Jon Voight Overview:

Actor, Jon Voight, was born Jonathan Vincent Voight on Dec 29, 1938 in Yonkers, NY. As of December 2025, Jon Voight was 87 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Jon Voight was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for Coming Home (as Luke Martin) in 1978.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1969Best ActorMidnight Cowboy (1969)Joe BuckNominated
1978Best ActorComing Home (1978)Luke MartinWon
1985Best ActorRunaway Train (1985)MannyNominated
2001Best Supporting ActorAli (2001)Howard CosellNominated
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Jon Voight Quotes:

Ratso Rizzo: Here I am, goin' to Florida, my leg hurts, my butt hurts, my chest hurts, my face hurts, and like that ain't enough, I gotta pee all over myself.
[Joe Buck laughs]
Ratso Rizzo: That's funny? I'm fallin' apart here!
Joe Buck: It's just - Know what happened? You just took a little rest stop that wasn't on the schedule!


Joe Buck: Uh, well, sir, I ain't a f'real cowboy. But I am one helluva stud!


Joe Buck: I only get carsick on boats.


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Jon Voight Facts
Graduated from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, in 1960. Changed his major after his Freshman year from Speech and Drama to Art. Fellow classmate was Henry Gibson.

His brother Barry Voight was a geology professor at Penn State.

His father Elmer Voytka, later Voight (born 29 Oct 1909 and died June 1973), was a professional golfer.

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