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List of Henry Fonda Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
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12 Angry Men
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Based on the 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose, this courtroom drama has a young Puerto Rican boy on trial for stabbing and killing his father. The verdict simply seems to be ‘guilty’; however, when one of the twelve jury demands proper discussion before a decision is reached, the jurors are forced to notice their own backgrounds, personalities, values and prejudices.

Starring:
Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall
Directed By:
Sidney Lumet
Awards:
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
2. C'era una volta il West (1968)
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18
C'era una volta il West
PG-13
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18

Jill McBain becomes the owner of a prime railroad land after her new husband and his children are assassinated by gunman Frank who works for the crippled railroad baron Morton. To protect Jill from Frank, a fugitive Cheyenne and a cryptic Harmonica unite. However, Harmonica also has a personal score to settle with Frank.

Role:
Frank
Directed By:
3. Clarence Darrow (1974)
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5
Clarence Darrow
9
5
Role:
Clarence Darrow
Starring:
John Houseman
Directed By:
John Rich
4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
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8
The Grapes of Wrath
43
8

During the Great Depression of 1930s, the Joad family of Oklahoma loses their draught-ridden farm to bank-seizure. As they migrate to West with truckload of belongings, they endure hardships along the way, and realize that they are not the only ones in such situation. After reaching California, they discover that the advertised ‘land of opportunity’ is after-all not the dreamland they imagined. 

Role:
Tom Joad
Starring:
John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon
Directed By:
5. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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4
The Ox-Bow Incident
20
4

After arriving in a small Western town, two cowboys learn that a local rancher has been murdered and his cattle were stolen. Along with some of the townspeople, they decide to set out on a mission to catch the perpetrators. Eventually, they find three men in possession of the cattle.

Role:
Gil Carter
Starring:
Anthony Quinn, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, William Eythe
Directed By:
William A. Wellman
6. Fail-Safe (1964)
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Fail-Safe
16
8

Fail Safe is a drama thriller film which revolves around the American Air Force, where due to electronic malfunctioning, an incorrect message is sent to their pilots, and they launch an attack on Russian. Now, an all-out war seems inevitable.

Role:
The President
Starring:
Walter Matthau, Sorrell Booke, Larry Hagman, Dan O'Herlihy, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver
Directed By:
Sidney Lumet
8. My Darling Clementine (1946)
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4
My Darling Clementine
17
4

While on a cattle-drive, the Earp brothers leave youngest James with the cattle after reaching Tombstone, only to find him murdered and their cattle stolen. Determined to avenge James, Wyatt takes job as Town Marshal and often encounters alcoholic Doc Holliday and the brutal Clanton family. As an ornament leads Wyatt to the killer, the Earps get set for a showdown at OK Corral. 

Role:
Wyatt Earp
Starring:
Walter Brennan, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Cathy Downs
Directed By:
9. The Lady Eve (1941)
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6
The Lady Eve
16
6

The Lady Eve is a romantic comedy film which revolves around three con artists, Jean, her father Harrington, and his friend Gerald, who plan to target a socially awkward heir named Charles. However, Jean soon falls in love with him, and decides to shield him from her cunning father. But Charles discovers the truth about her and decides to dump her.

Role:
Charles
Starring:
Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, William Demarest
Directed By:
Preston Sturges
10. Advise & Consent (1962)
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12
Advise & Consent
11
12

Robert Leffingwell is chosen as the President’s nominee for Secretary of State. However, prior to his approval, he needs to go through a Senate investigation that will determine if he is qualified. It is soon revealed that he used to have affiliations with a communist organization in the past.

Role:
Robert Leffingwell
Starring:
Charles Laughton, Betty White, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Walter Pidgeon
Directed By:
11. On Golden Pond (1981)
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5
On Golden Pond
PG
27
5

A young woman Chelsea visits her aging father Norman Thayer, and attempts to repair their long-strained relationship before it’s too late.

Role:
Norman Thayer Jr.
Starring:
Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Troy Garity, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman
Directed By:
Mark Rydell
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
12. Mister Roberts (1955)
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4
Mister Roberts
17
4

Mister Roberts is a war comedy drama film which tells the story of a Naval officer who is longing for active duty, but he finds himself in conflict with his captain.

Role:
Lt. JG Douglas A. 'Doug' Roberts
Starring:
James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Patrick Wayne, Betsy Palmer, William Powell
Directed By:
13. The Best Man (1964)
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6
The Best Man
10
6
Role:
William Russell
Starring:
Cliff Robertson, Ann Sothern, Shelley Berman, Margaret Leighton, Edie Adams
Directed By:
Franklin J. Schaffner
14. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
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Young Mr. Lincoln
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3

In this biographical drama film, we see the early years of the life of Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th President, before he had become known to the country and the rest of the world. The film revolves around how he had begun his law practice, his defense of two men accused of murder, the death of his girlfriend Ann, his meeting with Mary Todd, his future wife, and his decision to enter the world of politics.

