Below, meet the most renowned members of the Fonda ... Easy Rider, which earned him a Best Screenplay Oscar nod, and 1971's Hired Hand, his directorial debut, both of which he also starred in ...

Entertainment News // 5 years ago 'Easy Rider' star Peter Fonda dead at 79 "Easy Rider" and "Ulee's Gold" icon Peter Fonda died of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, his family said.

Two years after he became a counterculture star with Easy Rider, PETER FONDA made his directorial debut with a lyrical western, THE HIRED HAND, as a newly restored version opens in the UK this ...