70-516: Robert Reed Carradine ( / ˈ k ær ə d iː n / KARR -ə-deen ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family , he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu . Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys , which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne . Carradine also portrayed fraternity president Lewis Skolnick in
140-537: A God-like figure (Obama)" who would "demoralize this country and help create a socialist America." He claimed that Obama had grown up with the teachings of very angry, militant white and black people around him. Voight endorsed Republican presidential nominees Mitt Romney and Donald Trump in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections respectively. Speaking at an inauguration rally for Trump in January 2017, Voight said, "God answered all our prayers" by granting Trump
210-607: A car that appears to be owned by Jon Voight. Voight described the process leading up to the episode in an interview on the Red Carpet at the 2006 BAFTA Emmy Awards: In 1992, Voight appeared in the HBO film The Last of His Tribe . In 1995, Voight played the role of "Nate", a sophisticated fence , in the crime drama film Heat , directed by Michael Mann , and appeared in the television films Convict Cowboy and The Tin Soldier , also directing
280-471: A former KGB agent. The film, starring Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan , was theatrically released in the United States on August 30, 2024. In his early life, Voight's political views aligned with American liberal views, and he supported President John F. Kennedy , describing his assassination as traumatizing to people at that time. He also worked for George McGovern 's voter registrations efforts in
350-474: A left-wing college student struggling with his conscience. Voight next starred in 1972's Deliverance . Directed by John Boorman , from a script that James Dickey had helped to adapt from his own novel of the same name, it tells the story of a canoe trip in a feral, backwoods America. Both the film and the performances of Voight and co-stars Burt Reynolds and Ned Beatty received great critical acclaim, and were popular with audiences. Voight also appeared at
420-788: A novel by James Leo Herlihy , the film struck a chord with critics and audiences. Because of its controversial themes, the film was released with an X rating and would make history by being the only X-rated feature to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Both Voight and Hoffman were nominated for Best Actor, but lost out to John Wayne in True Grit . In 1970, Voight appeared in Mike Nichols ' adaptation of Catch-22 , and re-teamed with director Paul Williams to star in The Revolutionary , as
490-549: A recurring role on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues . She also had a role in Project Eliminator , with her father. She was the star of the unreleased epic, Mata Hari , which David directed. In addition, she sang the theme to Americana , a song that David wrote called "Around". David appeared with his niece, Ever, in Dead & Breakfast . Jon Voight Jonathan Vincent Voight ( / ˈ v ɔɪ t / ; born December 29, 1938)
560-569: A remote South Carolina island. The same year he appeared in The Odessa File , based on Frederick Forsyth 's thriller, as Peter Miller, a young German journalist who discovers a conspiracy to protect former Nazis still operating within Germany. This film first teamed him with the actor-director Maximilian Schell , who acted out a character named and based on the "Butcher of Riga" Eduard Roschmann , and for whom Voight would appear in 1975's End of
630-505: A starring role in the 1993 miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove , a continuation of Larry McMurtry 's western saga, 1989's Lonesome Dove . Voight played Captain Woodrow F. Call, the part played by Tommy Lee Jones in the original miniseries. Voight made a cameo appearance as himself on the Seinfeld episode " The Mom & Pop Store " airing November 17, 1994, in which George Costanza buys
700-612: A supporting role in Oliver Stone 's U Turn , portraying a blind man. He took a supporting role in The Rainmaker , adopted from the John Grisham novel and directed by Francis Ford Coppola . He played an unscrupulous lawyer representing an insurance company, facing off with a neophyte lawyer played by Matt Damon . His last film of 1997 was Boys Will Be Boys , a family comedy directed by Dom DeLuise . The following year, Voight had
770-531: A television reporter's efforts to uncover corruption. He made his first acting debut into television films , acting in 1991's Chernobyl: The Final Warning , followed by The Last of his Tribe , in 1992. He followed with 1992's The Rainbow Warrior for ABC, the story of the ill-fated Greenpeace ship sunk by French operatives in Auckland Harbour . For the remainder of the decade, Voight would alternate between feature films and television movies, including
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#1732876847684840-650: A test of wills against his star player, portrayed by James Van Der Beek . Produced by fledgling MTV Pictures, the film became a surprise hit and helped connect Voight with a younger audience. Voight played Noah in the 1999 television production Noah's Ark , and appeared in Second String, also for TV. He also appeared with Cheryl Ladd in the feature A Dog of Flanders , a remake of a popular film set in Belgium. Voight next portrayed President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 2001's action/war film Pearl Harbor , having accepted
