Henry Fonda
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 starred opposite Barbara Stanwyck in the screwball comedy classic The Lady Eve. Book-ending his service in WWII were his starring roles in two highly regarded westerns: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) and My Darling Clementine (1946), the latter directed by John Ford, and he also starred in Ford's wester…
Acting
- 2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsColonel Frederick Warner3 ep.
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf1 ep.
- 1977Laugh-InGuest Performer2 ep.
- 1976Captains and the KingsSen. Enfield Bassett8 ep.
- 1976FamilyJames Lawrence1 ep.
- 1974Dinah!Self2 ep.
- 1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf1 ep.
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self4 ep.
- 1971Cadet RousselleSelf1 ep.
- 1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf1 ep.
- 1971The Smith FamilyChad Smith39 ep.
- 1971All in the FamilySelf2 ep.
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowJoshua Richards1 ep.
- 1968The Doris Day ShowHenry Fonda (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 1967The World About UsNarrator1 ep.
- 1959The DeputyMarshal Simon Fry76 ep.
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf2 ep.
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host / Presenter6 ep.
- 1955The Star and the StorySelf - Host38 ep.
- 1950What's My Line?Self4 ep.
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf6 ep.
Behind the camera
- 1959The DeputyExecutive Producer76 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2007ParkinsonSelf - Guest (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1992Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1959Tony AwardsSelf (archive footage), Self - Co-Host / Special Award Recipient, Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter5 ep.
- 1980Hallmark Hall of FameClarence Earl Gideon1 ep.
- 1973Golden Globe AwardsSelf, Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient2 ep.
- 1979The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf1 ep.
- 1979FamilyJames Lawrence1 ep.
- 1979The World About UsNarrator1 ep.
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsColonel Frederick Warner3 ep.
- 1977The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf2 ep.
- 1974The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self4 ep.
- 1978Film '72Self1 ep.
- 1977Laugh-InGuest Performer, Guest Performer (uncredited)2 ep.
- 1975Dinah!Self2 ep.
- 1976People's Choice AwardsSelf1 ep.
- 1975The Mike Douglas ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1966The Merv Griffin ShowSelf2 ep.
- 1975The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf1 ep.
- 1974All in the FamilySelf2 ep.
- 1972V.I.P. SchaukelSelf1 ep.
- 1972Cadet RousselleSelf1 ep.
- 1969The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 1971The Doris Day ShowHenry Fonda (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1970The Bill Cosby ShowJoshua Richards1 ep.
- 1961What's My Line?Self4 ep.
- 1964The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Host1 ep.
- 1952The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf6 ep.
- 1958The Steve Allen ShowSelf2 ep.
- 1955General Electric TheaterEmmett Kelly1 ep.
Also known as: Hank Fonda · Henry Jaynes Fonda · One-Take Fonda · هنری فوندا