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River Phoenix

River Phoenix

ActorCrew Aug 23 (died age 23) Metolius, Oregon USA 1982–2024 (42 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

River Jude Phoenix (née Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician, and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the oldest brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He had no formal schooling, but he showed an instinctive talent for the guitar, and he played and sang on the streets for money. He began his acting career at age 10 in a handful of television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure f…

Known For

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Film

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Young Indy
Stand by Me
Film

Stand by Me

Chris Chambers
Interview with the Vampire
Film

Interview with the Vampire

In Memory Of
My Own Private Idaho
Film

My Own Private Idaho

Mike Waters
Sneakers
Film

Sneakers

Carl
Running on Empty
Film

Running on Empty

Danny Pope
The Mosquito Coast
Film

The Mosquito Coast

Charlie Fox
Explorers
Film

Explorers

Wolfgang Müller

Filmography

Acting (38)

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Movies (31)

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

2024

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.8
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Dark Blood

Dark Blood

2012

as Boy

5.8
My Own Private River

My Own Private River

2012

as Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)

7.5
Final 24: River Phoenix

Final 24: River Phoenix

2006

as Self (archive footage)

The Phoenix Portal

The Phoenix Portal

2005

as Wolfgang Müller / Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)

The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

2005

as Self

5.4
The Making of ‘Sneakers’

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

as Self

5.0
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003

as Self (archive footage)

8.2
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
This Road Will Never End

This Road Will Never End

1996

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Truth or Dairy

Truth or Dairy

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Silent Tongue

Silent Tongue

1993

as Talbot Roe

4.6
The Thing Called Love

The Thing Called Love

1993

as James Wright

6.2
Sneakers

Sneakers

1992

as Carl

6.9
Flea Master Session

Flea Master Session

1992

as Self

My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

1991

as Mike Waters

7.1
Dogfight

Dogfight

1991

as Eddie Birdlace

6.9
Evolution's End?

Evolution's End?

1991

as Self

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

1990

as Devo Nod

6.4
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

as Young Indy

7.8
Little Nikita

Little Nikita

1988

as Jeff Grant

6.1
Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988

as Danny Pope

7.4
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

1988

as Jimmy Reardon

5.0
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

1986

as Chris Chambers

7.8
The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast

1986

as Charlie Fox

6.4
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

1986

as Chris Benfield

6.5
Explorers

Explorers

1985

as Wolfgang Müller

6.3
Surviving

Surviving

1985

as Philip Brogan

4.5
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

1984

as Brian Ellsworth

8.0