River Phoenix
Acting
Born August 23, 1970 · Metolius, Oregon USA
Biography
River Jude Phoenix (née Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician, and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the oldest brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He had no formal schooling, but he showed an instinctive talent for the guitar, and he played and sang on the streets for money. He began his acting career at age 10 in a handful of television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985) and had his breakthrough role in 1986's Stand by Me, a coming-of-age film based…
Known For · 38 titles
Family Ties
Hotel
Stand by Me
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sneakers
It's Your Move
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
My Own Private Idaho
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Too Young to Die
Explorers
The Mosquito Coast
Running on Empty
Celebrity
I Love You to Death
Robert Kennedy & His Times
The Thing Called Love
Dogfight
Little Nikita
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
The Phoenix Portal
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Dark Blood
Showbiz Kids
Surviving
This Road Will Never End
Silent Tongue
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Truth or Dairy
My Own Private River
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
Evolution's End?
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Flea Master Session
Final 24: River Phoenix
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia