Henry Fonda
Actor
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine, The (1936)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda
- This pioneering colour film is an engaging old–fashioned Western tale of loyalty, family and romance set against an age–old feud between…
- You Only Live Once (1937)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Henry Fonda, Sylvia Sidney
- An awesome early film noir from dir. Lang with Fonda playing a career criminal determined to go straight, but compelled by fate into murdering a…
- Jezebel (1938)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Henry Fonda
- A classic, Oscar–winning role for Bette Davis, as a southern belle who defies the arch conventions of 19th century New Orleans high society…
- Jesse James (1939)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
- Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda play the legendary James brothers in this somewhat romanticised version of their fable. Sequel: THE RETURN OF FRANK…
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver…
- A fresh–faced Henry Fonda gives credence to the formative years of Abraham Lincoln, seen here as a country boy–turned–lawyer…
- Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver…
- Minor Ford drama with Fonda and Colbert as newlyweds whose farming career gets stymied by the Revolutionary War and attacks from Native Americans.…
- Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, John Carradine
- Henry Fonda stars in this masterful humanist film about a group of destitute Oklahoma farmers that trek to California in hope of a better life. One…
- Return of Frank James (1940)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper
- Worthy sequel to JESSE JAMES with Henry Fonda reprising his role of Frank, now out to avenge the death of his brother.
- Lady Eve, The (1941)
- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn…
- One of the greatest Hollywood screwball comedies ever, this begins with naïve zoologist Henry Fonda (“Snakes are my life”) falling in love with…
- Tales of Manhattan (1942)
- Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers…
- A star–studded portmanteau of five tales of life in the Big Apple. Runs the gamut from film noir, to romantic comedy, to high melodrama.
- Ox Bow Incident, The (Strange Incident) (1943)
- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes…
- Superlative moral drama in a Western setting, where three lynched cattle rustlers are later proven innocent by the upstanding Henry Ford.
Although…
- My Darling Clementine (1946)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan
- Masterful retelling of the O.K. Corrall incident by John Ford, is also a note–perfect rendition of many classical Western themes. Henry Fonda…
- Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda…
- Joan Crawford gives one of her greatest performances in this surprisingly compelling soap opera, finding herself torn between Fonda and Andrews.…
- Fort Apache (1948)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple
- The first film of Ford's cavalry trilogy tells of a maverick martinet (Henry Fonda) at odds with his peers and the Injuns. Followed by SHE WORE A…
- Mister Roberts (1955)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon
- Naval officer Henry Fonda yearns for combat but instead must tolerate his eccentric captain (James Cagney). Jack Lemmon won an Oscar for his funny…
- War and Peace (1956)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda
- In treating Tolstoy's literary sprawl, Hollywood pinned its hopes on a high–profile cast and extravagant battle sequences to redeem a…
- Wrong Man, The (1956)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Henry Fonda
- Henry Fonda plays a New York musician whose personal life is dismantled through being falsely accused of robbery. The documentary style well suits…
- Twelve Angry Men (12 Angry Men) (1957)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley…
- Henry Fonda holds–out on a unanimous jury who wish to convict an alleged murderer. A sweltering tension is worked up as he struggles to…
- Tin Star, The (1957)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer…
- Anthony Perkins stars in one of his earliest roles playing a young sheriff eager to prove himself in a small town, who accepts help and advice from a…
- Warlock (1959)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn…
- A–grade western set in the lawless town of Warlock where the citizens hire a notorious gunman to keep the peace who brings with him his own set…
- Longest Day, The (1962)
- Dir. Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
Feat. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum…
- One the great WW2 films, with over 40 international stars. The large scale battle scenes have taken some outdoing.
- How the West Was Won (1962)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall
Feat. James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Henry Fonda…
- The history of the West through three generations, with three directors each contributing an instalment. Headed by a cast to match its ambitions and…
- Advise and Consent (1962)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray…
- Political thriller–fable set in the corridors and committee rooms of Washington DC, where the fundamentally decent Senator, Henry Fonda, learns…
- Fail Safe (1964)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Larry Hagman
- Henry Fonda plays the American president struggling to avert an imminent nuclear holocaust, due to a computer malfunction. A nailbiting Cold War…
- Best Man, The (1964)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams…
- Bitter political satire finds Fonda and Robertson competing against each other in a bid to win the presidency. The two foes soon find themselves…
- In Harm's Way (1965)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal…
- Epic and stately treatment of the aftermath of Japan's WW2 attack on Pearl Harbour, with Wayne playing a sidelined Admiral who tries to claw back…
- Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan…
- Admirable and far from simplistic recreation of the Nazi's WW2 counter–offensive in the Ardennes in 1944, which led to a series of bitter…
- Madigan (1967)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
- Possibly the last film in which cops and crooks dress in snappy fedora hats and dark coats, a craggy Richard Widmark plays the addled NY Inspector…
- Stranger on the Run (1967)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks…
- Henry Fonda is once again THE WRONG MAN in this tasty Don Siegel western. Fonda plays an embittered ex–con who falls foul of a ruthless…
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards Jr.…
- A 13–minute credit sequence opens this riveting frontier saga, arguably the finest film of the genre. Charles Bronson steps in to Clint…
- Boston Strangler, The (1968)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy
- Undeniably fascinating but somewhat static docudrama about placid 1960s serial–killer Albert De Salvo (Tony Curtis), who underwent…
- Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson…
- Family comedy based loosely on the life of Helen Beardsley, who in the 1960's had a family of 18 children with husband Frank Beardsley, from their…
- There Was a Crooked Man (1970)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda
- Prison inmate Kirk Douglas matches wits with warden Henry Fonda in an attempt to escape. Curious mix of black comedy and melodrama.
- Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
- Dir. Paul Newman
Feat. Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick…
- Sweaty account of a family of fiercely–independent Oregon loggers struggling to keep the family business alive amidst changing times. Based on…
- Hired Hand, The (1971)
- Dir. Peter Fonda
Feat. Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Verna Bloom…
- An unusual directorial debut for Peter Fonda, who turns out a small masterpiece with this revisionist Western bathed in the hippie afterglow of the…
- My Name Is Nobody (1973)
- Dir. Tonino Valerii
Feat. Henry Fonda, Terence Hill
- Leone–influenced western has Henry Fonda as a faded outlaw pestered by adoring fan Terence Hill to learn some new tricks from the old dog.
- Battle of Midway (1976)
- Dir. John Smight
Feat. Henry Fonda, Charlton Heston
- A large–scale re–enactment of this decisive WWII naval battle. A huge all–star cast, scrap it out.
- Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976)
- Feat. Patty Duke, Jane Seymour, Perry King…
- Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…
- Rollercoaster (1977)
- Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, George Segal, Henry Fonda…
- Star–studded ‘disaster’ thriller set around an amusement–park saboteur Timothy Bottoms who’s being hunted by George Segal. Neat…
- Swarm, The (1978)
- Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Michael Caine, Katherine Ross, Henry Fonda…
- The 70s Disaster Movie rarely got this far–out, with Michael Caine trying to swat a cloud of killer bumble–bees. Many other…
- Fedora (1978)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. William Holden, Marthe Keller, Jose Ferrer…
- Fascinating later work from dir. Wilder, in which an impoverished film producer travels to the Greek islands to track down an elusive European star…
- Meteor (1979)
- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden…
- Clumsy disaster movie with the USA and the USSR forming an unlikely alliance during the Cold War to prevent a giant asteroid from destroying the…
- On Golden Pond (1981)
- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn
- A warm–fuzzy Oscar winner, a fitting swansong for Henry Fonda, filled with poignant moments with his daughter Jane and Katharine Hepburn.