Francis Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 12, 1881
- Died
- September 5, 1953 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Portland, Maine, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
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Filmography
The Sun Shines Bright
Movie · as Feeney
The Quiet Man
Movie · as Dan Tobin
Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie
Rim of the Wheel
Movie · as Mr. Dickerson
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 2 eps
Wagon Master
Movie · as Mr. Peachtree
San Antone Ambush
Movie · as Major Farnsworth
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie · as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
Frontier Investigator
Movie · as Ed Garnett
The Far Frontier
Movie · as Alf Sharper
Fort Apache
Movie · as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Movie · as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
Eyes of Texas
Movie · as Thad Cameron
3 Godfathers
Movie · as Drunk (uncredited)
The Timber Trail
Movie · as Ralph Baker
The Plunderers
Movie · as Barnaby
High Tide
Movie · as Pop Garrow
Driftwood
Movie · as Abner Green
Unconquered
Movie · as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
Gunfighters
Movie · as Cook (uncredited)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Movie · as Horse Trader
California
Movie · as Jessie (uncredited)
College Queen
Movie · as Pop, The Janitor
Accomplice
Movie · as King Connors
Wake Up and Dream
Movie · as Old Man at Counter
Sister Kenny
Movie · as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
Movie · as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
The White Gorilla
Movie · as Mr. Stacey
Wildfire
Movie · as Ezra Mills
Murder, He Says
Movie · as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Movie · as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Hangover Square
Movie · as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Mom and Dad
Movie · as Dr. Rubin
The Princess and the Pirate
Movie · as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
Home in Indiana
Movie · as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
The Climax
Movie · as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
The Desperadoes
Movie · as Hank
The Ox-Bow Incident
Movie · as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Movie · as Caretaker
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Movie · as Tavern Keeper
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Movie · as Bartender
King of the Mounties
Movie · as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
Tobacco Road
Movie
Last of the Duanes
Movie · as Luke Stevens
Romance of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Stagecoach Driver
Riders of the Purple Sage
Movie · as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
Western Union
Movie · as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Veteran (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie · as Migrant (uncredited)
Viva Cisco Kid
Movie · as Proprietor
South of Pago Pago
Movie · as Foster
Lucky Cisco Kid
Movie · as Court Clerk
Diamond Frontier
Movie · as Derek Bluje
Three Faces West
Movie · as Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Stagecoach
Movie · as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Movie · as Joe Boleo
Bad Lands
Movie · as Charlie Garth
Young Mr. Lincoln
Movie · as Sam Boone (uncredited)
Geronimo
Movie · as Scout
Mannequin
Movie · as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
Movie · as Miner
The Texans
Movie · as Uncle Dud
Kentucky Moonshine
Movie · as Grandpa Hatfield
In Old Chicago
Movie · as Driver
A Star Is Born
Movie · as William Gregory (uncredited)
Slave Ship
Movie · as Scraps
Checkers
Movie · as Daniel Snodgrass
The Last Train from Madrid
Movie · as Pedro Elias (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
Movie · as Captain of salvage ship
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Movie · as John Gaines
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie · as Corporal O'Toole
Little Miss Nobody
Movie · as Detective
Paddy O'Day
Movie · as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Sins of Man
Movie · as Town Drunk
Educating Father
Movie · as Sheriff Hart
The Plough and the Stars
Movie · as Old Man (uncredited)
Gentle Julia
Movie · as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
Paris in Spring
