About
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...
Known for
12 Angry MenMovie • 1957
The Doris Day ShowSeries • 1968
FamilySeries • 1976
Sex and the Single GirlMovie • 1964
Once Upon a Time in the WestMovie • 1968
The DeputySeries • 1959
The Bill Cosby ShowSeries • 1969
Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries • 1979
The Longest DayMovie • 1962
MidwayMovie • 1976
How the West Was WonMovie • 1962
My Name Is NobodyMovie • 1973
The Grapes of WrathMovie • 1940
War and PeaceMovie • 1956
Fort ApacheMovie • 1948
On Golden PondMovie • 1981
The Wrong ManMovie • 1956
Battle of the BulgeMovie • 1965
The SwarmMovie • 1978
In Harm's WayMovie • 1965
My Darling ClementineMovie • 1946
Fail SafeMovie • 1964
The Ox-Bow IncidentMovie • 1943
Yours, Mine and OursMovie • 1968