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{{Short description|American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)}}
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| caption            = Fonda in 1970
| birth_name         = Peter Henry Fonda
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1940|02|23}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.<!--Per WP:OVERLINK "The names of subjects with which most readers will be at least somewhat familiar," including locations with NYC as an example, do not typically need to be linked)-->
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2019|8|16|1940|02|23}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
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| alma_mater         = [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1957–2019
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* {{Marriage|Susan Jane Brewer|1961|1974|end=div}}
* {{Marriage|Portia Rebecca Crockett|1975|2011|end=div}}
* {{Marriage|Margaret DeVogelaere<br />|2011}}
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| children           = 3, including [[Bridget Fonda]]
| father             = [[Henry Fonda]]
| mother             = [[Frances Ford Seymour]]
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* [[Jane Fonda]] (sister)
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'''Peter Henry Fonda''' (February 23, 1940&nbsp;– August 16, 2019) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was a two-time [[Academy Award]] nominee, both for acting and screenwriting, and a two-time [[Golden Globe Award]] winner for his acting. He was a member of the Fonda acting family, as the son of actor [[Henry Fonda]], the brother of actress and activist [[Jane Fonda]], and the father of actress [[Bridget Fonda]].

Fonda began his career on stage, winning a [[New York Drama Critics' Circle|New York Drama Critics' Circle Award]] and the [[Theatre World Award]] for his performance in the play ''[[Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole]]''. He became a prominent figure in the [[counterculture of the 1960s]],<ref name="club">{{Cite web|date = October 1, 2003|first = Nathan |last=Rabin| title=three questions with Peter Fonda|url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/22567|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|access-date = January 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008152021/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22567|archive-date=2007-10-08}}</ref><ref name=fondanyt>{{Cite news|title=Peter Fonda|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/90081/Peter-Fonda/biography|access-date=August 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105020033/https://movies.nytimes.com/person/90081/Peter-Fonda/biography|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Rebecca Flint Marx|date=2012|archive-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref> starring in and co-writing the film  ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969), which earned him an Oscar nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]. He then made his directorial debut with the [[Revisionist Western]] film ''[[The Hired Hand]]'' (1971), in which he also starred. During the following decade, he established himself as an [[action film|action star]], appearing in a variety of productions including ''[[Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry]]'' (1974) and ''[[Futureworld]]'' (1976).

Fonda achieved a major critical comeback with his starring role in the drama film ''[[Ulee's Gold]]'' (1997), receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and a  [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]. He also won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] for ''[[The Passion of Ayn Rand (film)|The Passion of Ayn Rand]]'' (1999). In 2003, Fonda received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7018 Hollywood Blvd, for his contributions to the film industry.<ref name=":0" />
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== Early life ==
[[File:Jane Fonda & Henry Fonda & Peter Fonda, 1950s.jpg|thumb|[[Jane Fonda|Jane]], [[Henry Fonda|Henry]] and Peter Fonda in July 1955]]
Fonda was born by [[caesarean section]] (C-section) on February 23, 1940, at [[LeRoy Hospital]] in New York City, the only son of actor [[Henry Fonda]] and socialite [[Frances Ford Seymour]]; his older sister is actress [[Jane Fonda]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sweeney|first=Kevin|title=Henry Fonda: a bio-bibliography|year=1992|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Greenwood Press]]|location=New York [u.a.]|isbn=0-313-26571-2}}</ref><ref name=fondafr>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Peter-Fonda.html|title=Peter Fonda profile at|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=September 3, 2011}}</ref> He and Jane had a half-sister, Frances de Villers Brokaw (1931–2008), from their mother's first marriage. Their mother committed suicide in a mental hospital when Peter, her youngest, was 10. He did not discover the circumstances or location of her death until he was 15.

One month prior to his 11th birthday, he accidentally shot himself in the abdomen and nearly died. He went to the hill station of [[Nainital]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[North India|northern India]], and stayed for a few months for recovery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fonda's Son, 10, is Wounded in Gun Accident |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune|Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=January 8, 1951 |page=C6}}</ref> Years later,  while taking [[LSD]]{{Sfn|Everett|1999|p=62}} with [[John Lennon]] and [[George Harrison]], he referred to this incident, saying, "I know what it's like to be dead." This inspired [[the Beatles]]' song "[[She Said She Said]]" from their seventh studio album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]'' (1966).<ref name="Love You Make">Brown, Peter and Gaines, Steven (1983). ''The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles''. [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]. {{ISBN|978-0-333-36134-4}}</ref>

Peter attended the Fay School in [[Southborough, Massachusetts]], and was a member of the Class of 1954. He then matriculated in [[Westminster School (Connecticut)|Westminster School]], a [[Connecticut]] boarding school in [[Simsbury, Connecticut|Simsbury]], where he graduated in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notable Alumni|url=https://www.fayschool.org/page/about/the-power-of-tradition/notable-alumni|publisher=Fay School|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401015134/https://www.fayschool.org/page/about/the-power-of-tradition/notable-alumni|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Once he graduated, Fonda studied acting in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], his father's hometown. While attending the [[University of Nebraska Omaha]], Fonda joined the [[Omaha Community Playhouse]].

== Career ==
{{Main|Peter Fonda filmography}}

=== Early years and film work ===
[[File:1962 Peter Fonda Patty McCormack New Breed.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Fonda guest starring with [[Patty McCormack]] in ''[[The New Breed (TV series)|The New Breed]]'' television series, 1962]]
Upon his return to New York, Fonda joined the Cecilwood Theatre in 1960.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biltmore is Sold; Plays to Return: $850,000 Paid for Theatre Used for TV&nbsp;— Director of Fetti Drama Quits |first=Sam |last=Zolotow |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 10, 1960 |page=26}}</ref> Afterwards, he found work on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and gained notice in ''[[Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole]]'', written by [[James Goldman|James]] and [[William Goldman]], which ran for 84 performances in 1961. Fonda began guest starring on television shows like ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'', ''[[The New Breed (TV series)|The New Breed]]'', ''[[Wagon Train]]'', and ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''.

Fonda's first film came when producer [[Ross Hunter]] was looking for a new male actor to romance [[Sandra Dee]] in ''[[Tammy and the Doctor]]'' (1963). He was cast in the role, in what was a minor hit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Looking at Hollywood: Ross Hunter Gives New Actors Chance |first=Hedda |last=Hopper |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune|Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=June 26, 1962 |page=A1}}</ref> He followed this with a support part in ''[[The Victors (1963 film)|The Victors]]'' (1963), a bleak look at American soldiers in World War II, directed by [[Carl Foreman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Foreman View Of War: Writer-Producer Turns To Directing In European-Made 'The Victors' In Retrospect Appraisal |first=Stephen |last=Watts |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 14, 1962 |page=131}}</ref> Fonda's performance won him a Golden Globe Award for most promising newcomer.

Fonda continued to work in television, guest starring in ''[[Channing (TV series)|Channing]]'', ''[[Arrest and Trial]]'', ''[[List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes|The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'', and ''[[Twelve O'Clock High (TV series)|12 O'Clock High]]''. He also tested for the role of [[John F. Kennedy]] in ''PT-109''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cliff Robertson Gropes for JFK Image: Hollywood Letter Paving the Way Research Made |first=John C. |last=Waugh |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=January 9, 1963 |page=14}}</ref> Fonda impressed [[Robert Rossen]] who cast him in what would be Rossen's last movie, ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]'' (1964), alongside [[Warren Beatty]], [[Jean Seberg]] and [[Gene Hackman]]. Fonda's performance was well reviewed. Shortly before dying, Rossen signed him to a seven-film contract which was to start with an adaptation of ''[[Bang the Drum Slowly]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmland Events: Peter Fonda Signs for 7 Films |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 17, 1963 |page=B6}}</ref> Fonda graduated to a starring role in ''[[The Young Lovers (1964 film)|The Young Lovers]]'' (1964), about out-of-wedlock pregnancy, the sole directorial effort of [[Samuel Goldwyn Jr.]]

=== Counterculture figure and Roger Corman ===
[[File:Peter Fonda 1962. Promo Photo (Tammy and the Doctor) (no borders).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Fonda in a 1962 promo photo]]
By the mid-1960s, Fonda was not a conventional "leading man" in Hollywood. As ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine reported, Fonda had established a "solid reputation as a dropout". He had become outwardly nonconformist and grew his hair long and took LSD regularly, alienating the "establishment" film industry. Desirable acting work became scarce.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Fonda Not Really a Hippie
|last=Constantine |first=Peggy |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 19, 1967 |page=D13}}</ref> Through his friendships with members of the band [[The Byrds]], Fonda visited [[The Beatles]] in their rented house in [[Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles|Benedict Canyon]] in Los Angeles in August 1965. While [[John Lennon]], [[Ringo Starr]], [[George Harrison]], and Fonda were under the influence of [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]], Lennon heard Fonda say, "I know what it's like to be dead." Lennon used the phrase in the lyrics for his song, "[[She Said She Said]]", which was included on their 1966 album, ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''.<ref name="Love You Make" />

