Jon Voight

Emmy Nominee: Lead Actor In A Miniseries or Movie — RAI/GETTY IMAGES

Jon Voight is seen here in the title role in "John Paul II," the performance that won him an Emmy nomination. In 1999, Voight played Noah in a TV movie called "Noah's Ark."

Pope Benedict XVI meets with Jon Voight at the screening of "John Paul II" Nov. 17, 2005, in Vatican City. Voight and the pontiff sat in the same theater together as they watched a preview of the TV movie.

To play the role of Howard Cosell in the movie "Ali" (2001), Jon Voight spent seven hours in the makeup chair every day he was needed on the set. That was just a part of a performance that won him an Oscar nomination for his work in the film.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali offers a hand to Jon Voight before a star is unveiled in Ali's honor on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 11, 2002. Ali suffers from Parkinson's disease.

Jon Voight and Will Smith, who co-starred in the movie "Ali," attend the Giffoni Film Festival Awards at the Nickelodeon Studios on May 1, 2005 in Hollywood, Calif.

Jon Voight and his daughter, Angelina Jolie, share a moment at the Oscars on March 25, 2001. That year, Voight was nominated for his supporting role as Howard Cosell in "Ali." (The winner was Jim Broadbent for "Iris.")

In this scene from "Lookin' to Get Out" (1982), a gambler played by Jon Voight is introduced by his old girlfriend (Ann-Margret) to the small daughter from their affair whom he has never seen (played by a very young Angelina Jolie). Jolie is one of two children Voight had with actress Marcheline Bertrand, to whom he was wed from 1971 to 1978.

Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman in "Midnight Cowboy" — AP/United Artists

Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman appear in a scene from "Midnight Cowboy" (1969). Although he was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance, Voight did not win an Oscar until 1978 for his performance in "Coming Home." He also was nominated in 1985 for his work in "Runaway Train."

And here are Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman 30 years later on Feb. 18, 1999, as they arrived at the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award ceremony for Hoffman in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Jon Voight met Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson at the Carousel of Hope, a star-studded gala benefiting childhood diabetes in Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 28, 2000.

Jon Voight talks with fans as he arrives at the premiere of "National Treasure" in which he co-starred with Nicolas Cage, at California's Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Nov. 8, 2004.

Jon Voight and Elizabeth Ashley attend the premiere screening of "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" on Dec. 1, 2004, at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City. Voight played the central role of Eddie.

Elisabeth Shue and Jon Voight attend the premiere of "Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events" at the Cinerama Dome on Dec. 12, 2004 in Hollywood, Calif.

Jon Voight arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Morton's on Feb. 27, 2005, in West Hollywood, Calif.

Jon Voight and Julie Andrews pose at the 50th Anniversary Celebration at Disneyland May 4, 2005, in Anaheim, Calif. Andrews played Maria in the movie version of "The Sound of Music" (1965). On Broadway, Voight played Rolf and eventually married Lauri Peters, the actress who played Liesl. Their union ended in 1967.

Matt Dillon and Jon Voight arrive at the Hollywood premiere of "Herbie: Fully Loaded" June 19, 2005.

Jon Voight signs autographs at the "Mission: Impossible III" premiere May 3, 2006 in New York City. Voight played the role of Jim Phelps in the first "Mission Impossible" movie in 1996.

Jon Voight arrives at the world premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest" at Disneyland on June 24, 2006.