Jon Voight was born on December 29, 1938 in New York, United States, of Slovakian descent. The famous American actor first came to prominence, and is perhaps still best known, for his role of Joe Buck in the film “Midnight Cowboy”(1969), for which Voight received an Oscar Award nomination. Voight`s talent has been further acknowledged by receiving two Golden Globe awards. Jon is also known for being the father of the very famous American actress Angelina Jolie. It is certainly true and internationally known that this daughter–father relationship is not the strongest one, as they have had many problems with each other.
So just how rich is Jon Voight? Sources estimate that Jon’s net worth is $45 million, which wealth he has managed to save from performances in movies, as well as in TV series and plays.
Jon Voight Net Worth $45 Million
Although his father, Elmer, was a golfer, Jon became interested in an acting career in his youth. Hence, when he was a teenager, Jon already hoped that acting would become the leading source of his net worth. His debut in the film industry is considered to be “Fearless Frank”, released in 1965. Following this success, Jon kept on increasing his net worth with performances in other movies as well as acting in plays on Broadway. Jon Voight’s net worth was boosted with large incomes from starring in such movies as “Hour of the Gun”, “Out of It”, “Deliverance”, and “The Revolutionary”. Jon’s net worth also increased after appearances in “Enemy of the State”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Mission: Impossible” and “12 O`Clock High”.
The truth is that Jon Voight is a really talented actor. Not only has he received an Oscar nomination, but also gained nine Golden Globe nominations and won three of them. Jon has been nominated for four Academy Award during his career in acting and was rewarded with one of them, which was for Jon`s portrayal in “Coming Home”, a movie produced in 1978.
Jon Voight has received television credits, too. He has appeared in such TV series as “Naked City”, “The Defenders”, “NET Playhouse”, “Gunsmoke”, “Coronet Blue”, “Cimarron Strip”, “Return to Lonesome Dove”, “The Rainbow Warrior”, “Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story”, “Pope John Paul II”, and “Ray Donovan”. All these performances on TV have undoubtedly added solid sums to Jon Voight’s net worth, as most of them were very watchable.
In 2001 Jon Voight received A National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Career Achievement Award, while in 2007 the actor was rewarded with the Montreal World Film Festival Grand Prix award and in 2009 the CineVegas Marquee Award.
During the production of “The Sound of Music”, Jon met his future wife Lauri Peters. The couple married in 1962, but divorced five years later. From 1971 to 1980 Jon was married to Marcheline Bertrand, an actress. They have two children who are well known persons in film industry as well: James Haven (1973) and Angelina Jolie (1975). As already mentioned, apparently Voight does not have good relationships with his children.
