Peter Fonda

In 2000 he co-starred in the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad. George Grossmith died in Folkestone, Kent. He has also directed movies Wanda Nevada and Idaho Transfer. George Grossmith wrote numerous humourous pieces for the magazine Punch, as well as three books, The Reminiscences of a Society Clown (1888), Diary of a Nobody (co-written with his brother Weedon Grossmith, 1892), and Piano & I (1910). 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. Grossmith first retired from the stage in 1891, returned from 1894 - 1897, and made two more short stage appearances before his final retirement in 1900. Fonda's career has not been particularly fruitful in the ensuing years. He also toured with the D'Oyly Carte Company around Great Britain and the United States of America.

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. George Grossmith became a regular member of Richard D'Oyly Carte's Savoy Theatre company, and created most of the lead comic light baritone roles in Gilbert & Sullivan's famous operettas. It was in 1969 that Fonda made the cult movie for which he is still known, Easy Rider. He was noted for his ability to get laughs, often improvising comic business in roles-- although he sometimes tended to do this too often, even at the expense of portions of productions that were supposed to be serious, and the main critisim often directed at Grossmith was that he seemed unable to content himself with playing any scene straight. This experience shows in Fonda's 1967 film The Trip, which is about taking LSD. He soon became well known in London as a comedian. 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. After working some time as a legal reporter and a journalist with no great success, Grossmith took to the stage in 1870.

It was at this point that he began to experiment with hallucinogenic drugs. George Grossmith was born in London, the son of a lecturer of the same name. 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). George Grossmith (December 7, 1847 - March 1, 1912) was an English actor and comic writer, best remembered for his work with Gilbert & Sullivan. 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.