Cast

Henry Fonda

1905 – 1982

Active years (films on this site)

1937–1993

Genres

DramaRomanceWesternComedyCrime

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew HollywoodGerman ExpressionismBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

John Ford8 filmsFritz Lang2 filmsOtto Preminger2 filmsSidney Lumet2 filmsEdmund Goulding1 filmWilliam Wyler1 filmPreston Sturges1 filmRouben Mamoulian1 filmJulien Duvivier1 filmIrving Reis1 filmWilliam Wellman1 filmAnatole Litvak1 filmAlfred Hitchcock1 filmKing Vidor1 filmAnthony Mann1 filmEdward Dmytryk1 filmDelmer Daves1 filmFranklin J. Schaffner1 filmDon Siegel1 filmSergio Leone1 filmRichard Fleischer1 filmGene Kelly1 filmJoseph L. Mankiewicz1 filmPPaul Newman1 film

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Billy Wilder1 filmRonald Neame1 filmMichel Hazanavicius1 film

Biography

Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. Known for his work on screen and stage, he often portrayed characters who embodied an everyman image.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1948
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor 1958
• Academy Award for Best Actor 1982
• David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

National / local

• AFI Life Achievement Award 1978
• Kennedy Center Honors 1979
• Academy Honorary Award 1981
• Bronze Star Medal
• Eagle Scout
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

37 films on this site

1. That Certain Woman 1937 · Edmund Goulding · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
2. You Only Live Once 1937 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Jezebel 1938 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
4. Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 · John Ford · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
5. Young Mr. Lincoln 1939 · John Ford · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
6. The Grapes of Wrath 1940 · John Ford · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
7. The Return of Frank James 1940 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
8. The Lady Eve 1941 · Preston Sturges · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
9. Rings on Her Fingers 1942 · Rouben Mamoulian · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
10. Tales of Manhattan 1942 · Julien Duvivier · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
11. The Big Street 1942 · Irving Reis · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
12. The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 · William Wellman · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
13. My Darling Clementine 1946 · John Ford · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
14. Daisy Kenyon 1947 · Otto Preminger · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
15. The Fugitive 1947 · John Ford · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
16. The Long Night 1947 · Anatole Litvak · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
17. Fort Apache 1948 · John Ford · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
18. Mister Roberts 1955 · John Ford · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
19. The Wrong Man 1956 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
20. War and Peace 1956 · King Vidor · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
21. 12 Angry Men 1957 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 9.0 · Cast
22. The Tin Star 1957 · Anthony Mann · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
23. Warlock 1959 · Edward Dmytryk · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
24. Advise & Consent 1962 · Otto Preminger · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
25. How the West Was Won 1962 · John Ford · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
26. Spencer's Mountain 1963 · Delmer Daves · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
27. Fail Safe 1964 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
28. The Best Man 1964 · Franklin J. Schaffner · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
29. Madigan 1968 · Don Siegel · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
30. Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 · Sergio Leone · IMDb 8.5 · Cast
31. The Boston Strangler 1968 · Richard Fleischer · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
32. The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 · Gene Kelly · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
33. There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
34. Sometimes a Great Notion 1971 · Paul Newman · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
35. Fedora 1978 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
36. Meteor 1979 · Ronald Neame · IMDb 5.1 · Cast
37. La classe américaine 1993 · Michel Hazanavicius · IMDb 7.8 · Cast