Jon Voight

Marcheline Bertrand and Jon Voight

Jonathan Voight (born December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York) is an American actor. 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.

Voight married American actress Marcheline Bertrand on December 12, 1971. The couple had two children, actress Angelina Jolie and James Haven. Voight and Bertrand seperated in 1976 and divorced in 1978.

Partial filmography

  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (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 Rainmaker (1997) - Leo F. Drummond
  • Anaconda (1997) - Blind Man
  • 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

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Voight and Bertrand seperated in 1976 and divorced in 1978. James Woods appeared as himself in the episode of The Simpsons entitled "Homer and Apu.". The couple had two children, actress Angelina Jolie and James Haven. He has also garnered critical praise for his voice work for Hades in Disney's Hercules. Voight married American actress Marcheline Bertrand on December 12, 1971. He was nominated for an Academy Award twice: the first in 1987 for Best Actor in Salvador and again in 1997 for Best Supporting Actor for Ghosts of Mississippi. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for his performances in both the films Midnight Cowboy and Runaway Train. His career has been noted for the intense characters he has chosen.

Voight received an Academy Award for his performance in the film Coming Home. He attended MIT, but dropped out in 1969, just before his graduation, in order to pursue a career in acting. Jonathan Voight (born December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York) is an American actor. Born in Vernal, Utah, he grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island where he attended Pilgrim High School. Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Joe Buck. James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. Catch-22 (1970) - First Lieutenant Milo Minderbinder. The Way We Were (1973).

Deliverance (1972) - Ed Gentry. The Choirboys (1977). The Odessa File (1974) - Peter Miller. The Onion Field (1979). Coming Home (1978) - Luke Martin. Eyewitness (1981). The Champ (1979) - Billy Flynn. Videodrome (1983).

Runaway Train (1985) - Oscar "Manny" Manheim. Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Heat (1995) - Nate. Against All Odds (1984). Mission: Impossible (1996) - Jim Phelps. Salvador (1986). Anaconda (1997) - Blind Man. Best Seller (1987).

Drummond. True Believer (1989). The Rainmaker (1997) - Leo F. Chaplin (1992). Enemy of the State (1998) - Thomas Brian Reynolds. The Specialist (1994). Varsity Blues (1999) - Coach Bud Kilmer. Casino (1995).

Roosevelt. Nixon (1995). Pearl Harbor (2001) - President Franklin D. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Lord Richard Croft. Hercules (voice) (1997). Zoolander (2001) - Larry Zoolander. Contact (1997).

Ali (2001) - Howard Cosell. John Carpenter's Vampires (1998). Sir. The Virgin Suicides (1999). Holes (2003) - Mr. The General's Daughter (1999). The Karate Dog (2004) - Hamilton Cage. Any Given Sunday (1999).

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Senator Thomas Jordan. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (voice) (2001). SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) - Bill Biscane/Kane. Scary Movie 2 (2001). National Treasure (2004) - Patrick Gates. John Q (2002). The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Eddie. Stuart Little 2 (voice) (2002).

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (voice of Mike Toreno) (2004).