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2. The Champ (1979 film) - Wikipedia

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   The Champ is a 1979 American neo noir drama sports film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and a remake of the 1931 Academy Award -winning film of the same name directed by King Vidor. It stars Jon Voight as Billy Flynn, a former boxer who attempts to support his son (Ricky Schroder) and reconcile with his ex-wife (Faye Dunaway) by fighting in the ...

3. Jon Voight - Wikipedia

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   Jonathan Vincent Voight [6] was born on December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York, [7] to Barbara (née Kamp) and Elmer Voight (né Voytka), [8] a professional golfer. [9] He has two brothers, Barry Voight, a former volcanologist at Pennsylvania State University, [10] and James Wesley Voight, known as Chip Taylor, a singer-songwriter who wrote "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning".

4. Jon Voight on screen and stage - Wikipedia

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   Jonathan Vincent Voight (/ ˈvɔɪt /; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Voight is associated with the angst and unruliness that typified the late-1960s counterculture. [1] He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four ...

5. Coming Home (1978 film) - Wikipedia

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   Coming Home is a 1978 American romantic war drama film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay written by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones with story by Nancy Dowd. It stars Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine and Robert Ginty. The film's narrative follows a perplexed woman, her Marine husband, and a paraplegic ...

6. List of awards and nominations received by Jon Voight

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   He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voight won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar-nominated roles were ...

7. Kramer vs. Kramer - Wikipedia

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   Jon Voight also turned down the role. [2] Hoffman met with Jaffe and Benton at a London hotel during the making of Agatha (1979), and was convinced to accept the role. Hoffman has credited Benton and this film for rejuvenating his love of film acting, and inspiring the emotional level of many scenes.

8. The Deer Hunter - Wikipedia

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   The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American [3][4][5] steelworkers whose lives are upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage, with John Cazale (in his final role), Meryl Streep ...

9. Jon Voight’s surreal journey from countercultural hero to A ...

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   Jon Voight’s thoughts on Israel and Palestine have been clear since November 2023. Then, sat in front of an American flag in a video posted to social media, the Oscar-winning actor seemed to be ...