910-461: Is an American actor. The recipient of numerous accolades , including an Academy Award , a British Academy Film Award , and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards . In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts . Films in which Voight has appeared have grossed more than $ 5.2 billion worldwide. Associated with the angst and unruliness that typified
980-416: Is the nerdiest. In 2015, he appeared on a fourth season episode of Celebrity Wife Swap with Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens . Carradine has two daughters, actress Ever Carradine (with Susan Snyder), Marika Reed Carradine with his ex-wife Edie Mani, and a son, Ian Alexander Carradine. He is also the uncle (via his older brother Keith) of actress Martha Plimpton . Carradine participated in
1050-631: The Jaws imitation film Orca . Robert also played with other Hollywood offspring in the 1977 film Joyride , where he starred with Desi Arnaz, Jr. , Melanie Griffith and Anne Lockhart (daughter of June Lockhart ) in a film about young Californians driving up to Washington and Alaska to seek their fortunes. In 1978, Robert landed a demanding role in Hal Ashby 's Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama, Coming Home , which starred Jane Fonda and Jon Voight . His performance caused some speculation that he might be
1120-496: The Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films. Carradine is the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (née Henius) and actor John Carradine . He is one of many actors in the Carradine family . He is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine , paternal half-brother of Bruce and the late David Carradine , and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen . His maternal great-grandfather
1190-614: The Christian drama Same Kind of Different as Me alongside Greg Kinnear and Renée Zellweger . On March 26, 2019, Voight was appointed to a six-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He portrayed Supreme Court Justice Warren E. Burger in the film Roe v. Wade (2020). In 2022 he participated in the documentary film Desperate Souls, Dark City and
1260-458: The Golden Globe 's award for Best Actor. Roberts was also honored for his performance, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Voight followed up this and other performances with a role in the 1986 film, Desert Bloom , and reportedly experienced a "spiritual awakening" toward the end of the decade. In 1989, Voight starred in and helped write Eternity , which dealt with
1330-580: The Israel-Hamas war and accusing her of spreading misinformation. While Jolie called for a ceasefire, Voight defended Israel's right to protect its people and emphasized the conflict's significance in preserving the Holy Land and the history of the Jews. Voight once again endorsed Donald Trump's candidacy for president in 2024 . In 1962, Voight married actress Lauri Peters , whom he met when they both appeared in
1400-880: The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre , where he studied under Sanford Meisner . Voight started his off-Broadway career in a revue called O Oysters , which ran in early 1961. He made his Broadway debut in the fall of 1961 as Rolf in The Sound of Music . In the early 1960s, Voight found work in television, appearing in several episodes of Gunsmoke , between 1963 and 1968, as well as guest spots on Naked City and The Defenders , both in 1963, and Twelve O'Clock High , in 1966 and Cimarron Strip in 1968. Voight's theater career took off in January 1965, playing Rodolfo in Arthur Miller 's A View from
1470-732: The Rolex 24 race at Daytona in 2000, finishing 29th in the GTU class and 61st overall. "In a Far Country" also Co-Producer Carradine family The Carradine family is an American family of several notable actors. The family patriarch was the minister Beverly Carradine and his grandson, the actor John Carradine , who had five sons, four of whom became actors. The family includes: Beverly Carradine (1848–1931), married twice: John Carradine (1906–1988), married four times including: John Carradine appeared with his son David in The Good Guys and
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#17328768476841540-529: The Showtime drama series Ray Donovan brought him newfound acclaim and attention among critics and audiences, as well as his fourth Golden Globe win in 2014. He also appeared on the thriller series 24 in its seventh season. Despite originally adopting liberal views, Voight has gained attention in his later years for his outspoken conservative and religious beliefs. He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven . Jonathan Vincent Voight
1610-713: The Studio Arena Theater , in Buffalo, New York , in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire from 1973 to 1974 as Stanley Kowalski . Voight played a directionless young boxer in 1973's The All American Boy , then appeared in the 1974 film Conrack , directed by Martin Ritt . Based on Pat Conroy 's autobiographical novel The Water Is Wide , Voight portrayed the title character, an idealistic young schoolteacher sent to teach underprivileged black children on
1680-644: The Younger brothers in Walter Hill 's 1980 film The Long Riders and the three of them appeared in a humorous cameo on The Fall Guy , on an episode on which their father co-starred. Robert also "shot David to death" in a cameo in Scorsese's Mean Streets . Keith was in another of David's directorial attempts, You and Me, while Robert co-starred with David in the unreleased musical which David directed, A Country Mile . David appeared alongside his half-brother Robert on
1750-554: The 1987 HBO mini-series Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 . He was also a guest star in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled Gone (2005, Season 4, Episode 11), portraying a character based very loosely on Bobby Fischer . He also appeared in Jane Doe , a TV series directed by James A. Contner , in 2007. He played father Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire from 2001 to 2004. The show starred Hilary Duff as Lizzie and
1820-746: The Bad Guys (1969) and co-starred with him in Boxcar Bertha (1972) which was produced by Roger Corman and directed by Martin Scorsese . He also appeared in three episodes of the 1970s television series Kung Fu , in which David starred. David's brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert also appeared in the series, with Keith playing David's character as a teenager for a brief period. Bruce Carradine also appeared with David in Q, The Winged Serpent (1982) and in David's directorial "labor of love", Americana . David and his half-brothers Keith and Robert appeared together as
1890-571: The Bridge in an Off-Broadway revival. Voight's film debut did not come until 1967, when he took a part in Phillip Kaufman's crimefighter spoof, Fearless Frank . He also took a small role in 1967's western, Hour of the Gun , directed by veteran helmer John Sturges . In 1968 he took a role in director Paul Williams's Out of It . In 1968, Voight was cast in the groundbreaking Midnight Cowboy (1969),
1960-501: The Game , a psychological thriller co-starring Jacqueline Bisset and based on a story by Swiss novelist and playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt . According to Joseph McBride's biography of Steven Spielberg , Voight was Spielberg's first choice for the role of Matt Hooper in the 1975 film Jaws and he turned down the role, which was ultimately played by Richard Dreyfuss . However, in interview with Dr. Ben Carson on September 6, 2024, Voight
2030-526: The Legend of Midnight Cowboy with Bob Balaban , Brian De Palma and Brenda Vaccaro . It premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and was later shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 96th Academy Awards . In 2022, Voight was cast in the science fiction epic Megalopolis , directed by Francis Ford Coppola . In Reagan , Jon Voight is cast as Viktor Ivanov ,
2100-640: The NSA . Voight was reunited with director Boorman in 1998's The General . Set in Dublin , Ireland , the film tells the true-life story of the charismatic leader of a gang of thieves, Martin Cahill , at odds with both the police and the Provisional IRA . Voight portrays Inspector Ned Kenny, determined to bring Cahill to justice. He next appeared in 1999's Varsity Blues . He played a blunt, autocratic football coach, pitted in
2170-414: The Nerds as the lead nerd Lewis Skolnick. To prepare for the comedy, Carradine spent time at The University of Arizona, where the movie was filmed, participating in rush week. "No fraternity picked him, convincing Carradine that he was indeed right for the part of the nerd that nobody wanted to claim as their own." Carradine reprised the role of Skolnick in three sequels, taking over as executive producer in
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2240-659: The Oscars. In 1979, Voight once again put on boxing gloves, starring as an alcoholic ex-heavyweight in Franco Zeffirelli 's The Champ with Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder . The film was an international success, but less popular with American audiences. He next reteamed with director Ashby in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out , in which he played Alex Kovac, a con man who has run into debt with New York mobsters and hopes to win enough in Las Vegas to pay them off. Voight both co-wrote
2310-597: The State (1998), Pearl Harbor , Zoolander (both 2001), Holes (2003), Glory Road (2006), Transformers (2007), and Pride and Glory (2008). He is also known for his role in the National Treasure film series. Voight is also known for his television roles, including as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001) and Pope John Paul II on the eponymous miniseries (2005). His role as Mickey Donovan on
2380-546: The United States was engaged in "our greatest fight since the Civil War – the battle of righteousness versus Satan , because these leftists are evil, corrupt, and they want to tear down this nation." He finished the statement by imploring his followers to not let the 2020 presidential election be certified without attempting to make sure it was accurate first. After the January 6 United States Capitol attack , and after Biden's victory
2450-568: The White House. In May 2019, Voight released a short two-part video on Twitter supporting Trump's policies, and calling him "the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln ." In November 2020, after the United States presidential election , Voight released a statement through his Twitter account, in which he stated he was very angry that Joe Biden had won the election. He further implied that Biden had committed electoral fraud and proclaimed that
2520-799: The best actor in his family. Robert was instrumental in securing his brothers David and Keith to perform with him in one of the most unusual casting arrangements in movie history. Together the Carradines played the Younger brothers in The Long Riders (1980) along with three other sets of acting brothers: Stacy and James Keach , Dennis and Randy Quaid , and Christopher and Nicholas Guest . Also in 1980, Carradine co-starred with Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Samuel Fuller 's The Big Red One recounting Fuller's World War II experience. His character, who
2590-493: The classic Western series Bonanza . He also appeared on his brother David's series Kung Fu as Sunny Jim, the mute companion of Serenity Johnson, played by his father John Carradine, in an episode titled Dark Angel (1972). In 1979, he was alongside Melissa Sue Anderson in Survival of Dana . In 1984, Carradine played Robert Cohn in the television mini-series version of Ernest Hemingway 's The Sun Also Rises . He appeared in
2660-579: The controversial former heavyweight champ, Muhammad Ali . Voight was almost unrecognizable under his make-up and toupée , as he impersonated the sports broadcaster Howard Cosell . Voight received his fourth Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his performance. Also in 2001, he appeared in the television mini-series Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story along with Vanessa Redgrave , Matthew Modine , Richard Attenborough , and Mia Sara . In 2003, he played
2730-654: The eleventh episode of the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire , of which Robert was a main character. In this episode, David was cast as a character reminiscent of his Kung Fu character, Kwai Chang Caine . They also appeared together in the 1976 cross country racing film Cannonball . David and Keith each hosted the History Channel 's Wild West Tech and appeared in at least two additional films together, Last Stand at Saber River (for which Keith won an award) and The Outsider . David's daughter, Calista, appeared in
2800-415: The experience, "It was like being in jail. There were bars on the windows, and we were only allowed to see our parents through glass doors. It was very sad. We would stand there on either side of the glass door crying". Carradine was raised primarily by his stepmother, his father's third wife, Doris Grimshaw, and believed her to be his mother until he was introduced to Sonia Sorel at a Christmas party when he
2870-508: The film that would make his career. He played Joe Buck, a naïve male hustler from Texas , adrift in New York City . He comes under the tutelage of Dustin Hoffman 's Ratso Rizzo, a tubercular petty thief and con artist . The film explored late 1960s New York and the development of an unlikely, but poignant friendship between the two main characters. Directed by John Schlesinger and based on
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2940-574: The inner cities of Los Angeles . Voight actively protested against the Vietnam War . In the 1970s, he made public appearances alongside Jane Fonda and Leonard Bernstein in support of the leftist Popular Unity group in Chile . In a July 28, 2008, op-ed in The Washington Times , Voight wrote that he regretted his youthful anti-war activism, and claimed that the peace movement of that time
3010-762: The late 1960s counterculture , Voight won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar nominations are for playing Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo , in Midnight Cowboy (1969); ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train (1985); and sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001). His other notable films include Deliverance (1972), The Champ (1979), Heat (1995), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), Enemy of
3080-410: The latter film. Voight next appeared in 1996's blockbuster film Mission: Impossible , directed by Brian De Palma and starring Tom Cruise . Voight played the role of spymaster James Phelps, a role originated by Peter Graves in the television series. In 1997, Voight appeared in six films, beginning with Rosewood , based on the 1923 destruction of the primarily black town of Rosewood, Florida , by
3150-628: The latter two. In 2018, Carradine joined Andrew Cassese and Don Gibb in an interview at the Niagara Falls Comic Con. In 2001, he played Donald Keeble in Max Keeble's Big Move . In 2000 he co-starred with Caroline Rhea in Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire . He reprised his role as Sam McGuire in The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003. Carradine's first television appearance was in 1971, on
3220-495: The lead role in the television film The Fixer , in which he played Jack Killoran, a lawyer who crosses ethical lines in order to "fix" things for his wealthy clients. A near-fatal accident awakens his dormant conscience and Killoran soon runs afoul of his former clients. He also took a substantial role in Tony Scott 's 1998 political thriller, Enemy of the State , in which he played Will Smith 's character's stalwart antagonist from
3290-595: The made-for-television film Uprising , which was based on the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto. Voight played Major-General Juergen Stroop , the German officer responsible for the destruction of the Jewish resistance, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Director Michael Mann tagged Voight for a supporting role in the 2001 biopic Ali , which starred Will Smith as
3360-440: The main character's conniving father. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2014 as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . He reprised his role in the 2022 film Ray Donovan: The Movie . He played Henry Shaw Sr. in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). The following year he acted in
3430-645: The only two actors ever to have been credited with the "Special Guest Appearance" card on 24 . That same year Voight also lent his voice talents in the Thomas Nelson audio Bible production known as The Word of Promise . In this dramatized audio, Voight played the character of Abraham . The project also featured a large ensemble of other well-known Hollywood actors including Jim Caviezel , Louis Gossett Jr. , John Rhys-Davies , Luke Perry , Gary Sinise , Jason Alexander , Christopher McDonald , Marisa Tomei and John Schneider . In 2013, Voight made his much-acclaimed appearance on Ray Donovan as Mickey Donovan,
3500-419: The original Broadway production of The Sound of Music . They divorced in 1967. He married actress Marcheline Bertrand in 1971. They separated in 1976, filed for divorce in 1978, and finalized it in 1980. Their children, James Haven (born 1973) and Angelina Jolie (born 1975), went on to enter the film business as actors and producers. Through Jolie, he has six grandchildren. Voight has not remarried since
3570-439: The picture and was consequently dropped. In 1985, Voight teamed up with Russian writer and director Andrei Konchalovsky to play the role of escaped con Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train . The script was based on a story by Akira Kurosawa , and paired Voight with Eric Roberts as a fellow escapee, and Rebecca De Mornay as an assistant locomotive engineer. Voight received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won
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#17328768476843640-427: The role of Marion Seville/Mr. Sir in Holes . In 2004, Voight joined Nicolas Cage , in National Treasure as Patrick Gates, the father of Cage's character. In 2005, he played the title role in the second part of CBS' miniseries, Pope John Paul II . In 2006, he was Kentucky Wildcats head coach Adolph Rupp in the Disney hit Glory Road . In 2007, he played United States Secretary of Defense John Keller in
3710-422: The role when Gene Hackman declined (his performance was received favorably by critics). Also that year, he appeared as Lord Croft, father of the title character of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider . Based on the popular video game, the digital adventuress was played on the big screen by Voight's own real-life daughter Angelina Jolie . That year, he also appeared in Zoolander , directed by Ben Stiller who starred as
3780-404: The script and also co-produced. He also produced and acted in 1983's Table for Five , in which he played a widower bringing up his children by himself. Also in 1983, Voight was slated to play Robert Harmon in John Cassavetes ' Golden Bear-winning Love Streams , having performed the role on stage in 1981. However, a few weeks before shooting began, Voight announced that he also wanted to direct
3850-531: The seventh season of the hit Fox drama 24 , a role that many argue is based on real life figures Alfried Krupp , Johann Rall and Erik Prince . Voight plays the chief executive officer of a fictional private military company based in northern Virginia called Starkwood , which has loose resemblances to Academi and ThyssenKrupp . Voight made his first appearance in the two-hour prequel episode 24: Redemption on November 23. He then went on to recur for 10 episodes of Season 7. He joined Dennis Haysbert as
3920-400: The summer blockbuster Transformers , reuniting him with Holes star Shia LaBeouf . Also in 2007, Voight reprised his role as Patrick Gates in National Treasure: Book of Secrets . He appeared in Bratz with his goddaughter Skyler Shaye . In 2008, he appeared as Creighton Kinkaid in the Christmas film Four Christmases . In 2009, Voight played Jonas Hodges, the American antagonist, in
3990-431: The title character, a vapid supermodel with humble roots. Voight appeared as Zoolander's coal-miner father. The film extracted both pathos and cruel humor from the scenes of Zoolander's return home, when he entered the mines alongside his father and brothers and Voight's character expressed his unspoken disgust at his son's chosen profession. Also in 2001, Voight joined Leelee Sobieski , Hank Azaria and David Schwimmer in
4060-431: The white residents of nearby Sumner. Voight played John Wright, a white Rosewood storeowner who follows his conscience and protects his black customers from the white rage. He next appeared in Anaconda , set in the Amazon ; he played Paul Sarone, a snake hunter obsessed with a fabled giant anaconda , who hijacks an unwitting National Geographic film crew who are looking for a remote Indian tribe. Voight next appeared in
4130-400: Was 14 years old. While still in high school, Robert lived with his half-brother, David, in Laurel Canyon, California . Under David's care he indulged in two of his major interests: race car driving and music. He and David belonged to a musical quartet that performed in small clubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Carradine made his film debut in 1972 in The Cowboys with John Wayne . He