Movie · as Drunken Peasant
This Is the Life
Movie · as Sticky Jones
The Arizonian
Movie · as Mayor Ed Comstock
Steamboat Round the Bend
Movie · as Efe
The Informer
Movie · as 'Judge' Flynn
Goin' to Town
Movie · as Sheriff
Judge Priest
Movie · as Juror No. 12
The World Moves On
Movie · as Legionaire in Trench
Pirate Treasure
Movie · as Dick's Friend at the Airfield
Murder in Trinidad
Movie · as Davenant
Sleepers East
Movie · as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Courage
Movie · as Hewitt
The Man from Monterey
Movie · as Don Pablo Gonzales
Life in the Raw
Movie · as Sheriff Myles
Gordon of Ghost City
Movie · as Jim Carmody
Smoky
Movie · as Horse Buyer
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Movie · as Captain Hallett
Doctor Bull
Movie · as Mr. Herring
Pilgrimage
Movie · as Mayor Elmer Briggs
Clancy of the Mounted
Movie · as Inspector Cabot
Roman Scandals
Movie · as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
Movie · as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
Air Mail
Movie · as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Tangled Fortunes
Movie · as Matt Higgins
Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Judd Ogden
The Rider of Death Valley
Movie · as Gabe
Scandal for Sale
Movie · as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
The Lost Special
Movie · as Botter Hood
Heroes of the West
Movie · as Cavalry Captain
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Movie · as Jim Rodney
Frankenstein
Movie · as Hans (uncredited)
Possessed
Movie · as Drunken Husband (uncredited)
A Free Soul
Movie · as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
The Front Page
Movie · as Carl - Detective (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
Movie · as Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
The Jade Box
Movie · as Martin Morgan
The Indians Are Coming
Movie · as George Woods / Tom Woods
The Mounted Stranger
Movie · as 'Spider' Coy
Kathleen Mavourneen
Movie · as James, the butler
Sons of the Saddle
Movie · as 'Red' Slade
Song of the Caballero
Movie · as Don Pedro Madero
Abraham Lincoln
Movie · as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
The Lariat Kid
Movie · as Cal Gregg
The Black Watch
Movie · as MacGregor (uncredited)
Mister Antonio
Movie · as Bit Role (uncredited)
The Branded Sombrero
Movie · as Link Jarvis
The Chinatown Mystery
Movie · as The Sphinx
The Trail of '98
Movie · as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
The Four-Footed Ranger
Movie · as Brom Hockley
Sisters of Eve
Movie · as Pritchard
Men of Daring
Movie · as Black Roger
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Movie · as Self
The Cruise of the Hellion
Movie · as Peg-leg
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)
The Devil's Saddle
Movie · as Pete Hepburn
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Movie · as John Hazzard
Upstream
Movie · as Juggler
The Heart of Maryland
Movie · as Jefferson Davis
One Glorious Scrap
Movie · as Ralph Curtis
The Silent Trailer
Movie · as Mrs. Coleman's Physician
Officer '444'
Movie · as Fire Chief
Speed Cop
Movie · as The Silk Thief
Taming the West
Movie · as Frosty Miller
Ridin' Thunder
Movie · as Frank Douglas
The Red Rider
Movie · as Brown Bear
The Fighting Heart
Movie · as Town Fool
Soft Shoes
Movie · as Quig Mundy
A Roaring Adventure
Movie · as Colonel Burns
The Sign of the Cactus
Movie · as Panhandle George
Hearts of Oak
Movie
Lash of the Whip
Movie · as 'Hurricane' Smith
The Measure of a Man
Movie · as 'Pale' Peter
Mine to Keep
Movie · as Jack Deering
Three Jumps Ahead
Movie · as Ben McLean
Haunted Valley
Movie · as Sharkey
The Village Blacksmith
Movie · as Asa Martin
The Boss of Camp 4
Movie · as Dude McCormick
Thundering Hoofs
Movie · as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
Action
Movie · as Soda Water Manning
The Stampede
Movie · as Robert Wagner
The Lady from Longacre
Movie · as Count de Freitas
The Great Reward
Movie · as The American Adventurer
I Am the Woman
Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
Movie · as The Director / Self
The Mystery Of 13
Movie · as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
Berlin Via America
Movie · as Phil Kelly
The Silent Mystery
Movie · as Phil Kelly
The Craving
Movie · as Carroll Wayles
The Purple Domino
Movie · as Hugo Loubeque
The Vault of Mystery
Movie
The Leap
Movie
Who Was the Other Man?
