He won the Golden Globe Award in 1969 for the movie "Midnight Cowboy". He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie. He supported Israel in the conflicts between Israel and Hamas and was angry because his daughter did not support him.
Jon Voight was born in New York on December 29, 1938, as the son of Barbara Voight and Elmer Voight. His full name is Jonathan Vincent Voight. Angelina Jolie is his daughter from his marriage to actress Marcheline Bertrand. He studied at Archbishop Stepinac High School in New York. After graduating from high school in 1956, he studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
In 1969, Jon Voight starred in the movie Midnight Cowboy alongside Dustin Hoffman and Brenda Vaccaro.
In 1985, Danny Trejo starred with Eric Roberts in the movie Runaway Train.
In 2008, Jon Voight also played a cameo role in the movie "Tropical Storm: Here You Go" starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jack Black, and Jay Baruchel.
Jonathan Paul Voight (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 BAFTA 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.
In 2009, he starred in the movie "Pride and Glory", starring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.
In 2013, Ethan Hawke starred with Selena Gomez in the movie Getaway.
November 2019
Angelina Jolie's father, Jon Voight, who is also an actor, made a name for himself with his short dance performance at the White House, where he was to receive the National Medal of Arts. The American press wrote that Voight stole a role from Donald Trump with this dance.
Voight, who won a Golden Globe for his role in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, got up from his seat and danced on the ceremony stage. Trump laughed at this scene and applauded Voight.
Addressing Voight in his speech, Trump said, "I love having you here, especially because you are someone I really like," and praised the actor's performances in his films, from Mission: Impossible to The Champ.
While Voight's son James Haven attended the ceremony, where First Lady Melania Trump was also present, his daughter Angelina Jolie could not attend due to her work in the United Nations on equality between men and women and in refugee areas.
2020
Jolie has famously had quite a fractious relationship with her father and even petitioned the court to have the name “Voight” legally removed so that her middle name – Jolie – would become her surname. In 2004, she told Premiere: “My father and I don't speak. I don't hold any anger towards him."
November 2023
Jon Voight, the father of Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie, reacted to his daughter's statements about Israel.
84-year-old Voight described Israel and Palestine as "sacred and God's lands for Jews" in the video he shot accompanied by the American flag.
Voight continued his statements by saying, "The Israeli army is obliged to protect its people and land. This is a war and it is not possible for it to proceed in a civilized manner as the left wing thinks." He continued with his sentences.
Voight also criticized his daughter Angelina Jolie's previous statements about Israel.
Jolie commented about Israel, "What happened in Israel is an act of terrorism, but this cannot justify the innocent lives lost by the bombing of civilians in Gaza."
Angelina Jolie's father criticized his daughter's views by saying, "I am disappointed that my daughter, like most people, does not understand the dignity of God and the truth of God."
Voight also joined the "legends" with his dance in the music video of a song by Fatboy Slim.