Peter Fonda (1940-2019)
The legendary actor Peter Fonda died on August 16th, 2019, at age 79. He was suffering from respiratory failure caused by lung cancer. Peter was the son of actor Henry Fonda and younger brother to actress Jane Fonda and was famous for his role in "Easy Rider", which he also co-wrote with his friend Dennis Hopper.
Peter's acting career started in 1961 with his debut in a Broadway production, "Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole". His first film came in 1963 with "Tammy and the Doctor" when producer Ross Hunter searched for a new male actor to star alongside Sandra Dee. This movie was a minor hit, and a supporting role in "The Victors" soon followed. Peter would later graduate to a starring role in "The Young Lovers". During the mid-1960s, Fonda became entrenched in the emerging counterculture as a figure and starred in Roger Corman's B-movies, including "The Wild Angels". He would go on to co-write, co-produce and star in the successful "Easy Rider" with Dennis Hopper, which earned them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Fonda and Hopper would work again in "The Last Movie" with The Mamas and The Papas singer Michelle Williams. Fonda starred in movies like "The Hired Hand", "Idaho Transfer", "Two People", "Open Season", "Futureworld", "Outlaw Blues", "High-Ballin", 'Split Image", "Escape from L.A.", "The Passion of Ayn Rand", "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", "Ghost Rider", "3:10 to Yuma", etc.
In 1997, Peter gained high recognition and critical appraisal for his performance in "Ulee's Gold", for which he earned his Academy Award nomination as Best Actor.
In his personal life, Peter had fathered two children. One is actress Bridget Fonda from his first wife, Susan Brewer.
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