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River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Actor

Born August 23, 1970 in Metolius, Oregon USA

Died October 31, 1993

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Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
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Sneakers
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My Own Private Idaho
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Running on Empty
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Stand by Me
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River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor and musician.

Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He had no formal schooling, but showed an instinctive talent for the guitar. He began his acting career at age 10 in television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985) and had his first notable role in 1986's Stand by Me, a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King.

Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing Danny Pope, the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (at age 18, he became the sixth-youngest nominee in the category), and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing Michael Waters, a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother. For his performance in the latter, Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival as well as Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, becoming the second-youngest winner of the former.

Phoenix died at age 23 from combined drug intoxication in West Hollywood in the early hours of Halloween, 1993, having overdosed on cocaine and heroin (a mixture commonly known as speedball) at The Viper Room.

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8 wins and 1 nominations

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River Phoenix Videos

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Dark Blood trailer - River Phoenix at CineCrowd.com

Silent Tongue Trailer 1994

The Thing Called Love Director's Cut - Trailer

Dogfight (1991) Official Trailer - River Phoenix, Lili Taylor Drama Movie HD

My Own Private Idaho - Trailer (Criterion Remaster)

Little Nikita (1988) Trailer

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) Trailer

Running on Empty (1988) Official Trailer - River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch Drama Movie HD

Running on Empty (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Running on Empty (Preview Clip)

The Mosquito Coast - Trailer #1

Gordie Stands Up To Ace

Gordie Breaks Down

Chris Confides In Gordie

Chris Encourages Gordie To Write

Teddy Faces A Train

Stand By Me - Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Explorers (1985) - HD Trailer

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984) River Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford Poster

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford Feature Film2023

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre Poster

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre TV Movie2022

Stand by Me: Deleted and Alternate Scenes Poster

Stand by Me: Deleted and Alternate Scenes Video2019

The Green Fog Poster

The Green Fog Feature Film2017

Dark Blood Poster

Dark Blood Feature Film2012

My Own Private River Poster

My Own Private River Documentary2012

Here's Looking at You, Boy Poster

Here's Looking at You, Boy Documentary2007

George Sluizer - Filming Beyond Boundaries Poster

George Sluizer - Filming Beyond Boundaries Documentary2006

Our Friend River Poster

Our Friend River Video2006

The Thing Called Love: A Look Back Poster

The Thing Called Love: A Look Back Documentary2006

The 77th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 77th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2005

The Phoenix Portal Video2005

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment Poster

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment Documentary2003

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy Poster

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy Documentary2003

The Making of 'Sneakers' Documentary2003

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me Poster

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me Documentary2000

This Road Will Never End Poster

This Road Will Never End Documentary1996

The 66th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 66th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1994

Truth or Dairy Poster

Truth or Dairy Documentary1994

Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside Documentary1993

Silent Tongue Poster

Silent Tongue Feature Film1993

The Thing Called Love Poster

The Thing Called Love Feature Film1993

Sneakers Poster

Sneakers Feature Film1992

Dogfight Poster

Dogfight Feature Film1991

Evolution's End? Poster

Evolution's End? Documentary1991

My Own Private Idaho Poster

My Own Private Idaho Feature Film1991

Teen Vid II Poster

Teen Vid II Video1991

I Love You to Death Poster

I Love You to Death Feature Film1990

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Poster

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Feature Film1989

Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier TV Special1989

The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards TV Special1989

The 61st Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 61st Annual Academy Awards TV Special1989

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon Poster

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon Feature Film1988

Little Nikita Poster

Little Nikita Feature Film1988

Running on Empty Poster

Running on Empty Feature Film1988

The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit Poster

The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit TV Special1988

CBS This Morning Poster

CBS This Morning TV Series1987

At the Movies Poster

At the Movies TV Series1986

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama Poster

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama TV Movie1986

Stand by Me Poster

Stand by Me Feature Film1986

The Mosquito Coast Poster

The Mosquito Coast Feature Film1986

Explorers Poster

Explorers Feature Film1985

Robert Kennedy and His Times Poster

Robert Kennedy and His Times Mini-Series1985

Surviving Poster

Surviving TV Movie1985

Celebrity Poster

Celebrity Mini-Series1984

It's Your Move Poster

It's Your Move TV Series1984

Hotel TV Series1983

Family Ties Poster

Family Ties TV Series1982

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Poster

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers TV Series1982

ABC Afterschool Specials Poster

ABC Afterschool Specials TV Series1972

Today TV Series1952

Thanks

5

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Year

13 Steps Poster

13 Steps Short Film2011

Special Collector's Edition Poster

Special Collector's Edition TV Series2010

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Poster

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Feature Film1994

Truth or Dairy Poster

Truth or Dairy Documentary1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Poster

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Feature Film1993

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