Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda (1905–1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades of film, stage, and television.
Known for portraying morally upright characters—the steadfast juror in *12 Angry Men*, the idealistic Tom Joad in *The Grapes of Wrath*—he became an emblem of American decency on screen.
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor shortly before his death for *On Golden Pond*.
Father of actors Jane and Peter Fonda.
- Easy RiderCounterculture biker road film
- Coming HomeArriving at one's residence
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
- American cinemaUS film industry
Peter Fonda · cultural icon · political engagement · film history
American film industry center
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- screen legendIconic film performer
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
Oscar · Tony Award · Broadway · stage actor · studio system · westerns · war films · character actor
Moral soundness and consistency
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
composed · earnest · trustworthy · humane · modest · paternal · thoughtful · moral authority
Courtroom deliberation film
- Fort ApacheFrontier cavalry station
- War and PeaceOpposing states of nations
- Jesse JamesInfamous frontier bandit
- The Longest DaySummer's brightest date
- Wyatt EarpOld West lawman
- Abraham LincolnCivil War era leader
- FrankDirect and sincere
- presidential advisorCounsel to the president
naval officer · lawman · rancher · outlaw · father figure · skeptic
Jane Fonda
- Easy RiderCounterculture biker road film
- Coming HomeArriving at one's residence
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
Peter Fonda · American cinema · cultural icon · political engagement · film history
Hollywood
American film industry center
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- screen legendIconic film performer
Academy Award · Oscar · Tony Award · Broadway · stage actor · studio system · westerns · war films · character actor · ensemble cast
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- everymanOrdinary representative person
principled · composed · earnest · trustworthy · humane · modest · paternal · thoughtful · moral authority · common man
12 Angry Men
Courtroom deliberation film
- Fort ApacheFrontier cavalry station
- War and PeaceOpposing states of nations
- Jesse JamesInfamous frontier bandit
Tom Joad
- Wyatt EarpOld West lawman
- Abraham LincolnCivil War era leader
- FrankDirect and sincere
presidential advisor · naval officer · lawman · rancher · outlaw · father figure · skeptic
- Henrys
- Screen LegendsHumphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
- Western StarsJohn Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers, Sam Elliott
Henry FondaRobert Mitchum
Humphrey Bogart · heavy · James Cagney · Charles Bronson · Edward G. Robinson
Henry FondaJohn Wayne
Henry Fondascenery-chewing
Theatrical overperformance
Orson Welles · Bette Davis · Joan Crawford · Kirk Douglas · Marlon Brando