Role:
Abraham Lincoln
Starring:
Eddie Collins, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan
Directed By:
15. The Wrong Man (1956)
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The Wrong Man
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5

The Wrong Man is a drama film which revolves around an innocent musician named Christopher Emmanuel, who is arrested after he is mistaken for a robber. Although his attorney works to prove his innocence, the case threatens to destroy his family before he can be declared not guilty.

Role:
Manny Balestrero
Starring:
Alfred Hitchcock, Werner Klemperer, Harry Dean Stanton, Vera Miles, Harold J. Stone, Anthony Quayle
Directed By:
16. Fort Apache (1948)
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Fort Apache
15
4

An honorable and veteran captain finds himself in a complicated situation when his regime is placed under the command of a young Lieutenant Colonel, who doesn’t have any respect for the local Indian tribe.

Role:
Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
Starring:
Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Pedro Armendáriz
Directed By:
17. Jezebel (1938)
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Jezebel
13
4

Jezebel is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a beautiful and free spirited girl, who is also stubborn and vain. When her fiance leaves her due to this, she vows that she will get him back.

Role:
Preston Dillard
Starring:
Bette Davis, George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp
Directed By:
18. Il mio nome è Nessuno (1973)
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Il mio nome è Nessuno
PG
16
5

A young and easy-going gunman wants to compete with an old gunfighter who just wishes to retire and head to Europe peacefully.

Role:
Jack Beauregard
Starring:
Terence Hill, R.G. Armstrong, Jean Martin, Karl Braun
Directed By:
Tonino Valerii
19. You Only Live Once (1937)
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3
You Only Live Once
10
3

Joan Graham is working as a secretary to a public defender, but she soon falls in love with Eddie, a criminal. She feels that Eddie is actually a good man deep down, who is just going through bad times. She pulls some strings and gets him released,  but it soon seems that Eddie is unable to change his true nature.

Role:
Eddie Taylor
Starring:
Sylvia Sidney, Barton MacLane, William Gargan, Jean Dixon
Directed By:
20. The Tin Star (1957)
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3
The Tin Star
12
3
Role:
Morgan 'Morg' Hickman
Starring:
Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Neville Brand, Michel Ray
Directed By:
Anthony Mann
21. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
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6
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
10
6
Role:
Meredith
Starring:
Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Charles Bickford, Paul Ford
Directed By:
Fielder Cook
22. Tales of Manhattan (1942)
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3
Tales of Manhattan
10
3
Role:
George
Starring:
Charles Boyer, Edward G. Robinson, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, W. C. Fields, Elsa Lanchester, Charles Laughton
Directed By:
Julien Duvivier
23. Summer Solstice (1981)
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3
Summer Solstice
12
3
Role:
Joshua
Starring:
Lindsay Crouse, Stephen Collins, Myrna Loy, Thomas Ruisinger
Directed By:
Ralph Rosenblum
24. In Harm's Way (1965)
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In Harm's Way
11
5

Navy Captain Torrey manages to bring his ship through the Pearl Harbor bombing unscathed. However, the ship is later damaged in a subsequent battle due to his negligence, which leads to his demotion. Soon, he tries to mend his relationship with his estranged son, and begins to take a liking to a nurse named Maggie. However he is soon called back for duty. Torrey sees his as his second opportunity to prove himself.    

Starring:
Kirk Douglas, Slim Pickens, Patricia Neal, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, John Wayne, Larry Hagman, Tom Tryon
Directed By:
25. Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
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3
Gideon's Trumpet
10
3
Role:
Clarence Earl Gideon
Starring:
José Ferrer, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, John Houseman
Directed By:
Robert L. Collins
26. The Boston Strangler (1968)
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The Boston Strangler
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4

After several women in Boston are murdered brutally, the police start a manhunt lead by John Bottomly. Eventually, their investigation leads them to a man named Albert DeSalvo, whom they are convinced is the killer. Although he denies having any connection with the murders, the police use various kinds of interrogation techniques in order to make him confess.

Role:
John S. Bottomly
Starring:
Tony Curtis, James Brolin, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin
Directed By:
Richard Fleischer
27. Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
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Yours, Mine and Ours
12
4

Things get complicated when a widower with ten children falls for a widowed mother with eight kids. They decide to get married, but due to the problem of forming a huge and unconventional family, their dream seems far from reality.

Role:
Frank Beardsley
Starring:
Lucille Ball, Tom Bosley, Sidney Miller, Van Johnson, Louise Troy
Directed By:
Melville Shavelson
28. Warlock (1959)
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3
Warlock
11
3
Role:
Clay Blaisedell
Starring:
Richard Widmark, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels
Directed By:
Edward Dmytryk
29. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
8
5

A fictionalized retelling of the life of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the movie follows Bell, as he invents the telephone with the aid and support of his wife Mabel and friend Thomas A. Watson. It also focuses on the legal battle against Western Union on the matter of the patent. 

