# Jon Voight on screen and stage

Jonathan Vincent Voight (/ˈvɔɪt/; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Voight is associated with the angst and unruliness that typified the late-1960s counterculture. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Films in which Voight has appeared have grossed more than $5.2 billion worldwide.
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). Other notable films include Deliverance (1972), The Champ (1979), Heat (1995), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Zoolander (2001), Holes (2003), Glory Road (2006), Transformers (2007), and Pride and Glory (2008). He is also known for his role in the National Treasure film series.
Voight is also known for his television roles, including as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001) and Pope John Paul II on the eponymous miniseries (2005). His role as Mickey Donovan on the Showtime drama series Ray Donovan brought him newfound acclaim and attention among critics and audiences, as well as his fourth Golden Globe win in 2014. He also appeared on the thriller series 24 in its seventh season.

## Acting credits
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Fearless Frank | Fearless Frank | |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Bill 'Curly Bill' Brocius | |
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Joe Buck | |
| 1969 | Out of It | Russ | |
| 1970 | Catch-22 | 1st Lieutenant Milo Minderbinder | |
| 1970 | The Revolutionary | A | |
| 1972 | Deliverance | Ed Gentry | |
| 1973 | The All-American Boy | Vic Bealer | |
| 1974 | Conrack | Pat Conroy | |
| 1974 | The Odessa File | Peter Miller | |
| 1975 | End of the Game | Walter Tschanz | Only released in West Germany in 1978 |
| 1978 | Coming Home | Luke Martin | |
| 1979 | The Champ | Billy Flynn | |
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Alex Kovac | Also writer |
| 1983 | Table for Five | J.P. Tannen | |
| 1985 | Runaway Train | Oscar 'Manny' Manheim | |
| 1986 | Desert Bloom | Jack Chismore | |
| 1990 | Eternity | Edward / James | Also writer |
| 1995 | Heat | Nate | |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Jim Phelps | |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Leo F. Drummond | |
| 1997 | Rosewood | John Wright | |
| 1997 | Anaconda | Paul Serone | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Blind Man | |
| 1997 | Most Wanted | General Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Thomas Brian Reynolds | |
| 1998 | The General | Ned Kenny | |
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses | Unknown | Co-executive producer |
| 1999 | Varsity Blues | Coach Bud Kilmer | |
| 1999 | A Dog of Flanders | Michael La Grande | |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Larry Zoolander | |
| 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Lord Richard Croft | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 2001 | Ali | Howard Cosell | |
| 2003 | Holes | Marion Seville / Mr Sir | |
| 2004 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Bill Biscane / Kane | |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Senator Thomas Jordan | |
| 2004 | National Treasure | Patrick Gates | |
| 2006 | The Legend of Simon Conjurer | Dr. Crazx | Shot in 2006, but not released until 2014 as Deadly Lessons. |
| 2006 | Glory Road | Adolph Rupp | |
| 2007 | September Dawn | Jacob Samuelson | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Mr. John Keller | |
| 2007 | Bratz | Principal Dimly | Also known as Bratz: The Movie |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Patrick Henry Gates | |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Assistant Chief Francis Tierney Sr. | |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Creighton | |
| 2008 | An American Carol | George Washington | |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Himself | Cameo |
| 2011 | Beatles Stories | Himself | Documentary |
| 2012 | Casting By | Himself | Documentary |
| 2012 | Beyond | Jon Koski | |
| 2012 | Pablo | Himself | Documentary |
| 2013 | Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels | Taxi Driver | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Getaway | Mysterious Voice | |
| 2013 | Dracula: The Dark Prince | Leonardo Van Helsing | |
| 2014 | Baby Geniuses and the Treasure of Egypt | Moriarty | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | The Final Song | Unknown | Executive producer |
| 2015 | Woodlawn | Paul 'Bear' Bryant | |
| 2015 | Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby | Moriarty | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Henry Shaw Sr. | |
| 2016 | American Wrestler: The Wizard | Principal Skinner Sr. | |
| 2017 | Same Kind of Different as Me | Earl Hall | |
| 2018 | Surviving the Wild | Grandfather Gus | Also knows as Riley's Peak |
| 2018 | Orphan Horse | Ben Crowley | |
| 2019 | Love, Antosha | Himself | Documentary |
| 2020 | Roe v. Wade | Warren E. Burger | |
| 2022 | Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders | Ellison Betts | |
| 2022 | Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy | Himself | Documentary |
| 2023 | Mercy | Patrick Quinn | |
| 2024 | The Painter | Byrne | |
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Hamilton Crassus III | |
| 2024 | Shadow Land | Robert Wainwright | |
| 2024 | Reagan | Viktor Petrovich | |
| 2024 | Strangers | Richard | |
| 2025 | Man with No Past | Sanborn | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | Naked City | Victor Binks | Episode: "Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant" |
| 1963 | The Defenders | Cliff Wakeman | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Summer Fun | Unknown | Episode: "Kwimpers of New Jersey" |
| 1966 | NET Playhouse | Unknown | Episode: "A Sleep of Prisoners" |
| 1966 | 12 O'Clock High | Captain Karl Holtke | Episode: "Graveyard" |
| 1966–1968 | Gunsmoke | Steven Downing / Cory / Petter Karlgren | 3 episodes |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | Peter Wicklow | Episode: "The Rebels" |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. | Adam | Episode: "The Bombers" |
| 1968 | Cimarron Strip | Bill Mason | Episode: "Without Honor" |
| 1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Dr. Robert Gale | Television film |
| 1992 | The Rainbow Warrior | Peter Willcox | Television film |
| 1992 | The Last of His Tribe | Professor Alfred Kroeber | Television film |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Captain Woodrow F. Call | Miniseries |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Himself | Episode: "The Mom & Pop Store" |
| 1995 | The Tin Soldier | Yarik | Television film; also director |
| 1995 | Convict Cowboy | Ry Weston | Television film |
| 1998 | The Fixer | Jack Killoran | Television film; executive producer |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Noah | Miniseries |
| 2000 | The Princess & the Barrio Boy | Unknown | Television film; executive producer |
| 2001 | Uprising | Major General Jürgen Stroop | Television film |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Sigfriend 'Siggy' Mannheim | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Second String | Head Coach Chuck Dichter | Television film |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas | Sheriff Billy Rowles | Television film |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Eddie | Television film |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | Hamilton Cage | Television film |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | John Paul II | Miniseries |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | Jonas Hodges | Television film |
| 2009 | 24 | Jonas Hodges | Recurring guest role (season 7) |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Clint Thatcher | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2020 | Ray Donovan | Mickey Donovan | Main role |
| 2016 | J.L. Family Ranch | John Landsburg | Television film |
| 2020 | J.L. Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift | John Landsburg | Television film |
| 2022 | Ray Donovan: The Movie | Mickey Donovan | Television film |

### Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1959 | The Sound of Music | Rolf Gruber (replacement) | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway debut |
| 1966 | The Tempest | Ariel | The Old Globe, San Diego |
| 1966 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | The Old Globe, San Diego |
| 1967 | That Summer - That Fall | Steve | Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway |
| 1975 | The Hashish Club | Producer only | Bijou Theatre, Broadway |
| 1976 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | The Old Globe, San Diego |
| 1992 | The Seagull | Trigorin | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |