Peter Henry Fonda was an American-born Golden Globe-winning actor who played Burnett Stone in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He was the son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda. Fonda is considered an icon of the counterculture of the 1960s.
On 16 August 2019, he died at the age of 79 from respiratory failure due to lung cancer.
Won - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, 1998, for "Ulee's Gold"
Won - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, 2000, for "The Passion of Ayn Rand"
Nominated - Oscar for Best Actor, 1998, for "Ulee's Gold" - lost to Jack Nicholson
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild for Best Cast in a Motion Picture, 2007, for "3:10 to Yuma" (shared with Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts, Vinessa Shaw and Alan Tudyk) - lost to cast of "No Country for Old Men"
Trivia
In an interview during the production of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Fonda mentioned that his grandson had a "Thomas toy that would move if Mr. Conductor was pressed down", most likely referring to the Push 'n' Go range. However, it is not Mr. Conductor that is pressed down on the actual toy, it is meant to be Thomas' driver.
Fonda inspired the song "She Said She Said" by the Beatles, a band of which Ringo Starr was the drummer.