In August 1966 Fonda was charged with possession of marijuana,<ref>{{cite news | title=Peter Fonda Faces Trial On Marijuana Charges| work=[[The New York Times]] | date=August 23, 1966 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/08/23/archives/peter-fonda-faces-trial-on-marijuana-charges.html| access-date=February 25, 2023| page=33}}</ref> and was later acquitted in December of that year.<ref>{{cite news | title=Peter Fonda Freed In Marijuana Case| work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 28, 1966 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/12/28/archives/peter-fonda-freed-in-marijuana-case.html| access-date=February 25, 2023| page=34}}</ref> In November 1966 Fonda was arrested in the [[Sunset Strip curfew riots|Sunset Strip riot]], which the police ended forcefully. The band [[Buffalo Springfield]] protested the department's handling of the incident in their song "[[For What It's Worth]]". In 1967, Fonda recorded "November Night", a [[Single (music)|45-rpm single]] written by [[Gram Parsons]] for the Chisa label, backed with "[[Catch the Wind]]" by [[Donovan]], produced by [[Hugh Masekela]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dougpayne.com/chisad.htm|title=Chisa Records: A Discography|work=Dougpayne.com|access-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

Fonda's first counterculture-oriented film role was as a biker in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[B movie]] ''[[The Wild Angels]]'' (1966). Fonda originally was to support [[George Chakiris]], but graduated to the lead when Chakiris revealed he could not ride a motorcycle. In the film, Fonda delivered a "eulogy" at a fallen Angel's funeral service. The movie was a big hit at the box office, screened at the [[Venice Film Festival]], launched the biker movie genre, and established Peter Fonda as a movie name. Fonda made a television pilot, ''High Noon: The Clock Strikes Noon Again'', filmed in December 1965. It was based on the film ''[[High Noon]]'' (1952), starring [[Gary Cooper]], with Fonda in the Cooper role. It did not become a series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mary Martin's 'Dolly' Draws Royalty |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 20, 1965 |page=C20}}</ref>

Fonda next played the male lead in Corman's film ''[[The Trip (1967 film)|The Trip]]'' (1967), a take on the experience and "consequences" of consuming LSD, which was written by [[Jack Nicholson]]. His co-stars included [[Susan Strasberg]], [[Bruce Dern]], and [[Dennis Hopper]]. The movie was a hit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Fonda: Was This Trip Necessary? |first=Cecelia |last=Ager |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 20, 1967 |page=D11}}</ref> Fonda then traveled to France to appear in the [[portmanteau film|portmanteau]] horror movie ''[[Spirits of the Dead]]'' (1968). His segment co-starred his sister Jane and was directed by her then-husband [[Roger Vadim]]. For American television, he appeared in a movie, ''[[Certain Honorable Men (film)|Certain Honorable Men]]'' (1968), alongside [[Van Heflin]], written by [[Rod Serling]].<ref>{{cite news |title=For Peter Fonda, It's All Now |first=Lee |last=Israel |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 8, 1968 |page=D29}}</ref>

=== ''Easy Rider'' ===
[[File:ZweiRadMuseumNSU EasyRider.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|Replica of the "[[Easy Rider#Motorcycles|Captain America]]" [[Harley-Davidson]] [[Chopper (motorcycle)|chopper]] that Fonda rode in ''Easy Rider'' (1969), on display in a German museum.<ref name="zweird">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zweirad-museum.de|title=Startseite|work=Zweirad.de|access-date=October 27, 2007}}</ref>]]
Fonda produced, co-wrote and starred in ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969), directed by [[Dennis Hopper]]. ''Easy Rider'' is about two long-haired bikers traveling through the [[Southwestern United States|southwestern]] and southern United States where they encounter intolerance and violence. Fonda played "Wyatt",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bramesco|first=Charles|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/easy-rider-at-50-how-the-rebellious-road-movie-shook-up-the-system|title=Easy Rider at 50: how the rebellious road movie shook up the system|date=July 15, 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 11, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> a charismatic, laconic man whose motorcycle jacket bore a large [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] across the back. [[Dennis Hopper]] played the garrulous "Billy". [[Jack Nicholson]] played George Hanson, an alcoholic [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] lawyer who rides along with them. Fonda co-wrote the screenplay with [[Terry Southern]] and Hopper.

