Peter Fonda

**Peter Henry Fonda** (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He and Dennis Hopper starred in the motorcycle movies, _The Wild Angels_ and _Easy Rider_. He appeared in many other movies, including _Ulee's Gold_, in which he was nominated for an Academy Award, _Thomas and the Magic Railroad_ and _The Passion of Ayn Rand_.

## Personal life

Fonda wrote an autobiography, _Don't Tell Dad: A Memoir_, which was published in 1998. He had a home in Paradise Valley, Montana in 1975. Fonda died of respiratory failure and lung cancer on August 16, 2019.

## Filmography

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Title|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Role|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1963|_Tammy and the Doctor_|Dr. Mark Cheswick|||||
|_The Victors_|Weaver|Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Male||||||
|rowspan="3"|1964|_Lilith_|Stephen Evshevsky|||||
|_The Young Lovers_|Eddie Slocum|||||||
|_12 O'Clock High_|Lt Andy Lathrop|||||||
|1966|_The Wild Angels_|Heavenly Blues||||||
|1967|_The Trip_|Paul Groves||||||
|1968|_Histories extradinaires_|Baron Wilhelm|(segment "Metzengerstein")|||||
|1969|_Easy Rider_|Wyatt|Nominated—Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay <small>with Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern</small> Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen <small>with Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern</small>|||||
|rowspan="2"|1971|_The Hired Hand_|Harry Collings|||||
|_The Last Movie_|Young Sheriff|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1973|_Idaho Transfer_|Director|||||
|_Two People_|Evan Bonner|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1974|_Dirty Mary Crazy Larry_|Larry Rider|||||
|_Open Season_|Ken|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1975|_Race with the Devil_|Roger March|||||
|_92 in the Shade_|Skelton|||||||
|rowspan="3"|1976|_Killer Force_|Bradley|||||
|_Futureworld_|Chuck Browning|||||||
|_Fighting Mad_|Tom Hunter|||||||
|1977|_Outlaw Blues_|Bobby Ogden||||||
|1978|_High-Ballin_'|Rane||||||
|1979|_Wanda Nevada_|Beaudray Demerille||||||
|1981|_Cannonball Run_|Chief Biker|Cameo|||||
|1982|_Split Image_|Kirklander||||||
|rowspan="4"|1983|_Peppermint-Frieden_|Mr. Freedom|||||
|_Dance of the Dwarfs_|Harry Bediker|||||||
|_Daijôbu, mai furendo_|Gonzy Traumerai|||||||
|_Spasms_|Dr. Tom Brazilian|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1985|_A Reason to Live_|Gus Stewart|TV movie||||
|_Certain Fury_|Rodney|||||||
|1987|_Hawken's Breed_|Hawken||||||
|1988|_Mercenary Fighters_|Virelli||||||
|1989|_The Rosegarden_|Herbert Schluter||||||
|1990|_Fatal Mission_|Ken Andrews||||||
|rowspan="2"|1992|_South Beach_|Jake|||||
|_Family Express_|Nick|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1993|_Deadfall_|Pete|||||
|_Bodies, Rest & Motion_|Motorcycle Rider|||||||
|rowspan="3"|1994|_Give Me Your Life_|Marcantony Appfel|Story by Carroll O'Connor, screenplay by Cynthia Deming & William James Royce||||
|_Love and a .45_|Vergil Cheatham|||||||
|_Nadja_|Dracula/Dr. Van Helsing|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1996|_Escape from L.A._|Pipeline|||||
|_Grace of My Heart_|Guru Dave|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1997|_Ulee's Gold_|Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role||||
|_Painted Hero_|Ray the Cook|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1999|_The Passion of Ayn Rand_|Frank O'Connor|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie||||
|_The Limey_|Terry Valentine|||||||
|rowspan="3"|2000|_South of Heaven, West of Hell_|Shoshonee Bill|||||
|_Thomas and the Magic Railroad_|Grandpa Burnett Stone|||||||
|_Second Skin_|Merv Gutman|||||||
|2001|_Wooly Boys_|Stoney||||||
|2002|_The Laramie Project_|Doctor Cantway||||||
|rowspan="2"|2004|_The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things_|Grandfather|||||
|_Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas_|The Truth|(voice)||||||
|2005|_Supernova_|Dr. Austin Shepard||||||
|2006|_In God We Trust aka Cobrador_|Millionaire||||||
|rowspan="4"|2007|_Ghost Rider_|Mephistopheles|||||
|_Wild Hogs_|Damien Blade|||||||
|_3:10 to Yuma_|Byron McElroy|Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture||||||
|_The Gathering_|Thomas Carrier|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Japan_|Alfred|||||
|_Journey to the Center of the Earth_|Edward Dennison|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll_|August West|||||
|_The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day_|The Roman, The old man, Louie|||||||

## Other websites

- Official Website: www.peterfonda.com

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Peter Fonda
- **image**: Peter Fonda 2009.jpg
- **caption**: Fonda at the premiere for _Another Man's War_ in 2009
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **birth name**: Peter Henry Fonda
- **nationality**: American
- **alma mater**: University of Nebraska at Omaha
- **spouse**: Susan Jane Brewer
<small>(m.1961–1966; divorced)</small>
Portia Rebecca Crockett
<small>(m.1975–2011; divorced)</small>
Parky DeVogelaere
<small>(m.2011–2019; his death)</small>
- **children**: 2, including Bridget Fonda
- **parents**: Henry Fonda (father)
Frances Ford Seymour (mother)
- **relatives**: Jane Fonda (sister), Troy Garity (nephew), Amy Fonda Fishman (sister), Oliver Elfman (grandson)
- **years active**: 1962–2019