7.2Acting
Glenn Ford
- Born
- 1916-05-01
- Died
- 2006-08-30
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Biography
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
Filmography
136 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Making of Midway
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Final Verdict
1991 · Movie
Rev. Rogers
Raw Nerve
1991 · Movie
Captain Gavin
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990 · Movie
Self
Border Shootout
1989 · Movie
Sheriff Danaher
Casablanca Express
1989 · Movie
Major Gen. Williams
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989 · Movie
Self
My Town
1986 · Movie
Lucas Wheeler
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 · Movie
Self
Great White Death
1981 · Movie
Narrator
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · Movie
Dr. David Faraday
Superman II
1980 · Movie
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virus
1980 · Movie
President Richardson
Beggarman, Thief
1979 · TV Show
David Donnelly
Day of the Assassin
1979 · Movie
Christakis
The Gift
1979 · Movie
Billy Devlin
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Sacketts
1979 · TV Show
Tom Sunday
The Visitor
1979 · Movie
Det. Jake Durham
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Movie
Self - Host
Evening in Byzantium
1978 · TV Show
Jesse Craig
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978 · Movie
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
Superman
1978 · Movie
Pa Kent
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977 · Movie
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Midway
1976 · Movie
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Once an Eagle
1976 · TV Show
George Caldwell
Long Way Home
1975 · Movie
Rev. Tom Holvak
The Family Holvak
1975 · TV Show
Cast
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
Self
Punch and Jody
1974 · Movie
Peter 'Punch' Travers
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974 · Movie
Colonel Pete Moore
The Greatest Gift
1974 · Movie
Rev. Holvak
Jarrett
1973 · Movie
Sam Jarrett
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Cast
Santee
1973 · Movie
Santee
Sam Cade
1972 · Movie
Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid
1972 · Movie
Sam Cade
Cade's County
1971 · TV Show
Sheriff Sam Cade
Once Upon a Wheel
1971 · TV Show
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · TV Show
Self
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970 · Movie
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Heaven with a Gun
1969 · Movie
Jim Killan
Smith!
1969 · Movie
Smith
Day of the Evil Gun
1968 · Movie
Lorn Warfield
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
A Time for Killing
1967 · Movie
Tom Wolcott
The Last Challenge
1967 · Movie
Marshal Dan Blaine
Hollywood Squares
1966 · TV Show
Self - Center Square
Is Paris Burning?
1966 · Movie
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Rage
1966 · Movie
Reuben
Dear Heart
1965 · Movie
Harry Mork
The Dean Martin Show
1965 · TV Show
Cast
The Money Trap
1965 · Movie
Joe Baron
The Rounders
1965 · Movie
Ben Jones
Advance to the Rear
1964 · Movie
Capt. Jared Heath
Fate Is the Hunter
1964 · Movie
Sam McBane
Hollywood and the Stars
1963 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Love is a Ball
1963 · Movie
John Lathrop Davis
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · Movie
Tom Corbett
Experiment in Terror
1962 · Movie
John Ripley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962 · Movie
Julio Desnoyers
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
Cry for Happy
1961 · Movie
Andy Cyphers
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · Movie
Dave 'The Dude' Conway · Associate Producer
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · TV Show
Self - Guest Host
Cimarron
1960 · Movie
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
It Started with a Kiss
1959 · Movie
Joe Fitzpatrick
The Gazebo
1959 · Movie
Elliott Nash
Cowboy
1958 · Movie
Tom Reese
Imitation General
1958 · Movie
MSgt. Murphy Savage
The Sheepman
1958 · Movie
Jason Sweet
Torpedo Run
1958 · Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
3:10 to Yuma
1957 · Movie
Ben Wade
Don't Go Near the Water
1957 · Movie
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
The Day Called X
1957 · Movie
Narrator
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957 · Movie
Captain Fisby
Jubal
1956 · Movie
Jubal Troop
Operation Teahouse
1956 · Movie
Self
Ransom!
1956 · Movie
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Movie
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · Movie
Richard Dadier
Have Faith in Our Children
1955 · Movie
Himself
Interrupted Melody
1955 · Movie
Dr. Thomas King
MGM Parade
1955 · TV Show
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) · Cast
The Americano
1955 · Movie
Sam Dent
The Violent Men
1955 · Movie
John Parrish
Trial
1955 · Movie
David Blake
City Story
1954 · Movie
Narrator
Human Desire
1954 · Movie
Jeff Warren
Appointment in Honduras
1953 · Movie
Jim Corbett
Plunder of the Sun
1953 · Movie
Al Colby
The Big Heat
1953 · Movie
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
The Man from the Alamo
1953 · Movie
John Stroud
Time Bomb
1953 · Movie
Peter Lyncort
Affair in Trinidad
1952 · Movie
Steve Emery
The Green Glove
1952 · Movie
Michael 'Mike' Blake
This Is Your Life
1952 · TV Show
Self
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Movie
Maxwell Webster
Follow the Sun
1951 · Movie
Ben Hogan
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951 · Movie
Gil Kyle
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 · Movie
Jim Canfield
Convicted
1950 · Movie
Joe Hufford
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
Self
The Flying Missile
1950 · Movie
William A. Talbot
The White Tower
1950 · Movie
Martin Ordway
Lust for Gold
1949 · Movie
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 · Movie
Joe Miracle
The Doctor and the Girl
1949 · Movie
Dr. Michael Corday
The Undercover Man
1949 · Movie
Frank Warren
The Loves of Carmen
1948 · Movie
Don José
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Movie
Col. Owen Devereaux
The Mating of Millie
1948 · Movie
Doug Andrews
The Return of October
1948 · Movie
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
Framed
1947 · Movie
Mike Lambert
A Stolen Life
1946 · Movie
Bill Emerson
Gallant Journey
1946 · Movie
John J. Montgomery
Gilda
1946 · Movie
Johnny Farrell
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
Self - Presenter
Destroyer
1943 · Movie
Mickey Donohue
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 · Movie
Marine Extra (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 · Movie
Himself
Show-Business at War
1943 · Movie
Self
The Desperadoes
1943 · Movie
Cheyenne Rogers
Flight Lieutenant
1942 · Movie
Danny Doyle
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942 · Movie
Martin Eden
Go West, Young Lady
1941 · Movie
Tex Miller
So Ends Our Night
1941 · Movie
Ludwig Kern
Texas
1941 · Movie
Tod Ramsey
Babies for Sale
1940 · Movie
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 · Movie
Charlie
Convicted Woman
1940 · Movie
Jim Brent (Reporter)
Men Without Souls
1940 · Movie
Johnny Adams
The Lady in Question
1940 · Movie
Pierre Morestan
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · Movie
Joe Riley
My Son Is Guilty
1939 · Movie
Barney