Fonda tried to secure financing from Roger Corman and [[American International Pictures]] (AIP), with whom he had made ''The Wild Angels'' and ''The Trip'', but they were reluctant to finance a film directed by Hopper. They succeeded in getting money from [[Columbia Pictures]]. Hopper filmed the cross-country road trip depicted almost entirely on location. Fonda had secured funding of around $360,000, largely based on the fact he knew that it was the budget [[Roger Corman]] needed to make ''[[The Wild Angels]]''.<ref>Peter Fonda interview, "Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage" (1999), documentary on ''Easy Rider'' DVD</ref> The guitarist and composer [[Robbie Robertson]], of [[The Band]], was so moved by an advance screening that he approached Fonda and tried to convince him to let him write a complete score, even though the film was nearly due for wide release. Fonda declined the offer, instead using [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]]'s "[[Born to Be Wild]]", [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)]]" sung by [[The Byrds]]' [[Roger McGuinn]], and Robertson's own composition "[[The Weight]]", performed by [[The Band]], among many other tracks.

The film was released to international success. Jack Nicholson was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Fonda, Hopper and Southern were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film grossed over $40 million.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

=== Director and action star===
After the success of ''Easy Rider'', both Hopper and Fonda were sought for film projects. Hopper directed the film ''[[The Last Movie]]'' (1971), in which Fonda co-starred along with singer [[Michelle Phillips]] of [[The Mamas and the Papas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=What Peter Fonda Means to Say&nbsp;... |first=Helen |last=Dorsey |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 29, 1971 |page=G1}}</ref> Fonda directed and starred in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] film ''[[The Hired Hand]]'' (1971). He took the lead role in a cast that also featured [[Warren Oates]], [[Verna Bloom]] and [[Beat Generation]] poet [[Michael McClure]]. The film received mixed reviews and failed commercially upon its initial release, but many years later, in 2001, a fully restored version was shown at various film festivals and was re-released by the [[Sundance TV|Sundance Channel]] on DVD that same year in two separate editions. Fonda later directed the science fiction film ''[[Idaho Transfer]]'' (1973). He did not appear in the film, and the film received mixed reviews upon its limited release. Around the same time, he co-starred with [[Lindsay Wagner]] in ''[[Two People (1973 film)|Two People]]'' (also 1973) for director [[Robert Wise]], in which he portrayed a [[Vietnam War]] deserter.

Fonda starred alongside [[Susan George (actress)|Susan George]] and longtime-friend (and frequent co-star) [[Adam Roarke]] in the film ''[[Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry]]'' (1974), a film about two [[NASCAR]] hopefuls who execute a supermarket heist to finance their jump into big-time auto racing. The film was a box-office hit that year. It led to Fonda's making a series of action movies: ''[[Open Season (1974 film)|Open Season]]'' (1974), with [[William Holden]]; ''[[Race with the Devil]]'' (1975), fleeing devil worshippers with Warren Oates (another hit);<ref>{{cite news |title=All-time Film Rental Champs |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 7, 1976 |page=46}}</ref> ''[[92 in the Shade]]'' (1975), again with Oates, for writer-director [[Thomas McGuane]]; ''[[Killer Force]]'' (1976) for director [[Val Guest]]; ''[[Futureworld]]'' (1976), a sequel to ''[[Westworld (film)|Westworld]]'' (1973), financed by AIP;<ref>{{cite news |title=Movies: Aubrey--Auguring Well Into the Future |last=Millar |first=Jeff |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 9, 1976 |page=S34}}</ref> ''[[Fighting Mad (1976 film)|Fighting Mad]]'' (1976), a reuniting with Roger Corman, directed by [[Jonathan Demme]].<ref name="New World">{{cite book |first=Christopher T. |last=Koetting |title=Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures |publisher=Hemlock Books |year=2009 |page=99}}</ref>

''[[Outlaw Blues]]'' (1977) was a drama, with Fonda playing a musician opposite [[Susan Saint James]]. After some more action with ''[[High-Ballin']]'' (1978), Fonda returned to directing, with the controversial drama ''[[Wanda Nevada]]'' (1979), wherein the 39-year-old Fonda starred as the "love" interest of the then 13-year-old [[Brooke Shields]]. His father, [[Henry Fonda]], made a brief appearance as well, and it is the only film in which they performed together.<ref name=PC>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=886&dat=19790706&id=9qVaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768,6260547|work=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)|The Prescott Courier]]|first=Bob|last=Thomas|date=July 6, 1979|title='Wanda Nevada:' Henry Fonda makes a guest appearance in Peter's film}}</ref>

=== 1980s and 1990s===
Fonda was top billed in ''[[The Hostage Tower]]'' (1980), a television movie based on a story by [[Alistair MacLean]]. Fonda appeared in the hit film ''[[The Cannonball Run]]'' (1981) as the "chief biker", a tongue-in-cheek nod to his earlier motorcycle films. He also played a charismatic cult leader in ''[[Split Image (film)|Split Image]]'' (1982), a film that also starred [[James Woods]], [[Karen Allen]] and [[Brian Dennehy]]. Despite the strong cast and positive reviews, the film failed to find an audience.

