Set in New York City, Midnight Cowboy depicts the unlikely friendship between two hustlers: naïve prostitute Joe Buck (Voight) and ailing con man Rico Rizzo (Hoffman), referred to as "Ratso". At the 42nd Academy Awards, the film won three awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Midnight Cowboy: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver. A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

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 …

Jon Voight, born Jonathan Vincent Voight on December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York, is a legendary American actor known for his versatile and often challenging roles in film and television.

The film is set largely in a scuzzy, pre-clean-up New York but opens in the West Texas town of Big Spring, where Joe Buck (Jon Voight) dreams of transforming himself into a cowboy stud to escape his dreary life as a dishwasher. Big Spring was one of the railroad towns which sprang up as the Texas and Pacific Railroad pushed west in the 1880s.

Jan 20, 2025 · As of 2025, Jon Voight’s net worth stands at an impressive $55 million. This wealth is a testament to his enduring success in Hollywood, spanning from his early breakthrough in the 1969 classic Midnight Cowboy to his more recent work …

Oct 21, 2024 · Actor Jon Voight joined the celebration of Atlas/Seaboard’s 50th anniversary at New York Comic Con, alongside Steven Paul and Marty Abrams.

Pride and Glory is a 2008 American crime drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor, and starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight and Noah Emmerich. It was released on October 24, 2008, in the United States.

Jon Voight’s career-defining role came in Midnight Cowboy, where he played the role of Joe Buck, a naive Texan trying to survive in New York City. His performance earned him his first Academy Award nomination and solidified his status as one of Hollywood’s most promising stars.

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