Henry Fonda's biography

Henry Fonda is 77 years old television actor born at Grand Island. He was born on Tuesday 16th of May 1905. He is often nicknamed as One-Take FondaHank. According to year of birth 1905 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 16th of May means he is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.He was married 5 times.

Henry Fonda's spouse

He is married to Shirley Maye Adams

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be television actor. You can know him also as film actor, naval officer, beekeeper, screenwriter, stage actor. He is recently known as television producer.

Henry Fonda's dad

Henry Fonda's father's name is William Brace Fonda.

Henry Fonda's mom

Henry Fonda's mother's name is Elma Herberta Jaynes.

Henry Fonda's family

Henry Fonda's spouse

Henry Fonda's ex spouses

Margaret Sullavan

Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullavan have been together since 1931 for 2 years. She is known as film actor. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 16th of May 1909 in Norfolk. His ex spouse died on Friday 1st of January 1960 in New Haven. Margaret Sullavan was 55 years old, when this happened.

Afdera Franchetti

Henry Fonda and Afdera Franchetti have been together since 1957 for 4 years. His ex spouse was born on Wednesday 8th of July 1931.

Frances Ford Seymour

Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour have been together since 1936 for 14 years.

Susan Blanchard

Henry Fonda and Susan Blanchard have been together since 1950 for 6 years. She is known as composer.

He has 1 son and 1 daughter

Henry Fonda's son: Peter Fonda

Henry Fonda's son's name is Peter Fonda. He is known as film actor. His son was born on Friday 23rd of February 1940 in New York City. His son died on Friday 16th of August 2019 in Los Angeles. Peter Fonda was 114 years old, when this happened.

Henry Fonda's daughter: Jane Fonda

Henry Fonda's daughter's name is Jane Fonda. She is known as film actor. His daughter was born on Tuesday 21st of December 1937.

Henry Fonda's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Minnesota, Omaha Central High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

Graduated from Omaha Central High School of Omaha, Nebraska in 1923.

Henry Fonda's career

His main focus is to be television actor. You could see him also in On Golden Pond.

How did Henry Fonda die

He died on on Thursday 12th of August 1982 when he was 77 years old. Henry Fondas death was caused by cardiorespiratory arrest.

Awards and competitions

Henry Fonda's Awards

1982: Was unable to be present at the 1982 Academy Awards ceremony to accept his best actor Oscar for On Golden Pond (1981). His award was accepted on his behalf by his daughter Jane Fonda.
Contrary to popular belief, Fonda did approve of his daughter Jane's anti-war activism during Vietnam and at AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) told her critics to "shut up", because "she's perfect".
Won a 1979 Special Tony Award.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
Won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance in "Clarence Darrow" in 1974. He was nominated for a Tony for the same performance.

Henry Fonda's Rankings

Ranked #95 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
His performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) is ranked #51 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Ranked #6 as AFI's top male screen legends.

Henry Fonda's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work The Grapes of Wrath in 1940
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture

What Henry Fonda has done for a first time

He and his daughter Jane Fonda were the first father-daughter couple to be Oscar-nominated the same year (1982).
He was a close friend of actor Ross Alexander from the time they first worked together on Broadway.
Was a first-hand witness to the Omaha race riots of 1919 and lynching of Will Brown.
He was a big fan of All in the Family (1971) and had the privilege of hosting "The Best of All in the Family, which looked back at the best moments from the first 100 episodes of the show.
Fonda's first Broadway role was a small one in "A Game of Love and Death" with Alice Brady, Claude Rains, and Otto Kruger.
His son Peter Fonda reportedly once broke into tears upon seeing an interview where Henry praised his acting talents as Peter claimed it was the first time his dad had ever offered up such praise to him.

Henry Fonda's quotes

I don't want to just sell war bonds. I want to be a sailor.
I hope you won't be disappointed. You see I am not a very interesting person. I haven't ever done anything except be other people. I ain't really Henry Fonda! Nobody could be. Nobody could have that much integrity.
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.
Baby it out. That's an old marble shooter's expression for approaching your target cautiously instead of trying to take it out with one shot.
[about director Sergio Leone] Next to Clint Eastwood's father, he personally had done more for 'Clint Eastwood' than anyone else."
[speaking in 1978] I guess I go overboard to avoid taking credit for the image I have. That's why it's easier to live with myself. I don't feel I'm totally a man of integrity.
If there is something in my eyes, a kind of honesty in the face, then I guess you could say that's the man I'd like to be, the man I want to be.
I look like my father. To this day, when I walk past a mirror and see my reflection in it, my first impression is: That's my father. There is a strong Fonda look.
I've been close to Bette Davis for thirty-eight years - and I have the cigarette burns to prove it.
[on director John Ford] It has to do with the fact that Ford, for all his greatness, is an Irish egomaniac, as anyone who knows him will say.
I don't want to be in a fake war in a studio.
[on John Ford] He had instinctively a beautiful eye for the camera. But he was also an egomaniac.
Money must be, I guess, what first took me to Hollywood. When I first came out, I certainly had NO ambition to make pictures.
I don't really like myself. Never did. People mix me up with the characters I play. I'm not a great guy like Doug Roberts [in 'Mister Roberts']. I'd like to be but I'm not.
[on stage acting] Anyone who gives the same performance he gave on opening night is not doing a good job. Unless a performance is growing constantly, unless the actor is finding new insights into the character, he must grow stale.
[on the producers of "War and Peace"] Their idea of Pierre was that he look as much like Rock Hudson as possible.
[on Marlon Brando] I don't think there's anybody better when he wants to be good.
At a roast for Bette Davis, after many references to her chain smoking, Fonda said we really didn't mean to burn down the sets on Jezebel, but there was Bette and those damned cigarettes, which resulted in uproarious laughter.
The best actors do not let the wheels show.
I wasn't smart enough to be discouraged. I keep saying that and I don't think anybody really understands or believes it.... I didn't ever think about doing anything else. I wasn't prepared to do anything else. I hadn't any talent to do anything else.

Henry Fonda's body shape

Lets describe how Henry Fonda looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.

Henry Fonda