Henry Fonda was een Amerikaans acteur, GEBOREN: ----------------- 16 mei 1905 OVERLEDEN ----------------- 12 augustus 1982
AWARDS --------------- 1981 Best Actor On Golden Pond 1980 Honorary Award Lifetime Achievement Nominated: 1957 Best Picture 12 Angry Men 1941 Best Actor The Grapes of Wrath BAFTA Awards Won: 1958 Best Actor 12 Angry Men Nominated: 1982 Best Actor On Golden Pond Emmy Awards Nominated: 1980 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Gideon's Trumpet 1973 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie The Red Pony Golden Globes Won: 1982 Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama On Golden Pond 1980 Cecil B. DeMille Award Lifetime Achievement Nominated: 1958 Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama 12 Angry Men Tony Awards Won: 1979 Special Award Lifetime Achievement 1948 Best Actor Mister Roberts Nominated: 1975 Best Actor Clarence Darrow
Henry Jaynes Fonda heeft in zijn leven in meer dan honderd films gespeeld en won in totaal twaalf Oscars. In 1980 kreeg hij een ere-Oscar voor zijn hele oeuvre. Zijn laatste Oscar kreeg hij op 76-jarige leeftijd voor 'On Golden Pond' uit 1981, waarin hij samen met de actrice Katherine Hepburn een echtpaar op leeftijd speelde. Henry Fonda werd geroemd om zijn natuurlijke acteerwerk. Aan zijn ogenschijnlijk nonchalante toneelspel ging echter altijd veel werk vooraf. Zijn kwaliteiten kwamen zowel in komische als in serieuze rollen goed tot hun recht. Henry Fonda was de vader van de acteurs Jane Fonda en Peter Fonda en de grootvader van actrice Bridget Fonda.
Het gezin Fonda verhuisde al jong naar Omaha. Aanvankelijk wilde Henry journalist worden, maar na een verhuizing naar de oostkust van de Verenigde Staten kwam hij in een toneelgezelschap terecht.
In de jaren dertig woonde Fonda samen met acteur Jimmy Stewart in New York waar hij eerst carrière maakte op Broadway voordat hij filmacteur werd.
Fonda kroop in de huid van een groot aantal doorgaans dappere integere bekende Amerikanen, zoals Abe Lincoln in "Young mr. Lincoln" (1939), advocaat Clarence Darrow en Wyatt Earp. Een van zijn indrukwekkendste rollen was die van de onder druk gezette boer Tom Joad in "The grapes of wrath" (1940). In "The lady eve" (1941) was Henry Fonda te zien naast Barbara Stanwyck en in "Jezebel" (1938) was de onvergetelijke Bette Davis zijn tegenspeelster.
Op het toneel schitterde Henry Fonda in "First Monday in October" en "Clarence Darrow".
Een van zijn latere filmsuccessen was "On golden pond" (1981). In deze speelfilm beeldde Fonda een gepensioneerde hoogleraar uit. Katharine Hepburn speelde in deze film zijn echtgenote. Zowel Fonda als Hepburn werden voor hun rol onderscheiden met een Oscar. Jane haalde destijds bij de uitreiking het beeldje op en sprak namens haar vader een dankwoord uit.
Henry Fonda overleed in augustus 1982 op 77-jarige leeftijd in Los Angeles.
The Oldest Living Graduate (1980) (TV) .... Colonel J.C. Kincaid
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980) (TV) .... Narrator
"Family" .... James Lawrence (1 episode, 1979) - Thanksgiving (1979) TV episode .... James Lawrence
Meteor (1979) .... The President
Wanda Nevada (1979) .... Old Prospector
City on Fire (1979) .... Fire Chief Albert Risley
"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Colonel Frederick Warner
The Swarm (1978) .... Dr. Walter Krim
Fedora(1978) .... President of the Academy ... aka Fedora (West Germany)
Home to Stay (1978) (TV) .... Grandpa George
Grande attacco, Il (1978) .... General Foster ... aka The Biggest Battle (Philippines: English title) (USA) ... aka Battle Force ... aka Die Große Offensive (West Germany) ... aka The Battle of the Mareth Line ... aka The Great Battle ... aka The Greatest Battle
The Last of the Cowboys(1977) .... Elegant John ... aka The Great Smokey Roadblock (USA: new title)
Rollercoaster (1977) .... Simon Davenport
Tentacoli (1977) .... Mr. Whitehead, President of Trojan Construction ... aka Tentacles (USA)
Soldier's Home (1977) (TV) .... Host
"Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... Sen. Enfield Bassett
Midway (1976) .... Adm. Chester W. Nimitz ... aka Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK) ... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
Almos' a Man (1976) (TV) .... Narrator
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) (TV) .... Gen. Douglas MacArthur ... aka Collision Course (USA: short title)
Mussolini: Ultimo atto (1974) .... Cardinale Schuster ... aka Mussolini: The Last Four Days ... aka The Last Days of Mussolini ... aka The Last Four Days (USA) ... aka The Last Tyrant
Mio nome è Nessuno, Il (1973) .... Jack Beauregard ... aka My Name Is Nobody (Philippines: English title) (USA) ... aka Lonesome Gun (USA) ... aka Mein Name ist Nobody (West Germany) ... aka Mon nom est personne (France)
