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Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Died August 16, 2019, aged 79 · New York City, New York, USA

Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He was the son of Henry Fonda, younger brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda. Fonda was a part of the counterculture of the 1960s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Easy Rider (1969), and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Ulee's Gold (1997). For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Fonda also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Fonda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1940
Died
August 16, 2019 (aged 79)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 116 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Peter Fonda's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
20%
Bonds
20%
Survival
16%
Self
15%
Society
13%
Power
10%
Ideas
7%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 63 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 19 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 24 · Intense 23

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 25 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 40 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 34 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 29 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 25 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

39 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 39 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 39
Shadow
9 of 39
Mentor
6 of 39
Ally
5 of 39
Herald
2 of 39
Threshold guardian
1 of 39
Shapeshifter
1 of 39
Show the 39 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
29
Contemplative
22
Dread
14
Warm
12
Other
53

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet33
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Fonda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Fonda's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

116 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 53 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Full Measure(2019)

    as Jimmy Burr

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Boundaries(2018)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • You Can't Say No(2018)

    as Buck Murphy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Lefty Brown(2017)

    as Edward Johnson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Most Hated Woman in America(2017)

    as Reverend Harrington

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Runner(2015)

    as Rayne Pryce

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Jesse James: Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mayor

  • The Harvest(2013)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoff Perl

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Ultimate Life(2013)

    as Jacob Early

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Copperhead(2013)

    as Avery

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • As Cool as I Am(2013)

    as Gerald

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • House of Bodies(2016)

    as Henry Lee Bishop

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Harodim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Solomon Fell

  • Smitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jack

  • The Trouble with Bliss(2011)

    as Seymour Bliss

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll(2009)

    as August West

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Big Fix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Off The Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Billings

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James(2010)

    as Marshal Kane

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day(2009)

    as The Roman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(2008)

    as Edward Dennison

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alfred

  • Cobrador: In God We Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mr. X

  • The Gathering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Thomas Carrier

  • 3:10 to Yuma(2007)

    as Byron McElroy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wild Hogs(2007)

    as Damien Blade

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ghost Rider(2007)

    as Mephistopheles / Mephisto

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Desert Dreamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Supernova(2005)

    as Dr. Austin Shepard

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Supernova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Austin Shepard

  • Back When We Were Grownups(2004)

    as Dr. Will Allenby

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things(2004)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Thief of Time(2003)

    as Harrison Houk

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Maldonado Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Father Russell

  • The Laramie Project(2002)

    as Doctor Cantway

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Wooly Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as A.J. "Stoney" Stoneman

  • Second Skin(2000)

    as Merv Gutman

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Peter Fonda

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Thomas and the Magic Railroad(2000)

    as Grandpa Burnett Stone

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • South of Heaven, West of Hell(2000)

    as Shoshonee Bill

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Born to the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • The Limey(1999)

    as Terry Valentine

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Passion of Ayn Rand(1999)

    as Frank O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tempest(1998)

    as Gideon Prosper

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Painted Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ray the Cook

  • Ulee's Gold(1997)

    as Ulee Jackson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • HARDtalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grace of My Heart(1996)

    as Guru Dave (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Escape from L.A.(1996)

    as Pipeline

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Back(1996)

    as Mouse

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Nadja(1994)

    as Dracula / Dr. Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Love and a .45(1994)

    as Vergil Cheatham

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierce Tanner

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Molly and Gina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Larry Stanton

  • In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Marcantony Appfel

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Deadfall(1993)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • South Beach(1993)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Bodies, Rest & Motion(1993)

    as Motorcycle Rider

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Family Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Nick

  • Time of Indifference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Leo

  • Fatal Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer · as Ken Andrews

  • The Rose Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Herbert

  • Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Roberto Lovari

  • Mercenary Fighters(1988)

    as Virelli

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Hawken's Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Hawken

  • Certain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Rodney

  • A Reason to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Gus Stewart

  • Signatures of the Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Presenter

  • Spasms(1983)

    as Dr. Tom Brasilian

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Peppermint-Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mr. Frieden

  • Dance of the Dwarfs(1983)

    as Harry Bediker

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • It's All Right, My Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Gonzy Traumerai

  • Split Image(1982)

    as Kirklander

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Cannonball Run(1981)

    as Chief Biker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Hostage Tower(1980)

    as Mike Graham

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Wanda Nevada(1979)

    Director · as Beaudray Demerille

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • High-Ballin'(1978)

    Producer · as Rane

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Blues(1977)

    as Bobby Ogden

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Futureworld(1976)

    as Chuck Browning

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Mad(1976)

    as Tom Hunter

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Killer Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bradley

  • 92 in the Shade(1975)

    as Tom Skelton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Race with the Devil(1975)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Open Season(1974)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dirty Mary Crazy Larry(1974)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Idaho Transfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Two People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Evan Bonner

  • The Last Movie(1971)

    as Young Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Hired Hand(1971)

    Director · Producer · as Harry Collings

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Easy Rider(1969)

    Producer · Writer · as Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Certain Honorable Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Robbie Conroy

  • Spirits of the Dead(1968)

    as Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Trip(1967)

    as Paul Groves

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Angels(1966)

    as Heavenly Blues

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Carol for Another Christmas(1964)

    as Marley Grudge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Eddie Slocum

  • Lilith(1964)

    as Stephen Evshevsky

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Andy Lathrop

  • The Victors(1963)

    as Weaver

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Everett Partridge

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Bakalyan

  • Tammy and the Doctor(1963)

    as Dr. Mark Cheswick

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Verge Likens

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronnie Bryson

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Foster

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Joey Selken

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Orly French

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Will Allenby

  • Borderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Medicine Man

  • Skate God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Skylar

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 114 of them dated from 1951 to 2020; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Ghost Rider (2007)

$229M worldwide

Highest rated

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Ghost Rider (2007)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512020

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 116: 110 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting3 of 116: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 116: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 116: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

116 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew1970s14 · 13 acting · 3 crew1980s14 · acting1990s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew2000s21 · acting2010s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 27% of 44 roles
636878889808

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Peter Fonda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 63 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 72 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)

92nd percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Fonda's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles43–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles16–52 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles21–93 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles26–90 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles43–73 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Fonda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Fonda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dennis Hopper shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles