EXCLUSIVE, Jon Voight’s decision to accept the lowest possible union wage to play Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy
Jon Voight accepted the lowest union wage possible to play Joe Buck in “Midnight Cowboy” (1969), a move that surprised many in Hollywood. At the time, the role was highly sought after, but the studio had other actors in mind, including Michael Sarrazin and even Warren Beatty. Voight, who had been scraping by as a … Read more