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Biography

Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 August 12, 1982) was an Academy , Golden Globe and Tony Award winning, Emmy nominated film, stage and…more

Born

5/16/1905, Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Died

8/12/1982

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Roots: The Next Generations
  Colonel Frederick Warner
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    2/20/79
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    2/19/79
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    2/18/79
- The Smith Family
  Detective Sergeant Chad Smith
  - S 2: Ep 24 Father-in-Law
    6/7/72
  - S 2: Ep 23 Homecoming
    5/31/72
  - S 2: Ep 22 Ten O'Clock and All is Well
    5/24/72
  - S 2: Ep 21 Rogue Cop
    5/17/72
  - S 2: Ep 20 My Mother, the Star
    5/10/72
  - + 34 More Credits
- The Deputy
  Marshal Simon Fry
  - S 2: Ep 37 Lawman's Conscience
    7/1/61
  - S 2: Ep 36 Lorinda Belle
    6/24/61
  - S 2: Ep 35 Brand Of Honesty
    6/10/61
  - S 2: Ep 34 The Deathly Quiet
    5/27/61
  - S 2: Ep 33 The Legend Of Dixie
    5/20/61
  - + 71 More Credits
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Clarence Darrow
  - S 1: Ep 2 American Festival
    2/10/59
  - — Portals of Music
  - — November 22, 1962
  - — The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet
- Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
  Star
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Senora
    4/14/56
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Lonely Ones
    4/7/56
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Whizzer
    3/31/56
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Force of Circumstance
    3/24/56
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Thin Line
    3/17/56
  - + 4 More Credits
- Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
  Himself/Host
  - S 2: Ep 11 Act of Decision
    3/10/56
  - S 2: Ep 10 They
    3/3/56
  - S 2: Ep 9 Arab Duel
    2/18/56
  - S 2: Ep 8 Appearances and Reality
    2/11/56
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Difficult Age
    1/21/56
  - + 24 More Credits
- Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
  Host / Occasional Star
  - S 2: Ep 7 Payment In Kind
    1/28/56
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 16: Ep 38 15th Anniversary Show with clips from past shows: Elvis Presley, Gary Cooper
    6/23/63
  - S 10: Ep 25 scheduled: Henry Fonda (on film); Wilt Chamberlain; Don Ameche
    3/10/57
  - S 23: Ep 23 March 8, 1970: Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne
    3/8/70
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 26 Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara
    3/11/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 18 Henry Fonda / Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks / Paul Anka
    2/12/61
Guest Star (32)

Role
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Clarence Earl Gideon
  - S 29: Ep 3 Gideon's Trumpet
    4/30/80
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Jimmy Stewart
    5/10/78
  - S 2: Ep 3 Lucille Ball
    2/7/75
  - S 1: Ep 6 Bette Davis
    10/18/73
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 3 Film 78 Episode 3
    2/26/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 154 May 10, 1977
    5/10/77
  - S 2: Ep 150 April 29, 1976
    4/29/76
  - S 2: Ep 122 March 10, 1976
    3/10/76
  - S 2: Ep 12 September 30, 1975
    9/30/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 113 February 18, 1976
    2/18/76
  - S 13: Ep 176 Week of May 19, 1975
    5/19/75
  - S 10: Ep 131 Week of February 28, 1972
    2/28/72
- Maude
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 18 Maude's Mood (2)
    2/2/76
  - S 4: Ep 17 Maude's Mood (1)
    1/26/76
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 Henry Fonda
    11/1/75
- All In The Family
  Narrator
  - S 5: Ep 16 The Best of All in the Family (2)
    12/21/74
  - S 5: Ep 15 The Best of All in the Family (1)
    12/21/74
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 6 Bette Davis (Celebrity Roast)
    10/19/73
- The Doris Day Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 23 Doris Goes to Hollywood
    2/22/71
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Joshua Richards
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
    1/11/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 December 30, 1969
    12/30/69
  - S 6: Ep 140 April 19, 1972
    4/19/72
  - S 5: Ep 80 January 15, 1971
    1/15/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 54 November 13, 1969
    11/13/69
  - S 3: Ep 81 January 21, 1971
    1/21/71
  - S 2: Ep 182 May 12, 1970
    5/12/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Host
  - S 11: Ep 20 Broadway's Best - 1969
    3/26/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 141 March 20, 1969
    3/20/69
  - S 2: Ep 116 February 29, 1968
    2/29/68
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 17: Ep 41 EPISODE #817
    6/12/66
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 178 May 12, 1966
    5/12/66
  - S 15: Ep 166 May 5, 1978
    5/5/78
  - S 13: Ep 234 August 23, 1976
    8/23/76
  - S 12: Ep 190 June 10, 1975
    6/10/75
  - S 12: Ep 117 February 26, 1975
    2/26/75
  - + 3 More Credits
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 17: Ep 5 EPISODE #784
    10/3/65
  - S 16: Ep 2 EPISODE #730
    9/13/64
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Host
  - S 7: Ep 2 Lyrics By Oscar Hammerstein II
    11/10/64
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 186 September 15, 1964
    9/15/64
- Dick Powell Show
  Dr. Victor Fallon
  - S 2: Ep 22 Tissue of Hate
    2/26/63
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 12: Ep 20 EPISODE #547
    1/15/61
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 19 Henry Fonda; Tony Bennett; Don Adams; Tom Poston; The Jazztet; Pat Kirby
    2/15/60
  - S 3: Ep 36 Henry Fonda; Mel Torme; Martha Raye; Terry Gibbs; Shari Lewis; Gus Bivona; Mundell Lowe
    6/1/58
  - S 3: Ep 19 Henry Fonda; Shelley Berman; Jennie Smith; The Treniers
    2/2/58
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 October 11, 1959
    10/11/59
  - S 2: Ep 12 January 14, 1956
    1/14/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 29 April 14, 1957: Judy Holliday, Henry Fonda, Sonny James, Alan King, Alma Cogan
    4/14/57
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 23 February 18, 1956
    2/18/56
- Producers' Showcase
  Alan Squier
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Petrified Forest
    5/30/55
- General Electric Theater
  Emmett Kelly
  - S 3: Ep 25 Clown
    3/27/55
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 6: Ep 47 Henry Fonda; Eileen Heckart; Darren McGavin; Jack Whiting; Joey Forman
    8/2/53
- Medallion Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Decision of Arrowsmith
    7/11/53
- Toast of the Town
  Himself, on film
  - S 6: Ep 11 Les Paul & Mary Ford / Paul Lynde / Johnny Mize / "My Darling Aida" cast
    11/23/52
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 10 Henry Fonda / Edith Piaf / Mario Del Monico / Harrison & Fisher
    11/16/52

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- Henry was voted No.10 on Premiere magazine's "Greatest Movie Star of All Time" list.
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- Henry's performance as in 1940, in The Grapes of Wrath is ranked No.51 on Premiere Magazine's "100 Greatest Performances of All Time".
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- Hnery and his daughter Jane Fonda were the first father-daughter couple to be Oscar-nominated in the same year, which was in 1982.
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- Henry (on the acting success of his children Jane and Peter): I didn't help or discourage them or lead them by the hand. I'm not trying to set myself up as a good father, because I wasn't a good father. But I think I knew instinctively that if they did make it, they would like to know they'd done it on their own. I recognize all the problems my children have had, and I don't claim any credit for what they've become. They've become what they are in spite of me.
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- Henry: I'm not that pristine pure, I guess I've broken as many rules as the next feller. But I reckon my face looks honest enough and if people buy it, Hallelujah.
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