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| 3 | Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. |
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| 5 | He became one of the symbols the counterculture of the [[TheSixties 1960s]] with his role as Wyatt in ''Film/EasyRider'' (1969), which he also co-wrote and for which he earned an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Ulee's Gold'' (1997). |
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| 7 | He was the son of Creator/HenryFonda, the younger brother of Creator/JaneFonda, and the father of Creator/BridgetFonda. He passed away from respiratory failure stemming from lung cancer, one month after the 50th anniversary of the release of ''Easy Rider''. |
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| 10 | !!Films with pages on TV Tropes: |
| 11 | * ''Film/TheVictors'' (1963) |
| 12 | * ''Film/TheWildAngels'' (1966) |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{The Trip|1967}}'' (1967) |
| 14 | * ''Film/SpiritsOfTheDead'' (1968) |
| 15 | * ''Film/EasyRider'' (1969) |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheHiredHand'' (1971) |
| 17 | * ''Film/TheLastMovie'' (1971) |
| 18 | * ''Film/DirtyMaryCrazyLarry'' (1974) |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Open Season|1974}}'' (1974) |
| 20 | * ''Film/RaceWithTheDevil'' (1975) |
| 21 | * ''[[Film/{{Westworld}} Futureworld]]'' (1976) |
| 22 | * ''Film/FightingMad1976'' |
| 23 | * ''Film/WandaNevada'' (1979) |
| 24 | * ''Film/TheCannonballRun'' (1981) |
| 25 | * ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'' (1993) |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{Nadja}}'' (1994) |
| 27 | * ''Film/EscapeFromLA'' (1996) |
| 28 | * ''Film/GraceOfMyHeart'' (1996) |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheLimey'' (1999) |
| 30 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'' (2000) |
| 31 | * ''Film/WoolyBoys'' (2001) |
| 32 | * ''Theatre/TheLaramieProject'' (2002) |
| 33 | * ''Film/TheHeartIsDeceitfulAboveAllThings'' (2004) |
| 34 | * ''Film/GhostRider2007'' |
| 35 | * ''Film/WildHogs'' (2007) |
| 36 | * ''Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007'' |
| 37 | * ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'' (2008) |
| 38 | * ''[[Film/TheBoondockSaints The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day]]'' (2009) |
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| 40 | !!TV Shows with pages on TV Tropes: |
| 41 | * ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2007) |
| 42 | * ''Series/{{Californication}}'' (2009) |
| 43 | * ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' (2011) |
| 44 | * ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' (2011) |
| 45 | * ''Series/TheBlacklist'' (2014) |
| 46 | * ''Series/DocumentaryNow'' (2016) |
| 47 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' (2017-2018) |
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| 49 | !!Tropes applying to his roles: |
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| 51 | * ActorAllusion: |
| 52 | ** In ''Film/GhostRider2007'', Mephistopheles comments on Johnny Blaze's [[CoolBike chopper]], which is a Panhead that was custom built for the movie to resemble the "Captain America" chopper used by Fonda in ''Easy Rider''. |
| 53 | ** He's Damian Blade, a (benevolent) old biker gang leader, in ''Film/WildHogs''. |
| 54 | * CoolOldGuy: His coolness didn't disappear with age at all, onscreen or in real life. |
| 55 | * CoolShades: In many of his roles. In his later years, he was almost never seen without them. |
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