John Ford biography
John Ford was an American film director, born on 1 February 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, who died on 31 August 1973.
John Ford's screen career began in 1913 with The Battle of Bull Run.
John Ford appeared in 187 films and 11 television or streaming titles between 1913 and 2011.
Honours include Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Also known as
- Jack Ford, John Feeney, Sean Aloysius, John Martin Feeney
- Born
- 1 February 1894
- Died
- 31 August 1973 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Cape Elizabeth
- Work
- Film director, Film producer, Naval officer, Director, Producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1913 to 1966
- Awards
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- Purple Heart
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Academy Award for Best Director (2 times)
John Ford filmography
187 films and 11 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | English | ||
| 1971 | Vietnam! Vietnam! | |||
| 1971 | John Ford: Memorial Day 1971 | Documentary short featuring Ford. | ||
| 1971 | Directed by John Ford | |||
| 1970 | Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend | |||
| 1966 | 7 Women | |||
| 1965 | Young Cassidy | |||
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | |||
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef | |||
| 1962 | The Unreal West | |||
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | |||
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | |||
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | |||
| 1960 | The Alamo | |||
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | |||
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | |||
| 1959 | Korea | A short film in color for the U.S. Dept. of Defense. | ||
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Columbia Pictures; with Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter. | ||
| 1958 | So Alone | Free Cinema-BFI; with John Qualen; 8-minute short film. | ||
| 1958 | Gideon's Day (US title: Gideon of Scotland Yard) | |||
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | |||
| 1957 | The Rising of the Moon | |||
| 1957 | The Growler Story | |||
| 1956 | The Searchers | |||
| 1955 | The Red, White, and Blue Line |
Show all 187 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | |||
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | |||
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | |||
| 1953 | Mogambo | |||
| 1953 | Hondo | |||
| 1952 | What Price Glory | |||
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | |||
| 1951 | This Is Korea! | |||
| 1951 | Bullfighter and the Lady | |||
| 1950 | When Willie Comes Marching Home | 20th Century Fox; with Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet. | ||
| 1950 | Wagon Master | |||
| 1950 | The Rex Allen and Phillips 66 Show | Ford appeared in a skit with singing cowboy star Rex Allen. | ||
| 1950 | Rio Grande | |||
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | |||
| 1949 | Screen Directors Playhouse | |||
| 1949 | Pinky | |||
| 1949 | NBC Theater | |||
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | |||
| 1948 | Fort Apache | |||
| 1948 | 3 Godfathers | |||
| 1947 | The Fugitive | Argosy-RKO Pictures; with Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río. | ||
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine | |||
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | |||
| 1943 | We Sail at Midnight | Documentary short for the United States Navy. | ||
| 1943 | Show Business at War | |||
| 1943 | How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines | Ford appears in this training film for the OSS. | ||
| 1943 | December 7th | |||
| 1942 | Torpedo Squadron | |||
| 1942 | The Battle of Midway | |||
| 1942 | Sex Hygiene | U.S. Army Signal Corps; 30-minute training film. | ||
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | |||
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | |||
| 1940 | The Long Voyage Home | |||
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | |||
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | |||
| 1939 | Stagecoach | |||
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | |||
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | |||
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol | 20th Century Fox; with Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly. | ||
| 1938 | Four Men and a Prayer | |||
| 1937 | Wee Willie Winkie | |||
| 1937 | The Hurricane | Goldwyn-United Artists; with Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall. | ||
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | 20th Century Fox; with Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart. | ||
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | RKO Pictures; with Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster. | ||
| 1936 | The Last Outlaw | |||
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland | RKO Pictures; with Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March. | ||
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | Columbia; with Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur. | ||
| 1935 | The Informer | |||
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | |||
| 1934 | The World Moves On | Fox; with Madeleine Carroll, Franchot Tone. | ||
| 1934 | The Lost Patrol | RKO Pictures; with Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff. | ||
| 1934 | Judge Priest | |||
| 1933 | Pilgrimage | Fox; with Henrietta Crosman, Heather Angel. | ||
| 1933 | Doctor Bull | Fox; with Will Rogers, Marian Nixon. | ||
| 1932 | Flesh | MGM; with Wallace Beery, Karen Morley, Ricardo Cortez. | ||
| 1932 | Air Mail | Universal; with Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Stuart, Pat O'Brien. | ||
| 1931 | The Brat | Fox; with Sally O'Neil, Alan Dinehart. | ||
| 1931 | Arrowsmith | |||
| 1930 | Up the River | |||
| 1930 | Seas Beneath | With George O'Brien, Marion Lessing. | ||
| 1930 | Men Without Women | |||
| 1930 | Born Reckless | With Edmund Lowe, Catherine Dale Owen. | ||
| 1929 | The Black Watch | |||
| 1929 | Strong Boy | |||
| 1929 | Salute | |||
| 1929 | Big Time | |||
| 1928 | Riley the Cop | |||
| 1928 | Napoleon's Barber | |||
| 1928 | Mother Machree | |||
| 1928 | Hangman's House | |||
| 1928 | Four Sons | |||
| 1927 | What Price Glory | |||
| 1927 | Upstream | |||
| 1927 | 7th Heaven | |||
| 1926 | The Shamrock Handicap | |||
| 1926 | The Blue Eagle | With George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor; one reel missing. | ||
| 1926 | 3 Bad Men | With George O'Brien, Olive Borden. | ||
| 1925 | The Fighting Heart | With George O'Brien, Billie Dove; lost. | ||
| 1925 | Thank You | |||
| 1925 | Lightnin' | With Jay Hunt, Madge Bellamy, Wallace MacDonald. | ||
| 1925 | Kentucky Pride | With Henry B. Walthall, Gertrude Astor. | ||
| 1924 | The Iron Horse | |||
| 1924 | Hearts of Oak | With Hobart Bosworth, Pauline Starke; lost. | ||
| 1923 | Three Jumps Ahead | With Tom Mix, Alma Bennett; lost. | ||
| 1923 | The Face on the Bar-Room Floor | |||
| 1923 | North of Hudson Bay | |||
| 1923 | Hoodman Blind | With David Butler, Gladys Hulette; lost. | ||
| 1923 | Cameo Kirby | |||
| 1922 | The Village Blacksmith | |||
| 1922 | Silver Wings | |||
| 1922 | Nero | |||
| 1922 | Little Miss Smiles | With Shirley Mason, Gaston Glass; lost. | ||
| 1921 | The Wallop | With Harry Carey, Mignonne Golden; lost. | ||
| 1921 | The Freeze-Out | With Harry Carey, Helen Ferguson; lost. | ||
| 1921 | The Big Punch | Fox films; with Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford; lost. | ||
| 1921 | Sure Fire | With Hoot Gibson, Molly Malone; lost. | ||
| 1921 | Jackie | Fox films; with Shirley Mason, William Scott; lost. | ||
| 1921 | Desperate Trails | With Harry Carey, Irene Rich; lost. | ||
| 1921 | Action | With Hoot Gibson, Francis Ford; lost. | ||
| 1920 | Under Sentence | |||
| 1920 | The Prince of Avenue A | |||
| 1920 | The Girl in Number 29 | With Frank Mayo, Elinor Fair; lost. | ||
| 1920 | Just Pals | |||
| 1920 | Hitchin' Posts | With Frank Mayo; lost. | ||
| 1919 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | |||
| 1919 | The Last Outlaw | |||
| 1919 | The Gun Packer | |||
| 1919 | The Fighting Brothers | With Pete Morrison, Hoot Gibson; two reels; lost. | ||
| 1919 | Rustlers | |||
| 1919 | Roped | With Harry Carey, Neva Gerber; lost. | ||
| 1919 | Riders of Vengeance | With Harry Carey, Seena Owen; lost. | ||
| 1919 | Rider of the Law | With Harry Carey, Vester Pegg; lost. | ||
| 1919 | Marked Men | |||
| 1919 | Gun Law | |||
| 1919 | By Indian Post | |||
| 1919 | Bare Fists | With Harry Carey, Betty Schade; lost. | ||
| 1919 | Ace of the Saddle | With Harry Carey, Duke R. Lee; lost. | ||
| 1919 | A Gun Fightin' Gentleman | |||
| 1919 | A Fight for Love | With Harry Carey; lost. | ||
| 1918 | Wild Women | |||
| 1918 | Three Mounted Men | With Harry Carey; lost. | ||
| 1918 | Thieves' Gold | With Harry Carey, Molly Malone; lost. | ||
| 1918 | The Scarlet Drop | |||
| 1918 | The Phantom Riders | With Harry Carey, Molly Malone; lost. | ||
| 1918 | The Craving | |||
| 1918 | Hell Bent | |||
| 1918 | A Woman's Fool | With Harry Carey, Betty Schade; lost. | ||
| 1917 | The Tornado | |||
| 1917 | The Trail of Hate | Two reels; lost. | ||
| 1917 | The Scrapper | Two reels; lost. | ||
| 1917 | The Soul Herder | |||
| 1917 | The Secret Man | With Harry Carey; two of the five reels survive. | ||
| 1917 | The Purple Mask (fr) | |||
| 1917 | Straight Shooting | With Harry Carey; Ford's debut feature film. | ||
| 1917 | Cheyenne's Pal | |||
| 1917 | Bucking Broadway | |||
| 1917 | A Marked Man | With Harry Carey, Molly Malone; lost. | ||
| 1916 | The Strong Arm Squad | |||
| 1916 | The Purple Mask | |||
| 1916 | The Bandit's Wager | |||
| 1916 | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring | |||
| 1916 | The Bandit's Wager (cy) | |||
| 1916 | Strong-Arm Squad (cy) (aka The Lumber Yard Gang) | |||
| 1916 | Chicken Hearted Jim | |||
| 1915 | Three Bad Men and a Girl | |||
| 1915 | The Hidden City | |||
| 1915 | The Campbells Are Coming | |||
| 1915 | The Broken Coin | |||
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | |||
| 1915 | Smuggler's Island | |||
| 1915 | The Hidden City (fr) | |||
| 1915 | The Doorway of Destruction | |||
| 1915 | The Campbells Are Coming (cy) | |||
| 1915 | Smuggler's Island (cy) | With Grace Cunard, Francis Ford; two reels; lost. | ||
| 1915 | And They Called Him Hero (fr) | |||
| 1914 | The Mysterious Rose | |||
| 1914 | The District Attorney's Brother | |||
| 1914 | The Call of the Waves | |||
| 1914 | Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery | |||
| 1914 | A Study in Scarlet | |||
| 1914 | The D.A.'s Brother | |||
| 1913 | The Battle of Bull Run |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | English | ||
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford | |||
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford | |||
| 1968 | Omnibus | Aired: August on BBC; interview with Ford made in June 1968. | ||
| 1966 | Cinéastes de notre temps ("Filmmakers of Our Times") | |||
| 1962 | Alcoa Premiere | |||
| 1960 | Wagon Train | |||
| 1958 | Wide Wide World | |||
| 1957 | This Is Your Life | NBC; Ford was one of the guests. | ||
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show | Aired: December 6 on NBC; with Jane Wyman; directed by Ford. | ||
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse |