Henry Fonda biography
Henry Fonda was an American actor, born on 16 May 1905 in Grand Island, who died on 12 August 1982.
Henry Fonda's screen career began in 1935 with Way Down East, playing David Bartlett.
Henry Fonda appeared in 92 films and 23 television or streaming titles between 1935 and 2006.
Honours include Bronze Star Medal, Academy Award for Best Actor and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
- Born
- 16 May 1905
- Died
- 12 August 1982 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Grand Island
- Work
- Film actor, Television actor, Naval officer, Beekeeper, Screenwriter
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1925 to 1981
- Awards
- Bronze Star Medal
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- Kennedy Center Honors
- AFI Life Achievement Award
- Eagle Scout
Henry Fonda filmography
92 films and 23 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sacco and Vanzetti | English | ||
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | English | ||
| 1981 | On Golden Pond | Norman Thayer Jr. | Final film performance, won Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| 1979 | City on Fire | Chief Albert Risley | ||
| 1979 | Wanda Nevada | Old Prospector | Cameo | |
| 1979 | Meteor | The President | ||
| 1978 | The Swarm | Dr. Walter Krim | ||
| 1978 | The Greatest Battle | Brig. Gen. Harold Foster | Alternate titles: The Biggest Battle, Battle Force | |
| 1978 | Fedora | President of the Academy | Cameo | |
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Simon Davenport | ||
| 1977 | The Great Smokey Roadblock | Elegant John Howard | Alternate titles: The Goodbye Run, The Last of the Cowboys | |
| 1977 | Tentacles | Mr. Whitehead | ||
| 1976 | Midway | Adm. Chester W. Nimitz | Alternate title: Battle of Midway | |
| 1974 | Last Days of Mussolini | Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster | Alternate title: The Last 4 Days | |
| 1973 | My Name Is Nobody | Jack Beauregard | ||
| 1973 | Night Flight from Moscow | Allan Davies | Alternate title: The Serpent | |
| 1973 | Ash Wednesday | Mark Sawyer | ||
| 1971 | Sometimes a Great Notion | Henry Stamper | Alternate title: Never Give A Inch | |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man | Sheriff Woodward Lopeman | ||
| 1970 | Too Late the Hero | Capt. John G. Nolan | ||
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | Harley Sullivan | ||
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | John S. Bottomly | ||
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Frank Beardsley | ||
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the West | Frank | ||
| 1968 | Madigan | Commissioner Anthony X. Russell |
Show all 92 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Firecreek | Bob Larkin | ||
| 1967 | Welcome to Hard Times | Mayor Will Blue | ||
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Meredith / Ben Bailey | Alternate title: Big Deal at Dodge City | |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Marion 'Howdy' Lewis | ||
| 1965 | The Dirty Game | Dimitri Koulov | Alternate title: The Secret Agents | |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | Adm. Chester W. Nimitz | ||
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Lt. Col. Daniel Kiley | ||
| 1964 | The Best Man | Sen. William Russell | ||
| 1964 | Sex and the Single Girl | Frank Broderick | ||
| 1964 | Fail Safe | The President | ||
| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain | Clay Spencer | ||
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | ||
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Jethro Stuart | ||
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Robert A. Leffingwell | ||
| 1959 | Warlock | Clay Blaisedell | ||
| 1959 | The Man Who Understood Women | Willie Bauche | ||
| 1958 | Stage Struck | Lewis Easton | ||
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men | Davis, Juror #8 | Also producer | |
| 1957 | The Tin Star | Morgan Hickman | ||
| 1956 | War and Peace | Count Pierre Bezukhov | ||
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | Manny Balestrero | ||
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Lt. Douglas A. Roberts | ||
| 1951 | Pictura: An Adventure in Art | |||
| 1951 | Benjy | English | ||
| 1949 | Jigsaw | Nightclub Waiter | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way | Lank Solsky | ||
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Lt. Col. Owen Thursday | ||
| 1947 | The Long Night | Joe Adams | ||
| 1947 | The Fugitive | Fugitive Priest | ||
| 1947 | Daisy Kenyon | Peter Lapham | ||
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine | Town Marshal Wyatt Earp | ||
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Gil Carter | ||
| 1943 | Immortal Sergeant | Cpl. Colin Spence | ||
| 1942 | The Male Animal | Prof. Tommy Turner | ||
| 1942 | The Magnificent Dope | Thadeus Winship Page | Alternate titles: Lazy Galahad, The Magnificent Jerk | |
| 1942 | The Big Street | Augustus "Little Pinks" Pinkerton II | ||
| 1942 | The Battle of Midway | English | ||
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | George | ||
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | John Wheeler | ||
| 1941 | The Lady Eve | Charles Pike | ||
| 1941 | You Belong to Me | Peter Kirk | Alternate title: Good Morning, Doctor | |
| 1941 | Wild Geese Calling | John Murdock | ||
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Frank James | ||
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Tom Joad | ||
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Alexander Moore | ||
| 1940 | Chad Hanna | Chad Hanna | ||
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Thomas Watson | ||
| 1939 | Let Us Live | Brick Tennant | ||
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | English | ||
| 1939 | Jesse James | Frank James | ||
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Gilbert Martin | ||
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Peter Ames | ||
| 1938 | Spawn of the North | Jim Kimmerlee | ||
| 1938 | Jezebel | Preston Dillard | ||
| 1938 | I Met My Love Again | Ives Towner | ||
| 1938 | Blockade | Marco | ||
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Eddie Taylor | ||
| 1937 | Wings of the Morning | Kerry Gilfallen | ||
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Jack V. Merrick Jr. | ||
| 1937 | Slim | Slim Kincaid | ||
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Dave Tolliver | ||
| 1936 | The Moon's Our Home | Anthony Amberton / John Smith | ||
| 1936 | Spendthrift | Townsend Middleton | ||
| 1935 | I Dream Too Much | Jonathan "Johnny" Street | ||
| 1935 | Way Down East | David Bartlett | ||
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Dan Harrow |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Let Poland Be Poland | |||
| 1981 | Summer Solstice | Joshua Turner | TV movie (final television performance) | |
| 1980 | Gideon's Trumpet | Clarence Earl Gideon | TV movie | |
| 1980 | The Oldest Living Graduate | Colonel J.C. Kincaid | TV movie | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Colonel Frederick Warner | TV miniseries (3 episodes) | |
| 1979 | Family | James Lawrence | TV series (Episode: "Thanksgiving") | |
| 1978 | Home to Stay | Grandpa George | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur | Gen. Douglas MacArthur | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Maude | Henry Fonda | TV series (Episode: "Maude's Mood (Part 1 & 2)") | |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings | Sen. Enfield Bassett | TV miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| 1974 | Clarence Darrow | Clarence Darrow | TV movie | |
| 1974 | All in the Family | Host / Narrator | TV series (Episode: "The Best of All in the Family") | |
| 1973 | The Red Pony | Carl Tiflin | TV movie | |
| 1973 | The Alpha Caper | Mark Forbes | TV movie | |
| 1971 | The Smith Family | Chad Smith | TV series (39 episodes) | |
| 1971 | The Doris Day Show | Henry Fonda | TV series (Episode: "Doris Goes to Hollywood") | |
| 1970 | The Bill Cosby Show | Joshua Richards | ||
| 1967 | Stranger on the Run | Ben Chamberlain | TV movie | |
| 1963 | The Dick Powell Show | Dr. Victor Fallon | TV series (Episode: "Tissue of Hate") | |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Chief Marshal Simon Fry | TV series (76 episodes) | |
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase | Alan Squier | TV series (Episode: "The Petrified Forest") | |
| 1955 | General Electric Theater | Emmett Kelly | TV series (Episode: "Clown") | |
| 1953 | Medallion Theatre | Dr. Martin Arrowsmith | TV series (Episode: "The Decision of Arrowsmith") |