Voight married French-born actress Marcheline Bertrand on December 12, 1971. A few experienced 2 tykes, actress Angelina Jolie and James Haven. Voight & Bertrand separated around 1976 and divorced in 1978. Voight said on the O'Reilly Factor that he was a practicing Roman Catholic, and is currently filming a mini-series on the life of Pope John Paul II, in which he plays the lead role. Voight's grandad was the Czech immigrant.

Partial filmography
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Eddie National Treasure (2004) - Patrick Gates SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) - Bill Biscane/Kane The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Senator Thomas Jordan The Karate Dog (2004) - Hamilton Cage Holes (2003) - Mr. Sir Ali (2001) - Howard Cosell Zoolander (2001) - Larry Zoolander Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Lord Richard Croft Pearl Harbor (2001) - President Franklin D. Roosevelt Varsity Blues (1999) - Coach Bud Kilmer Enemy of the State (1998) - Thomas Brian Reynolds The Rainmaker (1997) - Leo F. Drummond Anaconda (1997) - Paul Sarone Mission: Impossible (1996) - Jim Phelps Heat (1995) - Nate Runaway Train (1985) - Oscar "Manny" Manheim The Champ (1979) - Billy Flynn Coming Home (1978) - Luke Martin The Odessa File (1974) - Peter Miller Deliverance (1972) - Ed Gentry Catch-22 (1970) - First Lieutenant Milo maize Minderbinder Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Joe Buck