Jon Voight is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Jon Voight presented the 2011 Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award -- named after Sergei Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov--honoring Jean Vigo for Zero for Conduct (1933) to Luce Vigo.

Voight received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe's award for Best Actor. Roberts was also honored for his performance, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight is an American actor. He has won one Academy Award, out of four nominations, and four Golden Globe Awards, out of ten nominations. Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

Voight won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for playing Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in Midnight Cowboy (1969), a ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train (1985) and as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001).

Jan 20, 2025 · Voight’s first film appearance was in the title role of the low-budget Fearless Frank (1967), and he had a small part in John Sturges’s Hour of the Gun (1967) before he was cast in the Academy Award winner Midnight Cowboy. He garnered an Oscar nomination for best actor for his performance.

Sep 9, 2022 · Jon Voight was born December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York. He earned widespread acclaim for his role in 1969's Midnight Cowboy, and an Academy Award in 1979 for the Vietnam War drama...

Jon Voight won Best Actor for "Coming Home" and gave an emotional speech, dedicating his award to his father and praising his co-star Jane Fonda. Jane Fonda won Best Actress for "Coming Home," her second Oscar win. She used sign language in her acceptance speech to honor the deaf community.

May 14, 2024 · Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations.

Jon Voight is an ‘Academy’ award-winning American actor best known for his role in the film ‘Coming Home.’ A critically acclaimed character actor, he is the recipient of four ‘Golden Globe Awards’ and several other prestigious awards.