The 'Stand By Me' actor would have been 54 on Aug. 23. River Phoenix's sister Rain is remembering her late brother on what would have been his 54th birthday. The Stand By Me and My Own Private ...

River Phoenix was an American actor and musician. His most famous films include My Private Idaho (1991), Stand By Me (1986) and Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989). In 1989, Phoenix received ...

As part of PEOPLE's latest cover story, the retired actor opened up about his unexpected brush with Southern hospitality courtesy of late costar River Phoenix ... after Stand by Me and he would ...