Peter Fonda
Peter FondaForever imprinted in the public's mind as the counterculture icon Captain America in Easy Rider, Peter Fonda was born Feb. 23, 1940, in New York City, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda and brother of actress Jane Fonda. Although the 1969 film netted Fonda an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay, it also limited the way the public viewed him.

Before becoming Captain America, however, Fonda had already begun to cement his rebel image in The Wild Angels (1966), which cast him as the leader of a motorcycle gang, and 1967's The Trip, a movie about LSD's healing powers (featuring a script by Jack Nicholson).

With the exception of Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), Fonda's career hit a lull in the 1970s and '80s. But in the '90s he rebounded with films such as Ulee's Gold (1997) -- which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor -- and 1999's The Limey.

Featured Movies
  • Easy RiderEasy Rider

    With cash from a cocaine sale, freewheelers Billy and Wyatt hop on their motorcycles and ride across America toward New Orleans. Along the way, they add boozy lawyer George to their trouble-finding, society-questioning entourage. Dennis Hopper writes, directs and stars in this landmark 1960s... Read More

  • Ulee's GoldUlee's Gold

    Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson (Peter Fonda) is a Florida beekeeper trying to keep his family afloat despite numerous misfortunes: a wife who's recently passed away, a son (Tom Wood) who's in prison and a daughter-in-law (Christine Dunford) who's left town -- and left her two adolescent daughters in Ulee's... Read More

  • Wooly BoysWooly Boys

    Grizzled North Dakota rancher Stoney (Peter Fonda) heads to the big city to see his daughter and winds up bonding with the grandson he never knew in this heartwarming tale. Stoney's city-bred grandson, Charles (Joseph Mazzello), tricks him into getting help for a serious health issue. But with the... Read More

  • SupernovaSupernova

    Astrophysicist Austin Shepard (Peter Fonda) discovers indications that the sun is set to explode within a week. Can a group of dedicated scientists headed by Chris Richardson (Luke Perry) find a way to prevent Shepard's apocalyptic prophecy from coming true? The race is on to prevent the... Read More

  • The Maldonado MiracleThe Maldonado Miracle

    The Mexican town of San Ramos has a dwindling population and dwindling hope. The situation's so bad that even the local priest, Father Russell (Peter Fonda), is looking to escape. But just when things are bleakest, the church's Jesus statue begins to drip blood. The town experiences a rebirth of... Read More

All Peter Fonda Movies
Smitty (2012)
PG
Corman's World (2011)
R
The Big Fix (2011)
NR
Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein... (2011)
NR
American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (2010)
PG
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009)
R
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day
R
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
NR
3:10 to Yuma (2007)  Top 100
R
Ghost Rider (2007)
UR
The Gathering (2007)
TV-14
Becoming John Ford (2007)
NR
Supernova (2005)
NR
A Thief of Time (2004)
NR
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
R
Back When We Were Grown Ups (2004)
NR
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
NR
The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
PG
Idaho Transfer (2003)
PG
The Laramie Project (2002)
NR
Made in the USA (2002)
NR
Wooly Boys (2001)
PG
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
G
South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
R
Second Skin (2000)
R
The Limey (1999)
R
The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
NR
Hog Heaven (1998)
NR
Ulee's Gold (1997)
R
Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Vol. 3 (1997)
NR
Escape from L.A. (1996)
R
Love and a .45 (1994)
R
Nadja (1994)
R
Deadfall (1993)
R
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
R
Night Caller (1992)
South Beach
R
Enemy (1990)
R
The Rose Garden (1989)
PG-13
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
NR
The Cannonball Run (1981)
PG
High-Ballin' (1978)
PG
Painted Hero (1977)
R
Race with the Devil (1975)
PG
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
PG
The Hired Hand (1971)
R
Easy Rider (1969)
R
Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Tre passi nel delirio
R
Psych-Out / The Trip (1967)
NR
Gas-s-s-s / The Trip (1967)
NR
The Wild Angels (1966)
R
Lilith (1964)
UR
The Young Racers / The Wild Angels (1963)
NR
Arrest & Trial: Part 2 (1963)
NR
Tammy Tell Me True / Tammy and the Doctor (1961)
NR
Naked City: New York to L.A. (1961)
NR

 
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