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    Sep 9, 2022 · Who Is Jon Voight? Jon Voight was born December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York. He earned widespread acclaim for his role in 1969's Midnight Cowboy, and an Academy Award in 1979 for the...

  2. Mini Bio. Jon Voight is an American actor of German and Slovak descent. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). He has also been nominated for the same award other two times.

  3. 4 days ago · Jon Voight, American actor who achieved stardom with his portrayal of the street hustler Joe Buck in the groundbreaking film Midnight Cowboy (1969) and went on to have a successful career taking on challenging leading and character roles. His other notable films included Deliverance (1972) and Coming Home (1978).

  4. Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his performance as a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969).

  5. Aug 22, 2020 · Published Aug 22, 2020. Jon Voight is widely hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation. After making his feature film debut as the title character in Fearless Frank in 1967, Voight's career path changed for the better when earning an Academy Award nomination for his role as Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy, the Best Picture winner of 1969.

  6. May 29, 2018 · VOIGHT, Jon ( b. 29 December 1938 in Yonkers, New York ), actor who became a star in his first major film, Midnight Cowboy (1969), which expressed the angst and social rebellion that permeated much of American society at the end of the 1960s.

  7. Aug 28, 2013 · Jon Voights latest movie, this weekend’s Ethan Hawke/Selena Gomez thriller Getaway, has been consigned to late August oblivion — but well before he spent summer’s dog days playing an oddly...

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