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Biography of Jon Voight - Actor
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Jonathan Voight (born December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York) is an United States|American actor. Voight received an Academy Award for his performance in the film Coming Home. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for his performances in both the films Midnight Cowboy and Runaway Train (movie)|Runaway Train. Voight married American actress Marcheline Bertrand on December 12, 1971. The couple had two children, actress Angelina Jolie and James Haven. Voight and Bertrand separated in 1976 and divorced in 1978. Voight said on the O'Reilly Factor that he was a practicing Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic. Voight's grandfather is a Czech immigrant. == Partial filmography == * The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Eddie * National Treasure (film)|National Treasure (2004) - Patrick Gates * SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) - Bill Biscane/Kane * The Manchurian Candidate (2004 movie)|The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Senator Thomas Jordan * The Karate Dog (2004) - Hamilton Cage * Holes (movie)|Holes (2003) - Mr. Sir * Ali (movie)|Ali (2001) - Howard Cosell * Zoolander (2001) - Larry Zoolander * Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Lord Richard Croft * Pearl Harbor (movie)|Pearl Harbor (2001) - President Franklin D. Roosevelt * Varsity Blues (movie)|Varsity Blues (1999) - Coach Bud Kilmer * Enemy of the State (1998) - Thomas Brian Reynolds * The Rainmaker (1997) - Leo F. Drummond * Anaconda (movie)|Anaconda (1997) - Paul Sarone * Mission: Impossible (movie)|Mission: Impossible (1996) - Jim Phelps * Heat (movie)|Heat (1995) - Nate * Runaway Train (movie)|Runaway Train (1985) - Oscar "Manny" Manheim * The Champ (1979) - Billy Flynn * Coming Home (1978) - Luke Martin * The Odessa File (1974) - Peter Miller * Deliverance (1972) - Ed Gentry * Catch-22 (1970) - First Lieutenant Milo Minderbinder * Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Joe Buck == External link == * imdb name|id=0000685|name=Jon Voight

