Jon Voight biography
Jon Voight is an American actor (born 1938), born on 29 December 1938 in Yonkers.
Jon Voight's screen career began in 1959 with The Sound of Music, playing Rolf Gruber (replacement).
Jon Voight has appeared in 89 films and 32 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Monument (2026), Man with No Past (2025), The Last Gunfighter (2025).
Honours include National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year , Actor and BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
- Also known as
- Jon Vincent Voight, John Vincent Voight, Jonathan Voight, John Voight
- Born
- 29 December 1938 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Yonkers
- Work
- Actor, Film producer, Screenwriter, Voice actor, Comedian
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1961 to present
- Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year , Actor
- BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Jon Voight filmography
89 films and 32 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monument | Yakov Rechter | ||
| 2025 | Man with No Past | Sanborn | ||
| 2025 | The Last Gunfighter | Nathaniel Turner | ||
| 2025 | High Ground | Ezra Wilcott | ||
| 2024 | Reagan | Viktor Petrovich | ||
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Hamilton Crassus III | ||
| 2024 | The Painter | Byrne | ||
| 2024 | Strangers | Richard | ||
| 2024 | Shadow Land | Robert Wainwright | ||
| 2023 | Mercy | Patrick Quinn | ||
| 2022 | Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders | Ellison Betts | ||
| 2020 | Roe v. Wade | Warren E. Burger | ||
| 2018 | Surviving the Wild | Grandfather Gus | Also known as Riley's Peak | |
| 2018 | Orphan Horse | Ben Crowley | ||
| 2017 | Same Kind of Different as Me | Earl Hall | ||
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Henry Shaw Sr. | ||
| 2016 | American Wrestler: The Wizard | Principal Skinner Sr. | ||
| 2015 | Woodlawn | Paul 'Bear' Bryant | ||
| 2015 | Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby | Moriarty | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | English | ||
| 2014 | The Final Song | Unknown | Executive producer | |
| 2014 | Baby Geniuses and the Treasure of Egypt | Moriarty | Direct-to-video | |
| 2013 | Dracula: The Dark Prince | Leonardo Van Helsing | ||
| 2013 | Getaway | Mysterious Voice | ||
| 2013 | Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels | Taxi Driver | Direct-to-video |
Show all 89 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Casting By | English | ||
| 2012 | Beyond | Jon Koski | ||
| 2010 | The Weathered Underground | English | ||
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | English | ||
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Assistant Chief Francis Tierney Sr. | ||
| 2008 | No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | English | ||
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Creighton | ||
| 2008 | An American Carol | George Washington | ||
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Patrick Henry Gates | ||
| 2007 | Bratz | Principal Dimly | Also known as Bratz: The Movie | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Mr. John Keller | ||
| 2007 | September Dawn | Jacob Samuelson | ||
| 2006 | The Legend of Simon Conjurer | Dr. Crazx | Shot in 2006, but not released until 2014 as Deadly Lessons. | |
| 2006 | Glory Road | Adolph Rupp | ||
| 2006 | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? | English | ||
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | English | ||
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Senator Thomas Jordan | ||
| 2004 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Bill Biscane / Kane | ||
| 2004 | National Treasure | Patrick Gates | ||
| 2003 | Holes | Marion Seville / Mr Sir | ||
| 2003 | A Decade Under the Influence | English | ||
| 2001 | Zoolander | Larry Zoolander | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
| 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Lord Richard Croft | ||
| 2001 | Ali | Howard Cosell | ||
| 2000 | A Constant Forge | English | ||
| 1999 | Varsity Blues | Coach Bud Kilmer | ||
| 1999 | A Dog of Flanders | Michael La Grande | ||
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses | Unknown | Co-executive producer | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Thomas Brian Reynolds | ||
| 1998 | The General | Ned Kenny | ||
| 1997 | Anaconda | Paul Serone | ||
| 1997 | Rosewood | John Wright | ||
| 1997 | U Turn | Blind Man | ||
