Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

  • Born: 1940-2-23
  • Birthplace: New York, USA
  • Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: University of Omaha
  • Representative Works: Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold, The Passion of Ayn Rand, The Runner
  • Peter Fonda (Peter Fonda, February 23, 1940-August 16, 2019), was born in New York, an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer [1]  . [2] 
    Beginning on stage in Broadway in 1961 . Entered the Hollywood movie scene in 1963. In 1964, he was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in the Golden Globe Awards for his war film "The Victor" [3]  . In 1966, he established Hippie with the western film "Wild Gang"; the image of Hippy [4]  . In 1969, he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 42nd Oscar Awards for his feature film " Easy Rider " [5] . In 1971 he directed and starred in the western film " The Hired Hand " [6] . In 1974 he starred in the action film " Dirty Mary Crazy Larry " directed by John Hough . In 1979, he also directed and starred in the love film "The Big Thousand and the Little Fairy" [1] . With 1997 starred in " Ulee's Gold " won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor [6] , and the 70th Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nomination. In 1999, for the role of Frank in the drama "The Passion of Ayn Rand", he won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Television     [3]  . In 2007, he co-starred in the thriller " Ghost Rider " with Nicolas Kim Coppola [7] . In 2015, he co-starred in the drama " The Runner " with Nicolas Kim Coppola [8] . [1]   
    On August 16, 2019, Peter Fonda died of illness at the age of 79.

    Early Experience

    Peter Fonda's full name: Peter Henry Fonda, born in 1940 in New York, USA. He was influenced by his father Henry Fonda and sister Jane Fonda since he was a child . Peter had experience in acting when he was very young   .
    In 1950, his mother died, which dealt a big blow to him and his sister. In addition to his father Henry's remarriage, Peter and his sister Jane went to boarding school together   . In the same year, Peter accidentally hit his stomach with his father's antique pistol and survived in time due to rescue   . At the age of 17, he entered the University of Ohama, during which time he also directed and acted in a play   .
    In 1961, Peter entered Broadway and began acting in stage plays. After acting in several plays, he began to join film and television dramas   . In 1963, Peter stepped into Hollywood and started filming movies   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1963, Peter Fonda's first Hollywood film was the romantic comedy "Tami and the Doctor" co-starring with Sandra Dee . Peter's performance in the film allowed him to get an important role in "Lilith". In the same year, he starred in the war film "Victor" released by Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group  , and was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in the Golden Globe Awards for his role as Weaver in the film   .
    In 1964, Peter Fonda starred in the drama " Young Lovers " directed by Samuel Goldwyn Jr .. And played the role of Stephen in the drama "Lilith". In the following years, Peter participated in the anti-cultural trend of rock music and even wanted to become a professional rock singer . 
    In 1966, Peter Fonda starred in the western film "Wild Gang"   and established Hippie with the role of Bruce; Hippy image   . In 1967, Peter Fonda quickly realized that he needed to stick to what he was good at. He created a script for a small-cost road film "Easy Rider"   . In 1968, Peter Fonda, Alain Delon and Jane Fonda co-starred in the suspenseful film " Tales of Mystery " directed by FeFe . 
    In 1969, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson co-produced the western film " Easy Rider "   . The film was a typical road film mode. Fonda was the screenwriter and producer, Hopper was the director, and the three starred together   . The story tells the tragic journey of two young men, played by Fonda and Hopper, wearing leather clothes and driving Harley motorcycles across the continental United States   . Peter Fonda was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 42nd Academy Awards for this film   . This work has been recorded forever in history as a milestone in the spirit of Hippie in the 1960s   .
    In the 1970s, while Peter Fonda starred in films, he also tried to become a director and began directing films. In 1971, Peter Fonda directed and starred in the western action film " The Hired Hand ", which was also his debut film   . In 1973, Peter Fonda directed a science fiction film "Idaho Transfer" again   . In 1974, Peter Fonda starred in the action film " Dirty Mary Crazy Larry " directed by John Hough . In 1976, Peter Fonda and Yul Brynner co-starred in the sequel " Futureworld " of the science fiction film " Westworld ", which was also a film about the world of robots . In 1979, Peter Fonda directed the love film "The Big Thousand and the Little Fairy", in which his father Henry Fonda also starred .  
    In 1981, Peter Fonda, Mr. Boo! and Adrienne Barbeau co-starred in the action film " Cannonball Speed " directed by Hal Brett Needham . In 1983, Peter filmed the sci-fi comedy film "Daijôbu, mai furendo" directed by Murakami Ryu in Japan . In 1987, he co-starred in the western film "The Eagle Boy" with Jack Ellem .  
    In the early 1990s, Peter Fonda and Swatch CEO Hayek Jr.'s "Family Express" won the Best Swiss Comedy Award at the Charlie Chaplin Drama Film Festival   . In 1990, Peter Fonda created and starred in the action film "Fatal Mission"   . In 1993, Peter Fonda and his daughter Bridget Fonda co-starred in the feature film " Bodies, Rest And Motion " directed by Michael Steinberg . 
    In 1997, Peter Fonda starred in the drama " Ulee's Gold " directed by Victor Nanz . With Ulysses in the film , he was nominated for the best actor at the 70th Academy Awards, the best of the American Golden Globe Awards. Actor Award , and nominated for Best Actor in the Independent Spirit Award .   
    In 1998, Peter Fonda starred in the drama film "The Tempest" directed by Jack Bender based on the William Shakespeare drama, and was nominated for the Best Actor Award in the TV category of the Golden Globe Awards in the United States   . In 1999, Peter Fonda and Helen Lydia Mirren co-starred in the drama film " The Passion of Ayn Rand " directed by Christopher Menaul . With the role of Frank in the film, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award in the 57th Golden Globe Awards and won the Best Supporting Actor Award in the Fifty- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie at the first Emmy Awards .  
    In 2000, Peter Fonda starred in an animated fantasy film " Thomas and the Magic Railroad ". The film is adapted from the novel "The Tank Train Thomas" by British children's writer Wilbert Audrey. In the film, Peter plays a retired railway engineer grandfather Burnett   . In 2004, Peter Fonda guest starred in the action film " Ocean's 12 " directed by Steven Soderbergh . 
    In 2005, Peter Fonda starred in the science fiction disaster film " The sun hit the earth " directed by Jon Harris . In the film, Dr. Austin is a determined scientist who is determined to make a final counterattack for the survival of mankind . In 2006, Peter Fonda, Antonella Costa and Dolores Heredia co-starred in the feature film "El Cobrador: In God We Trust", which participated in the 63rd Venice International Film Festival and was part of the Horizon film .  
    In 2007, Peter Fonda's representative film " Easy Rider " left a very deep impression on the 13-year-old John Travolta , so he specially invited Peter to star in the action film " A Fistful Of Dollars " starring him   . In the same year, Peter Fonda and Nicolas Kim Coppola co-starred in the thriller " Ghost Rider " directed by Mark Steven Johnson , in which he played the Demon King Murphy; the original director wanted to find rock singer Tom Weitz to play the Demon King, but the director finally It was decided to invite Peter to play the Demon King; the film was released in China on June 2 . In addition, Peter Fonda also co-starred in a western film " 3:10 to Yuma " with Russell Crowe .  
    In 2008, Peter Fonda starred in the sci-fi action film " Journey to the Center of the Earth " directed by TJ Scott , in which he played the role of Edward Dennison . In 2009, Peter Fonda starred in the music film " The Perfect Age of Rock'n' Roll ". Later, he co-starred in the thriller film " THE BOONDOCK SAINTS Ⅱ: ALL SAINTS DAY " directed by Troy Duffy with Norman Mark Reedus and others . In the same year, Peter Fonda was included in the shortlist of "Top Ten Environmental Stars" at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival . .   
    In 2010, Peter Fonda starred in the western film " American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James " directed by Fred Olin Ray   . In the same year, he co-starred in the feature film "A Handful of Beans" with Ann Margret . In 2011, Peter Fonda participated in the filming of the comedy film " The Trouble With Bliss " directed by Michael Norris . Later he produced and starred in the documentary " The Big Fix " . In addition, he also guest-starred in crime TV series " Hawaii Five-0 " and " CSI: New York " produced and distributed by Columbia Broadcasting System .   
    In 2012, Peter Fonda co-starred in the thriller "Harodim" with Travis Fimmel in Austria . He also participated in the filming of the documentary "Sunset Boulevard", in which he starred with Cisco Adler , Robin Anding and others   .
    In 2013, Peter Fonda filmed two starring films. First, he co-starred with Billy Campbell in the drama film " Copperhead " directed by Ronald F. Ultraman Maxwell . In the film, he played the role of living an ordinary life during the American Civil War. Avery of town family life   . After that, Peter and Bill Cobbs co-starred in the drama film "The Ultimate Life" directed by Michael Landon Jr .. In addition, he also guest-starred in the comedy film " As Cool as I Am " directed by Max Mayer ; and guest-starred in the crime TV series " The Blacklist " broadcasted by NBC TV in the United States . 
    In 2015, Peter Fonda and Nicolas Kim Coppola co-starred in the feature film " The Runner ", the film tells the story of New Orleans Rep. Colin Price ( Nicolas Kim Coppola) 's career was interrupted by a sex scandal and faced the chaos The story of life. Peter plays the role of Colin Price's father, Raine Price in the film   .
    In 2016, Peter Fonda joined the TV series " Ultraman Max " directed by Lena Dunham . Peter Fonda played Edward Woodruff, the father of the actor Maxine Woodruff . 

    Personal Life

    Peter Fonda family background

    Peter Fonda, born on February 23, 1940, was born in a family of performing arts in New York, USA   . He has Dutch, English, Scottish, and distant French and Italian ancestry   .
    Father: Henry Fonda , whose full name is Henry Jens Fonda , was born in the United States on May 16, 1905. He is an American filmmaker, film and television actor, and stage actor   . He has won the 54th Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading. Role died in Los Angeles in 1982   . Mother: Francis Seymour Brokaw, his father's second wife, committed suicide by cutting his throat in the hospital after the marriage was announced in 1950   .
    Sister: Jane Fonda   , is Peter's compatriot sister; born in New York City on December 21, 1937, is an American film actor, model, and fitness trainer   .

    Peter Fonda's relationship experience

    marriage
    Peter Fonda has three marriage relationships. In 1961, Peter Fonda married Susan Brewer and they had two children until their divorce in 1972   . Daughter: Bridget Fonda , born in the United States in 1964, is a Hollywood film and television actor. Son: Justin Fonda, born in the United States in 1966, is a videographer in Hollywood   . In 1975, Peter Fonda married Portia Rebecca Crockett, and their marriage continued until their divorce in 2011   . In June 2011, Peter Fonda held his third wedding in Hawaii, marrying the bride Margaret Paige Dvogirard. In fact, Peter Fonda and his third wife Paige have known each other for several years, and they were together until Peter and his second wife finally divorced   .
    Best friend
    Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper , Jack Nicholson , these three old Hippies; Hippy's friendship can be traced back to the movie "Easy Rider". In 1967, Peter came up with the prototype of the "Easy Rider" story. This idea was immediately approved by two other addicts, and the "Three Horsemen" was successfully formed. Afterwards, the three Hollywood "losers" got together, filmed together, and enjoyed a crazy life together. The three fanatics not only created a road movie that created a new Hollywood movie, but also gave birth to this 40-year-old friendship   .

    Peter Fonda's later life

    In 2007, Peter Fonda exhibited and auctioned the props he collected when filming "Easy Rider", and would like to share it with fans   .
    In 2010, Peter Fonda's friend Dennis Hopper passed away. He attended Dennis's funeral with Jack Nicholson   .
    In August 2019, Peter Fonda died of illness at the age of 79   .

    Character Evaluation

    Peter Fonda, his father Henry Fonda, and his sister Jane Fonda are also known as one of the three best in Hollywood   .
    Peter Fonda established Hippie by starring in "Wild Gang"; Hippy image   . Later, he created, produced and starred in "Easy Rider" and was called the "King of Motorcycle Movies"   ; it was even regarded as an example of unruly and freedom by film critics   .
    The debut film "The Hired Hand" directed by Peter Fonda was named "the 50 greatest film debuts of all time", which provided a certain amount for Clint Eastwood's "Wild Son" and "Unforgivable" Reference meaning   .
    Extended Reading
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    • Dee 2022-07-10 18:11:29

      Strange Oedipus complex?

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    The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things quotes

    • Sarah: We gotta do something with your nose. Somebody fucked their slave and you've got the nose to prove it.

      Older Jeremiah: Fix it please.

      Sarah: [puts foundation on Jeremiah] Camoflauge it. See? I learned that in beauty school. One day I'll go back. I'll get a shot with the stars in Hollywood.

      Older Jeremiah: Take me.

      Sarah: Hold still. Alright, close your eyes.

      [puts eyeshadow on Jeremiah]

      Sarah: Look left... look right... blink... look at me.

      Older Jeremiah: Can I come to Hollywood with you?

      Sarah: [starts putting lipstick on Jeremiah]

      Older Jeremiah: Can I come to Hollywood...?

      Sarah: Hold still. You're making me late for work. I wanna leave before Jackson gets back.

      [points to the mirror]

      Sarah: Well?

      Older Jeremiah: [stares at himself in the mirror] I'm pretty.

      Sarah: What did I tell you? You were meant to be a girl.

      Older Jeremiah: I know.

      Sarah: [starts curling Jeremiah's hair, while Jeremiah starts messing with his lipstick] Stop doing that! Don't mess my lips!

      Older Jeremiah: Sorry.

      Sarah: My hair used to be blond like yours. Yours will get darker, too. We're beautiful girls, aren't we?

    • Older Jeremiah: [imitating Sarah while wearing her baby doll nightie] You're so beautiful, baby doll. Thank ya, honey. Daddy's sexy girl. How's my baby doll's honey pot? I know you'll love me, Jackson.

      Jackson: What in the hell are you doing? Jesus Christ Jeremiah, what's gotten into you? Did your mother put you up to this? Is she home early? Sarah!

      Older Jeremiah: It's me, Daddy. I'm your baby girl.

      Jackson: You do look like your mother a little bit back in the day.

      Older Jeremiah: [puts his thumb in his mouth seductively]

      Jackson: Get your thumb out of your mouth! You know you ain't supposed to do that.

      Older Jeremiah: [turns around and wiggles his butt in Jackson's face]

      Jackson: There's something wrong with you, boy.

      Older Jeremiah: [jumps in Jackson's lap]

      Jackson: Lord, help me!

      Older Jeremiah: Ain't your little girl perty?

      Jackson: [offers Jeremiah his beer] You want some of this?

      Older Jeremiah: Mmm hmm.

      [drinks his beer and sighs heavily in Jackson's face]

      Jackson: [takes the beer away] That's enough.

      Older Jeremiah: Play with me. Please Daddy? Play with me.