Henry Fonda
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday16 May 1905
Died12 August 1982 (age 77)
Place of birthGrand Island, Nebraska, USA
Known credits200
Biography
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. Linco…
Henry Fonda for President
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty
2023 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020 · Self(archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020 · Self (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Spanish Western
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 · Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Sacco and Vanzetti
2006 · Prof. Tommy Turner (archive footage)
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest (archive footage)
The Wages of Sin
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Something to Do with Death
2003 · Self (archive footage)
An Opera of Violence
2003 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Making of Midway
2001 · Self
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999 · (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997 · Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993 · Hugues (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
1992 · Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 · Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 · (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
Let Poland Be Poland
1982 · Self
Summer Solstice
1981 · Joshua
On Golden Pond
1981 · Norman Thayer Jr.
The Greatest Man in the World
1981 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Clarence Earl Gideon
The Oldest Living Graduate
1980 · Col. J.C. Kincaid
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Barn Burning
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Paul's Case
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Golden Honeymoon
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Self (archive footage)
Rappaccini's Daughter
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Sky Is Gray
1980 · Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Meteor
1979 · The President
City on Fire
1979 · Fire Chief Risley
The Man Who Loved Bears
1979 · Self
Wanda Nevada
1979 · Old Prospector
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Colonel Frederick Warner
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
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