4200-496: Was also featured in a short-lived television series, of the same name, based on the movie. He made an appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets shooting to death the character played by his brother, David. During this time he worked with David on some independent projects including a biker film called You and Me (1975) and an unreleased musical called A Country Mile . He also did camera work for David's cult classic Vietnam War -inspired Americana which
4270-406: Was asked if he turned down the part of Quint in Jaws, Voight said him being offered a part in Jaws is "a myth" and that Spielberg had actually offered him a part in a different less successful film, a role that he turned down because he thought it was a "repeat of the character from Midnight Cowboy". In 1978, Voight portrayed the Vietnam veteran Luke Martin in Hal Ashby 's film Coming Home , and
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#17328768476844340-414: Was awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival , for his portrait of a cynical, yet noble paraplegic, reportedly based on real-life Vietnam veteran-turned-antiwar-activist Ron Kovic , with whom Jane Fonda 's character falls in love. The film included a much-talked-about love scene between the two. Fonda won her second Best Actress award for her role, and Voight won for Best Actor in a Leading Role at
4410-549: Was based on Fuller himself, narrated the film. In 1983, he and Cherie Currie starred in the science fiction movie Wavelength in which he played a washed up rock star who helps extraterrestrials escape from a military base. For the film he performed his own compositions including one named after his daughter, Ever. Also in 1983, he starred in the music video for The Motels hit song " Suddenly Last Summer " as lead singer Martha Davis' love interest. Carradine's biggest film success to date came in 1984 when he starred in Revenge of
4480-415: Was biochemist Max Henius , and his maternal great-grandmother was the sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg . Carradine's parents divorced when he was 2 years old. A bitter custody battle led to his father gaining custody of him and his brothers, Christopher and Keith. During the custody battle, the children spent three months in a home for abused children as wards of the court. His brother Keith said of
4550-599: Was born on December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York , to Barbara ( née Kamp ) and Elmer Voight ( né Voytka ), a professional golfer. He has two brothers, Barry Voight , a former volcanologist at Pennsylvania State University , and James Wesley Voight, known as Chip Taylor , a singer-songwriter who wrote " Wild Thing " and " Angel of the Morning ". Voight's paternal grandfather and his paternal grandmother's parents were Slovak immigrants, while his maternal grandfather and his maternal grandmother's parents were German immigrants. Political activist Joseph P. Kamp
4620-491: Was confirmed in Congress on January 7, Voight released one more video on his Twitter account for his followers, telling them to cease protesting. In 2022, following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas , Voight posted a video in support of gun control , arguing that "proper qualifications" and "testing" should be necessary for gun ownership. In November 2023, Voight expressed disappointment in his daughter Angelina Jolie, criticizing her differing views on
4690-476: Was driven by " Marxist propaganda". He also claimed that the radicals in the peace movement were responsible for the communists coming to power in Vietnam and Cambodia and for failing to stop the subsequent slaughter of 1.5 million people in the Killing Fields . In the same op-ed, Voight also criticized the Democratic Party and Barack Obama 's bid to become president, claiming that the Democrats had created "a propaganda campaign with subliminal messages, creating
4760-490: Was his great-uncle through his mother. Voight was raised as a Catholic and attended the Catholic boys' Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York , where he first took an interest in acting. Following his graduation in 1956, he enrolled at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. , where he majored in art and graduated with a B.A. degree in 1960. After graduation, Voight moved to New York City, where he pursued an acting career. He graduated from
4830-423: Was not released until 1983. In 1976, Carradine had the opportunity to demonstrate on screen what he considered to be his "first ambition", car racing, when he played Jim Cantrell in Paul Bartel 's Cannonball . In the film Robert's character wins the cross country road race, beating the favorite, Coy "Cannonball" Buckman, played by his brother, David. In 1977, Robert became a snack for the vengeful killer whale in
4900-427: Was widely popular among girls. The show's realistic approach to the problems of a 13-year-old girl also appealed to parents. He appeared in the ER episode "Sleepless in Chicago" alongside Nerds co-star Anthony Edwards . In January 2013, he and former Revenge of the Nerds co-star Curtis Armstrong hosted King of the Nerds on TBS , a reality TV series in which a group of nerds compete to find out which one
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