Jon Voight
Jon Voight in 2006.
Birth name	Jonathan Vincent Voight
Born	December 29, 1938 (1938-12-29) (age 68) Yonkers, New York
Spouse(s)	Lauri Peters (1962-1967) Marcheline Bertrand (1971-1978)
Awards Academy Awards Best Actor Win: 1979 Coming Home Nominated: 1969 Midnight Cowboy 1986 Runaway Train Best Supporting Actor Nominated: 2001 Ali BAFTA Awards Best Promising Newcomer 1969 Midnight Cowboy Golden Globe Awards Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1979 Coming Home 1986 Runaway Train

John Vincent Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. Voight, an Oscar-winner and four-time nominee, has had a long and distinguished career as both a leading man and, in recent years, character actor, with an extensive range. He came to prominence at the end of the sixties, with a riveting performance as a would-be hustler in 1969's Best Picture winner, Midnight Cowboy, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination. Throughout the following decades, Voight built his reputation with an array of challenging roles and has appeared in such landmark films as 1972's Deliverance, and 1978's Coming Home, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor. Voight's impersonation of the late newscaster Howard Cosell, in 2001's biopic Ali, earned Voight critical raves and his fourth Oscar nomination. He is also the estranged father of famous actress Angelina Jolie. 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Biography

Early life

Voight was born in Yonkers, New York to Barbara (Kamp) and Elmer Voight, a professional golfer. His maternal grandparents were German and his paternal grandfather was an immigrant from Kosice, Slovakia who worked as a coal miner in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania.^[1][2][3] Voight was raised as a Christian in the Catholic faith^[4] and attended the all-boys Archbishop Stepinac High School^[5] in nearby White Plains, New York, where he first took an interest in acting and played the role of Puck in a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. After graduating from high school in 1956, he went to college at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he majored in art and graduated with a B.A. in 1960. At CUA, he demonstrated his artistic skill by designing the cardinal that adorned the center of the floor of the basketball court. This section of floor now resides on display in the school's Pryzbyla University Center. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Statue of KoÅ¡ices Coat of arms St. ... Shickshinny is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Archbishop Stepinac High School is an all-boys high school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in White Plains, New York. ... White Plains (New York) White Plains is a city in south-central Westchester County, New York, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the Hudson River and 2. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Puck (mythology). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see A Midsummer Nights Dream (disambiguation). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early career

After graduation, Voight moved to New York City, where he pursued an acting career. In 1962 he married actress Lauri Peters, whose credits include 1962's Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation and 1963's Summer Holiday. In the early sixties, Voight found work in television, appearing in several episodes of Gunsmoke, between 1962 and 1966, as well as guest spots on Naked City, and The Defenders, both in 1963, and Twelve O'Clock High, in 1966. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lauri Peters (b. ... Mr. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The cast of radios Gunsmoke: Howard McNear (Doc), William Conrad (Matt), Georgia Ellis (Kitty) and Parley Baer (Chester) Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Naked City was a television series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. ... The Defenders was an American television series, a courtroom drama which ran on CBS from 1961-1964. ... Twelve OClock High or 12 OClock High was an ABC television series that ran for three seasons from September 1964 to January 1967. ...

Voight's film debut did not come until 1967, when he took a part in Phillip Kaufman's crimefighter spoof, Fearless Frank. Voight also took a small role in 1967's western, Hour of the Gun, directed by veteran helmer John Sturges. That year he and Lauri Peters were divorced, after five years of marriage. In 1968 Voight took the lead role in counterculture director Paul Williams' Out of It. Shot in a vérité style reminiscent of John Cassavettes, Out of It tapped into the zeitgeist and was geared toward the burgeoning youth culture. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Hour of the Gun (1967), a western movie about Wyatt Earp (James Garner) and Doc Holliday (Jason Robards), attempts more historical accuracy than most accounts of the events, and explores what happened after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. ... John Eliot Sturges (3 January 1911 – 18 August 1982) Known as The dean of big_budget action movies made during the 1950s and 1960. Sturges movies include The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Ice Station Zebra and Marooned (movie). ... Lauri Peters (b. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Williams is the name of three popular music musicians: Paul Williams, songwriter for Carpenters and many others, as well as actor in movies and TV. Paul Williams, rhythm and blues saxophonist Paul Williams, one of the lead singers of the popular Motown act The Temptations Other Paul Williams: Paul... This article is about the German word. ...

