Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda in Fail Safe (1964): Not that it's surprising, but Fonda is everything you'd want in a president. He's decisive but even-tempered, commanding but kind, and he even shows a sense of humor. He is, in short, a good man. And when he has to make the most difficult choices imaginable in the face of nuclear annihilation, he's calm and gracious every step of the way. Sidney Lumet's stripped-down, gripping drama envisions a world on the brink of disaster when machines fail and the humans assigned to run them are filled with Cold-War mistrust. With the help of a young Larry Hagman as his Russian translator, Fonda reasons with the premier in Moscow and reaches a compromise that's devastating -- but not as devastating as it might have been.

Biography

Born 05/16/1905

A beloved, enduring screen star who embodied an idealized yet recognizable vision of the average but nonetheless intelligent and honorable American man, Henry Fonda began his acting career in his native Nebraska with the Omaha Community Playhouse. He worked his way to Broadway in 1929 and arrived...
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Awards

  • In 1981, received Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
  • In 1981, received National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
  • In 1981, received Oscar for Best Actor

Highlights

  • In 1981, Last film, "On Golden Pond"
  • In 1962, Starred on Broadway opposite Olivia De Havilland in "A Gift of Time"
  • In 1957, Lone credit as feature film producer, "Twelve Angry Men", in collaboration with playwright and screenwriter Reginald Rose; Fonda also starred in the film

Family & Companions

  • Harriet Fonda Warren: sister (younger; born c. 1906; died in July 1998 at age 91)

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