Role:
Thomas Watson
Starring:
Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Gene Lockhart
Directed By:
Irving Cummings
30. How the West Was Won (1962)
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How the West Was Won
TV-G
15
11

How the West Was Won is an epic Western film which takes us to the 19th century, and covers several events such as the Gold Rush, the Civil War, as well as the building of the railroads.

Role:
Jethro Stuart
Starring:
Gregory Peck, Carroll Baker, George Peppard, Debbie Reynolds, Eli Wallach, Spencer Tracy, Carolyn Jones
Directed By:
31. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
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3
Drums Along the Mohawk
15
3

Gilbert and Lana are a newly married couple, who decides to take up a rural lifestyle. They try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley, but things don’t go as expected, and their quiet life is interrupted due to the American Revolutionary War.

Role:
Gilbert Martin
Starring:
Claudette Colbert, John Carradine, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins
Directed By:
32. Jesse James (1939)
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5
Jesse James
11
5
Role:
Frank James
Starring:
John Carradine, Randolph Scott, Henry Hull, Tyrone Power
Directed By:
Irving Cummings, Henry King
33. Spencer's Mountain (1963)
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4
Spencer's Mountain
17
4
Role:
Clay Spencer
Starring:
Veronica Cartwright, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp, Maureen O'Hara, Wally Cox
Directed By:
Delmer Daves
34. Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976)
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5
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
7
5
Role:
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Starring:
E.G. Marshall, Lloyd Bochner, Lucille Benson, Ivan Bonar
Directed By:
Anthony Page
35. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
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6
There Was a Crooked Man...
R
10
6
Role:
Woodward W. Lopeman
Starring:
Lee Grant, Hume Cronyn, Kirk Douglas, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith
Directed By:
36. Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
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3
Sometimes a Great Notion
PG
16
3
Role:
Henry Stamper
Starring:
Paul Newman, Lee Remick, Richard Jaeckel, Michael Sarrazin
Directed By:
37. The Oldest Living Graduate (1980)
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4
The Oldest Living Graduate
6
4
Role:
Colonel J.C. Kincaid
Starring:
John Lithgow, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Timothy Hutton, George Grizzard
Directed By:
Jack Hofsiss
38. General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978)
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4
General Electric's All-Star Anniversary
6
4
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Albert Brooks, Lucille Ball, James Whitmore, James Stewart, John Wayne, Alex Haley
39. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
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3
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
8
3

Engineer Jack Hale finds himself in the middle of a long-going feud between the two Kentucky clans of the Falins and the Tollivers. He saves the life of Dave Tolliver but Dave becomes jealous when his cousin, June, falls for Hale. Hale and June might finally be able to bring the families together. 

Role:
Dave Tolliver
Starring:
Fred MacMurray, Nigel Bruce, Sylvia Sidney, Fred Stone
Directed By:
Henry Hathaway
40. The Magnificent Dope (1942)
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5
The Magnificent Dope
7
5

In order to attract more people into his self-improvement courses, Dwight Dawson and his press agent fiancee, plans a contest to locate America’s biggest failure. 

Role:
Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
Starring:
Don Ameche, Edward Everett Horton, George Barbier, Lynn Bari
Directed By:
Walter Lang
41. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
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5
Battle of the Bulge
15
5

Set in 1944, this historical war drama film takes us back to the time of the Second World War, and it surrounds the allied army’s invasion of Germany through the point of view of an American intelligence officer as well as a of a German tank commander.

Role:
Lt. Col. Dan Kiley
Starring:
Telly Savalas, Pier Angeli, Charles Bronson, Robert Ryan, Ty Hardin, Dana Andrews
Directed By:
Ken Annakin
42. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
17
3
The Cheyenne Social Club
PG
17
3
Role:
Harley Sullivan
Starring:
James Stewart, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Elaine Devry
Directed By:
43. Fedora (1978)
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4
Fedora
PG
8
4
Starring:
William Holden, Arlene Francis, José Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Marthe Keller
Directed By:
44. Firecreek (1968)
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4
Firecreek
10
4
Role:
Bob Larkin
Starring:
Inger Stevens, James Stewart, Dean Jagger, Gary Lockwood
Directed By:
Vincent McEveety
45. Daisy Kenyon (1947)
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3
Daisy Kenyon
9
3
Role:
Peter Lapham
Starring:
Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Ruth Warrick, Martha Stewart
Directed By:
46. The Alpha Caper (1973)
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5
The Alpha Caper
7
5
Role:
Mark Forbes
Starring:
Leonard Nimoy, Larry Hagman, John Marley, Elena Verdugo, James McEachin
Directed By:
Robert Michael Lewis
47. Spawn of the North (1938)
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6
Spawn of the North
7
6

Jim Kimmerlee and Tyler Dawson, two fishermen, are lifelong friends living in Alaska. However, they eventually come across pirates who steal fish from nets. Conflict arises between the two when Tyler joins up with a Russian fishing pirate. 

