 1997
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for work The Rainmaker in 1997
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Runaway Train in 1985
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Runaway Train in 1985
Jonathan was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for work Ali in 2001
Jonathan was nominated for Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Ali in 2001
Jonathan was nominated for Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Ali in 2001
Jonathan was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Uprising in 2002
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 in 2004
Jonathan was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for work The Five People You Meet in Heaven in 2005
He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Pope John Paul II in 2006
Jonathan was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work National Treasure: Book of Secrets in 2007
Jonathan was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for work Ray Donovan in 2013
He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for work Ray Donovan in 2014

What else you don't know about Jon Voight ?

Jonathan´s middle name is Vincent. He likes to spend time in: New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles.

What Jon Voight has done for a first time

Has played father to Ricky Schroder twice: The first time in The Champ (1979) and the second time in Return to Lonesome Dove (1993).
On December 9, 2001, he appeared as a surprise guest on Muppets Tonight (1996) dressed as a giant chicken with Gonzo the Great. The event was part of the first annual MuppetFest fan convention and a fundraiser for Save the Children.
Became a father for the first time at age 34 when his Marcheline Bertrand (his second ex-wife) gave birth to their son James Haven Voight, aka James Haven, on May 11, 1973.

Jon Voight's quotes

In most ways it was a damn good picture. But if we remade Midnight Cowboy (1969) today, the whole relationship between Buck and Ratso would have to be sexualized or at least made, you know, like in love... to be sexually or erotically honest.
If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too?
It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.
[on Burt Reynolds] He's sensitive. He hides that from the public. People do that all the time. Actors do that. Burt is very sensitive. He puts on a strong face. That's all part of his macho reputation. He's not a whiner.
I was raised Catholic - I fell in love with certain ideals. The idea of right and wrong, being righteous, acknowledging when you make a mistake, repentance - all these important things I got from my Catholic background.
I'm interested in knowing about the truth and acting on it. That's it.
If people disagree with me, that's no big deal to me, except that it is a very important disagreement.
I made a lot of mistakes as a young father. I made a lot of mistakes as a young man. I paid dearly, and my children paid dearly.
[on Deliverance (1972)] What is heroism? How do you confront evil? I feel that that's part of the movie's resonance.
I'm a character actor, and I've always been a character actor.

Jon Voight's height, body shape, eye color, hair color

Lets describe how Jon Voight looks. We will focus on Jonathan´s height, body shape, eye color, hair color and shoe size. He is tall as 6' 2½" (189 cm). Body build is average. Jonathan´s eyes are tinted blue. His hair is shade of grey. If you are really curious, you may find interesting Jonathan´s shoe size is 12.

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