Henry Fonda

Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath

Facts

• Born: 1905
• Country: United States
• Field: Film
• Era: Golden Age

Overview

Stage and screen career spanned five decades. The Grapes of Wrath 1940 brought his first Academy Award nomination. He produced and starred in 12 Angry Men 1957, which won the Golden Bear at Berlin. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for On Golden Pond 1981 and an honorary Oscar the same year. The Ox Bow Incident 1943 and Mister Roberts 1955 are also landmarks.