Henry Fonda

Henry Jaynes Fonda (Grand Island, 16 may 1905 - Los Angeles, August 12, 1982) was an American film and television actor.

Fonda made his Hollywood debut in 1935, but was previously seen in Broadway productions.

Fonda's career came in the 1940s on gang after he was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the film The Grapes of Wrath. In the following years he played large roles in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts and Twelve Angry Men. In his later years, he played both large rolls (Once Upon a Time in the West) as lighter roles (Yours, Mine and Ours ).

Fonda was the father of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda and the grandfather of actress Bridget Fonda. In 1999 he was by the American Film Institute put in sixth place of the 100 biggest male movie stars . ==Filmography[ Edit] ==