Peter Fonda

In 2000 he co-starred in the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad. His distinctive voice has also been used for characters in television series Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Fish Police, and Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child and for the voice of Rafiki in the movie The Lion King and its sequels. He has also directed movies Wanda Nevada and Idaho Transfer. Guillaume has also appeared in a number of films, including Seems Like Old Times (1980), Lean on Me (1989), First Kid (1996), and Big Fish (2003). 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. He recovered and his character was later also depicted as having had a stroke. Fonda's career has not been particularly fruitful in the ensuing years. Guillaume suffered a mild stroke on January 14, 1999, while filming an episode of the latter series.

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. He also appeared as marriage counselor Edward Sawyer on The Robert Guillaume Show (1989), Detective Bob Ballard on Pacific Station (1991), and television executive Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night (1998-2000). It was in 1969 that Fonda made the cult movie for which he is still known, Easy Rider. Guillaume made his television debut in the series Soap, playing Benson DuBois on that series from 1977 to 1979 and then on a spinoff series, Benson, until 1986; he won Emmy Awards for both series, in 1979 and 1985. This experience shows in Fonda's 1967 film The Trip, which is about taking LSD. Other stage appearances included Golden Boy, Guys and Dolls, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Phantom of the Opera (succeeding Michael Crawford in the lead role), and Purlie Victorious, for which he won a Tony Award. 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. He made his Broadway debut in Kwamina in 1961.

It was at this point that he began to experiment with hallucinogenic drugs. Louis University and Washington University and served in the United States Army before pursuing an acting career. 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). He studied at St. Instead, he appeared in such teen fare as Tammy and the Bachelor. Louis, Missouri. Kennedy in PT 109, but didn't get the role. Guillaume was born as Robert Williams in St.

Fonda tried out for the part of the young John F. Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is an American stage and television actor. 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.