Fonda later appeared in a series of films in the 1980s of varying genres&nbsp;— ''[[Daijōbu, My Friend]]'' (1983), shot in Japan; ''[[Dance of the Dwarfs]]'' (1983); ''Peppermint Peace'' (1983), shot in Germany; '' [[Spasms (film)|Spasms]]'' (1983), a Canadian horror film with [[Oliver Reed]]; ''[[A Reason to Live (1985 film)|A Reason to Live]]'' (1985), a TV movie; ''[[Certain Fury]]'' (1985), with [[Tatum O'Neal]]; ''Mercenary Fighters'' (1988); ''Hawken's Breed'' (1988), a Western; ''Sound'' (1988); ''Gli indifferenti'' (1989) with [[Liv Ullmann]]; and ''[[The Rose Garden (film)|The Rose Garden]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Fonda's Cycles of Discontent: Working Through Scars and Struggles |first=Megan |last=Rosenfeld |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 15, 1985 |page=G1}}</ref>

In the early 1990s Fonda also contributed to the script of ''[[Enemy (1990 film)|Enemy]]'' (1990), in which he starred. He had the lead in ''Family Express'' (1991) and ''South Beach'' (1993), but then drifted into supporting roles in many independent films: ''[[Deadfall (1993 film)|Deadfall]]'' (1993), directed by [[Christopher Coppola]]; ''[[Bodies, Rest & Motion]]'' (1993), starring his daughter Bridget; ''[[Molly & Gina]]'' (1994) with [[Frances Fisher]] and [[Natasha Gregson]]; ''[[Love and a .45]]'' (1994) with [[Renée Zellweger]]; ''[[Nadja (film)|Nadja]]'' (1994), produced by [[David Lynch]]. He had a good supporting role in ''[[Escape from L.A.]]'' (1996) from [[John Carpenter]] and was in ''[[Don't Look Back (1996 film)|Don't Look Back]]'' (1996). He also guest starred on ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Easy does it Peter Fonda has known trouble from the day he was born, and it wasn't all to do with having a Hollywood legend for a father |last=Shelley |first=Jim |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 21, 1998 |page=T014}}</ref>

After years of films of varying success, Fonda received high-profile critical recognition and universal praise for his performance in ''[[Ulee's Gold]]'' (1997). He portrayed a taciturn North Florida beekeeper and Vietnam veteran who tries to save his son and granddaughter from a life of drug abuse. For his performance, he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. He had the lead in ''Painted Hero'' (1997). In 1998, Fonda starred in the TV movie ''[[The Tempest (1998 film)|The Tempest]]'', based in part on [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[The Tempest|play of the same name]]. It was directed by Jack Bender and starred Fonda, [[John Glover (actor)|John Glover]], [[Harold Perrineau]], and [[Katherine Heigl]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reelz.com/movie/222710/shakespeares-the-tempest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102140043/http://www.reelz.com/movie/222710/shakespeares-the-tempest/|url-status=dead|title=''Shakespeare's The Tempest''|archive-date=January 2, 2014|publisher=[[Reelz]]}}</ref>

He played [[Frank O'Connor (actor, born 1897)|Frank O'Connor]] in ''[[The Passion of Ayn Rand (film)|The Passion of Ayn Rand]]'' (1998), a performance for which he received [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|a Golden Globe Award]] in 2000,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2018 |title=Fonda, Peter 1939(?)– |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/fonda-peter-1939 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |publisher=[[Cengage Group]]}}</ref> then appeared in the crime film ''[[The Limey]]'' (1999) as Terry Valentine, an aging rock music producer who accidentally kills his younger girlfriend. The film was directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]].

Fonda wrote an autobiography, ''Don't Tell Dad'' (1998).<ref>{{Cite book|first=Peter|last=Fonda|title=Don't tell Dad: a memoir|year=1998|publisher=[[Hachette Books|Hyperion Books]]|location=New York City|isbn=0-7868-6111-8|url=https://archive.org/details/donttelldadmemoi00fond}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Fonda appeared in an advertisement for [[American Express]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Raftery|first=Brian|title=Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen|year=2020|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|location=New York|isbn=9781501175398|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Best-Movie-Year-Ever/Brian-Raftery/9781501175398|quote=Chapter 14: "During filming in Los Angeles, Soderbergh spotted Fonda on a billboard..."|edition=1st}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Leigh|first1=Danny| date=2019-08-17| work=[[The Guardian]]| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/17/peter-fonda-elegant-rebel-set-the-counterculture-in-motion | title= Peter Fonda: the elegant rebel who set the counterculture in motion | access-date=2021-10-31}}</ref>

