Acting
Henry Fonda
- Titles
- 164movies33TV shows
- Career
Active from 1935 to 2006, with a break from 1991 to 2005, busiest in 1942 and 1968 with 7 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 93top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Grapes of Wrath90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.7
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 11
- Social Commentary 10
- Historical Drama 10
- Character Study 8
- Character-Driven 7
- Nostalgic 6
- Classic Western 6
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Classic Film 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Political Thriller 3
- Psychological Tension 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John FordDirectorThe Grapes of Wrath, Fort Apache, How the West Was Won, My Darling Clementine, The Fugitive, +4 more
Alfred NewmanComposerThe Grapes of Wrath, How the West Was Won, Firecreek, You Only Live Once, Young Mr. Lincoln, +4 more
Lamar TrottiWriterThe Ox-Bow Incident, Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, Tales of Manhattan, +1 more
John CarradineActorThe Grapes of Wrath, The Return of Frank James, Jesse James, Drums Along the Mohawk, Chad Hanna
Max SteinerComposerJezebel, Spencer's Mountain, Slim, That Certain Woman, I Dream Too Much- WWalter ThompsonEditorThe Return of Frank James, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, Lillian Russell, Wild Geese Calling
Burgess MeredithActorThere Was a Crooked Man..., Advise & Consent, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, On Our Merry Way
Donald CrispActorJezebel, The Battle of Midway, Spencer's Mountain, That Certain Woman
Jane DarwellActorThe Grapes of Wrath, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Battle of Midway, Chad Hanna
Ward BondActorFort Apache, My Darling Clementine, The Fugitive, Mister Roberts
John QualenActorThe Grapes of Wrath, The Fugitive, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, The Farmer Takes a Wife
Spring ByingtonActorJezebel, Rings on Her Fingers, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, Way Down East
Movies and TV shows
127Upcoming
1 title
as archive footage
2000s
1 title · average score 73
as Prof. Tommy Turner (archive footage)
1990s
3 titles · average score 78
as (archive footage)
as Hugues (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
1980s
5 titles · average score 67
as (archive footage)
as Norman Thayer Jr.
as Joshua
as Clarence Earl Gideon
as Col. J.C. Kincaid
1970s
30 titles · average score 57
as Fire Chief Risley
as Elegant John
as Mr. Whitehead
as Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
as Jack Beauregard
as Alan Davies
as Mark Sawyer
as Carl Tiflin
as Henry Stamper
TV show · as Chad Smith
as Woodward W. Lopeman
as Harley Sullivan
1960s
29 titles · average score 66
as Frank Beardsley
as John S. Bottomly
as Bob Larkin
as Commissioner Anthony X. Russell
as Mayor Will Blue
as Lt Col Kiley
as Frank Broderick
as The President
as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
as Jethro Stuart
as Robert Leffingwell
1950s
15 titles · average score 70
TV show · as Marshal Simon Fry
as Clay Blaisedell
as Willie Bauche
as Lewis Easton
as Morgan Hickman
as Juror 8
as Manny Balestrero
as Pierre Bezukhov
as Lieutenant Roberts
as Alan Squier
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (segment "Grant Wood") (voice)
1940s
23 titles · average score 65
as Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
as A Fugitive
as Peter Lapham
as Wyatt Earp
as Gil Carter
as John Wheeler
as Tommy Turner
as Narrator (voice)
as Little Pinks
as Charles Pike
as Tom Joad
as Frank James
1930s
20 titles · average score 64
as Abraham Lincoln
as Frank James
as Gilbert Martin
as Thomas Watson
as Preston Dillard
as Peter Ames
as Ives Towner
as Jim Kimmerlee
as Eddie Taylor
as Jack V. Merrick, Jr.
as Slim Kincaid
as Dave Tolliver