

Henry Fonda
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
16 May 1905
Age
121 Years
Born In
Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
Total Projects
207
Years Active
90 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor who had a career that spanned five decades in Hollywood. Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one Academy Award for Best Actor on two nominations. Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his...
Known For
Filmography

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Henry Fonda for President
Henry Fonda for President
as Self (archive footage)

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The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty
The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Citizen Jane Fonda
Citizen Jane Fonda

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Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self(archive footage)

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)

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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Spanish Western
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)

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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage)

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John Ford & Monument Valley
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
as Self (archive footage)

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Jezebel: Legend of the South
Jezebel: Legend of the South
as Self (archive footage)

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Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti
as Prof. Tommy Turner (archive footage)

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Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
as Self (archive footage)

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Something to Do with Death
Something to Do with Death
as Self (archive footage)

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The Wages of Sin
The Wages of Sin
as Self (archive footage)

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An Opera of Violence
An Opera of Violence
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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The Making of Midway
The Making of Midway
as Self

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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self (archive footage)

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Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as (archive footage)

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)

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Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self (archive footage)

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La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as Hugues (archive footage)

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Fonda on Fonda
Fonda on Fonda
as Self (archive footage)

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)

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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)

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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)

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Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland
as Self

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Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
as Joshua

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On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
as Norman Thayer Jr.

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The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet
as Clarence Earl Gideon

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The Oldest Living Graduate
The Oldest Living Graduate
as Col. J.C. Kincaid

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Barn Burning
Barn Burning
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Paul's Case
Paul's Case
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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The Golden Honeymoon
The Golden Honeymoon
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)

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Rappaccini's Daughter
Rappaccini's Daughter
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Meteor
Meteor
as The President

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City on Fire
City on Fire
as Fire Chief Risley

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The Man Who Loved Bears
The Man Who Loved Bears
as Self

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Wanda Nevada
Wanda Nevada
as Old Prospector

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Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Colonel Frederick Warner

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The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self

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A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self

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Fedora
Fedora
as President of the Academy

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The Swarm
The Swarm
as Dr. Walter Krim

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The Great Smokey Roadblock
The Great Smokey Roadblock
as Elegant John

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Home to Stay
Home to Stay
as Grandpa George

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The Biggest Battle
The Biggest Battle
as Generale Foster

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Inside 'the Swarm'
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self

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Laugh-In
Laugh-In
as Guest Performer

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Laugh-In
Laugh-In
as Guest Performer (uncredited)

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Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster
as Simon Davenport

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Soldier's Home
Soldier's Home
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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The Blue Hotel
The Blue Hotel
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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I'm a Fool
I'm a Fool
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Tentacles
Tentacles
as Mr. Whitehead

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Underground Doctors
Underground Doctors
as Self - Host

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Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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Captains and the Kings
Captains and the Kings
as Sen. Enfield Bassett

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Midway
Midway
as Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

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Family
Family
as James Lawrence

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Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur

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Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda
Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda
as Self

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People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
as Self

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Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
as Narrator

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Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self

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Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)

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Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
as Clarence Darrow

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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days
as Kardinal Schuster

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Parker Adderson, Philosopher
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
as Narrator (Voice)

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The Music School
The Music School
as Narrator (voice)

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My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody
as Jack Beauregard

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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
as Mark Sawyer

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The Alpha Caper
The Alpha Caper
as Mark Forbes

tv
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self

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The Serpent
The Serpent
as Alan Davies

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self

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The Red Pony
The Red Pony
as Carl Tiflin

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Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
as Henry Stamper

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The American West of John Ford
The American West of John Ford
as Self - Narrator

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Film '72
Film '72
as Self

tv
Cadet Rousselle
Cadet Rousselle
as Self

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Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford

tv
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self

tv
The Smith Family
The Smith Family
as Chad Smith

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All in the Family
All in the Family
as Self

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There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Woodward W. Lopeman

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The Cheyenne Social Club
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Harley Sullivan

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Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero
as Capt. John G Nolan

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The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show
as Joshua Richards

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An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
as John Steinbeck (voice)

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Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank

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Pat Paulsen for President
Pat Paulsen for President
as Narrator (voice)