=== 2000s ===
Fonda's work in the 2000s included parts in ''[[South of Heaven, West of Hell (film)|South of Heaven, West of Hell]]'' (2000), ''Second Skin'' (2000), ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]'' (2000) ''[[Wooly Boys]]'' (2001), ''[[The Laramie Project (film)|The Laramie Project]]'' (2001), ''The Maldonado Miracle'' (2003), ''Capital City'' (2004), ''[[The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things]]'' (2004), ''[[A Thief of Time]]'' (2004), ''[[Back When We Were Grownups]]'' (2004), ''[[Supernova (2005 film)|Supernova]]'' (2005), and ''El cobrador: In God We Trust'' (2006).
[[File:Peter Fonda 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Fonda in 2009]]
In 2002, Fonda was inducted into the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]].

In 2004, he provided the voice of aging [[hippie]] weed grower "The Truth" in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', which was one of the [[List of best-selling video games|best-selling]] video games of all time.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In a 2007 interview, Fonda said that riding motorcycles helped him to focus, stating,

{{Blockquote | style=font-size:100% |I ride an [[MV Agusta]]. This is an Italian racing motorcycle. It forces focus. You have to be focused and in my life, in this business, focus is hard to find sometimes. So I need to force focus and that's great. The bike takes you on a free road. There's no fences on the roads I ride and I don't ride freeways. That's as much as I can tell you, because there are more lands waiting for this little Christian boy. That's not true. I'm an atheist, but what the heck.<ref name="benfoster">{{Cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/310toyuma/a/310yumabf82107_2.htm|title=Ben Foster and Peter Fonda Talk About 3:10 to Yuma |publisher=Movies.about.com |date=2010-06-17 |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |access-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616080743/http://movies.about.com/od/310toyuma/a/310yumabf82107_2.htm |archive-date=2012-06-16}}</ref>}}

Fonda made a return to the big screen as the [[bounty hunter]] Byron McElroy in ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'' (2007), a remake of the [[3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)|1957 Western]]. He appeared with [[Christian Bale]] and [[Russell Crowe]]. The film received two Academy Award nominations and positive reviews from critics. He also appeared in the last scenes of the biker comedy ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' as Damien Blade, founder of the biker gang Del Fuegos and father of Jack, played by [[Ray Liotta]]. Fonda also portrayed [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephistopheles]], one of two main villains in the film ''[[Ghost Rider (2007 film)|Ghost Rider]]'' (also 2007). Although he wanted to play the character in [[Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance|the sequel]], he was replaced by [[Ciarán Hinds]].

He appeared in ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 TV film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' (2008), ''[[Japan (2008 film)|Japan]]'' (2008), and ''[[The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll]]'' (2009)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thomson |first=David |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_Biographical_Dictionary_of_Film/2NCODQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=japan+%22Fabien+Pruvot%22&pg=PA339&printsec=frontcover |title=The New Biographical Dictionary of Film |date=2010 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-27174-7 |pages=339 |language=en}}</ref> and as "The Roman", the main villain in ''[[The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day]]'' (also 2009), the sequel to ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''. Fonda also appeared on the television series ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''.

=== Later career ===
[[File:PeterFonda10TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|Fonda at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]]|right]]
Fonda's later appearances include ''American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James'' (2010) for [[Fred Olen Ray]]; ''[[The Trouble with Bliss]]'' (2011); episodes of ''[[CSI: NY]]''; ''[[Smitty (film)|Smitty]]'' (2012); ''[[Harodim]]'' (2012); ''[[As Cool as I Am (film)|As Cool as I Am]]'' (2013); ''[[Copperhead (2013 film)|Copperhead]]'' (2013); ''[[The Ultimate Life]]'' (2013); ''[[The Harvest (2013 film)|The Harvest]]'' (2013); ''HR'' (2014); ''[[House of Bodies]]'' (2014); ''Jesse James: Lawman'' (2014) The blacklist ,(2015); ''[[The Runner (2015 film)|The Runner]]'' (2015) with [[Nicolas Cage]]; ''[[The Ballad of Lefty Brown]]'' (2017); ''[[The Most Hated Woman in America]]'' (2017); ''Borderland'' (2017); ''[[You Can't Say No]]'' (2018); and ''[[Boundaries (2018 film)|Boundaries]]'' (2018) with [[Christopher Plummer]]. He was an executive producer of the documentary ''[[The Big Fix (2012 film)|The Big Fix]]'' (2012).

