Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda
At book signing event for Another Man's War by Sam Childers, Beverly Hills, California, May 5, 2009
Born	Peter Henry Fonda (1940-02-23) February 23, 1940 (age 77) New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	Paradise Valley, Montana
Alma mater	University of Nebraska at Omaha
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962–present
Spouse(s)	Susan Jane Brewer (m. 1961; div. 1974) Portia Rebecca Crockett (m. 1975; div. 2011) Margaret 'Parky' DeVogelaere (m. 2011)
Children	2, including Bridget Fonda
Parent(s)	Henry Fonda Frances Ford Seymour
Relatives	Jane Fonda (sister)

Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an American actor. He is the son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda (by first wife Susan Brewer, stepdaughter of Noah Dietrich). Fonda is an icon of the counterculture of the 1960s.

Fonda was born in New York City, the only son of actor Henry Fonda and his wife Frances Ford Seymour; he is the younger brother of actress Jane Fonda. He and Jane had a maternal half-sister, Frances de Villers Brokaw (1931-2008), from their mother's first marriage. Their mother committed suicide in a mental hospital when Peter, her youngest, was ten.

On his eleventh birthday, he accidentally shot himself in the stomach and nearly died. He went to Nainital and stayed for a few months for recovery. Years later, he referred to this incident while with John Lennon and George Harrison and taking LSD. He said, "I know what it's like to be dead." This inspired The Beatles' song "She Said She Said".

Early on, Fonda studied acting in Omaha, Nebraska, his father's home town. While attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Fonda joined the Omaha Community Playhouse, where many actors (including his father and Marlon Brando) had begun their careers.

Fonda found work on Broadway, where he gained notice in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole. He moved on to Hollywood to make films. He started his film career in romantic leading roles, with the occasional venture into television. He debuted in Tammy and the Doctor (1963), which he called "Tammy and the Schmuckface". But Fonda's intensity impressed Robert Rossen, who had directed the Oscar winner All the King's Men. He then cast Fonda in Lilith (1964) alongside Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg and Gene Hackman which was well received by critics. He also co-starred in The Victors (1964) with George Hamilton, Albert Finney and a large ensemble cast, and he also played the male lead in The Young Lovers (1964), about out-of-wedlock pregnancy. He also appeared in an episode of the ABC drama about college life, Channing In its 1963–1964 season.