While Voight pursued acting, his brother Wes found success as a songwriter under the nom de plume Chip Taylor. Taylor penned The Troggs' 1966 hit, Wild Thing, as well as Angel of the Morning. Jon's brother, Barry Voight,^[6] studied Geology at Columbia University and would become a renowned volcanologist at the Pennsylvania State University. Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez Chip Taylor (b. ... The Troggs were a successful English rock band of the 1960s, who had a number of hits in Britain and America, including their most famous song, Wild Thing. The Troggs were from the town of Andover in southern England. ... Wild Thing is a hit song written by New York-born songwriter Chip Taylor and originally recorded by The Wild Ones in 1965 (United Artists 947) (see external link below). ... Angel of the Morning is a hit song, originally recorded in 1968 by American singer Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts, although the best-known version in the United States was recorded by country-rock singer Juice Newton in 1981. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ... The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant university. ...

Becoming a star in the 1970s

In 1969, Voight was cast in the groundbreaking Midnight Cowboy, a film that would make his career, establishing him as one of the premier actors of his generation. Voight played Joe Buck, a naïve male hustler from Texas, adrift in New York City. He comes under the tutelage of Dustin Hoffman's Ratso Rizzo, a tubercular petty thief and con artist. The film explored the demimonde of late sixties New York and the development of an unlikely, but poignant friendship between the two main characters. Directed by John Schlesinger and based on a novel by James Herlihy, the film struck a chord with critics. Because of its controversial themes, the film was released with an X rating and would make history by being the first and only X-rated feature to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Both Voight and co-star Hoffman were nominated for Best Actor but lost out to John Wayne, star of that year's True Grit. This article is about the 1969 film. ... Male prostitution is the sale of sexual services by a male prostitute (commonly called a hustler or rentboy; see below for other expressions) with either male or female clients. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short, (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... John Richard Schlesinger CBE (February 16, 1926 – July 25, 2003) was an English film director. ... James Leo Herlihy (27 February 1927 – 21 October 1993) was an American novelist and playwright. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... True Grit by Charles Portis first appeared as a 1968 short story in The Saturday Evening Post. ...

Now a "name" actor, in 1970 Voight went on to join the all-star cast of Mike Nichols' ill-fated adaptation of Catch-22. Adapted by Buck Henry from Joseph Heller's comic anti-war novel, and featuring the acting talents of Voight, Alan Arkin as the main character of John Yossarian, Anthony Perkins, Art Garfunkel, Bob Newhart, Richard Benjamin, and Orson Welles, the film failed to connect with either the critics or audiences, despite the film's intentional parallels with the then-raging war in Vietnam. The same year, Voight re-teamed with director Paul Williams to star in The Revolutionary, as a left wing college student struggling with his conscience. Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky) is an Academy Award winning movie director of films such as The Graduate and Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was born on November 6, 1931 in Berlin, to a Jewish Russian family. ... Catch-22 is a 1970 film, adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. ... Buck Henry Zuckerman (born December 9, 1930 in New York, New York) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his work in television, film, comedy, and satire. ... Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American satirical novelist and playwright. ... Catch 22 can refer to: A book by Joseph Heller, or the movie based on the book; see Catch-22. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. ... Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award-nominated American stage and screen actor best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho and its three sequels, Psycho II, Psycho III and Psycho IV: The Beginning. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American white gollywog and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... George Robert Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Richard Benjamin in July 1986. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Paul Williams is the name of three popular music musicians: Paul Williams, songwriter for Carpenters and many others, as well as actor in movies and TV. Paul Williams, rhythm and blues saxophonist Paul Williams, one of the lead singers of the popular Motown act The Temptations Other Paul Williams: Paul...

