Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American film and stage 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.
Birth Name
Henry Jaynes Fonda
Born
Tuesday, 16 May 1905
Died
Thursday, 12 August 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Sebring | Himself (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| John Ford et Monument Valley | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories | Himself - Award Winning Actor (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Hollywood contra Franco | Marco (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Sacco and Vanzetti | Prof. Tommy Turner (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Roma | Tom Joad (archive footage) | 2004 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
| La Classe Américaine | Hugues | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Sebring | Himself (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| John Ford et Monument Valley | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories | Himself - Award Winning Actor (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Hollywood contra Franco | Marco (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Sacco and Vanzetti | Prof. Tommy Turner (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Roma | Tom Joad (archive footage) | 2004 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Himself (archive footage) | 2001 |
| La Classe Américaine | Hugues | 1993 |
| Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Himself (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | Himself (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Inside Edition | Himself | 1988 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Actor in a film clip (archive footage) | 1988 |
| American Masters | Preston Dillard (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Moonlighting | Charles | 1985 |
| On Golden Pond | Norman Thayer Jr. | 1982 |
| Summer Solstice | Joshua | 1981 |
| Gideon's Trumpet | Clarence Earl Gideon | 1980 |
| The Oldest Living Graduate | Colonel J.C. Kincaid | 1980 |
| The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg | Himself | 1980 |
| Barn Burning | Narrator | 1980 |
| The Greatest Man In The World | Himself (Introduction) | 1980 |
| The Golden Honeymoon | Himself (introduction) | 1980 |
| Meteor | The President | 1979 |
| Wanda Nevada | Old Prospector | 1979 |
| City on Fire | Fire Chief Albert Risley | 1979 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Colonel Frederick Warner | 1979 |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas | Himself | 1978 |
| The Swarm | Dr. Walter Krim | 1978 |
| Fedora | President of the Academy | 1978 |
| The Great Smokey Roadblock | Elegant John | 1978 |
| The Biggest Battle | Generale Foster | 1978 |
| Leaders of the Twentieth Century | Himself - Narrator | 1978 |
| Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1977 |
| Rollercoaster | Simon Davenport | 1977 |
| The Displaced Person | Narrator | 1977 |
| I'm a Fool | Narrator | 1977 |
| Tentacles | Mr. Whitehead, President of Trojan Construction | 1977 |
| Soldier's Home | Host | 1977 |
| The Paul Ryan Show | Himself | 1977 |
| All This and World War II | Himself (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Narrator | 1976 |
| Captains and the Kings | Sen. Enfield Bassett | 1976 |
| America at the Movies | Tom Joad / Wyatt Earp (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Midway | Adm. Chester W. Nimitz | 1976 |
| Family | James Lawrence | 1976 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Himself - Guest | 1974 |
| Clarence Darrow | Clarence Darrow | 1974 |
| The Last 4 Days | Cardinale Schuster | 1974 |
| The American Parade | Narrator | 1974 |
| The Music School | Narrator | 1974 |
| Parker Adderson, Philosopher | Narrator | 1974 |
| My Name Is Nobody | Jack Beauregard | 1973 |
| Ash Wednesday | Mark Sawyer | 1973 |
| The Alpha Caper | Mark Forbes | 1973 |
| The Serpent | Alan Davies | 1973 |
| The Red Pony | Carl Tiflin | 1973 |
| Maude | Himself | 1972 |
| The American West of John Ford | Himself | 1971 |
| Directed by John Ford | Himself | 1971 |
| Parkinson | Himself - Guest | 1971 |
| The Smith Family | Det. Sgt. Chad Smith | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Himself | 1971 |
| Sometimes a Great Notion | Henry Stamper | 1970 |
| There Was a Crooked Man... | Woodward W. Lopeman | 1970 |
| Happy Days | Himself | 1970 |
| The Cheyenne Social Club | Harley Sullivan | 1970 |
| Too Late the Hero | Capt. John G. Nolan | 1970 |
| Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour | Surgeon | 1970 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Joshua Richards | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Himself - Guest | 1969 |
| An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer | John Steinbeck (voice) | 1969 |
| Once Upon a Time in the West | Frank | 1968 |
| The Boston Strangler | John S. Bottomly | 1968 |
| The Doris Day Show | Henry Fonda | 1968 |
| Yours, Mine And Ours | Frank Beardsley | 1968 |
| Madigan | Commissioner Anthony X. Russell | 1968 |
| Firecreek | Larkin | 1968 |
| Stranger on the Run | Ben Chamberlain | 1967 |
| Welcome to Hard Times | Mayor Will Blue | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Himself - Guest | 1967 |
