Glenn Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1916
- Died
- August 30, 2006 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Biography
Glenn Ford (born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton 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
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Filmography
The Making of Midway
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Final Verdict
Movie · as Rev. Rogers
Raw Nerve
Movie · as Captain Gavin
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Movie · as Self
Casablanca Express
Movie · as Major Gen. Williams
Border Shootout
Movie · as Sheriff Danaher
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Movie · as Self
My Town
Movie · as Lucas Wheeler
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Movie · as Self
Happy Birthday to Me
Movie · as Dr. David Faraday
Great White Death
Movie · as Narrator
Virus
Movie · as President Richardson
Superman II
Movie · as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie · as Self - Host
The Visitor
Movie · as Det. Jake Durham
Day of the Assassin
Movie · as Christakis
The Gift
Movie · as Billy Devlin
The Sacketts
TV · as Tom Sunday · 2 eps
Beggarman, Thief
TV · as David Donnelly · 2 eps
Superman
Movie · as Pa Kent
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Movie · as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
Evening in Byzantium
TV · as Jesse Craig · 2 eps
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Movie · as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Midway
Movie · as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Once an Eagle
TV · as George Caldwell · 7 eps
Long Way Home
Movie · as Rev. Tom Holvak
The Family Holvak
TV · 10 eps
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Movie · as Colonel Pete Moore
Punch and Jody
Movie · as Peter 'Punch' Travers
The Greatest Gift
Movie · as Rev. Holvak
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jarrett
Movie · as Sam Jarrett
Santee
Movie · as Santee
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Sam Cade
Movie · as Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid
Movie · as Sam Cade
Cade's County
TV · as Sheriff Sam Cade · 24 eps
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Once Upon a Wheel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Movie · as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Heaven with a Gun
Movie · as Jim Killan
Smith!
Movie · as Smith
Day of the Evil Gun
Movie · as Lorn Warfield
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
A Time for Killing
Movie · as Tom Wolcott
The Last Challenge
Movie · as Marshal Dan Blaine
Rage
Movie · as Reuben
Is Paris Burning?
Movie · as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Center Square · 10 eps
The Rounders
Movie · as Ben Jones
The Money Trap
Movie · as Joe Baron
Dear Heart
Movie · as Harry Mork
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 1 ep
Fate Is the Hunter
Movie · as Sam McBane
Advance to the Rear
Movie · as Capt. Jared Heath
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Movie · as Tom Corbett
Love is a Ball
Movie · as John Lathrop Davis
Hollywood and the Stars
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Experiment in Terror
Movie · as John Ripley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Movie · as Julio Desnoyers
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pocketful of Miracles
Movie · as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
Cry for Happy
Movie · as Andy Cyphers
The Dick Powell Show
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
Cimarron
Movie · as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
The Gazebo
Movie · as Elliott Nash
It Started with a Kiss
Movie · as Joe Fitzpatrick
Cowboy
Movie · as Tom Reese
Torpedo Run
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
The Sheepman
Movie · as Jason Sweet
Imitation General
Movie · as MSgt. Murphy Savage
3:10 to Yuma
Movie · as Ben Wade
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Movie · as Captain Fisby
Don't Go Near the Water
Movie · as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
The Day Called X
Movie · as Narrator
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie · as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Jubal
Movie · as Jubal Troop
Ransom!
Movie · as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Operation Teahouse
Movie · as Self
Blackboard Jungle
Movie · as Richard Dadier
Interrupted Melody
Movie · as Dr. Thomas King
The Violent Men
Movie · as John Parrish
Trial
Movie · as David Blake
The Americano
Movie · as Sam Dent
Have Faith in Our Children
Movie · as Himself
MGM Parade
TV · as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) · 2 eps
Human Desire
Movie · as Jeff Warren
City Story
Movie · as Narrator
The Big Heat
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
The Man from the Alamo
Movie · as John Stroud
Plunder of the Sun
Movie · as Al Colby
Time Bomb
Movie · as Peter Lyncort
Appointment in Honduras
Movie · as Jim Corbett
Affair in Trinidad
Movie · as Steve Emery
The Green Glove
Movie · as Michael 'Mike' Blake
Young Man with Ideas
Movie · as Maxwell Webster
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Secret of Convict Lake
Movie · as Jim Canfield
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Movie · as Gil Kyle
Follow the Sun
Movie · as Ben Hogan
Convicted
Movie · as Joe Hufford
The White Tower
Movie · as Martin Ordway
The Flying Missile
Movie · as William A. Talbot
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Undercover Man
Movie · as Frank Warren
Mr. Soft Touch
Movie · as Joe Miracle
Lust for Gold
Movie · as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
The Doctor and the Girl
Movie · as Dr. Michael Corday
The Man from Colorado
Movie · as Col. Owen Devereaux
The Loves of Carmen
Movie · as Don José
The Return of October
Movie · as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
The Mating of Millie
Movie · as Doug Andrews
Framed
Movie · as Mike Lambert
Gilda
Movie · as Johnny Farrell
A Stolen Life
Movie · as Bill Emerson
Gallant Journey
Movie · as John J. Montgomery
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Desperadoes
Movie · as Cheyenne Rogers
Destroyer
Movie · as Mickey Donohue
Show-Business at War
Movie · as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Movie · as Himself
Guadalcanal Diary
Movie · as Marine Extra (uncredited)
Flight Lieutenant
Movie · as Danny Doyle
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Movie · as Martin Eden
Texas
Movie · as Tod Ramsey
So Ends Our Night
Movie · as Ludwig Kern
Go West, Young Lady
Movie · as Tex Miller
Blondie Plays Cupid
Movie · as Charlie
The Lady in Question
Movie · as Pierre Morestan
Men Without Souls
Movie · as Johnny Adams
Convicted Woman
Movie · as Jim Brent (Reporter)
Babies for Sale
Movie · as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Movie · as Joe Riley
My Son Is Guilty
Movie · as Barney