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Henry Fonda

1905 - 1982

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Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. On screen and stage, he often portrayed characters who embodied an everyman image. Born and raised in Nebraska, Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935. He rose to film stardom with performances in films like Jezebel (1938), Jesse James (1939) and Young Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Fonda is the 79th most popular actor (down from 70th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from United States (down from 144th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Actor.

Henry Fonda is most famous for his roles in movies such as 12 Angry Men, On Golden Pond, and The Grapes of Wrath.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Henry Fonda ranks 79 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Downey Jr., Judy Garland, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Omar Sharif, and Ed Asner. After him are Denzel Washington, Maggie Smith, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, David Hasselhoff, and Ian McKellen.

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Among people born in 1905, Henry Fonda ranks 11. Before him are Nevill Francis Mott, Albert Speer, Dag Hammarskjöld, Viktor Frankl, Elias Canetti, and Christian Dior. After him are Greta Garbo, Carl David Anderson, Fred Trump, Faustina Kowalska, Mikhail Sholokhov, and Emilio Segrè. Among people deceased in 1982, Henry Fonda ranks 8. Before him are Grace Kelly, Leonid Brezhnev, Ayn Rand, Romy Schneider, Ingrid Bergman, and Philip Noel-Baker. After him are Carl Orff, Anna Freud, Roman Jakobson, Arthur Rubinstein, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Khalid of Saudi Arabia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Fonda ranks 203 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Cernan (1934), Whitney Houston (1963), William James Sidis (1898), Douglas MacArthur (1880), Ed Asner (1929), and Herbert Hoover (1874). After him are Noah Webster (1758), Denzel Washington (1954), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), James Monroe (1758), Robert Redford (1936), and Pearl S. Buck (1892).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Henry Fonda ranks 40. Before him are Tom Selleck (1945), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Judy Garland (1922), Tom Hanks (1956), Brad Pitt (1963), and Ed Asner (1929). After him are Denzel Washington (1954), Robert Redford (1936), Jon Voight (1938), David Hasselhoff (1952), Kevin Costner (1955), and Buster Keaton (1895).

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