Henry Fonda

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AKA: Henry Jaynes Fonda
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/16/1905
Birthplace: Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
Death Date: 08/12/1982

biography

A beloved, enduring screen star who embodied an idealized yet recognizable vision of the average but nonetheless intelligent and honorable American man, Henry Fonda began his acting career in his native Nebraska with the Omaha Community Playhouse. He worked his way to Broadway in 1929 and arrived in Hollywood in 1934. Fonda's benign, paternal presence landed him roles ranging from conscientious US presidents, in "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939) and "Fail-Safe" (1964), to the patient juror who saves an innocent man's life in "Twelve Angry Men" (1957). He continued both his stage and screen careers Continued

Credits

Old Prospector
1979
Fire Chief Albert Risley
1979
Himself
1978
Jack Beauregard
1973
Woodward Lopeman
1970
John S Bottomly
1968
The President
1964
Clay Spencer
1963
Robert Leffingwell
1962
Clay Blaisdell
1959
8th Juror
1957
Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero
1957
Producer
1957
Actor
1943
Tom Joad
1940
Actor
1939
Actor
1936
Captain Nolan
President
1979
Mr Whitehead
Simon Davenport
Jethro Stuart
Cardinal Schuster
Frank Broderick
Davies
Charles/Poncefort Pike
Pierre
Colonel Thursday
Norman Thayer Jr
Admiral Chester W Nimitz
Larkin
Actor
Commissioner Anthony X Russell
Henry Stamper
Harley O'Sullivan
Mark Sawyer
Frank Beardsley
Actor
Howdy Lewis
Lieutenant Douglas Roberts
Lieutenant Colonel Kiley
Abraham Lincoln
Lewis Easton
Morg Hickman
William Russell

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Amateur stage actor at Omaha Community Playhouse
 
Joined the University Players Guild
1929 
Broadway actor (walk-on) "The Game of Life and Death"
1935 
Made film debut in a leading role opposite Janet Gaynor in "The Farmer Takes a Wife"
1939 
First collaboration with director John Ford, "Young Mr. Lincoln"
Continued

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