Role:
Jim Kimmerlee
Starring:
John Barrymore, Akim Tamiroff, George Raft, Dorothy Lamour
Directed By:
Henry Hathaway
48. Let Us Live (1939)
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4
Let Us Live
7
4
Role:
'Brick' Tennant
Starring:
Stanley Ridges, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter, Maureen O'Sullivan
Directed By:
John Brahm
49. Midway (1976)
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8
Midway
PG
11
8

Midway is a historical war drama film which revolves around the Battle of Midway in the World War II, which was a major naval battle, and is considered as a turning point for the US in the Second World War. The film portrays how brave US seamen unite to defeat the Japanese forces.

Role:
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Starring:
Tom Selleck, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, James Coburn, Erik Estrada, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune
Directed By:
Jack Smight
50. War and Peace (1956)
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4
War and Peace
17
4

War and Peace is a romantic war drama film which revolves around the lives of few members of the Russian aristocracy, just few years before Napoleon’s invasion. After his friend passes away, Count Pierre Bezukhov receives a significant inheritance, and decides to get married. As for his friend, Prince Andrei Bolonsky, his wife dies of childbirth. Shortly after, he falls in love with another woman named Natasha, but is soon called to war.  

Role:
Pierre Bezukhov
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn, Jeremy Brett, Sir John Mills, Anita Ekberg, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, May Britt
Directed By:
51. Too Late the Hero (1970)
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3
Too Late the Hero
PG
9
3
Starring:
Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen
Directed By:
Robert Aldrich
52. The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
8
4
The Mad Miss Manton
8
4
Role:
Peter Ames
Starring:
Hattie McDaniel, Barbara Stanwyck, Stanley Ridges, Sam Levene
Directed By:
Leigh Jason
53. The Male Animal (1942)
7
4
The Male Animal
TV-G
7
4

English teacher Tommy Turner unwittingly gets himself embroiled in a free-speech controversy when he agrees to read Bartolomeo Vanzetti's sentencing statement. He must not only contend with school trustee Ed Keller, his failing marriage but the return of football hero Joe Ferguson, his wife’s former love interest.  

Role:
Tommy Turner
Starring:
Audra Lindley, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Jack Carson, Eugene Pallette, Hattie McDaniel
Directed By:
Elliott Nugent
54. Immortal Sergeant (1943)
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4
Immortal Sergeant
7
4

When injured Sergeant Kelly shoots himself while patrolling in the African desert during World War II, it falls on unassertive Corporal, Colin Spence, to lead the survivors to safety.  Daydreaming about his girlfriend, he soon learns to assert himself, going against his men to lead a victorious attack against the Germans. It not only earns him a medal, but also affects his personal life. 

Role:
Cpl. Colin Spence
Starring:
John Banner, Thomas Mitchell, Reginald Gardiner, Maureen O'Hara, Allyn Joslyn
Directed By:
John M. Stahl
55. Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
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3
Rings on Her Fingers
7
3

A salesgirl at a departmental, who dreams of becoming rich, is coaxed by two con artists to join their marrying-for-money scheme and becomes a tool to attract young marriageable men, whom they later swindle. But the problem arises when she actually falls in love with their next target, a man wanting to buy a yacht for $15,000.  

Role:
John Wheeler
Starring:
Gene Tierney, Spring Byington, Shepperd Strudwick, Laird Cregar
Directed By:
Rouben Mamoulian
56. Mussolini ultimo atto (1974)
7
3
Mussolini ultimo atto
PG
7
3

This is a historical drama film depicting the last four days of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. It shows a defeated Mussolini traveling to Milan to ask the archbishop for help before fleeing to northern village of Dongo along with his mistress, still hoping that his loyal fascists will recoup. But that does not happen and he is caught by the partisans.  

Starring:
Franco Nero, Rod Steiger, Lisa Gastoni, Giuseppe Addobbati
Directed By:
Carlo Lizzani
57. The Moon's Our Home (1936)
7
3
The Moon's Our Home
7
3

The Moon’s Our Home is a comedy film which tells the story of a novelist Henry who starts dating an actress named Margaret. They eventually get married, but neither of them has much idea of the other’s career.  

Role:
Anthony Amberton / John Smith
Starring:
Margaret Sullavan, Walter Brennan, Beulah Bondi, Charles Butterworth, Henrietta Crosman
Directed By:
William A. Seiter
58. The Return of Frank James (1940)
9
3
The Return of Frank James
9
3
Role:
Frank James
Starring:
Jackie Cooper, John Carradine, Gene Tierney, Henry Hull
Directed By:
59. That Certain Woman (1937)
7
4
That Certain Woman
7
4

Young widow, Mary Donnell, becomes secretary to married attorney, Lloyd Rogers, who develops feelings for her. She soon elopes with a wealthy client's playboy son Jack, but the marriage is annulled by his father and Jack is remarried. Years later, when Lloyd leaves his fortune to Mary, Jack comes to know that she is raising his child.