Ash Wednesday (1973) .... Mark Sawyer
The Alpha Caper (1973) (TV) .... Mark Forbes ... aka Inside Job (UK: theatrical title)
Serpent, Le (1973) .... Allan Davies ... aka Die Schlange (West Germany) ... aka Night Flight from Moscow (USA: reissue title) ... aka Serpente, Il (Italy) ... aka The Serpent (USA)
The Red Pony (1973) (TV) .... Carl Tiflin
"The Smith Family" .... Det. Sgt. Chad Smith (39 episodes, 1971-1972) - Father-In-Law (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Chad Smith - Homecoming (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Chad Smith - Ten O'Clock and All Is Well (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Chad Smith - Rogue Cop (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Chad Smith - My Mother, the Star (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Chad Smit (34 more
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) .... Henry Stamper ... aka Never Give an Inch (UK)
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) .... Woodward W. Lopeman
The Cheyenne Social Club(170) .... Harley Sullivan
Too Late the Hero (1970) .... Capt. John G. Nolan ... aka Suicide Run (USA: TV title)
"The Bill Cosby Show" .... Joshua Richards (1 episode, 1970) - The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1970) TV episode .... Joshua Richards
"The Kraft Music Hall" .... Host (1 episode, 1969) - Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Host
C'era una volta il West (1968) .... Frank ... aka Once Upon a Time in the West (UK) (USA) ... aka There Was Once the West (USA: literal English title)
Pat Paulsen for President (1968) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
The Boston Strangler (1968) .... John S. Bottomly
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) .... Frank Beardsley
Madigan (1968) .... Commissioner Anthony X. Russell
Firecreek (1968) .... Bob Larkin
Stranger on the Run (1967) (TV) .... Ben Chamberlain ... aka Lonesome Gun
Welcome to Hard Times (1967) .... Mayor Will Blue ... aka Killer on a Horse (UK)
All About People (1967) .... Narrator
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) .... Meredith ... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
"NBC White Paper" .... John F. Kennedy (1 episode, 1966) - The Age of Kennedy, Part I: The Early Years (1966) TV episode (voice) .... John F. Kennedy
Battle of the Bulge (1965) .... Lt. Col. Kiley
The Dirty Game (1965) .... Dimitri Koulov ... aka Guerra segreta, La (Italy) ... aka Guerre secrète (France) ... aka Spione unter sich (West Germany) ... aka The Dirty Agents ... aka The Secret Agents (USA)
In Harm's Way (1965) .... Admiral Nimitz
The Rounders (1965) .... Marion 'Howdy' Lewis (bronco buster)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964) .... Frank Luther Broderick
Fail-Safe (1964) .... The President
The Best Man(1964) .... William Russell ... aka Gore Vidal's The Best Man (USA: complete title)
Spencer's Mountain (1963) .... Clay Spencer
"The Dick Powell Show" .... Dr. Victor Fallon (1 episode, 1963) ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - Tissue of Hate (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Victor Fallon
How the West Was Won (1962) .... Jethro Stuart
The Longest Day (1962) .... Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Advise & Consent (1962) .... Robert A. Leffingwell
San Francisco Fire (1962) (voice) .... Narrator
"The Deputy" .... Marshal Simon Fry (76 episodes, 1959-1961) - Lawman's Conscience (1961) TV episode .... Marshal Simon Fry - Lorinda Belle (1961) TV episode .... Marshal Simon Fry - Brand of Honesty (1961) TV episode .... Marshal Simon Fry - The Deathly Quiet (1961) TV episode .... Marshal Simon Fry - The Legend of Dixie (1961) TV episode .... Marshal Simon Fry 71 more
The Man Who Understood Women (1959) .... Willie Bauche
Warlock (1959) .... Clay Blaisedell ... aka Shoot Out at Warlock (USA: reissue title)
Stage Struck (1958) .... Lewis Easton
Rangers of Yellowstone (1958) .... Narrator ... aka Movietone Adventure: Rangers of Yellowstone (USA: series title)
The Tin Star (1957) .... Morgan 'Morg' Hickman
12 Angry Men (1957) .... Juror #8
The Wrong Man (1956) .... Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero
War and Peace(1956) .... Pierre Bezukhov ... aka Guerra e pace (Italy)
Mister Roberts (1955) .... Lt. JG Douglas A. 'Doug' Roberts
"Producers' Showcase" .... Alan Squier (1 episode, 1955) - The Petrified Forest(1955) TV episode .... Alan Squier
"General Electric Theate .... Emmett Kelly (1 episode, 1955) ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) - The Clown (1955) TV episode .... Emmett Kelly
"Medallion Theatre"(1 episode, 1953) - The Decision at Arrowsmith (1953) TV episode
Benjy (1951) (voice) .... Narrator
"Showtime, U.S.A."(1 episode, 1950) - Episode #1.1(1950) TV episode