How old was Henry Fonda in his first movie: The Farmer Takes a Wife?

Henry Fonda was 29 in The Farmer Takes a Wife when he played the character 'Dan Harrow'.

That was over 89 years ago in 1935.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 1982 he died aged 77, starring in 137 films in his career, 136 of those after The Farmer Takes a Wife was first released. If he were alive today he would be 118.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Farmer Takes a Wife, I think Henry Fonda looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Victor Fleming has worked with Henry Fonda just once in his career.
  • Henry Fonda's first movie was as 'Dan Harrow' in The Farmer Takes a Wife, released in 1935 when he was 29
  • The Farmer Takes a Wife scores 5.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

Henry Fonda's other movies