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Peter Fonda

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Peter Fonda

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Also known as Fonda, Peter, Peter Henry Fonda

American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)

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Peter Henry Fonda (1940–2019) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in New York City, he began his professional career in 1962. His notable works include *Easy Rider* and *Don't tell dad*. Fonda was the son of Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour, and the brother of Jane Fonda. He was educated at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Throughout his career, Fonda received several honors, including the Theatre World Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. He died in 2019 from lung cancer.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1940
Works
7

Top works

  • Don't tell dad
  • Easy rider
  • Don't tell dad
  • Easy rider
  • Easy Rider

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He was the son of Henry Fonda, younger brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda. Fonda was a part of the counterculture of the 1960s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Easy Rider (1969), and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Ulee's Gold (1997). For the…

Known for

  • Henry Fonda for President — Self (archive footage)2025
  • The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty — Self - Actor (archive footage)2023
  • The Last Full Measure — Jimmy Burr2020
  • Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 — Narrator2019
  • The Movies That Made Us — Self (archive footage)2019
  • You Can't Say No — Buck Murphy2018
  • Boundaries — Joey2018
  • The Most Hated Woman in America — Reverend Harrington2017
  • The Ballad of Lefty Brown — Edward Johnson2017
  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond — Self2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Father
Henry Fonda
Mother
Frances Ford Seymour
Sibling
Jane Fonda
Occupation
producer
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Notable work
Easy Rider
Student of
Jeff Corey
Official website
peterfonda.com
Image
Peter Fonda 2009.jpg
Work location
United States
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Peter Fonda
date of birth
1940-02-23
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
name in native language
Peter Fonda
birth name
Peter Henry Fonda
start of work period
1962-00-00
date of death
2019-08-16
cause of death
lung cancer
end of work period
2018-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
social media followers
48604
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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was twice an Academy Award nominee, both for acting and screenwriting, and a two-time Golden Globe Award winner for his acting. He was a member of the Fonda acting family, as the son of actor Henry Fonda, the brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda, and the father of actress Bridget Fonda.

Fonda began his career on stage, winning a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Theatre World Award for his performance in the play Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole. He became a prominent figure in the counterculture of the 1960s, starring in and co-writing the film Easy Rider (1969), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He then made his directorial debut with the Revisionist Western film The Hired Hand (1971), in which he also starred. During the following decade, he established himself as an action star, appearing in a variety of productions including Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974) and Futureworld (1976).

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