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Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Actor, also producer and writer · Born December 29, 1938 (87) · Yonkers, New York, USA

Oscar winner · 4 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 4 other major award bodies

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). Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his performance as a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in Deliverance (1972), a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and a penniless ex-boxing champion in The Champ (1979). Although his output slowed during the 1980s, Voight received critical acclaim for his performance as a ruthless bank robber in Runaway Train (1985). During the 1990s, he most notably starred as an unscrupulous showman attorney in The Rainmaker (1997). Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s, appearing as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001), as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001), and as Pope John Paul II in the television film of the same name (2005). Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 29, 1938 (87)
From
Yonkers, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 120 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Jon Voight's films like?

Across their 84 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 24 · Dark 30

A split, not a type: Grounded 50 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 13

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 32 · Intense 35

Steady 35 · Shifting 39 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced 54 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 9

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 39 · Relentless 12

Casual 36 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 7

A split, not a type: Easy watch 32 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 27

Resolved 62 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

71 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 26 of 71 analyzed roles.

Shadow
26 of 71
Mentor
19 of 71
Hero
12 of 71
Trickster
5 of 71
Threshold guardian
4 of 71
Ally
3 of 71
Herald
1 of 71
Shapeshifter
1 of 71
Show the 71 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
50
Melancholic
34
Contemplative
23
Dread
18
Thrilling
17
Other
85

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet42
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jon Voight's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 57 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Voight's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

120 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Monument(2026)

    as Yacov Rechter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Last Gunfight(2025)

    as Nathaniel Turner

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • High Ground(2025)

    as Ezra Wilcott

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Man with No Past(2025)

    as Sanborn

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Megalopolis(2024)

    as Hamilton Crassus III

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Reagan(2024)

    as Viktor Petrovich

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Richard

  • Shadow Land(2024)

    as Robert Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Painter(2024)

    as Byrne

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Mercy(2023)

    as Patrick Quinn

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Ray Donovan: The Movie(2022)

    as Mickey Donovan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Roe v. Wade(2019)

    as Justice Burger

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • JL Family Ranch 2(2020)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Man in the Arena(2020)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Orphan Horse(2018)

    as Ben Crowley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Surviving the Wild(2018)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016)

    as Principle Skinner

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • JL Ranch(2016)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Court of Conscience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Father Peter

  • A Christmas Eve Miracle(2015)

    as Jerry the Dog (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Woodlawn(2015)

    as Paul Bryant

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Moriarty

  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Final Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Dracula: The Dark Prince(2013)

    as Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Getaway(2013)

    as The Voice

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim (archive footage)

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 82 episodes · as Mickey Donovan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Baby Geniuses Television Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Taxi Driver

  • Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Moriarty

  • Beyond(2012)

    as Jon Koski

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Lone Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as Clint Thatcher

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Four Christmases(2008)

    as Creighton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • An American Carol(2008)

    as President George Washington

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Pride and Glory(2008)

    as Francis Tierney, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Tropic Thunder(2008)

    as Jon Voight

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Bratz(2007)

    as Principal Dimly

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Transformers(2007)

    as Defense Secretary John Keller

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • September Dawn(2007)

    as Jacob Samuelson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Karate Dog(2002)

    as Hamilton Cage

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Deadly Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Crazx

  • Glory Road(2006)

    as Adolph Rupp

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Pope John Paul II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla

  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • National Treasure(2004)

    as Patrick Gates

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2(2003)

    as Bill Biscane / Kane

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Jasper, Texas(2003)

    as Billy Rowles

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Holes(2003)

    as Mr. Sir

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Second String(2002)

    as Coach Chuck Dichter

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Ali(2001)

    as Howard Cosell

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Siggy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • 24(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jonas Hodges

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Uprising(2001)

    as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop

  • Zoolander(2001)

    as Larry Zoolander

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    as Lord Richard Croft

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as President Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • The Prince and the Surfer(1999)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • A Dog of Flanders(1999)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Noah's Ark(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Baby Geniuses(1999)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Boys Will Be Boys(1998)

    as Lt. Palladino

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Varsity Blues(1999)

    as Coach Bud Kilmer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Enemy of the State(1998)

    as Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The General(1998)

    as Inspector Ned Kenny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jack Killoran

  • The Rainmaker(1997)

    as Leo F. Drummond

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Most Wanted(1997)

    as Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • U Turn(1997)

    as Blind Man

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Anaconda(1997)

    as Paul Serone

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • The Rainbow Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Peter Willcox

  • Rosewood(1997)

    as John Wright

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Mission: Impossible(1996)

    as Jim Phelps

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Heat(1995)

    as Nate

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The XXX Files: Lust in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Convict Cowboy(1995)

    as Ry Weston

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Tin Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · as Yarik

  • Return to Lonesome Dove(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Captain Woodrow F. Call

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • The Last of His Tribe(1992)

    as Alfred Kroeber

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning(1991)

    as Dr. Robert Gale

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer · as Edward / James

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Jon Voight

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
  • Desert Bloom(1986)

    as Jack Chismore

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Runaway Train(1985)

    as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Table for Five(1983)

    as J.P. Tannen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Lookin' to Get Out(1982)

    Writer · as Alex Kovac

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Champ(1979)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Coming Home(1978)

    as Luke Martin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • End of the Game(1975)

    as Walter Tschanz

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Odessa File(1974)

    as Peter Miller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Conrack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Pat Conroy

  • The All-American Boy(1973)

    as Vic Bealer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Deliverance(1972)

    as Ed Gentry

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Revolutionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as A

  • Catch-22(1970)

    as 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Fearless Frank(1967)

    as Fearless Frank

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Out of It(1969)

    as Russ

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Midnight Cowboy(1969)

    as Joe Buck

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Hour of the Gun(1967)

    as Curly Bill Brocius

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • NET Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Karl Holtke

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Link · as Cliff Wakeman

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Binks

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Cory · as Petter Karlgren · as Steven Downing

  • The Honey Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • The Last Firefighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jon

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles, 117 of them dated from 1955 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19552026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 30 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 5 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting117 of 119: 114 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 119: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 119: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 119: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

119 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew1990s25 · 24 acting · 3 crew2000s29 · acting2010s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 26% of 62 roles
6777970207121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 4 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 23 major nominations, 1970–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2015
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 2005
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  7. 1998
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  8. 1993
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 1986
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  2. 1980
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  3. 1979
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  4. 1978
    • Cannes award, won
  5. 1973
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  6. 1970
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Most Promising Newcomer - Male
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jon Voight's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 85; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 93 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed28

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 73 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jon Voight's work okay for kids?

Across up to 37 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles35–85 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity37 titles17–69 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles30–85 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles28–69 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles30–83 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jon Voight work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Voight's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Paul shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles