Peter Fonda

ActorProducerWriterDirector Feb 23 (died age 79) New York City, New York, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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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 Gl…

Known For

Film

3:10 to Yuma

Byron McElroy

Film

Easy Rider

Wyatt

Film

Ghost Rider

Mephistopheles / Mephisto

Film

Wild Hogs

Damien Blade

Film

The Last Full Measure

Jimmy Burr

Film

Escape from L.A.

Pipeline

Film

The Cannonball Run

Chief Biker

Film

The Limey

Terry Valentine

Filmography

Acting (162)

Movies (124)

Henry Fonda for President

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty

2023

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

10.0

The Last Full Measure

2020

as Jimmy Burr

7.3

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

2019

as Narrator

Boundaries

as Joey

You Can't Say No

as Buck Murphy

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017

as Reverend Harrington

6.2

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

2017

as Edward Johnson

6.3

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

as Self

The Runner

as Rayne Pryce

The Harvest

as Grandfather

Jesse James: Lawman

as Mayor

The Ultimate Life

as Jacob Early

As Cool as I Am

as Gerald

Copperhead

as Avery

House of Bodies

as Henry Lee Bishop

Sunset Strip

as Self

Harodim

as Solomon Fell

Smitty

as Jack

Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

2012

as Self

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

as August West

Corman's World

as Self - Actor

The Trouble with Bliss

2011

as Seymour Bliss

4.9

Off The Boulevard

2011

American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James

2010

as Marshal Kane

3.4

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009

as The Roman

6.0

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

as Self

Japan

as Alfred

Journey to the Center of the Earth

2008

as Edward Dennison

4.9

Ghost Rider

2007

as Mephistopheles / Mephisto

Wild Hogs

as Damien Blade

3:10 to Yuma

as Byron McElroy

Cobrador: In God We Trust

as Mr. X

Becoming John Ford

as Self

Desert Dreamers

as Narrator (voice)

Supernova

2005

as Dr. Austin Shepard

4.3

Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America

2005

as Self

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

as Grandfather

A Thief Of Time

as Harrison Houk

Back When We Were Grownups

2004

as Dr. Will Allenby

4.6

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

2004

as Self

5.5

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

2004

as Self

2.0

Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!

2004

as Himself

Return of the "Hired Hand"

2003

as Himself

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

as Self

7.1

The Maldonado Miracle

as Father Russell

The Laramie Project

as Doctor Cantway

Wooly Boys

as A.J. "Stoney" Stoneman

5.0

South of Heaven, West of Hell

2000

as Shoshonee Bill

4.8

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

2000

as Grandpa Burnett Stone

Welcome to Hollywood

as Peter Fonda

Second Skin

as Merv Gutman

The Limey

as Terry Valentine

The Passion of Ayn Rand

1999

as Frank O'Connor

4.9

Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

1999

as Self

7.0

Born to the Wind

1999

as Narrator

Independent's Day

1998

as Self - Interviewee

The Tempest

as Gideon Prosper

Painted Hero

as Ray the Cook

Ulee's Gold

as Ulee Jackson

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997

as Self

Escape from L.A.

as Pipeline

Grace of My Heart

as Guru Dave (voice)

Don't Look Back

as Mouse

Nadja

as Dracula / Dr. Van Helsing

5.6

Born to Be Wild

1995

as Himself

At Sundance

as Self

Love and a .45

as Vergil Cheatham

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

as Marcantony Appfel

Molly and Gina

as Larry Stanton

South Beach

as Jake

Deadfall

as Pete

Bodies, Rest & Motion

1993

as Motorcycle Rider

5.7

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993

as Self

5.7

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

Fonda on Fonda

as Self

Family Express

as Nick

Time of Indifference

1991

as Leo

2.0

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

as Self

Fatal Mission

as Ken Andrews

The Rose Garden

as Herbert

Sound

as Roberto Lovari

Mercenary Fighters

as Virelli

Hollywood Uncensored

as Self - Host

Hawken's Breed

as Hawken

Certain Fury

as Rodney

A Reason to Live

as Gus Stewart

Signatures of the Soul

1984

as Presenter

Spasms

as Dr. Tom Brasilian

Peppermint-Peace

as Mr. Frieden

It's All Right, My Friend

as Gonzy Traumerai

Dance of the Dwarfs

as Harry Bediker

Split Image

as Kirklander

The Cannonball Run

as Chief Biker

The Hostage Tower

as Mike Graham

Wanda Nevada

as Beaudray Demerille

5.6

High-Ballin'

1978

as Rane

5.2

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

as Self

Outlaw Blues

as Bobby Ogden

Futureworld

as Chuck Browning

Fighting Mad

as Tom Hunter

Killer Force

as Bradley

92 in the Shade

as Tom Skelton

Race with the Devil

as Roger

Open Season

as Ken

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as Larry

Two People

as Evan Bonner

Not So Easy

as Himself

The Hired Hand

as Harry Collings

The Last Movie

as Young Sheriff

Easy Rider

as Wyatt

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

The New Cinema

1968

as Self

Spirits of the Dead

1968

as Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")

6.2

Certain Honorable Men

1968

as Robbie Conroy

The Trip

as Paul Groves

The Wild Angels

as Heavenly Blues

Lilith

as Stephen Evshevsky

Carol for Another Christmas

1964

as Marley Grudge (uncredited)

The Young Lovers

as Eddie Slocum

The Victors

as Weaver

Tammy and the Doctor

as Dr. Mark Cheswick

The Return of the Smothers Brothers

as Self

Skate God

as Skylar

Television (38)

The Movies That Made Us

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Ride with Norman Reedus

as Self

The Blacklist

as Geoff Perl

Hawaii Five-0

as Jesse Billings

Californication

as Himself

The Gathering

as Thomas Carrier

Supernova

as Dr. Austin Shepard

3.2

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

HARDtalk

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

E! True Hollywood Story

as Pierce Tanner

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

7.8

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Heut' abend

as Self

Fridays

1980

as Self

5.4

Auf los geht's los

1977

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

as Self

6.0

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

12 O'Clock High

as Lt. Andy Lathrop

Arrest and Trial

as Alex Bakalyan

Channing

as Everett Partridge

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as Verge Likens

7.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Defenders

as Gary Foster

The New Breed

as Ronnie Bryson

Naked City

as Joey Selken

Wagon Train

as Orly French

The Oscars

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Dr. Will Allenby

8.6

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

7.2

Crew (7)

Movies (7)

The Big Fix

Executive Producer

Fatal Mission

Writer

Wanda Nevada

Director

Idaho Transfer

Director

The Hired Hand

Director

Easy Rider

Producer

Easy Rider

Writer