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Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda’s screen credits include Juror 8 in 12 Angry Men and Frank in Once Upon a Time in the West.
Born May 16, 1905† August 12, 1982 Grand Island, Nebraska, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2025Henry Fonda for PresidentSelf (archive footage)
- 2023The Fondas: A Cinematic DynastySelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020Citizen Jane FondaSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Jay Sebring… Cutting to the TruthSelf(archive footage)
- 2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)
- 2019John Ford: The Man Who Invented AmericaSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2015Spanish WesternSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Gore Vidal: The United States of AmnesiaSelf (archive footage)
- 2013John Ford & Monument ValleySelf (archive footage)
- 2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'Self (archive footage)
- 2006Jezebel: Legend of the SouthSelf (archive footage)
- 2006Sacco and VanzettiProf. Tommy Turner (archive footage)
- 2004Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'Self (archive footage)
- 2003An Opera of ViolenceSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2003Something to Do with DeathSelf (archive footage)
- 2003The Wages of SinSelf (archive footage)
- 2001The Making of MidwaySelf (archive footage)
- 1999Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults(archive footage)
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroSelf (archive footage)
- 1993La Classe américaineHugues (archive footage)
- 1992Fonda on FondaSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerActor
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
- 1982Let Poland Be PolandSelf
- 1981Summer SolsticeJoshua
- 1981On Golden PondNorman Thayer Jr.
- 1981The Greatest Man in the WorldSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980Gideon's TrumpetClarence Earl Gideon
- 1980The Oldest Living GraduateCol. J.C. Kincaid
- 1980Barn BurningSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980The Jilting of Granny WeatherallSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980Paul's CaseSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980The Golden HoneymoonSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf (archive footage)
- 1980Rappaccini's DaughterSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1980The Sky Is GraySelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1979MeteorThe President
- 1979City on FireFire Chief Risley
- 1979The Man Who Loved BearsSelf
- 1979Wanda NevadaOld Prospector
- 1978A Special Sesame Street ChristmasSelf
- 1978FedoraPresident of the Academy
- 1978The SwarmDr. Krim
- 1978The Great Smokey RoadblockElegant John
- 1978Home to StayGrandpa George
- 1978The Biggest BattleGenerale Foster
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm'Self
- 1977RollercoasterSimon Davenport
- 1977Soldier's HomeSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1977The Blue HotelSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1977The Displaced PersonSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1977I'm a FoolSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1977TentaclesMr. Whitehead
- 1977Underground DoctorsSelf - Host
- 1976Bernice Bobs Her HairSelf - Series Host (uncredited)
- 1976MidwayAdm. Chester W. Nimitz
- 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurGen. Douglas MacArthur
- 1975Parkinson: Meet Henry FondaSelf
- 1975Henry James' The Jolly CornerNarrator
- 1974Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow
- 1974Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a StillSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974The Last Four DaysKardinal Schuster
- 1974Parker Adderson, PhilosopherNarrator (Voice)
- 1974The Music SchoolNarrator (voice)
- 1973My Name Is NobodyJack Beauregard
- 1973Ash WednesdayMark Sawyer
- 1973The Alpha CaperMark Forbes
- 1973The SerpentAlan Davies
- 1973The Red PonyCarl Tiflin
- 1971Sometimes a Great NotionHenry Stamper
- 1971The American West of John FordSelf - Narrator
- 1971Directed by John FordActor
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Woodward W. Lopeman
- 1970The Cheyenne Social ClubHarley Sullivan
- 1970Too Late the HeroCapt. John G Nolan
- Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond(archive footage)
- 1969An Impression of John Steinbeck: WriterJohn Steinbeck (voice)
- 1968Pat Paulsen for PresidentNarrator (voice)
- 1968The Boston StranglerJohn S. Bottomly
- 1968Yours, Mine and OursFrank Beardsley
- 1968MadiganCommissioner Anthony X. Russell
- 1968FirecreekBob Larkin
- 1968A Space to GrowNarrator
- 1967Stranger on the RunBen Chamberlain
- 1967Welcome to Hard TimesMayor Will Blue
- 1966To Save a SoldierNarrator (voice)
- 1966Born to BuckNarrator
- 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyMeredith
- 1966The Really Big FamilySelf - Narrator
- 1965Battle of the BulgeLt Col Kiley
- 1965The Dirty GameDimitri Koulov
- 1965In Harm's WayCINCPAC II
- 1965The RoundersMarion 'Howdy' Lewis
- 1964Sex and the Single GirlFrank Broderick
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