Jon Voight

Jonathan Vincent Voight, born on December 29, 1938, is an American actor renowned for his contributions to the film industry. Voight gained recognition for his role as Joe Buck, a struggling gigolo, in Midnight Cowboy (1969), which earned him a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Throughout the 1970s, he portrayed diverse characters, including a businessman caught up in murder in Deliverance (1972), a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), and a destitute ex-boxing champion in The Champ (1979), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Voight has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was honored with the National Medal of Arts. Voight's portrayal of sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001) garnered him further recognition and an Academy Award nomination.