Jon Voight American Actor Born 1938 in Yonkers

Jon Voight is an American actor born on 29 December 1938 in Yonkers. He is recognised as Nate in Heat (1995).

Early life

He went on to study at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Archbishop Stepinac High School and The Catholic University of America.

Career

He appears in Fearless Frank (1967), the earliest title among his listed credits. Hour of the Gun (1967) and Midnight Cowboy (1969) are among his 1960s credits. In the 1990s, he appeared in Mission: Impossible (1996, as Jim Phelps) and Anaconda (1997). The 2000s brought 24 (2001) and Transformers (2007). His 2010s credits include Getaway (2013) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).

He has 78 films and 8 TV series on record from 1967 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (11), followed by action (9) and comedy (7). Man with No Past (2025) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) has the highest, at $814 million. The records also name him as writer on Lookin' to Get Out and Eternity.

Shia LaBeouf appears in three of his listed titles, including Megalopolis (2024) and Holes (2003). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Natalie Portman (three titles) and Regina King (two titles). Ben Stiller directed two of his titles on record, among them Zoolander (2001) and Tropic Thunder (2008). Francis Ford Coppola is credited as director on two of them, including The Rainmaker (1997).

Recognition

His awards include the Academy Award for Best Actor (1979) for Coming Home. His other honours include four Golden Globe Awards (1969, 1978, 1979 and 1985) and the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (1970) for Midnight Cowboy. The nominations list includes the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970 for Midnight Cowboy. The records list 14 awards won and 27 nominations for him.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Lauri Peters (1962 to 1967) and Marcheline Bertrand (1971 to 1980). He is the father of James Haven, and has 2 children in total.