Role:
Jack Merrick
Starring:
Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp
Directed By:
Edmund Goulding
60. Lillian Russell (1940)
7
4
Lillian Russell
7
4

This biographical drama film revolves around the life story of musical star and actress Lillian Russell. It portrays how from a small town girl, she struggled to become one of the best-known singers and actresses of her time.  

Role:
Alexander Moore
Starring:
Don Ameche, Warren William, Alice Faye, Edward Arnold
Directed By:
Irving Cummings
61. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
7
4
The Farmer Takes a Wife
7
4

Jotham Klore is a leading canal boater on the Erie Canal. His cook, Molly, who is also his girlfriend likes to work on the canal and sail with him. However, things take an interesting turn, when Molly starts falling for Dan, an aspiring farmer.

Role:
Dan Harrow
Starring:
Janet Gaynor, Andy Devine, Charles Bickford, Slim Summerville
Directed By:
62. Madigan (1968)
9
4
Madigan
9
4
Role:
Commissioner Anthony X. Russell
Starring:
James Whitmore, Richard Widmark, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino
Directed By:
Don Siegel
63. The Long Night (1947)
10
4
The Long Night
10
4
Role:
Joe Adams
Starring:
Vincent Price, Barbara Bel Geddes, Ann Dvorak, Howard Freeman
Directed By:
Anatole Litvak
64. The Red Pony (1973)
12
3
The Red Pony
12
3
Role:
Carl Tiflin
Starring:
Clint Howard, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Jack Elam
Directed By:
Robert Totten
65. The Big Street (1942)
8
3
The Big Street
8
3

Shy busboy, Little Pinks, is in an unrequited love with haughty and selfish singer Gloria Lyons, the girlfriend of gangster and nightclub owner Case Ables. Gloria becomes paralyzed after being knocked down by Case, following which Pinks selflessly takes care of her and even takes her from Manhattan to Florida to reunite her with a former lover.

Role:
Little Pinks
Starring:
Agnes Moorehead, Lucille Ball, Eugene Pallette, Barton MacLane
Directed By:
Irving Reis
66. Slim (1937)
7
3
Slim
7
3

Slim is a romantic crime drama film, which tells the story of Queen and Slim who go out on a date. However, their romantic adventures take an unexpected turn when they are pulled over by a cop for rash driving. 

Role:
Slim
Starring:
Jane Wyman, Margaret Lindsay, Stuart Erwin, Pat O'Brien, J. Farrell MacDonald
Directed By:
Ray Enright
67. Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
7
6
Sex and the Single Girl
7
6
Role:
Frank
Starring:
Natalie Wood, Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Mel Ferrer
Directed By:
Richard Quine
68. Stranger on the Run (1967)
10
3
Stranger on the Run
10
3
Role:
Ben Chamberlain
Starring:
Anne Baxter, Sal Mineo, Michael Parks, Dan Duryea
Directed By:
Don Siegel
69. Home to Stay (1978)
7
4
Home to Stay
7
4
Role:
Grandpa George
Starring:
Michael McGuire, Frances Hyland, David Stambaugh, Pixie Bigelow
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
70. Rollercoaster (1977)
8
5
Rollercoaster
PG
8
5

A psychopathic young man terrorizes people by placing bombs in several roller-coaster rides in several cities. He soon informs the FBI and threatens to detonate the bombs, if he isn’t paid a large amount of money. The FBI agrees to give him the money, but eventually the psychopath discovers that they had marked it, making the money useless to him. Therefore, he decides to teach them a lesson by blowing up a giant new rollercoaster on its opening day.   

Role:
Simon Davenport
Starring:
Helen Hunt, Richard Widmark, Harry Guardino, George Segal, Timothy Bottoms
Directed By:
James Goldstone
71. Wild Geese Calling (1941)
6
3
Wild Geese Calling
6
3
Role:
John Murdock
Starring:
Joan Bennett, Warren William, Barton MacLane, Ona Munson
Directed By:
John Brahm
72. The Fugitive (1947)
7
3
The Fugitive
7
3
Role:
A Fugitive
Starring:
Mel Ferrer, J. Carrol Naish, Leo Carrillo, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz
Directed By:
73. Le serpent (1973)
6
5
Le serpent
PG
6
5

High ranking KGB official, Aleksey Teodorovic Vlassov, defects and claims to have a list of double agents embedded in Western Europe, including NATO. During the debriefing, he is questioned by DCI Allan Davies and MI6 representative Philip Boyle who doubt his claims. But as people on the list start mysteriously dying Vlassov’s true intentions are revealed. 

Role:
Allan Davies
Starring:
Yul Brynner, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret, Michel Bouquet
Directed By:
Henri Verneuil
74. Chad Hanna (1940)
11
3
Chad Hanna
11
3

In the 1840s, New York farm-hand Chad Hanna joins a traveling circus, where he falls for Albany Yates, a gorgeous bareback equestrian rider, but she rejects the artless country boy. Later he meets teenaged Caroline, another runaway like him, who wins his heart. When the circus faces a crisis, Chad manages to pull the circus out of financial trouble, proving his worth. 