Voight next appeared in 1972's Deliverance, directed by John Boorman, from a script that poet James Dickey had helped to adapt from his novel of the same name. The story of a canoe trip gone awry in a feral, backwoods America, the film resonated on several levels, tapping into urban anxieties about the untamed country and modern man's fear of his own darker instincts. The film and the performances of Voight and co-star Burt Reynolds received great critical acclaim and were popular with audiences. The film even spawned a radio hit, when "Dueling Banjos" became a Top-40 staple. Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros. ... John Boorman (born January 18, 1933 in Shepperton, Surrey, United Kingdom), is a British filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, and The General. ... James Dickey (February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was a popular United States poet and novelist. ... It has been suggested that Canadian canoe be merged into this article or section. ... Burt Reynolds (born Burton Reynolds Jr. ... Billy Redden as Lonny- the banjo kid. ...

On 12 December 1971 Voight married model Marcheline Bertrand. Their son James Haven was born in 1973, followed by daughter Angelina Jolie in 1975. Both children would go on to enter their father's business, James as an actor and assistant director, and Angelina as a major Oscar-winning movie star in her own right. Marcheline Bertrand (May 9 1950-January 27 2007) was an American actress of French-Canadian and Indigenous Iroquois decent. ... James Haven (born James Haven Voight on May 11,1973 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and producer. ... Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975) is an American film actress, a former fashion model and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Voight played a directionless young boxer in 1973's The All American Boy, then appeared in the 1974 film, Conrack, directed by Martin Ritt. Based on Pat Conroy's autobiographical novel The Water Is Wide, Voight acted out the title character, an idealistic young schoolteacher sent to teach underprivileged black children on a remote South Carolina island. The same year he appeared in The Odessa File, based on Frederick Forsyth's thriller, acting out a young German journalist who discovers a conspiracy to protect former Nazis, still operating within Germany. This film first teamed him with the actor-director Maximilian Schell, for whom Voight would appear in 1976's End of the Game, a psychological thriller based on a story by the famed Swiss novelist and playwright, Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Conrack is a 1974 film based on the 1972 autobiographical novel The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight. ... Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914–December 8, 1990) was an American director, actor, and playwright who worked in both film and theatre. ... Pat Conroy (born October 26, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a New York Times bestselling author who has written such acclaimed works as The Lords of Discipline, Beach Music, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, The Water is Wide, The Boo, My Losing Season, and Conroys stories have... The Water Is Wide is a 1972 autobiography [1] by Pat Conroy and is based on his work as a teacher on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, which is called Yamacraw Island in the book. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude... The Odessa File is a 1974 film adaptation of the thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a struggle between a young German reporter and the ODESSA, an organization for ex-Nazis. ... Frederick Forsyth. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Maximilian Schell (left) in the film Judgment at Nuremberg Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is a Swiss-Austrian actor. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. ...

In 1978, Voight assumed a role that would earn him a second major triumph, that of the paraplegic Vietnam vet Luke Martin in the Hal Ashby-directed film Coming Home. The film marked the beginning of the post-Vietnam War era and reflected a coming-to-terms with the emotional costs of both the war and the anti-war movement. The presence of Jane Fonda in the female lead assured some controversy, given her outspoken views during the war, but her portrayal of a military wife who volunteers her services to help disabled vets was well-received. Voight played an embittered paraplegic, reportedly based on real-life Vietnam veteran-turned-anti-war activist Ron Kovic, with whom Fonda falls in love. The film included a much-talked-about love scene between the two. The film was major winner at the Oscars that year with Jane Fonda winning her second Best Actress statuette and presenter Diana Ross calling Voight to the podium, where she presented him with his first Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... Jane Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. ... Ron Kovic, (left) with Brian Willson at a Veterans for Peace conference. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Jane Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ...

Voight's marriage to Marcheline Bertrand failed in 1978. The following year, Voight once again put on boxing gloves, starring in 1979's remake of the 1931 Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper vehicle, The Champ, with Voight playing the part of an alcoholic ex-heavyweight and a young Rick Schroder playing the role of his adoring son. Unfortunately, what had worked in 1931 proved not to work in 1979, and the film's sentimental treatment of the material failed to find an audience. For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his many cinema appearances. ... Jackie Cooper (born September 15, 1922) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor, Emmy Award-winning TV director, and TV producer. ... Richard Rick Schroder, (born, April 13, 1970, in Staten Island, New York, USA) is an American actor who began his career as a child actor (then credited as Ricky Schroder). ...

Career in the 1980s

Jon Voight in 1988.

He next re-teamed with director Ashby in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out, in which he played Alex Kovac, a con man who has run into debt with New York mobsters and hopes to win enough in Las Vegas to pay them off. Voight both co-wrote the script and also co-produced, but it did not prove to be one of his finer efforts. He also produced and acted in 1983's Table for Five, in which he played a widower bringing up his children by himself. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (415 × 638 pixel, file size: 119 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jon Voight ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (415 × 638 pixel, file size: 119 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jon Voight ... looking to get out ...

It appeared that Voight's career had lost some momentum, with a shortage of good roles available. In 1985, however, he hooked up with Russian writer and director Andrei Konchalovsky to play the role of escaped con Manny Manheim in the existential action film Runaway Train. The script was based on a story by Akira Kurosawa, and paired Voight with Eric Roberts as a fellow escapee. For his ferocious, somewhat over-the-top performance, 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. While it was critically acclaimed, the film failed to attract a large audience. Andron Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (Russian: ) (born August 20, 1937 in Moscow) is an acclaimed Russian film writer and director. ... Runaway Train is a 1985 film which tells the story of two escaped convicts and a female train worker who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. ... Akira Kurosawa , 23 March 1910—6 September 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. ... Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18, 1956, in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American film and stage actor. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Voight followed up this performance with a role in 1986's Desert Bloom, and reportedly experienced a 'spiritual awakening' toward the end of the decade. The films that followed appeared to reflect a more socially conscious orientation. In 1989 Voight starred in and helped write Eternity, which dealt with a television reporter's efforts to uncover corruption.

Work in the 1990s

He made his first foray into television movies, acting in 1991's Chernobyl: The Final Warning, followed by The Last of his Tribe, in 1992. He returned to the big screen in 1992's The Rainbow Warrior, the story of the ill-fated Greenpeace ship sunk by the French navy in the Auckland harbour. For the remainder of the decade, Voight would alternate between feature films and television movies, including a starring role in the 1993 miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, a continuation of Larry McMurtry's western saga, 1989's Lonesome Dove. Voight played Captain Woodrow F. Call, the part played by Tommy Lee Jones in the original miniseries. In 1994, he made a cameo appearance on the Seinfeld episode The Mom & Pop Store airing November 17, 1994. Rainbow Warrior is the name of a series of ships operated by Greenpeace. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... Larry McMurtry (born June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is a novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... The Mom & Pop Store is the 94th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ...

In 1995 Voight played a role in the acclaimed crime film, Heat, directed by Michael Mann and starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, and appeared in the television films Convict Cowboy, and The Tin Soldier, also directing the latter film. Heat is an American made crime/thriller/drama film released on December 15, 1995. ... Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943 in Chicago) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. ... Robert De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American film actor, director, and producer. ... Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is a renowned and influential Academy Award, four time Golden Globe, AFI, two time BAFTA, Emmy Award, and two time Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor who played such iconic roles as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy and Tony Montana...

Voight next appeared in 1996's blockbuster Mission: Impossible, based on the popular television series from the 1960s, directed by Brian DePalma and starring Tom Cruise. Voight played the role of spymaster James Phelps, a role originated by Peter Graves in the television series. Fans and stars of TV series were outraged at the depiction of Phelps being a traitor. Brian De Palma (born September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American film director. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Peter Aurness (born March 18, 1926 [1]), better known as Peter Graves, is an American actor. ...

The year 1997 was a busy time for Voight in which he appeared in six films, beginning with Rosewood, directed by Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton. Voight joined a cast that included Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, and Michael Rooker in the true tale of the 1923 destruction of the primarily black town of Rosewood, Florida, by the white residents of nearby Sumner. Voight played John Wright, a white Rosewood storeowner who follows his conscience and protects his black customers from the white rage. Voight next appeared in the exotic action film Anaconda, alongside Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, and Eric Stoltz. Set in the Amazon, Voight played Paul Sarone, a snake hunter obsessed with a fabled giant anaconda, who hijacks an unwitting National Geographic film crew looking for a remote Indian tribe. Voight next appeared in Oliver Stone's U Turn. He made a cameo appearance as a blind man in this eccentric neo-noir starring Sean Penn and Lopez. Voight took a supporting role in The Rainmaker, adopted from the John Grisham novel and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He played an unscrupulous lawyer representing an insurance company, facing off with a neophyte lawyer played by Matt Damon. His last film of 1997 was Boys Will Be Boys, a family comedy directed by Dom DeLuise. Rosewood refers to a number of richly hued timbers, brownish with darker veining. ... Boyz-n-the-Hood is a song by the late rapper Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. Ice Cube originally intended the song to be for himself, but after he joined N.W.A., he wrote it for Eazy. ... John Daniel Singleton (born January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor. ... Don Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. ... Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama) is an American actor. ... Rosewood was a small community of 25 to 30, mostly black families in Levy County, central Florida, USA [1]. It was a whistle stop on the Seaboard Airline Railway. ... Anaconda (1997) is a thriller film. ... For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see The Weather Channel (United States). ... OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... Amazon River basin The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... For other uses, see Anaconda (disambiguation). ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946), known simply as Oliver Stone, is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director and screenwriter. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with U Turn. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Rainmaker is a 1956 film which tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff, who falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that he can make it rain. ... John Ray Grisham Jr. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ... Matthew Paige Matt Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American screenwriter and actor. ... Boys Will Be Boys is a 1935 British comedy film. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The following year, Voight had the lead role in the television movie The Fixer, in which he played Jack Killoran, a lawyer who crosses ethical lines in order to "fix" things for his wealthy clients. A near-fatal accident awakens his dormant conscience and Killoran soon runs afoul of his former clients. He also took a substantial role in Tony Scott's 1997 political thriller, Enemy of the State, in which Voight played the heavy opposite Will Smith's heroic lawyer. See also Tony Scott for the American clarinet jazz musician. ... Enemy of the State is a 1998 film written by David Marconi, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Tony Scott, and starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King. ...

Voight was reunited with director Boorman in 1998's The General. Set in Dublin, Ireland, the film tells the true-life story of the charismatic leader of a gang of thieves, Martin Cahill, at odds with both the police and the IRA. Voight gives a convincing performance as Inspector Ned Kenny, determined to bring Cahill to justice. Boorman shot the film on location, in black and white, and largely financed it himself. The freedom to work without interference from the studios allowed him to make what felt like a personal film and both Brendan Gleeson in the lead, and Voight in the main supporting role, gave memorable performances. Dunbar and Gleason as Noel Curley and Martin Cahill The General is a 1998 crime film about Dublin criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off several daring heists in the early 1980s, and attracted attention from the Garda, IRA, and UVF. The film was directed by John Boorman, filmed in 1997... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... Martin Cahill (May 23, 1949 – August 18, 1994) was a prominent Irish criminal from Dublin. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... Gleeson as Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ...

Voight next appeared in 1999's Varsity Blues, starring Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek. Voight played a blunt, autocratic football coach, pitted in a test of wills against his star player, portrayed by Van Der Beek. Produced by fledgling MTV Pictures, the film became a surprise hit and helped connect Voight with a younger audience. For other uses, see Varsity Blues (disambiguation). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

Voight played Noah in the 1999 television production Noah's Ark, and appeared in Second String, also for TV. He also appeared in the feature A Dog of Flanders, a remake of a popular film set in Belgium. The following year Voight would watch from the audience as his daughter received the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 1999's Girl, Interrupted. A painting by the American Edward Hicks (1780–1849), showing the animals boarding Noahs Ark two by two. ... A Dog of Flanders is a novel about a boy Nello and his dog Patrache written by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the pseudonym Ouida in 1872. ... Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 drama film about a womans 18-month stay at a mental institution, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. ...

Recent career

Voight next nailed down the role of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 2001's blockbuster, Pearl Harbor, reportedly beating out Gene Hackman for the role (his performance was received favorably by critics). Also that year, he appeared as Lord Croft, father of the title character of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Based on the popular video game, the digital adventuress was played on the big screen by Voight's own real-life daughter, Jolie. Less fortunately for Voight, some of his subsequent remarks to news outlets about certain conduct in which Jolie was engaging off-screen. He suggested, among other things, she might need some kind of professional help and counseling, later serving to estrange the two, who had not been very close, even more. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gene Hackman (born Eugene Allen Hackman[1] on January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Categories: Movie stubs | Action films | Adventure films | 2001 films | Films based on video games ...

That year, he also appeared in Zoolander, directed by Ben Stiller who starred as the title character, a vapid supermodel with humble roots. Voight appeared as Zoolander's coal-miner father. The film extracted both pathos and cruel humor from the scenes of Zoolander's return home, when he entered the mines alongside his father and brothers and Voight's character expressed his unspoken disgust at his son's chosen profession. Zoolander is a 2001 comedy film based on a pair of short films directed by Ben Stiller and written by Drake Sather and Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television show in 1996 and 1997. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965 ) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ...

Also in 2001, Voight joined Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, and David Schwimmer in the made-for-television movie, Uprising, which was based on the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto. Voight played Major-General Juergen Stroop, the officer responsible for the destruction of the Jewish resistance. Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983[1]) is an American actress. ... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, United States) is an American actor, director, comedian and voice artist. ... David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 12, 1966) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Ross Geller on the American sitcom Friends. ... Jürgen Stroop in custody. ...

Director Michael Mann tagged Voight for a small, but crucial role in the 2001 biopic Ali, which starred Will Smith as the controversial former heavyweight champ, Muhammad Ali. Voight was almost unrecognizable under his make-up and toupee, as he impersonated the sports broadcaster Howard Cosell. As Ella Taylor, in LA Weekly, wrote, "Ali boasts a whole tribe of outstanding secondary performances, of which Jon Voight's Cosell, in an outrageous rug and several tons of pasty-face makeup, is easily the funniest." Voight received his fourth Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his performance, extending his reign as a talented actor. “W. S.” redirects here. ... For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ... Howard William Cosell, born Howard William Cohen (March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist on American television. ... L.A. Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper (a so-called alternative weekly) in Los Angeles, California. ...

In the critically-acclaimed CBS miniseries Pope John Paul II, released in December 2005, Voight portrayed the pontiff from the time of his election until his death, garnering an Emmy nomination for the part. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Pope John Paul II, is a TV movie (by CBS), based on the life of Pope John Paul II. Cary Elwes portrays Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) in his adult years prior to being elected Pope on Oct. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Also in 2004, Voight joined Nicolas Cage, in National Treasure. He played Patrick Gates, the father of Cage's character. Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of Romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. ...

In 2007, he played United States Secretary of Defense John Keller in the summer blockbuster film, Transformers. The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense... For the 1986 animated film, see The Transformers: The Movie. ...

