Acting
Glenn Ford
Born 1 May 1916 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada · Died 30 August 2006
130 credits
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).
Known for
Acting 129
- 2001The Making of MidwayFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Raw NerveFilmCaptain Gavin
- 1991Final VerdictFilmRev. Rogers
- 1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamFilmSelf
- 1989Border ShootoutFilmSheriff Danaher
- 1989Casablanca ExpressFilmMajor Gen. Williams
- 1989William Holden: The Golden BoyFilmSelf
- 1986My TownFilmLucas Wheeler
- 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'FilmSelf
- 1981Happy Birthday to MeFilmDr. David Faraday
- 1981Great White DeathFilmNarrator
- 1980Superman IIFilmJonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980VirusFilmPresident Richardson
- 1979The VisitorFilmDet. Jake Durham
- 1979The SackettsSeriesTom Sunday
- 1979Day of the AssassinFilmChristakis
- 1979The GiftFilmBilly Devlin
- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionFilmSelf - Host
- 1979Beggarman, ThiefSeriesDavid Donnelly
- 1979The Hollywood ClownsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1978SupermanFilmPa Kent
- 1978Police Story: No Margin for ErrorFilmDeputy Chief Walter Hayes
- 1978Evening in ByzantiumSeriesJesse Craig
- 1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseFilmPaul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
- 1976MidwayFilmRear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
- 1976Once an EagleSeriesGeorge Caldwell
- 1975The Family HolvakSeries
- 1975Long Way HomeFilmRev. Tom Holvak
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974The Disappearance of Flight 412FilmColonel Pete Moore
- 1974The Greatest GiftFilmRev. Holvak
- 1974Punch and JodyFilmPeter 'Punch' Travers
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973SanteeFilmSantee
- 1973JarrettFilmSam Jarrett
- 1972Sam CadeFilmSam Cade
- 1972The Marshal of MadridFilmSam Cade
- 1971Cade's CountySeriesSheriff Sam Cade
- 1971Once Upon a WheelSeriesSelf
- 1970The Brotherhood of the BellFilmProf. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
- 1969Heaven with a GunFilmJim Killan
- 1969Smith!FilmSmith
- 1968Day of the Evil GunFilmLorn Warfield
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1967A Time for KillingFilmTom Wolcott
- 1967The Last ChallengeFilmMarshal Dan Blaine
- 1966Is Paris Burning?FilmLt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
- 1966RageFilmReuben
- 1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries
- 1965The RoundersFilmBen Jones
- 1965The Money TrapFilmJoe Baron
- 1965Dear HeartFilmHarry Mork
- 1964Fate Is the HunterFilmSam McBane
- 1964Advance to the RearFilmCapt. Jared Heath
- 1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherFilmTom Corbett
- 1963Love is a BallFilmJohn Lathrop Davis
- 1963Hollywood and the StarsSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1962Experiment in TerrorFilmJohn Ripley
- 1962The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFilmJulio Desnoyers
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesFilmDave 'The Dude' Conway
- 1961Cry for HappyFilmAndy Cyphers
- 1960CimarronFilmYancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
- 1959The GazeboFilmElliott Nash
- 1959It Started with a KissFilmJoe Fitzpatrick
- 1958CowboyFilmTom Reese
- 1958The SheepmanFilmJason Sweet
- 1958Torpedo RunFilmLt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
- 1958Imitation GeneralFilmMSgt. Murphy Savage
- 19573:10 to YumaFilmBen Wade
- 1957The Teahouse of the August MoonFilmCaptain Fisby
- 1957Don't Go Near the WaterFilmLt. J.G. Max Siegel
- 1957The Day Called XFilmNarrator
- 1956JubalFilmJubal Troop
- 1956The Fastest Gun AliveFilmGeorge Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
- 1956Ransom!FilmDavid G. 'Dave' Stannard
- 1956Operation TeahouseFilmSelf
- 1955Blackboard JungleFilmRichard Dadier
- 1955The Violent MenFilmJohn Parrish
- 1955MGM ParadeSeriesDave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
- 1955TrialFilmDavid Blake
- 1955Interrupted MelodyFilmDr. Thomas King
- 1955The AmericanoFilmSam Dent
- 1955Have Faith in Our ChildrenFilmHimself
- 1954Human DesireFilmJeff Warren
- 1954City StoryFilmNarrator
- 1953The Big HeatFilmDet. Sgt. Dave Bannion
- 1953The Man from the AlamoFilmJohn Stroud
- 1953Plunder of the SunFilmAl Colby
- 1953Time BombFilmPeter Lyncort
- 1953Appointment in HondurasFilmJim Corbett
- 1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf
- 1952Affair in TrinidadFilmSteve Emery
- 1952The Green GloveFilmMichael 'Mike' Blake
- 1952Young Man with IdeasFilmMaxwell Webster
- 1951The Secret of Convict LakeFilmJim Canfield
- 1951The Redhead and the CowboyFilmGil Kyle
- 1951Follow the SunFilmBen Hogan
- 1950ConvictedFilmJoe Hufford
- 1950The White TowerFilmMartin Ordway
- 1950The Flying MissileFilmWilliam A. Talbot
- 1949The Undercover ManFilmFrank Warren
- 1949Lust for GoldFilmJacob 'Dutch' Walz
- 1949Mr. Soft TouchFilmJoe Miracle
- 1949The Doctor and the GirlFilmDr. Michael Corday
- 1948The Man from ColoradoFilmCol. Owen Devereaux
- 1948The Loves of CarmenFilmDon José
- 1948The Mating of MillieFilmDoug Andrews
- 1948The Return of OctoberFilmProf. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
- 1947FramedFilmMike Lambert
- 1946GildaFilmJohnny Farrell
- 1946A Stolen LifeFilmBill Emerson
- 1946Gallant JourneyFilmJohn J. Montgomery
- 1943The DesperadoesFilmCheyenne Rogers
- 1943Guadalcanal DiaryFilmMarine Extra (uncredited)
- 1943DestroyerFilmMickey Donohue
- 1943Show-Business at WarFilmSelf
- 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in UniformFilmHimself
- 1942Flight LieutenantFilmDanny Doyle
- 1942The Adventures of Martin EdenFilmMartin Eden
- 1941TexasFilmTod Ramsey
- 1941So Ends Our NightFilmLudwig Kern
- 1941Go West, Young LadyFilmTex Miller
- 1940The Lady in QuestionFilmPierre Morestan
- 1940Convicted WomanFilmJim Brent (Reporter)
- 1940Blondie Plays CupidFilmCharlie
- 1940Men Without SoulsFilmJohnny Adams
- 1940Babies for SaleFilmSteve Burton / Oscar Hanson
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceFilmJoe Riley
- 1939My Son Is GuiltyFilmBarney
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