Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor who had a career that spanned five decades in Hollywood. Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one Academy Award for Best Actor on two nominations. Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935. His film career began to gain momentum with roles such as Bette Davis's fiancee in her Academy Award-winning performance in Jezebel (1938), brother Frank in Jesse James (1939), and the future President in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), directed by John Ford. His early career peaked with his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, about an Oklahoma family who moved to California during the Dust Bowl 1930s. This film is widely considered to be among the greatest American films. In 1941 he starred opposite Barbara Stanwyck in the screwball comedy classic The Lady Eve. Book-ending his service in WWII were his starring roles in two highly regarded westerns: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) and My Darling Clementine (1946), the latter directed by John Ford, and he also starred in Ford's western Fort Apache (1948). After a seven-year break from films, during which Fonda focused on stage productions, he returned with the WWII war-boat ensemble Mister Roberts (1955). In 1957 he starred as Juror No.8, the hold-out juror, in 12 Angry Men. Fonda, who was also co-producer, won the BAFTA for Best Foreign Actor. Later in his career, Fonda moved into darker roles, such as the villain in the epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), underrated and a box office disappointment at its time of release, but now regarded as one of the best westerns of all time. He also played in lighter-hearted fare such as Yours, Mine and Ours with Lucille Ball, but also often played important military figures, such as a Colonel in Battle of the Bulge (1965), and Admiral Nimitz in Midway (1976). He finally won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 54th Academy Awards for his final film role in On Golden Pond (1981), which also starred Katharine Hepburn and his daughter Jane Fonda, but was too ill to attend the ceremony. He died from heart disease a few months later. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Fonda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 0.412
Birthday 1905-05-16
Place of Birth Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As Hank Fonda, Henry Jaynes Fonda, One-Take Fonda, هنری فوندا,
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

Fail Safe
1964

Fail Safe

The Grapes of Wrath
1940

The Grapes of Wrath

The Lady Eve
1941

The Lady Eve

My Darling Clementine
1946

My Darling Clementine

Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006

Jezebel: Legend of the South

Jezebel
1938

Jezebel

Rollercoaster
1977

Rollercoaster

Daisy Kenyon
1947

Daisy Kenyon

Madigan
1968

Madigan

Firecreek
1968

Firecreek

The Tin Star
1957

The Tin Star

Midway
1976

Midway

War and Peace
1956

War and Peace

The Wrong Man
1956

The Wrong Man

On Golden Pond
1981

On Golden Pond

Something to Do with Death
2003

Something to Do with Death

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

The Wages of Sin
2003

The Wages of Sin

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

The Rounders
1965

The Rounders

How the West Was Won
1962

How the West Was Won

My Name Is Nobody
1973

My Name Is Nobody

The Longest Day
1962

The Longest Day

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

The Boston Strangler
1968

The Boston Strangler

Sex and the Single Girl
1964

Sex and the Single Girl

Tales of Manhattan
1942

Tales of Manhattan

Yours, Mine and Ours
1968

Yours, Mine and Ours

Battle of the Bulge
1965

Battle of the Bulge

Sometimes a Great Notion
1971

Sometimes a Great Notion

Meteor
1979

Meteor

The Cheyenne Social Club
1970

The Cheyenne Social Club

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978

The Great Smokey Roadblock

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

The Best Man
1964

The Best Man

Fort Apache
1948

Fort Apache

The Fugitive
1947

The Fugitive

Warlock
1959

Warlock

The Return of Frank James
1940

The Return of Frank James

Jesse James
1939

Jesse James

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

The Mad Miss Manton
1938

The Mad Miss Manton

The Serpent
1973

The Serpent

The Long Night
1947

The Long Night

Mister Roberts
1955

Mister Roberts

Gideon's Trumpet
1980

Gideon's Trumpet

Spencer's Mountain
1963

Spencer's Mountain

In Harm's Way
1965

In Harm's Way

La Classe américaine
1993

La Classe américaine

Hollywood and the Stars
1964

Hollywood and the Stars

Directed by John Ford
1971

Directed by John Ford

Jigsaw
1949

Jigsaw

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Breakdowns of 1938
1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Stiletto
1969

