Glenn Ford biography
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-American actor, born on 1 May 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, who died on 30 August 2006.
Glenn Ford's screen career began in 1937 with Night in Manhattan, playing Emcee.
Glenn Ford appeared in 95 films and 16 television or streaming titles between 1937 and 1991.
Honours include Legion of Honour, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Also known as
- Gwyllyn Ford, Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, Ford, Glenn
- Born
- 1 May 1916
- Died
- 30 August 2006 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
- Work
- Film actor, Military officer, Character actor, Television actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1937 to 1991
- Awards
- Legion of Honour
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Donostia Award
Glenn Ford filmography
95 films and 16 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Raw Nerve | Captain Gavin | ||
| 1990 | Border Shootout | Sheriff John Danaher | ||
| 1989 | Law at Randado | English | ||
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Major Gen. Williams | ||
| 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | Dr. David Faraday | ||
| 1981 | Great White Death | English | ||
| 1980 | Virus | President Richardson | ||
| 1979 | The Visitor | Det. Jake Durham | ||
| 1979 | Day of the Assassin | Christakis | ||
| 1978 | Superman | Jonathan Kent | ||
| 1976 | Midway | RAdm. Raymond A. Spruance | ||
| 1973 | Santee | Santee | ||
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Jim Killian / Pastor Jim | ||
| 1969 | Smith! | Smith | ||
| 1968 | Day of the Evil Gun | Lorne Warfield | ||
| 1967 | A Time for Killing | Maj. Tom Wolcott | ||
| 1967 | The Last Challenge | Marshal Dan Blaine | ||
| 1966 | Rage | Doc Reuben | ||
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? | Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley | ||
| 1965 | The Rounders | Ben Jones | ||
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Joe Baron | ||
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Capt. Jared Heath | ||
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter | Sam C. McBane | ||
| 1964 | Dear Heart | Harry Mork | ||
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Tom Corbett |
Show all 95 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Love Is a Ball | John Lathrop Davis | ||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1962 | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Julio Desnoyers | ||
| 1962 | Experiment in Terror | John "Rip" Ripley | ||
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Dave "the Dude" Conway | ||
| 1961 | Cry for Happy | CPO Andy Cyphers | ||
| 1960 | Cimarron | Yancey "Cimarron" Cravat | ||
| 1959 | The Gazebo | Elliott Nash | ||
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick | ||
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle | ||
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Jason Sweet | ||
| 1958 | Imitation General | MSgt. Murphy Savage | ||
| 1958 | Cowboy | Tom Reese | ||
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Lt. J.G. Max Siegel | ||
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma | Ben Wade | ||
| 1956 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Capt. Fisby | ||
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive | George Temple / George Kelby Jr. | ||
| 1956 | Ransom! | David G. "Dave" Stannard | ||
| 1956 | Jubal | Jubal Troop | ||
| 1955 | Trial | David Blake | ||
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Richard Dadier | ||
| 1955 | The Violent Men | John Parrish | ||
| 1955 | The Americano | Sam Dent | ||
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody | Dr. Thomas "Tom" King | ||
| 1954 | Human Desire | Jeff Warren | ||
| 1954 | City Story | Narrator | Short film | |
| 1953 | The Big Heat | Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion | ||
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun | Al Colby | ||
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | John Stroud | ||
| 1953 | Time Bomb | English | ||
| 1953 | Appointment in Honduras | Steve Corbett | ||
| 1953 | Time Bomb aka Terror on a Train | Maj. Peter Lyncort | ||
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Maxwell Webster | ||
| 1952 | The Green Glove | Michael "Mike" Blake | ||
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad | Steve Emery | ||
| 1951 | The Secret of Convict Lake | Jim Canfield | ||
| 1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy | Gil Kyle | ||
| 1951 | Follow the Sun | Ben Hogan | ||
| 1950 | The White Tower | Martin Ordway | ||
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Cmdr. William A. Talbot | ||
| 1950 | Convicted | Joe Hufford | ||
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Frank Warren | ||
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch | Joe Miracle | ||
| 1949 | Lust for Gold | Jacob "Dutch" Walz | ||
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Michael Corday | ||
| 1948 | The Return of October | Prof. Bentley Bassett Jr. | ||
| 1948 | The Mating of Millie | Doug Andrews | ||
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Col. Owen Devereaux | ||
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Don José Lizarabengoa | ||
| 1947 | Framed | Mike Lambert | ||
| 1946 | Gilda | Johnny Farrell / Narrator | ||
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | John Joseph Montgomery | ||
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Bill Emerson | ||
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut | English | ||
| 1943 | The Desperadoes | Cheyenne Rogers | ||
| 1943 | Show Business at War | English | ||
| 1943 | Destroyer | Mickey Donohue | ||
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Martin Eden | ||
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Danny Doyle | ||
| 1941 | Texas | Tod Ramsey | ||
| 1941 | So Ends Our Night | Ludwig Kern | ||
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Sheriff Tex Miller | ||
| 1940 | The Lady in Question | Pierre Morestan | ||
| 1940 | Men Without Souls | Johnny Adams | ||
| 1940 | Convicted Woman | Jim Brent | ||
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Charlie | ||
| 1940 | Babies for Sale | Steve Burton, aka Oscar Hanson | ||
| 1939 | My Son Is Guilty | Barney | ||
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Joe | ||
| 1937 | Night in Manhattan | Emcee | Short film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Final Verdict | Rev. Rogers | TV movie, final film role | |
| 1986 | Disneyland | Lucas Wheeler | TV series, episode: "My Town" | |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Tom Sunday | TV miniseries | |
| 1979 | The Gift | Billy Devlin | TV movie | |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | David Donnelly | TV movie | |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Jesse Craig | TV movie | |
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile Chase | Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Gen. George Caldwell | TV miniseries | |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak | Rev. Tom Holvak | TV series | |
| 1974 | The Greatest Gift | Rev. Holvak | TV movie | |
| 1974 | The Disappearance of Flight 412 | Colonel Pete Moore | TV movie | |
| 1974 | Punch and Jody | Peter "Punch" Travers | TV movie | |
| 1973 | Jarrett | Sam Jarrett | TV movie | |
| 1971 | Cade's County | Sam Cade | TV series | |
| 1970 | The Brotherhood of the Bell | Prof. Andrew Patterson | TV movie | |
| 1957 | A Day Called 'X' | Narrator | TV movie |