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Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Acting·1905–1982·162 films

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.…

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Filmography

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957)Juror 8
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Frank
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)Tom Joad
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody (1973)Jack Beauregard
The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man (1956)Manny Balestrero
On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond (1981)Norman Thayer Jr.
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)Jethro Stuart
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)Wyatt Earp
Fail Safe
Fail Safe (1964)The President
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)Gil Carter
Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve (1941)Charles Pike
Midway
Midway (1976)Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge (1965)Lt Col Kiley
War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)Pierre Bezukhov
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler (1968)John S. Bottomly
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine (1993)Hugues (archive footage)
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)Preston Dillard
The Swarm
The Swarm (1978)Dr. Walter Krim
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (1937)Eddie Taylor
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)Abraham Lincoln
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts (1955)Lieutenant Roberts
Warlock
Warlock (1959)Clay Blaisedell
Meteor
Meteor (1979)The President
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)CINCPAC II
Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster (1977)Simon Davenport
Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)Frank Beardsley
Fedora
Fedora (1978)President of the Academy
The Tin Star
The Tin Star (1957)Morgan Hickman
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)Frank James
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)Woodward W. Lopeman
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)Gilbert Martin
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)Robert Leffingwell
Tentacles
Tentacles (1977)Mr. Whitehead
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)Frank James
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)Henry Stamper
Madigan
Madigan (1968)Commissioner Anthony X. Russell
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)Frank Broderick
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)Meredith
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway (1942)Narrator (voice)
Firecreek
Firecreek (1968)Bob Larkin
Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero (1970)Capt. John G Nolan
The Cheyenne Social Club
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)Harley Sullivan
The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days (1974)Kardinal Schuster
Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon (1947)Peter Lapham
The Serpent
The Serpent (1973)Alan Davies
The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1947)A Fugitive
The Long Night
The Long Night (1947)Joe Adams
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)Peter Ames
Spencer's Mountain
Spencer's Mountain (1963)Clay Spencer
The Best Man
The Best Man (1964)William Russell
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford (1971)
City on Fire
City on Fire (1979)Fire Chief Risley
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)George
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)Dave Tolliver
The Rounders
The Rounders (1965)Marion 'Howdy' Lewis
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)Self (archive footage)
Wanda Nevada
Wanda Nevada (1979)Old Prospector
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times (1967)Mayor Will Blue
Jigsaw
Jigsaw (1949)Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Big Street
The Big Street (1942)Little Pinks
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)Thomas Watson
Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run (1967)Ben Chamberlain
That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman (1937)Jack V. Merrick, Jr.
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way (1948)Lank Solsky
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much (1935)Johnny Street
The Biggest Battle
The Biggest Battle (1978)Generale Foster
Spanish Western
Spanish Western (2015)Self (archive footage)
Stage Struck
Stage Struck (1958)Lewis Easton
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me (1941)Peter Kirk
The Great Smokey Roadblock
The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978)Elegant John
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Blockade
Blockade (1938)Marco
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers (1942)John Wheeler
The American West of John Ford
The American West of John Ford (1971)Self - Narrator
Let Us Live
Let Us Live (1939)"Brick" Tennant
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1974)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)Self - Actor (archive footage)
Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North (1938)Jim Kimmerlee
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell (1940)Alexander Moore
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)Clarence Earl Gideon
The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope (1942)Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant (1943)Corporal Colin Spence
The Male Animal
The Male Animal (1942)Tommy Turner
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday (1973)Mark Sawyer
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game (1965)Dimitri Koulov
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)Dan Harrow
Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning (1937)Kerry Gilfallen
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti (2006)Prof. Tommy Turner (archive footage)
The Man Who Understood Women
The Man Who Understood Women (1959)Willie Bauche
Citizen Jane Fonda
Citizen Jane Fonda (2020)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
It's Everybody's War
It's Everybody's War (1942)Narrator
The Wages of Sin
The Wages of Sin (2003)Self (archive footage)
I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again (1938)Ives Towner
Paul's Case
Paul's Case (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)Self
Benjy
Benjy (1951)Narrator (voice)
A Space to Grow
A Space to Grow (1968)Narrator
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)Self - Narrator
The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home (1936)Anthony Amberton / John Smith
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1955)Alan Squier
Barn Burning
Barn Burning (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)Self (archive footage)
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice (1981)Joshua
The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person (1977)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Slim
Slim (1937)Slim Kincaid
The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties (1960)Narrator (segment "Fifties Dead Sequence") (voice)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)(archive footage)
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962)Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)Self (archive footage)
An Opera of Violence
An Opera of Violence (2003)Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Blue Hotel
The Blue Hotel (1977)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Rappaccini's Daughter
Rappaccini's Daughter (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Wild Geese Calling
Wild Geese Calling (1941)John Murdock
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)Self (archive footage)
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna (1940)Chad Hanna
The Alpha Caper
The Alpha Caper (1973)Mark Forbes
Something to Do with Death
Something to Do with Death (2003)Self (archive footage)
Way Down East
Way Down East (1935)David Bartlett
Inside 'the Swarm'
Inside 'the Swarm' (1978)Self
Home to Stay
Home to Stay (1978)Grandpa George
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' (2004)Self (archive footage)
An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer (1969)John Steinbeck (voice)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)Self(archive footage)
The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1981)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
I'm a Fool
I'm a Fool (1977)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Fonda on Fonda
Fonda on Fonda (1992)Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)(archive footage)
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Henry James' The Jolly Corner (1975)Narrator
The Golden Honeymoon
The Golden Honeymoon (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow (1974)Clarence Darrow
Soldier's Home
Soldier's Home (1977)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Music School
The Music School (1974)Narrator (voice)
Spendthrift
Spendthrift (1936)Townsend Middleton
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty
The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty (2023)Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Really Big Family
The Really Big Family (1966)Self - Narrator
The Red Pony
The Red Pony (1973)Carl Tiflin
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)Self (archive footage)
The Oldest Living Graduate
The Oldest Living Graduate (1980)Col. J.C. Kincaid
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000)Self (archive footage)
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980)Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997)Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda for President
Henry Fonda for President (2025)Self (archive footage)
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976)Gen. Douglas MacArthur
The Making of Midway
The Making of Midway (2001)Self
John Ford & Monument Valley
John Ford & Monument Valley (2013)Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)(archive footage)
Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda
Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda (1975)Self
Pictura
Pictura (1951)Narrator (segment "Grant Wood") (voice)
Jezebel: Legend of the South
Jezebel: Legend of the South (2006)Self (archive footage)
Pat Paulsen for President
Pat Paulsen for President (1968)Narrator (voice)
Underground Doctors
Underground Doctors (1977)Self - Host
Hollywood: The Great Stars
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)Self - Host
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008)Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War (2020)Self (archive footage)
Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland (1982)Self
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)Narrator / Host