| Born to Buck | Narrator | 1966 |
| A Big Hand For The Little Lady | Meredith | 1966 |
| The Really Big Family | Himself and Narrator | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Himself - Guest | 1965 |
| The Secret Agents | Dimitri Koulov | 1965 |
| In Harm's Way | CINCPAC II | 1965 |
| Battle Of The Bulge | Lt. Col. Dan Kiley | 1965 |
| The Rounders | Marion 'Howdy' Lewis | 1965 |
| Sex And The Single Girl | Frank | 1964 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Himself | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Himself - Guest | 1964 |
| Fail-Safe | The President | 1964 |
| The Best Man | William Russell | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Himself | 1963 |
| Spencer's Mountain | Clay Spencer | 1963 |
| How The West Was Won | Jethro Stuart | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest, Himself | 1962 |
| The Longest Day | Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | 1962 |
| Advise & Consent | Robert Leffingwell | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor, Himself - Guest | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Dr. Victor Fallon | 1961 |
| The Man Who Understood Women | Willie Bauche | 1959 |
| Sunday Showcase | Himself | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Chief Marshal Simon Fry, Marshal Simon Fry | 1959 |
| Warlock | Clay Blaisedell | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Himself - Host | 1959 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Himself - Host | 1958 |
| Stage Struck | Lewis Easton | 1958 |
| The Tin Star | Morgan 'Morg' Hickman | 1957 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror 8 | 1957 |
| The Wrong Man | Manny Balestrero | 1956 |
| War and Peace | Pierre Bezukhov | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Himself - Guest | 1956 |
| Mister Roberts | Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Himself - Host | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Alan Squier | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself - Guest | 1954 |
| Main Street to Broadway | Henry Fonda (scenes deleted) | 1953 |
| Medallion Theatre | 1953 | |
| General Electric Theater | Emmett Kelly | 1953 |
| Pictura | Narrator: Grant Wood episode (voice) | 1951 |
| Benjy | Narrator (voice) | 1951 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Himself | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Jigsaw | Nightclub Waiter | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself - Guest | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Himself, Lt. Roberts, Actor - Dramatic Reading, Charles Christian Wertenbaker, Himself - Singer | 1948 |
| On Our Merry Way | Lank Solsky | 1948 |
| Tonight on Broadway | Himself | 1948 |
| Fort Apache | Lt. Col. Owen Thursday | 1948 |
| Daisy Kenyon | Peter Lapham | 1947 |
| The Fugitive | A Fugitive | 1947 |
| The Long Night | Joe Adams | 1947 |
| My Darling Clementine | Wyatt Earp | 1946 |
| The Ox-Bow Incident | Gil Carter | 1943 |
| Immortal Sergeant | Cpl. Colin Spence | 1943 |
| It's Everybody's War | Narrator | 1942 |
| The Battle of Midway | Narrator (voice) | 1942 |
| The Big Street | Little Pinks | 1942 |
| Tales of Manhattan | George | 1942 |
| The Magnificent Dope | Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page | 1942 |
| The Male Animal | Tommy Turner | 1942 |
| Rings on Her Fingers | John Wheeler | 1942 |
| You Belong to Me | Peter Kirk | 1941 |
| Wild Geese Calling | John Murdock | 1941 |
| Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy | Himself | 1941 |
| The Lady Eve | Charles | 1941 |
| Chad Hanna | Chad Hanna | 1940 |
| The Return of Frank James | Frank James | 1940 |
| Lillian Russell | Alexander Moore | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Tom Joad | 1940 |
| Drums Along the Mohawk | Gilbert Martin | 1939 |
| Young Mr. Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | 1939 |
| The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Thomas Watson | 1939 |
| Let Us Live | 'Brick' Tennant | 1939 |
| Jesse James | Frank James | 1939 |
| The Mad Miss Manton | Peter Ames | 1938 |
| Spawn of the North | Jim Kimmerlee | 1938 |
| Blockade | Marco | 1938 |
| Jezebel | Preston Dillard | 1938 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Himself | 1938 |
| I Met My Love Again | Ives Towner | 1938 |
| That Certain Woman | Jack Merrick | 1937 |
| Slim | Slim | 1937 |
| You Only Live Once | Eddie Taylor | 1937 |
| Wings Of The Morning | Kerry Gilfallen | 1937 |
| Spendthrift | Townsend Middleton | 1936 |
| The Moon's Our Home | Anthony Amberton / John Smith | 1936 |
| The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Dave Tolliver | 1936 |
| I Dream Too Much | 'Johnny' Street | 1935 |
| Way Down East | David Bartlett | 1935 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Dan Harrow | 1935 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Deputy | 1959 |
| 12 Angry Men | 1957 |
| General Electric Theater | 1953 |
| You Belong to Me | 1941 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1982 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1941 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
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