Role:
Chad Hanna
Starring:
John Carradine, Guy Kibbee, Linda Darnell, Jane Darwell
Directed By:
Henry King
75. Way Down East (1935)
6
3
Way Down East
6
3
Role:
David Bartlett
Starring:
Margaret Hamilton, Slim Summerville, Rochelle Hudson, Edward Trevor
Directed By:
Henry King
76. The Rounders (1965)
7
3
The Rounders
7
3
Role:
Marion 'Howdy' Lewis
Starring:
Peter Fonda, Denver Pyle, Glenn Ford, Chill Wills, Sue Ane Langdon
Directed By:
Burt Kennedy
77. Main Street to Broadway (1953)
6
3
Main Street to Broadway
6
3

Main Street to Broadway is a musical romance film which tells the story of a playwright going through bad times, who meets a country girl, who is returning home after giving up her aspirations of becoming an actress. Hoping to find inspiration from her, he decides to follow her to her small town.  

Starring:
Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Rex Harrison, Shirley Booth, Lilli Palmer, Agnes Moorehead
Directed By:
Tay Garnett
78. You Belong to Me (1941)
6
3
You Belong to Me
6
3

Peter Kirk, a rich playboy and Helen Hunt, a doctor, meet when he crashes on her at a sea resort. They soon fall in love and get married. But shortly, Peter starts feeling jealous about Helen’s male patients, often embarrassing her in the process. But none of them are ready to give up and to save their marriage Peter becomes a salesman at a departmental store. 

Role:
Peter Kirk
Starring:
Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Stanwyck, Edgar Buchanan, Ruth Donnelly
Directed By:
Wesley Ruggles
79. Stage Struck (1958)
11
3
Stage Struck
11
3

An overly confident woman arrives in New York City hoping to become a theatrical star. Although she initially has to struggle a lot, she eventually finds success after she steps in for actress Rita Vernon, after the latter quits a show.

Role:
Lewis Easton
Starring:
Christopher Plummer, Susan Strasberg, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Marshall
Directed By:
Sidney Lumet
80. Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
7
4
Welcome to Hard Times
7
4
Role:
Mayor Will Blue
Starring:
Keenan Wynn, Denver Pyle, John Anderson, Janice Rule, Janis Paige
Directed By:
Burt Kennedy
81. On Our Merry Way (1948)
6
3
On Our Merry Way
6
3

On Our Merry Way is a slapstick comedy film revolving around Oliver, who has lied to wife about being a reporter in a newspaper, though he is actually a clerk there. 

Role:
Lank Solsky
Starring:
Carl Switzer, Paulette Goddard, Charles Laughton, Fred MacMurray, James Stewart
Directed By:
82. Wings of the Morning (1937)
6
3
Wings of the Morning
6
3
Role:
Kerry Gilfallen
Starring:
Leslie Banks, Irene Vanbrugh, Annabella, Stewart Rome
Directed By:
Harold D. Schuster, Glenn Tryon
83. Blockade (1938)
6
3
Blockade
6
3
Role:
Marco
Starring:
John Halliday, Reginald Denny, Leo Carrillo, Madeleine Carroll
Directed By:
William Dieterle
84. The Dirty Game (1965)
4
3
The Dirty Game
4
3

The Dirty Game is a drama thriller film which tells us the story of a US intelligence officer who remembers three different spy missions that he was a part of.

Role:
Dimitri Koulov
Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Vittorio Gassman, Annie Girardot, Robert Ryan, Bourvil
Directed By:
Carlo Lizzani, Terence Young, Christian-Jaque, Werner Klingler
85. Wanda Nevada (1979)
6
4
Wanda Nevada
PG
6
4

A vagrant cards expert, Beaudray Demerille, wins an orphan teenager, Wanda Nevada, in a game. Though initially he tries to get rid of her, but soon she discovers a treasure map, and the two set out in search of gold in the Grand Canyon. However, some criminals are also in pursuit of the same treasure. Ultimately, who succeeds in winning the wealth? 

Starring:
Brooke Shields, Peter Fonda, Luke Askew, Fiona Lewis
Directed By:
86. I Met My Love Again (1938)
5
3
I Met My Love Again
5
3

I Met My Love Again is a romance film which revolves around Julie, studying in college, who is in love with Ives. Although they plan to marry after finishing their education, Julie marries another man instead, and leaves for Paris.  However, her husband passes away soon, and she is left penniless with a daughter to support. She therefore returns to her hometown to reunite with her former lover.