Filmography

This article is about the 1969 film. ... Catch-22 is a 1970 film, adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. ... Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros. ... Der Richter und sein Henker is a novel by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt written in the year 1950. ... The Odessa File is a 1974 film adaptation of the thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a struggle between a young German reporter and the ODESSA, an organization for ex-Nazis. ... Conrack is a 1974 film based on the 1972 autobiographical novel The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight. ... The Champ is a 1931 movie that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Coming Home is a 1978 film which tells the story of a handicapped Vietnam War veterans difficulty in re-entering civilian life after his return from the war. ... Runaway Train is a 1985 film which tells the story of two escaped convicts and a female train worker who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. ... Heat is an American made crime/thriller/drama film released on December 15, 1995. ... The Rainmaker is also a 1995 novel by John Grisham that was made into a 1997 motion picture starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes and Jon Voight. ... Rosewood was a 1997 film, starring Ving Rhames as a fictional character who travels to the town of Rosewood, Florida and becomes a witness to the 1923 massacre. ... Anaconda (1997) is a thriller film. ... Enemy of the State is a 1998 film written by David Marconi, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Tony Scott, and starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King. ... Dunbar and Gleason as Noel Curley and Martin Cahill The General is a 1998 crime film about Dublin criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off several daring heists in the early 1980s, and attracted attention from the Garda, IRA, and UVF. The film was directed by John Boorman, filmed in 1997... Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach, Jon Voight, through a tumultuous season. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Zoolander is a 2001 comedy film based on a pair of short films directed by Ben Stiller and written by Drake Sather and Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television show in 1996 and 1997. ... Categories: Movie stubs | Action films | Adventure films | 2001 films | Films based on video games ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Holes is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same title by Louis Sachar. ... The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a novel by Mitch Albom, published in 2003. ... National Treasure is a 2004 movie from Walt Disney Pictures written by Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Jon Turteltaub. ... Promotional poster for SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Bob Clark, and is a sequel to the 1999 movie Baby Geniuses. ... The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 U.S. American film based on the 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon, and a reimagining of the previous 1962 film. ... The Karate Dog is a 2004 made for TV movie starring Chevy Chase, Simon Rex, Jon Voight, and Jaime Pressly. ... Pope John Paul II, is a TV movie (by CBS), based on the life of Pope John Paul II. Cary Elwes portrays Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) in his adult years prior to being elected Pope on Oct. ... Official papal image of John Paul II. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland), is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... // Tagline Sometimes the road to enlightenment can be a deadly course. ... Glory Road is a 2006 film released on January 13, 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Transformers is a 2007 live action science fiction film conceptually based on the Transformers franchise and toy line. ... September Dawn is a 2007 film by Christopher Cain, released on August 24, 2007. ... For other uses, see The Uninvited (disambiguation). ... Bratz (also known as Bratz: The Movie) is a forthcoming live-action feature film based on the popular Bratz fashion doll line by MGA Entertainment. ... The Cage is the original pilot episode of the Star Trek science fiction franchise. ... Pride And Glory is an upcoming film to be released in 2007 written by Joe Carnahan and director Gavin O Carnahan. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. ... This The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter does not cite any references or sources. ... The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. ... This article is about the 1969 film. ... George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999) was a stage and film actor, director, and producer. ... Patton is a 1970 epic biographical film which tells the story of General George S. Pattons commands during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. ... Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American comedy film. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Coming Home is a 1978 film which tells the story of a handicapped Vietnam War veterans difficulty in re-entering civilian life after his return from the war. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Kramer vs. ... For other persons named Richard Burton, see Richard Burton (disambiguation). ... Equus is a 1977 film by Sidney Lumet. ... 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References

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Further reading

• Potton, Ed. "Jon Voight on making Deliverance", The Times, 2007-09-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 

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External links

• Q&A: John Voight on September Dawn
• Jon Voight at the Internet Movie Database