Stiletto

Wanda Nevada
1979

Wanda Nevada

Advise & Consent
1962

Advise & Consent

Sacco and Vanzetti
2006

Sacco and Vanzetti

The Swarm
1978

The Swarm

Hollywood: The Great Stars
1963

Hollywood: The Great Stars

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Fabulous Era
1962

Hollywood: The Fabulous Era

Tentacles
1977

Tentacles

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Let Us Live
1939

Let Us Live

The Biggest Battle
1978

The Biggest Battle

The Greatest Man in the World
1981

The Greatest Man in the World

You Only Live Once
1937

You Only Live Once

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

On Our Merry Way
1948

On Our Merry Way

The Male Animal
1942

The Male Animal

Fedora
1978

Fedora

The Battle of Midway
1942

The Battle of Midway

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Immortal Sergeant
1943

Immortal Sergeant

Spawn of the North
1938

Spawn of the North

That Certain Woman
1937

That Certain Woman

Rings on Her Fingers
1942

Rings on Her Fingers

You Belong to Me
1941

You Belong to Me

The Big Street
1942

The Big Street

The Man Who Loved Bears
1979

The Man Who Loved Bears

The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty
2023

The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty

Stranger on the Run
1967

Stranger on the Run

City on Fire
1979

City on Fire

The Moon's Our Home
1936

The Moon's Our Home

An Opera of Violence
2003

An Opera of Violence

Inside 'the Swarm'
1978

Inside 'the Swarm'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Stage Struck
1958

Stage Struck

Chad Hanna
1940

Chad Hanna

Blockade
1938

Blockade

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Welcome to Hard Times
1967

Welcome to Hard Times

Wings of the Morning
1937

Wings of the Morning

Lillian Russell
1940

Lillian Russell

Slim
1937

Slim

The Dirty Game
1965

The Dirty Game

Born to Buck
1966

Born to Buck

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

I Met My Love Again
1938

I Met My Love Again

I Dream Too Much
1935

I Dream Too Much

Benjy
1951

Benjy

The Man Who Understood Women
1959

The Man Who Understood Women

Way Down East
1935

Way Down East

An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
1969

An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer

The Alpha Caper
1973

The Alpha Caper

Spendthrift
1936

Spendthrift

The Red Pony
1973

The Red Pony

Clarence Darrow
1974

Clarence Darrow

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Rappaccini's Daughter
1980

Rappaccini's Daughter

The Sky Is Gray
1980

The Sky Is Gray

The Golden Honeymoon
1980

The Golden Honeymoon

Paul's Case
1980

Paul's Case

The Blue Hotel
1977

The Blue Hotel

Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

The Displaced Person
1977

The Displaced Person

Soldier's Home
1977

Soldier's Home

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Barn Burning
1980

Barn Burning

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
2004

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Pictura
1951

Pictura

The Magnificent Dope
1942

The Magnificent Dope

Ash Wednesday
1973

Ash Wednesday

The Really Big Family
1966

The Really Big Family

Wild Geese Calling
1941

Wild Geese Calling

John Ford & Monument Valley
2013

John Ford & Monument Valley

The Real Miss America
1952

The Real Miss America

It's Everybody's War
1942

It's Everybody's War

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

The American West of John Ford
1971

The American West of John Ford

Let Poland Be Poland
1982

Let Poland Be Poland

Pat Paulsen for President
1968

Pat Paulsen for President

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

The Oldest Living Graduate
1980

The Oldest Living Graduate

The Fabulous Fifties
1960

The Fabulous Fifties

The Last Four Days
1974

The Last Four Days

To Save a Soldier
1966

To Save a Soldier

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

Henry Fonda for President
2025

Henry Fonda for President

Summer Solstice
1981

Summer Solstice

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda
1975

Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda

Too Late the Hero
1970

Too Late the Hero

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Home to Stay
1978

Home to Stay

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

A Space to Grow
1968

A Space to Grow

12 Angry Men
1957

12 Angry Men

Spanish Western
2015

Spanish Western

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968

Once Upon a Time in the West

I'm a Fool
1977

I'm a Fool

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
1980

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
2020

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

The Petrified Forest
1955

The Petrified Forest

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

Fonda on Fonda
1992

Fonda on Fonda

Underground Doctors
1977

Underground Doctors

Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018

Jane Fonda in Five Acts