Jon voight movies

PERSONAL

Birth name, Jonathan Vincent Voight; born December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, NY; son of Elmer (a professional golfer) and Barbara (maiden name, Camp) Voight; married Lauri Peters (an actress), 1962 (divorced, 1967); married Marcheline Bertrand (an actress and model), December 12, 1971 (divorced, 1978); children: (second marriage) James Haven (a filmmaker), Angelina Jolie (an actress). Education: Catholic University of America, B.F.A., 1960; trained for the stage with Sanford Meisner at Neighborhood Playhouse, 1960-64, and with Samantha Harper.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Career:

Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. American Teacher Awards, 1990, cohost; worked as narrator of fundraising video for the Huntington Youth Shelter, Huntington Beach, CA; participated in annual Chabad Telethon for ten years.

Awards, Honors:

Theatre World Award, 1967, for That Summer—That Fall; Academy Award nomination, New York Film Critics Circle Award, National Society of Film Critics Award, and Los Angeles Film Critics Award, all best actor, Film Award, most promising newcomer to leading film roles, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1969, Golden Globe Award, best new male star of the year in a film, Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor—drama, Golden Laurel Award, male new face, Producers Guild of America, 1970, all for Midnight Cowboy; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor—drama, 1973, for Deliverance; Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Cannes International Film Festival Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, National Board of Review Award, and Los Angeles Film Critics Award, all best actor, 1978, Golden Globe Award, best motion picture actor—drama, 1980, all for Coming Home; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actor, 1980, for The Champ; ShoWest Award, male star of the year, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1979; Golden Globe Award, best actor in a dramatic film, Academy Award nomination, best actor, and London Film Critics Award nomination, 1986, all for Runaway Train; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 1992, CableACE Award, best actor in a movie or miniseries, 1993, both for The Last of His Tribe;Francois Truffaut Award, Giffoni Film Festival, 1995; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, 1998, for The Rainmaker; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite villain, 1999, for Enemy of the State; Career Achievement Award, National Board of Review, 2001; Academy Award nomination, best actor in a supporting role, Critics Choice Award nomination, best supporting actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actor, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, 2002, all for Ali; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or movie, 2002, for Uprising; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor, 2005, for The Five People You Meet in Heaven; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie, 2006, for Pope John Paul II.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Frank and False Frank, Fearless Frank (also known as Frank's Greatest Adventure), American International, 1967.

Curly Bill Brocius, Clanton Man, Hour of the Gun, United Artists, 1967.

Joe Buck, Midnight Cowboy, United Artists, 1969.

Russ, Out of It, United Artists, 1969.

First Lieutenant Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22, Filmways, 1970.

"A," The Revolutionary, United Artists, 1970.

Ed Gentry, Deliverance, Warner Bros., 1972.

The Dangerous World of ‘Deliverance’, 1972.

Vic Bealer, The All-American Boy, Warner Bros., 1973.

Pat Conroy, Conrack, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974.

Peter Miller, The Odessa File (also known as Die Akte Odessa and Der Fall Odessa), Columbia, 1974.

Walter Tschantz, End of the Game (also known as Getting Away with Murder, Murder on the Bridge, Assassinio sul ponte, and Der Richter und sein henker), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.

Joe Buck, America at the Movies, 1976.

Luke Martin, Coming Home (also known as Hemkomsten), United Artists, 1978.

Billy Flynn, The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1979.

Alex Kovac, Lookin' to Get Out, Paramount, 1982.

J. P. Tannen, Table for Five, Warner Bros., 1983.

Himself, Sanford Meisner—The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (documentary), Columbia, 1984.

Oscar "Manny" Manheim, Runaway Train, Cannon, 1985.

Jack Chismore, Desert Bloom, Columbia, 1986.

Retour, 1987.

James/Edward, Eternity, Academy Entertainment, 1990.

Peter Willcox, Rainbow Warrior (also known as The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior), Signet Video, 1994.

Nate, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995.

Jim Phelps, Mission: Impossible (also known as Mission Impossible), Paramount, 1996.

John Wright, Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997.

Paul Sarone, Anaconda, Columbia TriStar, 1997.

Blind man, U-Turn (also known as Stray Dogs), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

General Adam Woodward, Most Wanted, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Leo F. Drummond, The Rainmaker (also known as John Grisham's The Rainmaker), Paramount, 1997.

Lieutenant Palladino, Boys Will Be Boys, A-Pix Entertainment, 1997.

Thomas Brian Reynolds, NSA Deputy Director of Operations, Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998.

Inspector Ned Kenny, The General (also known as I Once Had a Life), Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.

Coach Bud Kilmer, Varsity Blues, Paramount, 1999.

