Acting
Peter Fonda
Born 1940-02-23
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He was the son of Henry Fonda, younger brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda. Fonda was a part of the counterculture of the 1960s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Easy Rider (1969), and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Ulee's Gold (1997). For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Fonda also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Fonda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Peter Fonda
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Ghost Rider
2007
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The Blacklist
2013
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3:10 to Yuma
2007
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Hawaii Five-0
2010
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Wild Hogs
2007
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The Daily Show
1996
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Easy Rider
1969
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Escape from L.A.
1996
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Californication
2007
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (177 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Henry Fonda for President | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Last Full Measure | Jimmy Burr | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Movies That Made Us | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 | Narrator | Movie | 2019 |
 | Boundaries | Joey | Movie | 2018 |
 | You Can't Say No | Buck Murphy | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Edward Johnson | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Reverend Harrington | Movie | 2017 |
 | Ride with Norman Reedus | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Runner | Rayne Pryce | Movie | 2015 |
 | Jesse James: Lawman | Mayor | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Harvest | Grandfather | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Blacklist | Geoff Perl | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Ultimate Life | Jacob Early | Movie | 2013 |
 | Copperhead | Avery | Movie | 2013 |
 | As Cool as I Am | Gerald | Movie | 2013 |
 | House of Bodies | Henry Lee Bishop | Movie | 2013 |
 | Harodim | Solomon Fell | Movie | 2012 |
 | Magical Mystery Tour Revisited | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Smitty | Jack | Movie | 2012 |
 | Sunset Strip | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Corman's World | Self - Actor | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Trouble with Bliss | Seymour Bliss | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | August West | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Big Fix | Executive Producer | Movie | 2011 |
 | On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Off The Boulevard | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jesse Billings | TV Series | 2010 |
 | American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James | Marshal Kane | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | The Roman | Movie | 2009 |
 | No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Edward Dennison | Movie | 2008 |
 | Japan | Alfred | Movie | 2008 |
 | Cobrador: In God We Trust | Mr. X | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Gathering | Thomas Carrier | TV Series | 2007 |
 | 3:10 to Yuma | Byron McElroy | Movie | 2007 |
 | Californication | Himself | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Wild Hogs | Damien Blade | Movie | 2007 |
 | Ghost Rider | Mephistopheles / Mephisto | Movie | 2007 |
 | Becoming John Ford | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| Desert Dreamers | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Supernova | Dr. Austin Shepard | Movie | 2005 |
 | Supernova | Dr. Austin Shepard | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Back When We Were Grownups | Dr. Will Allenby | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things | Grandfather | Movie | 2004 |
| Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild | Self | Movie | 2004 | |
 | A Thief Of Time | Harrison Houk | Movie | 2004 |
 | John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me! | Himself | Movie | 2004 |
 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Maldonado Miracle | Father Russell | Movie | 2003 |
 | Return of the "Hired Hand" | Himself | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Laramie Project | Doctor Cantway | Movie | 2002 |
 | Wooly Boys | A.J. "Stoney" Stoneman | Movie | 2001 |
 | Second Skin | Merv Gutman | Movie | 2000 |
 | Welcome to Hollywood | Peter Fonda | Movie | 2000 |
 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Grandpa Burnett Stone | Movie | 2000 |
 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Shoshonee Bill | Movie | 2000 |
 | Born to the Wind | Narrator | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Limey | Terry Valentine | Movie | 1999 |
 | Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Frank O'Connor | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Tempest | Gideon Prosper | Movie | 1998 |
 | Independent's Day | Self - Interviewee | Movie | 1998 |
 | Painted Hero | Ray the Cook | Movie | 1997 |
 | Ulee's Gold | Ulee Jackson | Movie | 1997 |
 | HARDtalk | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | Grace of My Heart | Guru Dave (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Escape from L.A. | Pipeline | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Don't Look Back | Mouse | Movie | 1996 |
 | Born to Be Wild | Himself | Movie | 1995 |
 | Nadja | Dracula / Dr. Van Helsing | Movie | 1995 |
 | At Sundance | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | Love and a .45 | Vergil Cheatham | Movie | 1994 |
 | ER | Pierce Tanner | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Molly and Gina | Larry Stanton | Movie | 1994 |
 | In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life | Marcantony Appfel | Movie | 1994 |
 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Warren Oates: Across the Border | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | Deadfall | Pete | Movie | 1993 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | South Beach | Jake | Movie | 1993 |
 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | Motorcycle Rider | Movie | 1993 |
| Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 | |
 | Fonda on Fonda | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | Family Express | Nick | Movie | 1991 |
| Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper | Self | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Time of Indifference | Leo | Movie | 1991 |
 | Fatal Mission | Ken Andrews | Movie | 1990 |
| Fatal Mission | Writer | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Rose Garden | Herbert | Movie | 1989 |
| Sound | Roberto Lovari | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Mercenary Fighters | Virelli | Movie | 1988 |
 | Hollywood Uncensored | Self - Host | Movie | 1987 |
 | It Was Twenty Years Ago Today | Self | Movie | 1987 |
 | Hawken's Breed | Hawken | Movie | 1987 |
 | Certain Fury | Rodney | Movie | 1985 |
 | A Reason to Live | Gus Stewart | Movie | 1985 |
| Signatures of the Soul | Presenter | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Spasms | Dr. Tom Brasilian | Movie | 1983 |
 | Peppermint-Peace | Mr. Frieden | Movie | 1983 |
 | Dance of the Dwarfs | Harry Bediker | Movie | 1983 |
 | It's All Right, My Friend | Gonzy Traumerai | Movie | 1983 |
 | Split Image | Kirklander | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Cannonball Run | Chief Biker | Movie | 1981 |
 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Hostage Tower | Mike Graham | Movie | 1980 |
 | Fridays | Self | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Heut' abend | Self | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Wanda Nevada | Beaudray Demerille | Movie | 1979 |
| Wanda Nevada | Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | High-Ballin' | Rane | Movie | 1978 |
 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | Movie | 1978 |
 | Outlaw Blues | Bobby Ogden | Movie | 1977 |
 | Auf los geht's los | Self | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Futureworld | Chuck Browning | Movie | 1976 |
 | Fighting Mad | Tom Hunter | Movie | 1976 |
 | Killer Force | Bradley | Movie | 1976 |
 | 92 in the Shade | Tom Skelton | Movie | 1975 |
 | Race with the Devil | Roger | Movie | 1975 |
 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Open Season | Ken | Movie | 1974 |
 | Dirty Mary Crazy Larry | Larry | Movie | 1974 |
 | Idaho Transfer | Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Two People | Evan Bonner | Movie | 1973 |
 | Not So Easy | Himself | Movie | 1973 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | The Last Movie | Young Sheriff | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Hired Hand | Harry Collings | Movie | 1971 |
| The Hired Hand | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Easy Rider | Wyatt | Movie | 1969 |
| Easy Rider | Producer | Movie | 1969 |
| Easy Rider | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
 | Certain Honorable Men | Robbie Conroy | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Spirits of the Dead | Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein") | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1968 |
 | The New Cinema | Self | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Trip | Paul Groves | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Wild Angels | Heavenly Blues | Movie | 1966 |
 | Carol for Another Christmas | Marley Grudge (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Young Lovers | Eddie Slocum | Movie | 1964 |
 | Lilith | Stephen Evshevsky | Movie | 1964 |
 | 12 O'Clock High | Lt. Andy Lathrop | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Victors | Weaver | Movie | 1963 |
 | Channing | Everett Partridge | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Arrest and Trial | Alex Bakalyan | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Tammy and the Doctor | Dr. Mark Cheswick | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Verge Likens | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The New Breed | Ronnie Bryson | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | Gary Foster | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Naked City | Joey Selken | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Wagon Train | Orly French | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Will Allenby | TV Series | 1951 |
 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
 | Skate God | Skylar | Movie | — |
 | The Return of the Smothers Brothers | Self | Movie | — |
| Borderland | Medicine Man | Movie | — |