His final portrayal was in the [[Vietnam War]] movie ''[[The Last Full Measure (2019 film)|The Last Full Measure]]'', whose director [[Todd Robinson (film director)|Todd Robinson]], has recounted that Peter Fonda was able to view that film in its entirety before his death, and got emotional upon viewing it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=2020-01-22 |title=Peter Fonda Got Emotional Seeing His Final Film 'The Last Full Measure' A Month Before He Died |url=https://www.thewrap.com/peter-fonda-got-emotional-seeing-his-final-film-the-last-full-measure-a-month-before-he-died/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Honors ==
In 2000, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California]], [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|url-status=usurped|title=List by Date Dedicated|archive-date=October 13, 2012|publisher=Palm Springs Walk of Stars}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Fonda was married three times, he married his first wife Susan Brewer in 1961; together they had three children, [[Bridget Fonda|Bridget]], Justin, and Thomas McGuane (stepson). They divorced in 1974 after 13 years of marriage. Fonda married his second wife Portia Rebecca Crockett, in 1975. The marriage lasted for 36 years until they divorced in 2011. Fonda married his third wife Margaret DeVogelaere, in 2011. The marriage lasted for eight years until Fonda's death in 2019.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=August 16, 2019 |title=Peter Fonda, the 'Easy Rider' star and counterculture icon, has died at 79 |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-08-16/peter-fonda-dead |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

=== Political views ===
In 2011, Fonda and [[Tim Robbins]] produced ''[[The Big Fix (2012 film)|The Big Fix]]'', a documentary that examined the role of [[BP]] in the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill]] and its effects on the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. At a press conference at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], Fonda stated that he had written to President [[Barack Obama]] about the spill and criticized him as a "fucking traitor" for allowing "foreign boots on our soil telling our military—in this case the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]—what they can and could not do, and telling us, the citizens of the United States, what we could or could not do.{{'"}}<ref>{{Cite web|first = Jen|last = Yamato|url = http://www.movieline.com/2011/05/peter-fonda-bashes-president-obama-in-cannes-you-are-a-f-traitor.php|title = Peter Fonda Bashes President Obama in Cannes: 'You are a F*cking Traitor'|work = MovieLine|date = May 19, 2011|access-date = July 18, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819112640/http://www.movieline.com/2011/05/peter-fonda-bashes-president-obama-in-cannes-you-are-a-f-traitor.php|archive-date = August 19, 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In June 2018, Fonda went on [[Twitter]] to criticize President [[Donald Trump]]'s administration's enforcement of U.S. immigration policy by [[Jeff Sessions]] for separating children from their parents at the Mexican border, writing that "We should rip [[Barron Trump]] from the arms of First Lady [[Melania Trump]] and put him in a cage with [[Pedophilia|pedophiles]]."<ref name="CNNTweet">{{Cite news|first=Sophie|last=Tatum|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/politics/peter-fonda-baron-trump-secret-service/index.html|title=Secret Service notified after Peter Fonda's obscene tweet about Barron Trump|work=CNN|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> He also suggested that Americans should seek out names of [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) agents in order to protest outside of their homes and the schools of their children.<ref>{{Cite news |first = Greg|last=Price|url = http://www.newsweek.com/peter-fonda-barron-trump-melania-986369 |title = Peter Fonda Slammed for 'Ripping Barron Trump' From Melania Tweet and Other Violent, Disturbing Posts |work = [[Newsweek]]|location=New York City|date = June 20, 2018}}</ref> The [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] opened an investigation based on a report from the [[Trump family]].<ref name="CNNTweet"/> White House Press Secretary [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders]] (daughter of prominent Republican politician [[Mike Huckabee]]), was also the object of Fonda's [[Tweet (social media)|tweets]], in which he suggested that "Maybe we should take her (Sanders') children away..."<ref name="KCS">{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article213532434.html|title=Peter Fonda movie boycott part of Barron Trump tweet backlash|last=Gutierrez|first=Lisa|date=June 20, 2018|work=[[The Kansas City Star]]}}</ref>

In another later deleted tweet, Fonda targeted [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] Secretary [[Kirstjen Nielsen]] by calling her a "vulgar" name and calling for Nielsen to be "put in a cage and poked at by passersby&nbsp;..."<ref name="KCS"/>