Michel Le Grande, A Dog of Flanders, Warner Bros., 1999.

Presenter, The Prince and the Surfer, 1999.

A Constant Forge, 2000.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001.

Lord Richard Croft, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as Tomb Raider), Paramount, 2001.

Himself, A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes, 2001.

(Cameo) Larry Zoolander, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001.

Howard Cosell, Ali, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001.

Hamilton Cage, Unleashed, 2001.

Marion "Mr. Sir" Sevillo, Holes, Buena Vista, 2003.

Hamilton Cage, The Karate Dog, Manga, 2004.

Senator Thomas Jordan, The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004.

Bill Biscane/Kane, SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2, Sony, 2004.

Patrick Gates, National Treasure, Buena Vista, 2004.

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?), LSL, 2006.

Olhar Estrangeiro, Riofilmes, 2006.

Luke Martin, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, 2006.

Jacob Samuelson, September Dawn, Eagle, 2006.

Adolph Rupp, Glory Road, Buena Vista, 2006.

Dr. Crazx, The Legend of Simon Conjurer, Crystal Sky, 2006.

Defense Secretary John Keller, Transformers (also known as Transformers: The IMAX Experience), Paramount, 2007.

Principal Dimly, Bratz, Lions Gate, 2007.

Patrick Gates, National Treasure: Book of Secrets (also known as National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets), Buena Vista, 2007.

Pablo, Kihou, 2008.

No Subtitles Necessary: The Story of Laszlo and Vilmos, NC, 2008.

Clarkworld, Film Pharm, 2008.

Film Producer:

Lookin' to Get Out, Paramount, 1982.

Table for Five, Warner Bros., 1983.

Film Co-Executive Producer:

Baby Geniuses, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Film Executive Producer:

Unleashed, 2001.

Karate Dog, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Family Edition, syndicated, 1992.

The View, ABC, 2004, 2005, 2007.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Captain Woodrow F. Call, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993.

Noah, Noah's Ark (also known as Arche Noah-Das groesste abenteuer der menschheit), NBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Robert Gale, Chernobyl: The Final Warning (also known as Final Warning, The Chernobyl Story, and The Dr. Robert Gale Story), TNT, 1991.

Alfred Kroeber, The Last of His Tribe (also known as Ishi and The Last Free Indian), HBO, 1992.

Yarik, the tin soldier, The Tin Soldier, Showtime, 1995.

Ry Weston, Convict Cowboy, Showtime, 1995.

Jack Killoran, The Fixer, Showtime, 1998.

Second String, 2000.

General Stroop, Uprising, 2001.

Siggy, Jack and the Beanstalk the Real Story, 2001.

Billy Rowles, Jasper, Texas, 2003.

Edward "Eddie", The Five People You Meet in Heaven, 2004.

Pope John Paul II/Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II (also known as Giovanni Paolo II and Jan Pawell II), 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Steven Downing, "The Prisoner," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1962.

"Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant," Naked City, ABC, 1963.

"The Brother Killers," The Defenders, CBS, 1963.

Cory, "Prairie Wolfer," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1964.

"Kwimpers of New Jersey," Summer Fun, 1966.

Tetter Karlgren, "The Newcomers," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966.

"A Sleep of Prisoners," N.E.T. Playhouse, National Educational Television (now PBS), 1966.

Captain Holtke, "Graveyard," 12 O'Clock High, ABC, 1966.

Peter Wicklow, "The Rebels," Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967.

"The Bomber," N.Y.P.D., ABC, 1967.

"Without Honor," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1968.

"The Prisoner," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1969.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1972, 1973.

The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1974 and 1979.

Himself, "The Mom and Pop Store," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994.

"Filmen Mission Impossible," Nyhetsmorgon, 1996.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Letterman and The Late Show), CBS, 1997.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997.

"The Oscars," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1999.

"Cheryl Ladd," Intimate Protrait, Lifetime, 1999.

"Jane Fonda," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

The Big Breakfast, 2001.

"Filmen Pearl Harbor," Nyhetsmorgon, 2001.

"Ali," HBO First Look, HBO, 2001.

"The First Six years," Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, 2002.

"Dustin Hoffman," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2002.

"Jennifer Lopez," Intimate Portrait, Lifetime, 2002.

Listen Up! … Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (also known as Listen Up!), TNT, 2002.

"Filmen ‘Ali (DVD premiar)’," Nyhetsmorgon, 2004.

The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 2004.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2004.

The Graham Norton Effect, Comedy Channel, 2004.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Sunday Morning Shootout, AMC, 2004.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2007.

Billy Flynn, "Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2005.

Corazon de …, 2005, 2006.

"Lemony Snicket's," Only in L.A., 2005.

