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- 12 Angry Men1957
- Once Upon a Time in the West1968
- The Grapes of Wrath1940
- The Wrong Man1957
- In Harm's Way1965
- Fail-Safe1965
- Yours, Mine and Ours1968
- Battle of the Bulge1966
- My Darling Clementine1946
- My Name Is Nobody1974
- Fort Apache1948
- Sex and the Single Girl1964
- Sometimes a Great Notion1972
- Rollercoaster1977
- The Deputy1959
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady1966
- Wanda Nevada1983
- The Smith Family1971
- 12 Angry Men. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley. 186 votes. Regarded as one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever produced, 12 Angry Men showcases Henry Fonda's superb acting skills as Juror #8, a lone dissenting member on a seemingly open-and-shut murder trial jury.
- The Grapes of Wrath. Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine. 158 votes. In this powerful adaptation of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Henry Fonda delivers a career-defining performance as Tom Joad, a Depression-era worker who is forced to migrate with his family from their Oklahoma farm to California in search of work and dignity.
- Once Upon a Time in the West. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson. 165 votes. This sprawling epic western from director Sergio Leone features Henry Fonda in an unexpected role as Frank, a ruthless gunslinger who will stop at nothing to gain control over valuable land.
- The Ox-Bow Incident. Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Harry Morgan. 108 votes. Director William A. Wellman's taut western drama The Ox-Bow Incident offers a riveting examination of mob mentality and frontier justice.
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Henry Fonda. Actor: 12 Angry Men. This remarkable, soft-spoken American began in films as a diffident juvenile. With passing years, he matured into a star character actor who exemplified not only integrity and strength, but an ideal of the common man fighting against social injustice and oppression.
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- THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) Directed by John Ford. Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by John Steinbeck. Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Shirley Mills, John Qualen, Eddie Quillan.
- 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) Directed by Sidney Lumet. Screenplay by Reginald Rose, based on his teleplay. Starring Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, Lee J. Cobb, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, E. G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, Robert Webber.
- ON GOLDEN POND (1981) Directed by Mark Rydell. Screenplay by Ernest Thompson, based on his play. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau.
- ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968) Directed by Sergio Leone. Screenplay by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone, story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Leone.
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- 'The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Director: John Ford. Fonda received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor thanks to his leading role in John Ford's seminal 1940 drama The Grapes of Wrath.
- 'The Lady Eve' (1941) Director: Preston Sturges. Few cinematic couples are as iconic or entertaining as Henry Fonda and the incredible Barbara Stanwyck in Preston Sturges' 1941 screwball comedy The Lady Eve.
- 'The Wrong Man' (1956) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Henry Fonda teamed with the iconic Aldred Hitchcock for the 1956 film noir The Wrong Man. The plot follows musician Manny Balestrero, a man wrongly accused of a crime.
- '12 Angry Men' (1957) Director: Sidney Lumet. Sidney Lumet's acclaimed courtroom drama 12 Angry Men stars and was produced by Fonda. The actor leads an impressive cast in the story of a 12-man jury debating the conviction or acquittal of a teenager accused of murder.
His film career began to gain momentum with roles such as Bette Davis's fiancee in her Academy Award-winning performance in Jezebel (1938), brother Frank in Jesse James (1939), and the future President in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), directed by John Ford.
He appeared in numerous memorable films, showcasing his talent in a wide range of genres, including drama, westerns, and comedies. Born on May 16, 1905, in Grand Island, Nebraska, Henry Fonda began his acting career on Broadway before transitioning to the silver screen in the 1930s.