Peter Fonda
Biography
Peter Fonda was an American actor, director, and screenwriter who came up through the New York theater, where Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole brought him a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and a Theatre World Award. An early supporting part in The Victors (1963) won him a Golden Globe for most promising newcomer. He broke through as a counterculture figure with Easy Rider (1969), which he produced, co-wrote, and starred in, sharing an Academy Award nomination for its screenplay, and he made his directing debut with The Hired Hand (1971), acting in it. Action pictures such as Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) and Futureworld (1976) followed, then a second Oscar nomination, for Best Actor, as a Florida beekeeper in Ulee's Gold (1997), which also earned him a Golden Globe. He won another Golden Globe for The Passion of Ayn Rand, and in 2003 he was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. He died in 2019.
79years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Peter Henry Fonda (birth name)Also credited as Fonda, Peter
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 61 years1963 to 2024
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Big break
Peter Fonda was originally cast in a supporting role in The Wild Angels, but became the lead when George Chakiris could not ride a motorcycle.
A role that slipped away
Fonda portrayed Mephistopheles, one of the two main villains in Ghost Rider. He hoped to play the character again in the sequel, but Ciarán Hinds took his place.
Beyond film
In 2004, Fonda voiced "The Truth," an aging hippie who grows weed, in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. That game ranks among the best-selling video games ever made.
Peter Fonda movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Dennis Hopper directed two of these films, Roger Corman two. Dennis Hopper appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Warren Oates's page
Luke Askew's page
Bruce Dern's page
Steve Buscemi's page
All films by Roger Corman
Also two films together24 more actors
- Christopher PlummerThe Last Full Measure (2019) and Boundaries (2018)
- Dick MillerThe Trip (1967) and The Wild Angels (1966)
- Henry FondaHenry Fonda for President (2024) and Wanda Nevada (1979)
- Jane FondaHenry Fonda for President (2024) and Spirits of the Dead (1968)
- Karen BlackNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- Terence StampThe Limey (1999) and Spirits of the Dead (1968)
- Peter BogdanovichNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- Diane LaddThe Last Full Measure (2019) and The Wild Angels (1966)
- Bridget FondaSouth of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) and Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
- José ZúñigaThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017) and Nadja (1994)
- Margot KidderEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) and 92 in the Shade (1975)
- Rory CochraneThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017) and Love and a .45 (1994)
- Severn DardenWanda Nevada (1979) and The Hired Hand (1971)
- Elizabeth AshleySplit Image (1982) and 92 in the Shade (1975)
- J. Kenneth CampbellUlee's Gold (1997) and Deadfall (1993)
- David FerryThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) and High-Ballin' (1978)
- Luana AndersEasy Rider (1969) and The Trip (1967)
- Johnny Whitworth3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Me and Will (1999)
- Sylvia Miles92 in the Shade (1975) and The Last Movie (1971)
- Ted MarklandWanda Nevada (1979) and The Hired Hand (1971)
- Henry JaglomEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) and The Last Movie (1971)
- Gerard ParkesThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) and Spasms (1983)
- James MitchumThe Last Movie (1971) and The Victors (1963)
- Micky DolenzEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) and Deadfall (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Peter Fonda's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$538 million
22 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 22 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 17Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$229M42.5% of the total
- 2$72M13.4% of the total
- 3$70M13.0% of the total
- 4$60M11.2% of the total
- 5$42M7.9% of the total
- 6$20M3.7% of the total
- 7$15M2.8% of the total
- 8$11M2.0% of the total
$19.0 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1962 to 2000, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Won |
| 1998 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Ulee's Gold | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1962 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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