Best known for playing iconic heroes, Fonda worked with some of the greatest directors of his time, including John Ford (Young Mr. Lincoln, The Grapes of Wrath, My Darling Clementine and Mister Roberts), Alfred Hitchcock (The Wrong Man) and Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men and Fail-Safe). He also took a convincing turn as a villain in director Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1969).
Fonda capped his film career with a Best Actor Oscar for On Golden Pond (1981), playing opposite Katharine Hepburn and his daughter, Jane. He died in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 1982.
AddOnce Upon a Time in the WestThis Sergio Leone classic, a tribute to Hollywood Westerns, stars Henry Fonda as Frank, a deft gunslinger hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the project. But Frank contends with the wrong person when he murders Brett (Frank Wolff), a landowner,... Read More
AddThe Grapes of WrathIn this towering classic of American cinema, common man Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) leads his family on a harrowing journey from the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma to the promise of a better life in California. Based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterfully directed by John Ford, the... Read More
AddYoung Mr. LincolnWith Henry Fonda in the title role, this biopic follows the future president through his early law career -- with the drama focusing on his defense of two brothers unjustly accused of murder -- and traces Honest Abe's budding political consciousness. Sure-handed direction, powerful performances and... Read More
AddBattle of the BulgeIn December 1944, Nazi forces launch a well-planned counteroffensive against Allied troops in Belgium. The brilliant strategist behind the attack is German Col. Hessler (Robert Shaw), whose campaign may be thwarted by American intelligence officer Lt. Col. Kiley (Henry Fonda). Robert Ryan, Telly... Read More
AddThe Ox-Bow IncidentDirector William A. Wellman's Western digs into the mob-led lynching of three innocent men. The film centers on cowboys Carter (Henry Fonda) and Croft (Harry Morgan), who reluctantly join a hunt for murderous cattle rustlers. Led by ex-soldier Tetley (Frank Conroy), the posse captures three... Read More
