River Phoenix

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

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My Own Private Idaho Mike Waters

(1991)

Stand by Me Chris Chambers

(1986)

The Mosquito Coast Charlie

(1986)

Running on Empty Danny Pope

(1988)

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Actor (25 credits)

2012 Dark Blood
Boy

1993 The Thing Called Love
James Wright

1993 Silent Tongue
Talbot Roe

1992 Sneakers
Carl

1992 Red Hot Chili Peppers: Breaking the Girl (Video short)
River Phoenix

1991 Dogfight
Eddie Birdlace

1991 My Own Private Idaho
Mike Waters

1990 I Love You to Death
Devo

1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Young Indy

1988 Running on Empty
Danny Pope

1988 Little Nikita
Jeff Grant

1988 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Jimmy Reardon

1986 Ben E. King: Stand by Me (Video short)
River Phoenix

1986 The Mosquito Coast
Charlie

1986 Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (TV Movie)
Chris Benfield

1986 Stand by Me
Chris Chambers

1985 Family Ties (TV Series)
Eugene Forbes

- My Tutor (1985) ... Eugene Forbes

1985 Explorers
Wolfgang Müller

1985 Surviving (TV Movie)
Philip Brogan

1985 Robert Kennedy and His Times (TV Mini Series)
Robert Kennedy Jr.

- Episode #1.3 (1985) ... Robert Kennedy Jr.

- Episode #1.2 (1985) ... Robert Kennedy Jr. (credit only)

- Episode #1.1 (1985) ... Robert Kennedy Jr. (credit only)

1984 Hotel (TV Series)
Kevin

- Transitions (1984) ... Kevin (uncredited)

1984 It's Your Move (TV Series)
Brian

- Pilot (1984) ... Brian

1984 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series)
Brian Ellsworth

- Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984) ... Brian Ellsworth

1984 Celebrity (TV Mini Series)
Jeffie - Age 11

- Part 3 (1984) ... Jeffie - Age 11

- Part 2 (1984) ... Jeffie - Age 11

1982-1983 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series)
Guthrie McFadden

- Roundup (1983) ... Guthrie McFadden

- A Ring for Hannah (1983) ... Guthrie McFadden

- Winner (1983) ... Guthrie McFadden

- Winter Roses (1983) ... Guthrie McFadden

- The Rescue (1983) ... Guthrie McFadden

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Soundtrack (4 credits)

1993 The Thing Called Love (performer: "Standing on a Rock", "Until Now", "Blame It on Your Heart", "Lone Star State of Mine", "Ol' John and Jimmy", "Lost Highway", "Love Is") / (writer: "Lone Star State of Mine")

1986 The Mosquito Coast (performer: "Silent Night" - uncredited)

1986 Stand by Me (performer: "The Ballad of Paladin")

1983 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- A Ring for Hannah (1983) ... (performer: "Rock Around The Clock")

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Thanks (5 credits)

2013 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)

- Blu-ray: Pack Indiana Jones (2013) ... (in memory of)

2011 13 Steps (Short) (in memory of)

1994 Truth or Dairy (Documentary short) (in memory of)

1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (in memory of: 1970-1993)

1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (dedicatee - as River)

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Self (10 credits)

1993 Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside (Video documentary)
Self (voice)

1991 Teen Vid II (Video)
Self

1991 At the Movies (TV Series)
Self

- Paradise/Livin' Large/The Fisher King/The Indian Runner (1991) ... Self

1991 Evolution's End? (Video documentary)
Self

1990 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 16 April 1990 (1990) ... Self

1989 Today (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 18 May 1989 (1989) ... Self

1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

1989 Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier (TV Special)
Self - Speaker

1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

1988 The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit (TV Special)
Self

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Archive footage (28 credits)

2020-2021 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #40.294 (2021) ... Self

- ET Oscar Preview! Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron (2020) ... Self

2020 Hollywood Insider (TV Series)
Self

- A Tribute to River Phoenix: 32 Facts on the Phenomenal Hollywood Icon & Legendary Superstar (2020) ... Self

2014-2020 Autopsy: The Last Hours of (TV Series documentary)
Self

- River Phoenix Re-Examined (2020) ... Self

- River Phoenix (2014) ... Self

2017 Celebrity Page (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.216 (2017) ... Self

2017 The Green Fog
Eddie Birdlace

2016 Flat Earth & Revelation 10 (TV Series)
Self

- Whores to the Alien Agenda (2016) ... Self

- Reach the Oxygen (2016) ... Self (uncredited)

2014 Too Young to Die (TV Series documentary)
Self

- River Phoenix, der scheue Star (2014) ... Self

2013-2014 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Mike Waters / Self

- Great Train Robbery and the Red Balloon (2014) ... Self / Mike Waters

- My Son My Son What Have Ye Done? (2013) ... Mike Waters

- My Own Private Idaho (2013) ... Mike Waters

2012 My Own Private River (Documentary)

2008 60/90 (TV Series)
Self

- L'home a la lluna i Claudia Schiffer (2008) ... Self

2008 VH1 News Presents (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Dr. Drew's Celebrity Addiction Special (2008) ... Self

2008 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (2008) ... Self

2007 Here's Looking at You, Boy (Documentary)
Mike Waters (uncredited)

2006 Final 24 (TV Series documentary)
Self

- River Phoenix (2006) ... Self

2006 George Sluizer - Filmen over grenzen (Documentary)
Boy

2006 Our Friend River (Video short)
Self

2006 The Thing Called Love: A Look Back (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 The Phoenix Portal (Video short)

2000-2005 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Chris Chambers / Self

- Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood (2005) ... Chris Chambers

- Eclipsed by Death: The Life of River Phoenix (2002) ... Self

- Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune (2000) ... Chris Chambers

2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self (uncredited)

2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (Video documentary)
Self

2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 The Making of 'Sneakers' (Video documentary short)
Self

2000 Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me (Video documentary short)
Chris Chambers (uncredited)

1997 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Self

- River Phoenix (1997) ... Self

1996 This Road Will Never End (Documentary short)
Self

1994 Truth or Dairy (Documentary short)
Self

1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Memorial Tribute

Personal Details

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Appeared in the music video of Ben E. King's song "Stand By Me". See more »

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Alternate Names:

River

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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None

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Bottom, Arlyn | Bottom, John

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Joaquin Phoenix (sibling) | See more »

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I love Sam Shepard, he is like a father to me. We don't even have to talk, we communicate without words. See more »

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He died on Halloween. See more »

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Portraying innate emotional vulnerability

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Riv See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo

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