"Family Business," I Married a Princess, Lifetime, 2005.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2006.

"Inside the Academy Awards," Sunday Morning Shootout, AMC, 2006.

"From Soul Train to Tony Orlando," In the Mix (also known as In the Cutz), Urban America, 2006.

Entertainment (also known as ET, ET Weekend, Entertainment This Week and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2007.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2007.

Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2007.

"Transformers: Their War. Our World," HBO First Look, HBO, 2007.

"Movies," TV Land Confidential (also known as TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories), TV Land, 2007.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2007.

The Big Story, Fox News, 2008.

Also appeared in four episodes of The Directors, Encore.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Sixty Years of Seduction, ABC, 1981.

The Barbour Report, ABC, 1986.

Welcome Home, HBO, 1987.

Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda, syndicated, 1988.

Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years (also known as Hollywood Celebrates Bugs Bunny's 50th Birthday), CBS, 1990.

"Sanford Meisner: The Theatre's Best Kept Secret," American Masters, PBS, 1990.

"Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey," American Masters, PBS, 1992.

Farm Aid '99, Country Music Television, 1999.

A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (also known as The 27th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Dustin Hoffman), ABC, 1999.

Host, An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash, 1999.

Host, The Genocide Factor, 2000.

Storyteller, Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas, HBO, 2001.

Journey to the Screen: The Making of "Pearl Harbor," Black Entertainment Television, 2001.

Howard Cosell, The Making of "Ali," 2001.

Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration!, CBS, 2002.

Screen Tests of the Stars, ITV, 2002.

A Decade Under the Influence (documentary), Independent Film Channel, 2003.

101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Biography Special: The Fondas, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

American Idol: The Phenomenon, Fox, 2004.

AFI's 100 Years … 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases, CBS, 2004.

Jonathan Demme and the Making of "Manchurian Candidate," 2004.

The 100 Greatest Family Films, Channel 4, 2005.

Tribeca Film Festival Presents: Live from the Red Carpet, NBC, 2006.

Brando, TCM, 2007.

Also appeared in The Dwarf.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

(Uncredited) Presenter, The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, 1970.

Presenter, The 47th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1975.

Presenter, The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978.

Presenter, The 54th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1982.

The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1986.

The 58th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1986.

The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989.

"The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards," The Magical World of Disney, Disney Channel, 1990.

The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990.

The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993.

Presenter, Family Film Awards, CBS, 1996.

Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1997.

Presenter, The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998.

The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

Prism Awards 2000, syndicated, 2000.

The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Young Hollywood Awards, AMC, 2003.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, BBC, 2004.

Presenter, The 10th Annual Critic's Choice Award, The WB, 2005.

The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2006.

Television Work; Movies:

Director, The Tin Soldier, Showtime, 1995.

Executive producer, The Fixer, Showtime, 1998.

Executive producer, The Princess and the Barrio Boy, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) O Oysters Revue, Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1961.

(Broadway debut) Rolf Gruber, The Sound of Music, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1961.

Rodolpho, A View from the Bridge, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1965.

Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1966.

Ariel, The Tempest, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1966.

Thurio, Two Gentlemen of Verona, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1966.

Steve, That Summer—That Fall,Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1967.

The Dwarfs, Theatre Company of Boston, Boston, MA, 1967.

Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, then Studio Arena, Buffalo, NY, both 1973.

Title role, Hamlet, Levin Theatre, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1976.

Trigorin, The Sea Gull, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1992-93.

Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?, New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco, CA, 1999-2000.

Also appeared in two seasons of summer theatre productions at Winooski, VT.

Stage Work:

Coproducer, The Hashish Club, Bijou Theatre, New York City, 1975.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992.

The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining, 1993.

"Midnight Cowboy" Revisited, 1994.

Resistance, 2001.

Coming Back Home, 2002.

Hal Ashby: A Man Out of Time, 2002.

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second, 2003.

Behind the Scenes at the Michael Jackson Trial, 2005.

"National Treasure" on Location, 2005.

The Making of "Heat," 2005.

The Making of "Enemy of the State," 2006.

After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later, 2006.

Midnight Cowboy: Celebrating Schlesinger, 2006.

Midnight Cowboy: Controversy and Acclaim, 2006.

Deliverance: The Beginning, 2007.

Deliverance: The Journey, 2007.

Deliverance: Betraying the River, 2007.

Deliverance: Delivered, 2007.

Our World, 2007.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(With Al Schwartz) Lookin' to Get Out, Paramount, 1982.

(With others) Eternity, Academy Entertainment, 1990.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996.

Periodicals:

People Weekly, April 28, 1997, p. 20.

Time, October 27, 1997, p. 131.