Fascinating Photos of the Fonda Family From the 1940s to 1980s

With generations of talented actors, one could hardly ever forget a family as famous as the Fondas: from the patriarch Henry Fonda, to daughter, Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda, son, Oscar-nominated actor Peter Fonda, and granddaughter Bridget Fonda. Here are 22 photographs capture Henry, Jane and Peter from the 1940s to 1980s:

Henry Fonda with his young daughter Jane, playing with a sailing boat in a swimming pool, circa 1945. Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos.

Henry Fonda standing with Peter Fonda, while Frances Brokaw, Frances Fonda and Jane Fonda sitting beside, 1948. Photo by Peter Stackpole/LIFE.

The Fonda family, Peter Fonda, Frances Fonda, Jane Fonda, Frances de Villers Brokaw and Henry Fonda, enjoy a picnic in 1949. Photo by Genevieve Naylor/Corbis.

The Fonda family, Peter Fonda, Frances Fonda, Jane Fonda, Frances de Villers Brokaw and Henry Fonda, enjoy a picnic in 1949. Photo by Genevieve Naylor/Corbis.

Henry Fonda and his family posing smilingly before boarding a Lai-Italian Airlines plane at Idlewild Airport to fly to Rome, 1957. Photo by Bettmann.

Henry Fonda and his children Peter and Jane, await takeoff time at Idlewild Airport, 1957. Photo by Bettmann.

Henry Fonda and daughter Jane Fonda during the XVIII Venice International Film Festival, Venice, 1957. Photo by Mario De Biasi.

Henry Fonda and daughter Jane out and about in a chilly sunny day in Shubert Alley and Times Square, New York City, 1960. Photo by Leonard McCombe/LIFE.

Jane Fonda with her father Henry Fonda on the set of Henry's television show, 'The Deputy', circa 1960. Photo by Allan Grant/LIFE.

Henry Fonda and daughter, Jane Fonda, congratulate Roddy MacDowell on receiving a plaque in recognition of his services over the years in behalf of the City of Hope, at the hospital's 25th anniversary, 1960s. Photo by Bettmann.

Portrait of Henry Fonda, son Peter Fonda and daughter Jane Fonda, circa 1963. Photo by Silver Screen Collection.

The Fonda family on the set of 'Sunday in New York,' 1963. Photo by Paul Slade/Paris Match.

Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Peter Fonda gather between filming three different films while in New York, 1963. Photo by Bettmann.

Henry Fonda appeared in court to lend "moral support" to his son, Peter Fonda, 26, who is being tried for possesion of marijuana, Los Angeles, 1966. Photo by Bettmann.

Peter Fonda riding a bicycle rickshaw with sister Jane Fonda, 1966. Photo by ullstein bild.

Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda during the shooting of the film 'Spirits of the Dead' in France, October 1967. Photo by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte/Gamma-Rapho.

Jane Fonda visits her father Henry to attempt a reconciliation after years of estrangement, 1969. Photo by Douglas Kirkland/Corbis.

Jane Fonda with her family, including husband Roger Vadim, father Henry Fonda and brother Peter Fonda, 1969. Photo by Douglas Kirkland/Corbis.

Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda at the 36th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood, January 1979. Photo by Frank Edwards/Archive Photos.

NBC News' Tom Brokaw, Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda during an interview in May 1979. Photo by Ron Tom/NBC NewsWire.

Henry Fonda cuts his birthday cake as his daughter Jane samples some of the cake as son Peter happily looks on, May 1980. Photo by Bettmann.

Henry Fonda celebrates his 75th birthday with wife Shirley Adams, son Peter Fonda and daughter Jane Fonda in Los Angeles, May 1980. Photo by STILLS/Gamma-Rapho.