Role:
Ives Towner
Starring:
Joan Bennett, Alan Marshal, May Whitty, Louise Platt
Directed By:
87. Spendthrift (1936)
5
4
Spendthrift
5
4
Role:
Townsend Middleton
Starring:
Edward Brophy, George Barbier, Mary Brian, Pat Paterson
Directed By:
Raoul Walsh
88. I Dream Too Much (1935)
5
3
I Dream Too Much
5
3

I Dream Too Much is a musical romantic comedy film, which revolves around Jonathan, a struggling composer who gets married to a woman named Annette. She tries to help him get his music published, but instead in the process, she becomes a star as an opera singer. Frustrated with this, Jonathan decides to leave her. 

Role:
'Johnny' Street
Starring:
Lucille Ball, Eric Blore, Osgood Perkins, Lucien Littlefield
Directed By:
John Cromwell
89. Ash Wednesday (1973)
6
4
Ash Wednesday
R
6
4

After being married for 30 years, Barbara Sawyer starts feeling worried thinking that she is losing her husband. Fearing that she is also losing her beauty, she undergoes an expensive plastic surgery. While waiting for her husband to return so that she can surprise him, she soon finds herself drawn to a young man.

Role:
Mark Sawyer
Starring:
Elizabeth Taylor, Helmut Berger, Keith Baxter, Maurice Teynac
Directed By:
Larry Peerce
90. The Last of the Cowboys (1977)
4
3
The Last of the Cowboys
PG
4
3

An aging truck driver, Elegant John, gets his truck repossessed by a finance company, while he is in a hospital. However, he escapes from the hospital, and steals back his truck and decides to make one last perfect cross-country run.

Role:
Elegant John Howard
Starring:
Robert Englund, Susan Sarandon, Eileen Brennan, Dub Taylor
Directed By:
John Leone
91. Meteor (1979)
6
5
Meteor
PG
6
5

The US and the USSR joins forces to save the human race from extinction, when a gigantic asteroid heads towards Earth.

Starring:
Sybil Danning, Martin Landau, Brian Keith, Trevor Howard, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Karl Malden
Directed By:
Ronald Neame
92. Il grande attacco (1978)
5
3
Il grande attacco
PG
5
3

This war drama film takes us to the time of the Second World War. The film revolves around two families, one German and one American. Sons and fathers of both families are fighting in the war, and the film portrays how it affects their lives. 

Starring:
John Huston, Orson Welles, Stacy Keach, Helmut Berger, Samantha Eggar
Directed By:
Umberto Lenzi
93. The Swarm (1978)
5
5
The Swarm
PG
5
5

The Swarm is a horror thriller film which tells the story of Brad Crane, a scientist who teams up with General Slater in order to stop a huge swarm of bees, that are spreading terror over American cities and killing countless people.

Starring:
Katharine Ross, Richard Chamberlain, Slim Pickens, Fred MacMurray, Lee Grant, Richard Widmark, Olivia de Havilland
Directed By:
Irwin Allen
94. The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
4
3
The Man Who Understood Women
4
3

Willi Bauche is a movie producer who wants to have a successful career for his wife Ann, but he is so obsessed with it, that he has forgotten to make her feel loved. Frustrated with this, Ann decides to run away with a soldier named Marco. Willi is devastated and decides to order a hit on Marco.

Role:
Willie Bauche
Starring:
Leslie Caron, Myron McCormick, Marcel Dalio, Cesare Danova
Directed By:
Nunnally Johnson
95. City on Fire (1979)
4
4
City on Fire
R
4
4

A resentful ex-employee floods the city sewers with petrochemicals by opening valves of an oil refinery which was built at the center of the town with a corrupt mayor’s consent. After a major explosion at refinery the fire spreads rapidly throughout the city. Dr. Whitman and Nurse Harper at the city hospital and fire-chief, Risley, fight valiantly to save the disaster victims. 

Starring:
James Franciscus, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, Ava Gardner, Barry Newman, Susan Clark
Directed By:
Alvin Rakoff
96. Tentacoli (1977)
2
4
Tentacoli
PG
2
4
Role:
President of Trojan Construction Mr. Whitehead
Starring:
Claude Akins, Shelley Winters, John Huston, Bo Hopkins, Delia Boccardo
Directed By:
Ovidio G. Assonitis
97. Howdy (1970)
6
3
Howdy
6
3
Starring:
Jimmy Durante, Barbara Eden, Nanette Fabray, Eva Gabor, Eddie Albert, Sidney Blackmer
Directed By:
Seymour Berns

Narrator/Dubbing

Pat Paulsen for President (1968)
8
2
Pat Paulsen for President
8
2
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Pat Paulsen
Directed By:
Bob Collins
Benjy (1951)
7
3
Benjy
7
3
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Neville Brand, Lee Aaker, Helen Brown, Louis Lettieri
Directed By:
Fred Zinnemann
Rangers of Yellowstone (1958)
8
3
Rangers of Yellowstone
8
3
Role:
Narrator
San Francisco Fire (1962)
7
3
San Francisco Fire
7
3
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Directed By:
Charles Eames, Ray Eames
The Battle of Midway (1942)
27
16
The Battle of Midway
TV-G
27
16
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Donald Crisp, Irving Pichel, Jane Darwell, James Roosevelt
Directed By:
It's Everybody's War (1942)
6
4
It's Everybody's War
6
4
Role:
Narrator
Starring:
Mae Marsh
Directed By:
Will Price

