Comments (0)

DIED
August 12, 1982

RECENT CREDITS
Yours, Mine and Ours (FILM)  Nov. 23, 2005
On Golden Pond (FILM)  Dec. 4, 1981
Meteor (FILM)  Oct. 1, 1979
City on Fire (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1979
Wanda Nevada (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1979

BIOGRAPHY
A beloved, enduring screen star who embodied an idealized yet recognizable vision of the average but nonetheless intelligent and honorable American man, Henry Fonda began his acting career in his native Nebraska with....
A beloved, enduring screen star who embodied an idealized yet recognizable vision of the average but nonetheless intelligent and honorable American man, Henry Fonda began his acting career in his native Nebraska with the Omaha Community Playhouse. He worked his way to Broadway in 1929 and arrived in Hollywood in 1934. Fonda's benign, paternal presence landed him roles ranging from conscientious US presidents, in "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939) and "Fail-Safe" (1964), to the patient juror who saves an innocent man's life in "Twelve Angry Men" (1957). He continued both his stage and screen careers through the 1970s, performing in such fine films as the romantic comedy "The Lady Eve" (1941), the John Ford Westerns "Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939), "My Darling Clementine" (1946) and "Fort Apache" (1948), the Sergio Leone "spaghetti" Western "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1969, one of his rare villainous roles) and the political drama "Advise and Consent" (1962).

Amazingly, for years Fonda's only Oscar nomination was for his moving work as itinerant farm worker Tom Joad in Ford's "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940); a year after the Academy granted him an honorary award, though, he won another statuette as best actor Oscar for his swansong performance in "On Golden Pond" (1981). The first of his five marriages was to actress Margaret Sullavan, opposite whom he worked in the romantic comedy "The Moon's Our Home" (1936). Children Jane and Peter Fonda, by second wife Frances Seymour Brokaw, are both actors.



Headlines

Anne Bancroft
Jun. 8, 2005
Anne Bancroft died at New York City's Mount Sinai Medical Center on June 6 following a battle against uterine cancer. She was 73.




Comments


*Indicates Mandatory

Advertisement

Recently Worked With...

Yours, Mine and Ours
Released: Nov. 23, 2005

On Golden Pond
Released: Dec. 4, 1981

Sean Connery
Meteor
Released: Oct. 1, 1979

City on Fire
Released: Jan. 1, 1979

Peter Fonda at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Fast and Furious'. Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA. 03-12-09
Wanda Nevada
Released: Jan. 1, 1979


Fan Sites

Henry Fonda Fansites

No fan sites available. Create the first!
Are you the #1 Henry Fonda Fan? Sign Up To Create A Website Here.

Top 5 Celebrities

Jenna Jameson at the L.A. Premiere of 'Zombie Strippers' held at The Landmark Theatre.  Los Angeles, CA - 04-15-08
April 09, 1974
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Michael Jackson
August 29, 1958
Gary, Indiana, USA

Angelina Jolie at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 2009 - Arrivals.  London, England - 02/08/09
June 04, 1975
Los Angeles, California, USA

Megan Fox up close at 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' UK premiere
May 16, 1986
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA