Henry Fonda

Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1905-05-16 (120 years old)

  • Place Of Birth

    Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Henry Fonda


Biography

Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American actor who had a career that spanned five decades in Hollywood. Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one Academy Award for Best Actor on two nominations. Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935. His film career began to gain momentum with roles such as Bette Davis's fiancee in her Academy Award-winning performance in Jezebel (1938), brother Frank in Jesse James (1939), and the future President in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), directed by John Ford. His early career peaked with his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of W