Movie · as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
Movie · as John Ermine
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
Movie · as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
The Demon of the Sky
Movie · as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Mister Vampire
Movie · as The Vampire Man
The Madcap Queen of Crona
Movie · as Prince Frederick
The Unexpected
Movie · as The Mexican Foreman
His Majesty Dick Turpin
Movie · as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Cry of Erin
Movie · as Shemus O'Brien
The Princely Bandit
Movie · as Prince Frederick
Brennon o' the Moor
Movie · as Willy Brennon
The Purple Mask
Movie · as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Movie · as Dr. Lund, Junior
The Bandit's Wager
Movie · as The Bandit / Nan's Brother's Friend
Behind the Mask
Movie · as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Broken Coin
Movie · as Count Frederick
The Heart of Lincoln
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
The Campbells Are Coming
Movie
In the Fall of '64
Movie · as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Movie · as Hugo Loubeque
Washington at Valley Forge
Movie · as The Spy
The Phantom Violin
Movie
A Study in Scarlet
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Black Masks
Movie · as Fred Francis - a Crook
When Lincoln Paid
Movie
The Battle of Bull Run
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
The Ball Player and the Bandit
Movie · as A Baseball Fan
The Outcast
Movie · as Evans, a Trapper
The Invaders
Movie · as Colonel James Bryson
Custer's Last Fight
Movie · as General George A. Custer
The Heart of an Indian
Movie · as The Indian chief
On Secret Service
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
Movie · as Colonel Garvin
The Post Telegrapher
Movie · as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
Blazing the Trail
Movie · as Blake
The Deserter
Movie · as The Deserter
War on the Plains
Movie · as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
Ghosts at Circle X Camp
Movie
A Western Girl
Movie · as Hartley
Billy and His Pal
Movie · as Jim - the Cowpuncher
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
Movie · as Jeff
Only a Sister
Movie · as John
The Redemption of Rawhide
Movie · as Reverend Simpson
Mary's Stratagem
Movie · as Bill
Sir Percy and the Punchers
Movie · as Sir Percy Granville
An Unwilling Cowboy
Movie · as Jim Edwards
In the Hot Lands
Movie · as The County Doctor
Jack Mason's Last Deal
Movie · as Jim Saunders
The Snake in the Grass
Movie · as Texas Ed
Her Spoiled Boy
Movie
The Warrant for Red Rube
Movie · as Red Rube
The Reformation of Jack Robins
Movie · as Jack Robbins
Her Faithful Heart
Movie · as Bill Rank
The Kiss of Mary Jane
Movie · as Black Bill
Bessie's Ride
Movie · as John Burton
The Immortal Alamo
Movie · as Navarre
In the Right of Way
Movie · as John Walsh
In Time for Press
Movie · as Jim Ford
The Spring Round-Up
Movie · as Jim Dempsey
When the Tables Turned
Movie · as Cowboy
The Crimson Scars
Movie
In the Tall Grass Country
Movie · as Bob
The First-born
Movie · as Mr. Newlywed
Speed Versus Death
Movie · as Mr. Braggs
The Seal of the Church
Movie
The Paleface Princess
Movie · as Captain Keen
Branding a Thief
Movie
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
Movie · as Cyclone Pete
A Rough Night on the Bridge
Movie
The Ruling Passion
Movie · as Tony Valero
White Doe's Lovers
Movie · as The Cowboy
A Texas Joke
Movie
A Postal Substitute
Movie · as Jack Flynn
Love's "C.Q.D."
Movie · as Lt. Robert Bright
The Padre's Secret
Movie · as Baptiste
The Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
Movie · as Ta-Wa-Wa
In the Mission Shadows
Movie
A Mountain Wife
Movie · as Her Husband, a Moonshiner
Salt on the Bird's Tail
Movie
Billy's Sister
Movie · as Billy
The Romance of Circle Ranch
Movie · as Honest Jim
Won in the Fifth
Movie · as Young Minister
Baseball, That's All
Movie · as The Husband
Out for Mischief
Movie · as The Father
The Golden Secret
Movie · as Will Brown
The Little Preacher
Movie · as Joe Lane
A Plucky American Girl
Movie
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
Movie · as The Cowboy Hero
His Sergeant's Stripes
Movie · as The Corporal
A Western Welcome
Movie · as John
Pals
Movie · as Denton
Uncle Jim
Movie · as Jim
The Fortune Favors the Brave
Movie