Special Appearance/Cameo

Soldier's Home (1977)
8
4
Soldier's Home
8
4
Role:
Self - Presenter (uncredited)
Starring:
Lane Binkley, Richard Backus, Lisa Essary, Mark Hall
Directed By:
Robert Young
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980)
6
4
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
6
4
Role:
Self - Series Presenter (uncredited)
Starring:
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lois Smith, Frederick Coffin, Doris Belack
Directed By:
Randa Haines
Jigsaw (1949)
15
11
Jigsaw
15
11

When a print-shop owner’s death is regarded as suicide, and the journalist who links this death to an extremist group ‘Crusaders’ gets murdered, Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy digs deep in this case with assistance from a distinguished judge’s widow. As he unearths the Crusaders’ connections with influential businessmen and politicians, he encounters nightclub singer Barbara. Is she a friend or foe?

Role:
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Starring:
John Garfield, Marlene Dietrich, Marc Lawrence, Myron McCormick, Franchot Tone
Directed By:
Fletcher Markle

TV Shows

Captains and the Kings
12
3
Captains and the Kings
12
3
Starring:
Charles Durning, Jane Seymour, Celeste Holm, Ann Sothern, John Carradine, Robert Vaughn, Harvey Jason
Directed By:
Allen Reisner, Douglas Heyes
Roots: The Next Generations
29
8
Roots: The Next Generations
29
8
Starring:
Dina Merrill, Andy Griffith, Kim Fields, Rosey Grier, Pam Grier, Ossie Davis, James Earl Jones
Directed By:
John Erman, Charles S. Dubin
Producers' Showcase
10
3
Producers' Showcase
10
3
Starring:
Mickey Rooney, Buster Keaton, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Jessica Tandy, Paul Lynde, Greer Garson
Family
20
6
Family
20
6
Starring:
Linda Lavin, Ted Danson, Jonathan Banks, Michael J. Fox, Alice Ghostley, Season Hubley, Kim Cattrall
Directed By:
The Dick Powell Show
8
3
The Dick Powell Show
8
3
Starring:
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kurt Russell, William Shatner, Lee Marvin, Don Rickles, Wayne Rogers, Peter Falk
Directed By:
The Star and the Story
8
3
The Star and the Story
8
3
Role:
Himself - Host
Starring:
Peter Lorre, David Niven, Teresa Wright, Alexis Smith, Raymond Burr, Angela Lansbury, Joanne Woodward
Directed By:
The Doris Day Show
12
5
The Doris Day Show
12
5
Role:
 Henry Fonda (uncredited) 1 episode, 1971
Starring:
Doris Day, Rory Calhoun, Bob Crane, Ed Begley Jr., Jodie Foster, Meredith Baxter, Dick Van Patten
Directed By:
The Deputy
9
4
The Deputy
9
4
Role:
Chief Marshal Simon Fry / ...
Starring:
Mary Tyler Moore, Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack, Vivian Vance, Anna Kashfi, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, James Franciscus
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty, Tay Garnett, Louis King, Otto Lang, Robert B. Sinclair
Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
6
3
Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
6
3
Starring:
Mel Blanc, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles, Pat Paulsen, Billy Sands, Venetta T. Rowles, Pepe Brown
Directed By:
Mark Goode
General Electric Theater
9
4
General Electric Theater
9
4
Starring:
Eva Marie Saint, Irene Dunne, John Forsythe, Dennis Hopper, Ethel Merman, George Burns, Rosalind Russell
Directed By:
Medallion Theatre
6
3
Medallion Theatre
6
3
Starring:
Ben Gazzara, Rod Steiger, Janet Gaynor, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Lemmon, Jackie Cooper, Eddie Albert
Directed By:
Don Medford, Ralph Nelson
The Smith Family
8
3
The Smith Family
8
3
Role:
Det. Sgt. Chad Smith
Starring:
Lori Loughlin, Ron Howard, Agnes Moorehead, Darleen Carr, John Carter
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty
The Bill Cosby Show
11
7
The Bill Cosby Show
11
7
Starring:
Cicely Tyson, Don Knotts, John Amos, Dick Van Dyke, Joyce Bulifant, Tom Bosley, Ed Begley Jr.
Directed By:
Ivan Dixon, Ralph Senensky, Coby Ruskin, Harvey Hart, Bill Cosby

Henry Fonda Awards

Academy Awards
On Golden Pond Best Actor in a Leading Role 1982
Golden Globe Awards
On Golden Pond Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 1982
BAFTA Awards
12 Angry Men Best Foreign Actor 1958
Grammy Awards
Winner Best Spoken Word Recording 1977