Fonda stated that he deleted his tweet regarding Barron Trump, saying that he "immediately regretted it and sincerely apologize to the family for what I said and any hurt my words have caused."<ref name="CNNTweet"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/peter-fonda-apologizes-for-vulgar-remarks-made-about-donald-trumps-son|title=Peter Fonda apologizes for vulgar remarks made about Donald Trump's son|first=Tyler|last=McCarthy|date=June 20, 2018|work=Fox News}}</ref> Backlash to Fonda's tweets resulted in a call for a boycott of his newest film, ''[[Boundaries (2018 film)|Boundaries]]'', and other Sony projects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gutierrez |first=Lisa |date=2018-06-21 |title=Peter Fonda apologizes for Barron Trump tweet that sparked movie boycott and scorn |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article213532434.html |access-date=June 22, 2018 |work=The Miami Herald}}</ref> Sony Pictures released ''Boundaries'' as planned on June 22, 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/peter-fonda-apologizes-threatening-trump-tweet-melania-secret-service-1202414611/|title=Sony Pictures Classics Calls Peter Fonda Tweet "Abhorrent" But Will Open 'Boundaries' As Scheduled – Update|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=June 20, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> but released a statement stating that Fonda's comments "are abhorrent, reckless and dangerous, and we condemn them completely."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/peter-fonda-trump-1202852965/|title=Sony Pictures Classics Condemns Peter Fonda's Tweet but Won't Pull His Movie|last=Johnson|first=Ted|work=Variety|date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>

== Death ==
Fonda died from respiratory failure caused by [[lung cancer]] at his home in [[Los Angeles]] on August 16, 2019, at the age of 79.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/peter-fonda-star-easy-rider-dead-79-n1043566|title = Peter Fonda, star of 'Easy Rider,' dead at 79|work = [[NBC News]]|last1 = Griffith|first1 = Janelle|last2 = Dasrath|first2 = Diana|date = August 16, 2019|access-date = August 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Maria Puente and Bryan|title=Peter Fonda, star of 'Easy Rider,' dies at 79; sister Jane Fonda mourns 'baby brother'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/08/16/peter-fonda-scion-fonda-acting-dynasty-dies-79/2035373001/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

Following Fonda's death, his older sister [[Jane Fonda]] made the following statement: "I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby younger brother, the talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jane-fonda-speaks-out-brother-peter-death|title=Jane Fonda speaks out following brother Peter's death: 'He was my sweet-hearted baby brother'|last=Napoli|first=Jessica|date=August 17, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2019|publisher=[[Fox News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019081776608/jane-fonda-leads-tributes-to-brother-peter-after-his-death/|title=Jane Fonda leads the celebrity tributes after her brother Peter passes away|last=Nozari|first=Aisha|date=August 17, 2019|work=Hello|access-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award
!Year
!Category
!Work
!Result
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]
| 1969
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| ''[[Easy Rider]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|1997
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Ulee's Gold]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Bravo Otto]]
|1971
|Best Actor
|{{N/A}}
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association]]
|1998
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| rowspan="2" |''Ulee's Gold''
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]]
|1997
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]]
|2004
|[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming|Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming]]
|''The Maldonado Miracle''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]]
|1964
|[[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|New Star of the Year – Actor]]
|[[The Victors (1963 film)|''The Victors'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
| 1997
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Fonda |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/peter-fonda |website=www.goldenglobes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|''Ulee's Gold''
| {{won}}
|-
|1998
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]
|[[The Tempest (1998 film)|''The Tempest'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|1999
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|''[[The Passion of Ayn Rand (film)|The Passion of Ayn Rand]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]]
|1998
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]]
| rowspan="3" |''Ulee's Gold''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics]]
|1998
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle]]
|1997
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
|[[New York Drama Critics' Circle|New York Drama Critics' Circle Award]]
|1962
|Best New Actor
|''[[Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole]]''
|{{won}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
|1999
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]]
|''The Passion of Ayn Rand''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]]
|1998
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]
|''Ulee's Gold''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1999
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
|''The Passion of Ayn Rand''
|{{nom}}
|-
| 2007
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Theatre World Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Fonda – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/peter-fonda-40808#Awards |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
|1962
| {{N/A}}
|''Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole''
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Award]]
|1970
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
|''Easy Rider''
| {{nom}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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== Further reading ==
{{Refbegin|}}
* {{Cite book|last=Collier|first=Peter|title=The Fondas: A Hollywood Dynasty|publisher=[[G. P. Putnam's Sons]]|year=1991|isbn=0-399-13592-8|url=https://archive.org/details/fondashollywoodd00coll_0}}
* {{cite book |last=Everett |first=Walter |author-link=Walter Everett (musicologist) |year=1999|title=The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-19-512941-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC}}
* ''[[Playboy]]'', "Playboy Interview: Peter Fonda", HMH Publishing Co., Inc., pp.&nbsp;85–108, 278–79 (September 1970).
* {{Cite book |last=Fonda |first=Peter |title=Don't Tell Dad: A Memoir |year=1998 |publisher=[[Hachette Books|Hyperion]] |location=New York |isbn=0-7868-6111-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/donttelldadmemoi00fond}}
{{Refend}}

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