He has two brothers, Barry Voight ( born 1937 ), a former volcanologist at Pennsylvania State University, and Wesley Voight ( born 1940 ), known as Chip Taylor, a singer-songwriter who penned " Wild Thing " and " Angel of the Morning ".

This film first teamed him with the actor-director Maximilian Schell, who acted out a character named, and based on, " Butcher Of Riga " Eduard Roschmann, and for whom Voight would appear in 1976's End of the Game, a psychological thriller based on a story by Swiss novelist and playwright, Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

Voight played John Wright, a white Rosewood storeowner who follows his conscience and protects his black customers from the white rage.

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.

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.

In the critically acclaimed CBS miniseries Pope John Paul II, released in December 2005, Voight, who was raised a Catholic, portrayed the pontiff from the time of his election until his death, garnering an Emmy nomination for the role.

There sat actor Jon Voight, staring gravely at the host, who praised the thespian's " courage.

In a letter released on September 11, 2009, Voight accused his former Coming Home co-star, Jane Fonda, of " aiding and abetting those who seek the destruction of Israel ".

She won her second Oscar in 1978 for Coming Home, as a Marine officer's wife who volunteers at a veterans ' hospital and becomes involved with a disabled Vietnam War veteran ( played by Jon Voight ).

The screenplay was reshaped significantly by the circle of talent who would eventually bring it to the screen: Fonda, Ashby, Wexler, Jon Voight, producer Hellman and screenwriters Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones.

The film was going to be directed by John Schlesinger who had worked with producer Hellman and Voight in Midnight Cowboy, but he left the project finding the material too alien to his background.

Voight had participated in the antiwar movement and was a friend of Fonda, who was instrumental in helping him land the role, even though he had fallen from popularity since his Midnight Cowboy day.

In Variety magazine, Todd McCarthy wrote, " The director's visual and aural dapplings are strikingly effective at their best, but over the long haul don't represent a satisfactory alternative to in-depth dramatic scenes ; one longs, for example, for even one sequence in which Ali and Dundee discuss boxing strategy or assess an opponent ", but he did have praise for the performances: " The cast is outstanding, from Smith, who carries the picture with consummate skill, and Voight, who is unrecognizable under all the makeup but nails Cosell's distinctive vocal cadences ".

James Wesley Voight ( born March 21, 1940 ), better known by his stage name as Chip Taylor, is an American songwriter, who is noted for writing the songs " Angel of the Morning " and " Wild Thing.

In the 1996 film update of Mission: Impossible, the character of Phelps ( played by Jon Voight ) was re-imagined as a traitor who murders three fellow IMF agents only to be killed himself at the end of the film, a decision that disappointed Graves, as well as many fans of the original series.

Jon Voight, David Carradine, Jack Nicholson and Christopher Walken all were considered or offered the part of Father Lamont, who John Boorman initially conceived as a younger priest in awe of Father Merrin's writings.

Throughout his career, Meisner worked with, and taught, students who became well known, such as Sandra Bullock, Dylan McDermott, Eileen Fulton, James Caan, Steve McQueen, Robert Duvall, Gregory Peck, Jack Lord, Bob Fosse, Diane Keaton, Peter Falk, Jon Voight, Jeff Goldblum, Grace Kelly, James Doohan, Jason Boss, Manu Tupou, Tony Randall and Sydney Pollack.

The baby geniuses become involved in a scheme by media mogul Bill Biscane ( Jon Voight ), later revealed to be known as Kane, who kidnaps children everywhere.

He disdains his football-obsessed father ( Thomas F. Duffy ) and dreads playing it under legendary coach Bud Kilmer ( Jon Voight ), a verbally abusive, controlling authority who believes in winning " at all costs ".

Jon Voight claimed Redden " was a boy who had a genetic imbalance – a product of his mother and his brother, I think.

She may be best known for her role in Midnight Cowboy as a hooker on a busman's holiday, who invites Joe Buck ( Jon Voight ) up to her apartment for sex, seemingly unaware that he is also a prostitute.

Voight was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Barbara ( née Kamp ; 1910 – 1995 ) and Elmer Voight ( né Voytka ; 1909 – 1973 ), a professional golfer.

Voight was raised as a Catholic, and attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, where he first took an interest in acting, playing the comedic role of Count Pepi Le Loup in the school's annual musical, The Song of Norway.

Voight was estranged from his children for several years, but they reconciled in 2007 after Bertrand's death.

In 1969, Voight was cast in the groundbreaking Midnight Cowboy, a film that would make his career.

Voight was Steven Spielberg's first choice for the role of Matt Hooper in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws, but he turned down the role, which was ultimately played by Richard Dreyfuss.

The script was based on a story by Akira Kurosawa, and paired Voight with Eric Roberts as a fellow escapee.

The year 1997 was a busy time for Voight in which he appeared in six films, beginning with Rosewood, based on the 1923 destruction of the primarily black town of Rosewood, Florida, by the white residents of nearby Sumner.

Voight was reunited with director Boorman in 1998's The General.

Voight next portrayed President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 2001's action / war film, Pearl Harbor, having accepted the role when Gene Hackman declined ( his performance was received favorably by critics ).

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 was almost unrecognizable under his make-up and toupee, as he impersonated the sports broadcaster Howard Cosell.

" In another interview in Miami with AventuraUSA. com, Voight said he first met Giuliani " years ago " at a movie premiere in New York City and the main reason for his support was Giuliani's public poise in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Voight was a guest at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

When appearing on Governor Mike Huckabee's Fox News talk show, Voight said Obama was arrogant, caused civil unrest and stood for all that this country was against during its past.

In November 2009 Voight was a featured speaker, at a Tea Party protesting the healthcare reform legislation, and again at a rally outside the capital on March 20, 2010.

During his speech at the capital, Voight stated the White House was using " radical Chicago tactics " in hopes to pass health care reform.

Screenwriter Graham Yost was told by his father, Canadian television host Elwy Yost, about a film called Runaway Train starring Jon Voight, about a train that speeds out of control.

Both Voight and co-star Hoffman were nominated for Best Actor, but lost out to John Wayne in True Grit.

Jane Fonda won her second Best Actress award for her role, and Voight won for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Voight received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe's award for Best Actor.

Voight played Major-General Juergen Stroop, the German officer responsible for the destruction of the Jewish resistance, and received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Voight received his fourth Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his performance, extending his reign as one of Hollywoods most talented actors.

* Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama – Jon Voight

It won Academy Awards for Best Actor ( Jon Voight ), Best Actress ( Jane Fonda ) and Best Original Screenplay ( Robert C. Jones, Waldo Salt, and Nancy Dowd ).

Coming Home premiered at the at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival where Voight won the Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Big Spring was also featured in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, which starred Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight and received the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1969.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor ( Jon Voight ), Best Supporting Actor ( Eric Roberts ) and Editing.

Starring Jane Fonda and Jon Voight, both in Academy Award-winning performances, it was for this film that Ashby earned his only Best Director nomination from the Academy for his work.

Golden Globes Award for Best Actor ( drama ) to Jon Voight ( USA ), 1986.

Academy Award nominations for Best Film, Best Actor ( J. Voight ) and Best Supporting Actor ( Eric Roberts ), USA, 1986.