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Henry Fonda
Deceased

How Did Henry Fonda Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77
Also known asHank Fonda, Henry Jaynes Fonda, One-Take Fonda, هنری فونداGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/05/1905Born inGrand Island, Nebraska, USADied12/08/1982Died inLos AngelesCauseheart diseaseWikidataQ19155TMDb#4958

Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. Known for his work on screen and stage, he often portrayed characters who embodied an everyman image.

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Filmography139 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019John Ford: The Man Who Invented AmericaMovieSelf - Actor (archive footage)114
2015Spanish WesternMovieSelf (archive footage)110
2013Gore Vidal: The United States of AmnesiaMovieSelf (archive footage)108
1999Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox VaultsMovie(archive footage)94
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineMovieSelf (archive footage)92
1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroMovieSelf (archive footage)92
1993La Classe américaineMovieHugues (archive footage)88
1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireMovieSelf (archive footage)86
1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home ToMovie(archive footage)85
1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindMovieSelf (archive footage)83
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie(archive footage)79
1981On Golden PondMovieNorman Thayer Jr.76
1980The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgMovieSelf - Series Host (uncredited)75
1980Gideon's TrumpetMovieClarence Earl Gideon75
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sMovieSelf (archive footage)75
1979City on FireMovieFire Chief Risley74
1979Wanda NevadaMovieOld Prospector74
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeriesColonel Frederick Warner74
1979MeteorMovieThe President74
1978FedoraMoviePresident of the Academy73
1978The SwarmMovieDr. Walter Krim73
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf73
1978Inside 'the Swarm'MovieSelf73
1978The Biggest BattleMovieGenerale Foster73
1978The Great Smokey RoadblockMovieElegant John73
1977The Blue HotelMovieSelf - Series Host (uncredited)72
1977Laugh-InSeriesGuest Performer (uncredited)72
1977TentaclesMovieMr. Whitehead72
1977RollercoasterMovieSimon Davenport72
1976MidwayMovieAdm. Chester W. Nimitz71
1976Captains and the KingsSeriesSen. Enfield Bassett71
1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurMovieGen. Douglas MacArthur71
1976FamilySeriesJames Lawrence71
1976Bernice Bobs Her HairMovieSelf - Series Host (uncredited)71
1975People's Choice AwardsSeriesSelf70
1974Spécial cinémaSeriesSelf (archive footage)69
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf69
1974Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a StillMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)69
1974The Last Four DaysMovieKardinal Schuster69
1973My Name Is NobodyMovieJack Beauregard68
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeriesSelf68
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf68
1973The SerpentMovieAlan Davies68
1973Ash WednesdayMovieMark Sawyer68
1971Sometimes a Great NotionMovieHenry Stamper66
1971All in the FamilySeriesSelf66
1971Film '72SeriesSelf66
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSeriesSelf66
1971Directed by John FordMovie66
1971The Smith FamilySeriesChad Smith66
1971The American West of John FordMovieSelf - Narrator66
1971Cadet RousselleSeriesSelf66
1970There Was a Crooked Man...MovieWoodward W. Lopeman65
1970The Cheyenne Social ClubMovieHarley Sullivan65
1970Too Late the HeroMovieCapt. John G Nolan65
1969The Bill Cosby ShowSeriesJoshua Richards64
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestMovieFrank63
1968The Boston StranglerMovieJohn S. Bottomly63
1968MadiganMovieCommissioner Anthony X. Russell63
1968FirecreekMovieBob Larkin63
1968The Doris Day ShowSeriesHenry Fonda (uncredited)63
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest63
1968Yours, Mine and OursMovieFrank Beardsley63
1967The World About UsSeriesNarrator62
1967Welcome to Hard TimesMovieMayor Will Blue62
1967Stranger on the RunMovieBen Chamberlain62
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovieMeredith61
1965Battle of the BulgeMovieLt Col Kiley60
1965In Harm's WayMovieCINCPAC II60
1965The RoundersMovieMarion 'Howdy' Lewis60
1965The Dirty GameMovieDimitri Koulov60
1964Sex and the Single GirlMovieFrank Broderick59
1964Fail SafeMovieThe President59
1964The Best ManMovieWilliam Russell59
1963Spencer's MountainMovieClay Spencer58
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf57
1962How the West Was WonMovieJethro Stuart57
1962The Longest DayMovieBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.57
1962President Kennedy's Birthday SaluteMovieSelf57
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf57
1962Advise & ConsentMovieRobert Leffingwell57
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf56
1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsMovieSelf - Narrator56
1959The Bell Telephone HourSeriesSelf - Host54
1959WarlockMovieClay Blaisedell54
1959The DeputySeriesMarshal Simon Fry54
1958Stage StruckMovieLewis Easton53
195712 Angry MenMovieJuror 852
1957The Tin StarMovieMorgan Hickman52
1956The Wrong ManMovieManny Balestrero51
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf51
1956War and PeaceMoviePierre Bezukhov51
1955Mister RobertsMovieLieutenant Roberts50
1955The Petrified ForestMovieAlan Squier50
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesEmmett Kelly48
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesClarence Earl Gideon46
1951BenjyMovieNarrator (voice)46
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest45
1949JigsawMovieNightclub Waiter (uncredited)44
1948On Our Merry WayMovieLank Solsky43
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf43
1948Fort ApacheMovieLt. Col. Owen Thursday43
1947Daisy KenyonMoviePeter Lapham42
1947The FugitiveMovieA Fugitive42
1947The Long NightMovieJoe Adams42
1946My Darling ClementineMovieWyatt Earp41
1944Golden Globe AwardsSeriesSelf - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient39
1943The Ox-Bow IncidentMovieGil Carter38
1943Immortal SergeantMovieCorporal Colin Spence38
1942Tales of ManhattanMovieGeorge37
1942The Battle of MidwayMovieNarrator (voice)37
1942The Big StreetMovieLittle Pinks37
1942The Male AnimalMovieTommy Turner37
1942Rings on Her FingersMovieJohn Wheeler37
1942The Magnificent DopeMovieThadeus Winship 'Tad' Page37
1941You Belong to MeMoviePeter Kirk36
1941The Lady EveMovieCharles Pike36
1940The Grapes of WrathMovieTom Joad35
1940The Return of Frank JamesMovieFrank James35
1940Lillian RussellMovieAlexander Moore35
1939Jesse JamesMovieFrank James34
1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellMovieThomas Watson34
1939Young Mr. LincolnMovieAbraham Lincoln34
1939Drums Along the MohawkMovieGilbert Martin34
1939Let Us LiveMovie"Brick" Tennant34
1938JezebelMoviePreston Dillard33
1938The Mad Miss MantonMoviePeter Ames33
1938BlockadeMovieMarco33
1938Spawn of the NorthMovieJim Kimmerlee33
1938Breakdowns of 1938MovieSelf (archive footage)33
1938I Met My Love AgainMovieIves Towner33
1937You Only Live OnceMovieEddie Taylor32
1937That Certain WomanMovieJack V. Merrick, Jr.32
1937SlimMovieSlim Kincaid32
1937Wings of the MorningMovieKerry Gilfallen32
1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineMovieDave Tolliver31
1935I Dream Too MuchMovieJohnny Street30
1935Way Down EastMovieDavid Bartlett30
1935The Farmer Takes a WifeMovieDan Harrow30