MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2019Star of Easy Rider and scion of
Hollywood acting royalty
Though he lived in the shadow of his father and sister, Peter Fonda
created one of the most famous roles in film history
‘Easy Rider’, conceived by and starring Fonda, caught the spirit of the age (Rex)
MATT SCHUDEL
Peter Fonda starred as a hippie biker in the 1960s generational touchstone film Easy Rider, then shunned
stardom only to emerge decades later in one of his finest roles, playing a reserved beekeeper with explosive
depths in Ulee’s Gold.
Fonda, who has died aged 79, grew up in the shadow of his father, Henry Fonda, and older sister, Jane
Fonda, both of whom won Academy Awards for acting. He entered the family business in the 1960s, often