Time <b>Network News </b>On August 16, local time in the United States, Hollywood veteran movie star Peter Fonda died at home in Los Angeles at the age of 79, according to US media reports, Peter Fonda suffered from lung cancer before his death.
Peter Fonda was one of the icons of the countercultural movement in the United States in the 1960s, and his masterpiece is recognized as the originator of the road movie "Runaway Rider". Fonda, the film's lead actor, won the first Oscar nomination of her acting career for her script for Runaway Rider. Twenty-eight years later, he was again nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for "Beekeepers.".
Stills from Peter Fonda's "The Runaway Rider"
Peter Fonda has remained active in the film industry in recent years, starring in the 2007 Oscar nomination "Dueling In Juma Town" and last year made a cameo appearance in the American drama "Jack Lane". His screen posthumous work "The Last Bo" is expected to be released within the year.
Peter Fonda was born in a hollywood star family, the father is the famous legendary movie star Henry Fonda, and the sister is the film queen Jane Fonda.
Henry Fonda with daughter Jane and son Peter
After her brother's death, Jane Fonda issued a statement through Variety magazine: "I am very sad. He is my beloved brother. The most talkative person in the family. In the last days of his life, I spent some wonderful time alone with him. He left with a smile. ”
Fonda siblings attend the Oscars