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The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
as John S. Bottomly

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The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
as Henry Fonda (uncredited)

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Frank Beardsley

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Madigan
Madigan
as Commissioner Anthony X. Russell

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Firecreek
Firecreek
as Bob Larkin

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A Space to Grow
A Space to Grow
as Narrator

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The World About Us
The World About Us
as Narrator

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Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run
as Ben Chamberlain

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Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
as Mayor Will Blue

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To Save a Soldier
To Save a Soldier
as Narrator (voice)

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Born to Buck
Born to Buck
as Narrator

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A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Meredith

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The Really Big Family
The Really Big Family
as Self - Narrator

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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
as Lt Col Kiley

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The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game
as Dimitri Koulov

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In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
as CINCPAC II

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The Rounders
The Rounders
as Marion 'Howdy' Lewis

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Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
as Frank Broderick

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Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as The President

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The Best Man
The Best Man
as William Russell

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Spencer's Mountain
Spencer's Mountain
as Clay Spencer

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Hollywood: The Great Stars
Hollywood: The Great Stars
as Self - Host

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Hollywood: The Fabulous Era
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era
as Narrator / Host

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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Jethro Stuart

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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)

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The Longest Day
The Longest Day
as Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

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Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent
as Robert Leffingwell

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President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
as Self

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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self - Narrator

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The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

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The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties
as Narrator (segment "Fifties Dead Sequence") (voice)

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The Man Who Understood Women
The Man Who Understood Women
as Willie Bauche

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The Deputy
The Deputy
as Marshal Simon Fry

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Warlock
Warlock
as Clay Blaisedell

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The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Host

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Stage Struck
Stage Struck
as Lewis Easton

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The Tin Star
The Tin Star
as Morgan Hickman

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 8

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The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man
as Manny Balestrero

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War and Peace
War and Peace
as Pierre Bezukhov

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The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host / Presenter

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Co-Host / Special Award Recipient

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self (archive footage)

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Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
as Lieutenant Roberts

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The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
as Alan Squier

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The Star and the Story
The Star and the Story
as Self - Host

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Emmett Kelly

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The Real Miss America
The Real Miss America
as Narrator (voice)

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Clarence Earl Gideon

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Pictura
Pictura
as Narrator (segment "Grant Wood") (voice)

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Benjy
Benjy
as Narrator (voice)

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

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Jigsaw
Jigsaw
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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Fort Apache
Fort Apache
as Lt. Col. Owen Thursday

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On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way
as Lank Solsky

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Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon
as Peter Lapham

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The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as A Fugitive

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The Long Night
The Long Night
as Joe Adams

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My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
as Wyatt Earp

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self

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Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant
as Corporal Colin Spence

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The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Gil Carter

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The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway
as Narrator (voice)

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It's Everybody's War
It's Everybody's War
as Narrator

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The Big Street
The Big Street
as Agustus 'Little Pinks' Pinkerton, II

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Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
as George

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The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope
as Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page

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Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers
as John Wheeler

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The Male Animal
The Male Animal
as Tommy Turner

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You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
as Peter Kirk

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Wild Geese Calling
Wild Geese Calling
as John Murdock

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The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve
as Charles Pike

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Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
as Chad Hanna

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The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James
as Frank James

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Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
as Alexander Moore

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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tom Joad

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Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Gilbert Martin

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Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln

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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Thomas Watson

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Let Us Live
Let Us Live
as "Brick" Tennant

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Jesse James
Jesse James
as Frank James

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Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Self (archive footage)

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The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton
as Peter Ames

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Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North
as Jim Kimmerlee

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Blockade
Blockade
as Marco

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Jezebel
Jezebel
as Preston Dillard

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I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again
as Ives Towner

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That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman
as Jack V. Merrick, Jr.

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Slim
Slim
as Slim Kincaid

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Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning
as Kerry Gilfallen

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You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once
as Eddie Taylor

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Spendthrift
Spendthrift
as Townsend Middleton

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The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home
as Anthony Amberton / John Smith

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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Dave Tolliver

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I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much
as Johnny Street

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Way Down East
Way Down East
as David Bartlett

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The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Dan Harrow