Bruce Dern

Nevertheless, in his 60s, he continues to be a sought after performer. In 2000 he co-starred in the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He is generally regarded as a talented actor who has suffered from typecasting due to having had a series of roles as "psycho" characters early in his film career. He has also directed movies Wanda Nevada and Idaho Transfer. He is the father of actress Laura Dern and was formerly married to actress Diane Ladd. He has appeared in such movies as Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), Race With The Devil and 92 In the Shade (both 1975) The Cannonball Run (1981),Najda (1997), and Ulee's Gold (1997), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. Fonda's career has not been particularly fruitful in the ensuing years.

He co-wrote the film with Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern, and the trio was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced. It was in 1969 that Fonda made the cult movie for which he is still known, Easy Rider. This experience shows in Fonda's 1967 film The Trip, which is about taking LSD. John Lennon wrote the song "She Said She Said" about Fonda, who told him "I know what it's like to be dead" following an LSD trip.

It was at this point that he began to experiment with hallucinogenic drugs. His first serious role was in the 1966 motorcycle film The Wild Angels (nowadays perhaps best known for its dialogue sampled by the Primal Scream recording Loaded). Instead, he appeared in such teen fare as Tammy and the Bachelor. Kennedy in PT 109, but didn't get the role.

Fonda tried out for the part of the young John F. Soon he was back in New York, then went to Hollywood to make movies. He attended the University of Omaha and joined the Omaha Community Playhouse, where many famous actors (including his father and Marlon Brando) got their starts. Peter Fonda studied acting in Omaha, Nebraska, his father's home town.

His mother, Frances Ford Seymour, committed suicide in 1950 when Peter was 11 years old. Born in New York City, he is the son of actor Henry Fonda, the brother of actress Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda. Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1939) is an American actor.