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Jon Voight

Jon Voight

61 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jon Voight is an American actor who trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse and began on the New York stage. Born in Yonkers, he made his Broadway debut in The Sound of Music. His breakthrough came as Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969), which brought his first Oscar nomination, and he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Coming Home (1978) as a paraplegic Vietnam veteran. He also earned Oscar nominations for Runaway Train (1985) and Ali (2001). Among his many films are Deliverance (1972), Heat (1995), Mission: Impossible (1996), Enemy of the State (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), and National Treasure (2004). On television, he earned an Emmy nomination for Uprising (2001) and won a Golden Globe for Ray Donovan. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2019.

87years old

Turns 88 on December 29in 48 days

  • Born Yonkers
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Jonathan Vincent Voight (birth name)Also credited as Jon Vincent Voight, John Vincent Voight, Jonathan Voight and John Voight

Movie Career

Films
61
Career span
58 years1967 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Jon Voight was Steven Spielberg's first choice to play Matt Hooper in Jaws, but he turned the part down and Richard Dreyfuss played it instead.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Voight was set to play Robert Harmon in John Cassavetes's Love Streams, having played the role on stage in 1981, but was dropped weeks before shooting when he also asked to direct.

  3. A first

    Voight and Dennis Haysbert were the only two actors ever to receive the "Special Guest Appearance" credit on the series 24.

  4. Beyond film

    Voight played Abraham in the audio Bible production The Word of Promise, a dramatized recording that also featured Jim Caviezel, Louis Gossett Jr. and Marisa Tomei.

Jon Voight movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Mission: Impossible1996 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Jim Phelps

    IMDb rating 7.2524K votes

  2. Heat1995 Action, Crime, Dramaas Nate

    IMDb rating 8.3819K votes

  3. Enemy of the State1998as Thomas Brian Reynolds

    IMDb rating 7.3277K votes

  4. Deliverance1972as Ed

    IMDb rating 7.6130K votes

  5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016as Shaw Senior

    IMDb rating 7.2546K votes

  6. Midnight Cowboy1969as Joe Buck

    IMDb rating 7.8133K votes

  7. National Treasure2004as Patrick Gates

    IMDb rating 6.9382K votes

  8. National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007as Patrick Gates

    IMDb rating 6.5270K votes

Most often with

Sean McNamara directed five of these films, James Bamford four and Michael Bay two. Skyler Shaye appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Skyler Shaye, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Skyler ShayeC. Thomas Howell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with C. Thomas HowellBruce McGill, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bruce McGillShia LaBeouf, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Shia LaBeoufEric Roberts, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Eric RobertsDanny Trejo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Danny TrejoSean McNamaraDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by Sean McNamaraJames BamfordDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by James BamfordMichael BayDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Michael Bay

Films together

Box office

What Jon Voight's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.0 billion

38 of the 61 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 61 films: 38 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 11 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.

  • 38Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 11Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016as Shaw Senior$809 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 75% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016as Shaw Senior
    $809M16.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Transformers2007as Defense Secretary John Keller
    $710M14.1% of the total
  3. 3
    National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007as Patrick Gates
    $459M9.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Mission: Impossible1996as Jim Phelps
    $458M9.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Pearl Harbor2001as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    $449M9.0% of the total
  6. 6
    National Treasure2004as Patrick Gates
    $348M6.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider2001as Lord Richard Croft
    $275M5.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Enemy of the State1998as Thomas Brian Reynolds
    $251M5.0% of the total
Heat (1995), $187 millionFour Christmases (2008), $164 millionAnaconda (1997), $137 millionThe Manchurian Candidate (2004), $96.1 millionAli (2001), $87.8 millionHoles (2003), $71.4 millionZoolander (2001), $60.8 millionDeliverance (1972), $46.1 millionThe Rainmaker (1997), $45.9 millionMidnight Cowboy (1969), $44.8 millionGlory Road (2006), $42.6 millionComing Home (1978), $32.7 millionPride and Glory (2008), $31.2 millionThe Champ (1979), $30.4 millionReagan (2024), $30.1 millionBratz (2007), $26.0 million

$1.3 billionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 25% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1969 to 2001, eight of them major.

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Jon Voight's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1979Best ActorComing HomeWon
Golden Globes
1985Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaRunaway TrainWon
1979Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmRay DonovanWon
1978Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaComing HomeWon
1969New Star of the Year – ActorMidnight CowboyWon
BAFTA
1970Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film RolesMidnight CowboyWon
Of Film and Television ArtsWon
Cannes Film Festival
1978Best ActorComing HomeWon
Other honors
2001Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorAliWon
1978Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorComing HomeWon
1978National Board of Review Award for Best ActorComing HomeWon
1978New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorComing HomeWon

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