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Leo F. Drummond | ||
| 1997 | Most Wanted | General Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey | ||
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Jim Phelps | ||
| 1995 | Spin | English | ||
| 1995 | Heat | Nate | ||
| 1992 | The Seagull | Trigorin | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1990 | Eternity | Edward / James | Also writer | |
| 1986 | Desert Bloom | Jack Chismore | ||
| 1985 | Runaway Train | Oscar 'Manny' Manheim | ||
| 1983 | Table for Five | J.P. Tannen | ||
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Alex Kovac | Also writer | |
| 1979 | The Champ | Billy Flynn | ||
| 1978 | Coming Home | Luke Martin | ||
| 1976 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | The Old Globe, San Diego | |
| 1975 | End of the Game | Walter Tschanz | Only released in West Germany in 1978 | |
| 1975 | The Hashish Club | Producer only | Bijou Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1974 | The Odessa File | Peter Miller | ||
| 1974 | Conrack | Pat Conroy | ||
| 1973 | The All-American Boy | Vic Bealer | ||
| 1972 | Deliverance | Ed Gentry | ||
| 1970 | Catch-22 | 1st Lieutenant Milo Minderbinder | ||
| 1970 | The Revolutionary | A | ||
| 1969 | Out of It | Russ | ||
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Joe Buck | ||
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Bill 'Curly Bill' Brocius | ||
| 1967 | Fearless Frank | Fearless Frank | ||
| 1967 | That Summer - That Fall | Steve | Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1966 | The Tempest | Ariel | The Old Globe, San Diego | |
| 1966 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | The Old Globe, San Diego | |
| 1959 | The Sound of Music | Rolf Gruber (replacement) | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway debut |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ray Donovan: The Movie | Mickey Donovan | Television film | |
| 2020 | J.L. Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift | John Landsburg | Television film | |
| 2016 | J.L. Family Ranch | John Landsburg | Television film | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Mickey Donovan | Main role | |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Clint Thatcher | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | 24 | Jonas Hodges | Recurring guest role (season 7) | |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | Jonas Hodges | Television film | |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | John Paul II | Miniseries | |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | Hamilton Cage | Television film | |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Eddie | Television film | |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas | Sheriff Billy Rowles | Television film | |
| 2002 | Second String | Head Coach Chuck Dichter | Television film | |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Sigfriend 'Siggy' Mannheim | Miniseries | |
| 2001 | Uprising | Major General Jürgen Stroop | Television film | |
| 2000 | The Princess & the Barrio Boy | Unknown | Television film; executive producer | |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Noah | Miniseries | |
| 1998 | The Fixer | Jack Killoran | Television film; executive producer | |
| 1995 | The Tin Soldier | Yarik | Television film; also director | |
| 1995 | Convict Cowboy | Ry Weston | Television film | |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Captain Woodrow F. Call | Miniseries | |
| 1992 | The Rainbow Warrior | Peter Willcox | Television film | |
| 1992 | The Last of His Tribe | Professor Alfred Kroeber | Television film | |
| 1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Dr. Robert Gale | Television film | |
| 1968 | Cimarron Strip | Bill Mason | Episode: "Without Honor" | |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D | Adam | Episode: "The Bombers" |
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| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | Peter Wicklow | Episode: "The Rebels" | |
| 1966 | Summer Fun | Unknown | Episode: "Kwimpers of New Jersey" | |
| 1966 | NET Playhouse | Unknown | Episode: "A Sleep of Prisoners" | |
| 1966 | Gunsmoke | Steven Downing / Cory in Prairie Wolfer / Petter Karlgren | 3 episodes | |
| 1966 | 12 O'Clock High | Captain Karl Holtke | Episode: "Graveyard" | |
| 1963 | The Defenders | Cliff Wakeman | 2 episodes | |
| 1963 | Naked City | Victor Binks | Episode: "Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant" |