River Phoenix
Born in Metolius, Oregon USA — Aug 23 1970• Died Oct 31 1993
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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…
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Family Ties
Eugene Forbes
Hotel
Stand by Me
Chris Chambers
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Young Indy
Sneakers
Carl
Interview with the Vampire
Crew
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
It's Your Move
Brian
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Guthrie McFadden
Explorers
Wolfgang Müller
My Own Private Idaho
Mike Waters
The Mosquito Coast
Charlie Fox
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Self (archive footage)
Running on Empty
Danny Pope
Celebrity
Jeffie - Age 11
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Robert Kennedy Jr.
Dogfight
Eddie Birdlace
Dark Blood
Boy
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
I Love You to Death
Devo Nod
Little Nikita
Jeff Grant
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Jimmy Reardon
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
The Thing Called Love
James Wright
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Surviving
Philip Brogan
Silent Tongue
Talbot Roe
My Own Private River
Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
Chris Benfield
This Road Will Never End
Self (archive footage)
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Brian Ellsworth
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self (archive footage)
Final 24: River Phoenix
Self (archive footage)
Truth or Dairy
Self (archive footage)
The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
Self
The Phoenix Portal
Wolfgang Müller / Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)
Evolution's End?
Self
Flea Master Session
Self